The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-31

Memorial Day Exercises Were Carried
Out Successfully

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Memorial day passed off very sue,
cessfuIly A line Of march was formed
at the parish house in the morning
with the Green Mountain band at tne
4 head of the procession, the G. a. K. IN
automobiles w. r, G., American
Legion. and auxiliary, school children
and associate Grand Army men. and
Others in the line, and went to South.
view cemetery, where there were
exercises held by the post and Relief
lcorps. Legion, and others. Returning 70
the parish house, there was dinner
served by the ladies for all members
of those organizations and their famf-
lies. and this was followed at ESQ by
the exercises, which were held IN
1 Music hall. The school children gave =
VERY interesting program. following Dy
the address by the Hon. Mason Stone,
i who is fayorite speaker here AT the
close Of this service. many Of the com
pany went to the athletic field 70 at
4 tend the baseball game, and again at
/ the Strand for moving pictures IN the
4 evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eaton of Bos-
ton are In town for sewers DAYS
stay with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Eaton.
The grange meeting was held on
Saturday night and at this time the
| grange voted three dollars for the
Star Grange association. and com
mitee was named. Mrs. Gertrude Fas-
setf. Gordon Labountv. and @. N.
Gates. to arrange for field day. Master
1 Doten Of Ottauquechee grange and
State Deputy Fay Burnell Of Wood
/ stock were present and made brief re-
marks. The program was in charge Of
4 Allen Priest. who spoke of the matter
| Of grange insurance and recommended
the same for farmers. He also gave
! brief history Of the grange IN New
| England, which was organized at ~.
.Johnsbury Center. A. I. Lawrence a
charter member Of that grange, is the
oldest patron in New England. Ran
dolph with its three active oranges has
more organizations than any other
town in the state. Music by an
orchestra. with encore. was followed
by a reading by Miss Emma Harlow
/ a piano solo by Fulton Durham, and
music by the orchestra. after which g..
! Fl. Slack gave an interesting tax on
conditions which prevailed IN the
middle west last winter. AS he found
/ them last winter. Mr.. Slack gave as
This opinion that Vermont snowdrifts
were better than Ohio mud, with
which to contend and stated his pref
erence for the former The program
closed with selection BY the orches
4 ira
Mrs. Mary Ford Of Montpelier was
in town Tuesday, the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Chadwick
! Mrs. Charlotte Luce came from
Braintree on Tuesday 10 attend the
exercises at the Music hall.
Mrs. Mark Morse and youngest son
lief, Monday for Grafton where she
will be with her parepts. Mr.. and Mrs.
liz. O. Merrifield, unth the last OF the
week when Mr.. Morse will Join her
there. and bring them home by auto.
mobile. Mrs. Mortified left home
Saturday for the same place and will
remain there with them for family
party,
| Miss Mildred Fuller left Monday
morning for Rutland on business
trip. and while there will pass few
days with relatives.
| Rev. Fraser Metzger has been in
yited to become one OF the lecturers
at the Yale Divinity school during the
year 1922 .23.
Frank Williams. Of Palmer. Mass,
came to pass the holiday here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Williams,
Mrs. John Williams and daughter
after several weeks passed here with
relatives, left Monday morning for
proctorsville, where win she join her
husband. who has been employed there
for several weeks, and where they will
make their home for the present
Charles Crandall of Springfield
Mass. was in town over Saturday
night on short call upon his sister,
Mrs. T.. T. Salisbury. He returned to
Springfield Monday morning.
| II. J. Smithers is taking Two
weeks vacation from the post Office,
and will pass the most of the time at
home.
| Mrs H. r. Sanford, who passed the
winter with her daughter. Mrs. John
turned and opened her house on Ran
dolph avenue for the summer.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding Of Miss Esther Stimets and
David o. Hedding to take place on
June 9th The marriage viii take
place on the twenty fifth wedding an
niversary of the parents of the bride,
Mr. and Mrs. John Stimets.
The ladies of the Methodist church
realized about sl7 from their food
sale in the vestry Of the church on
Saturday.