Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-31

Will nTS. AQQl6 LOOK.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Quimby of Or
leans and her sisters, Mrs. Blodget
and Mrs. Suell of Brockton, Mass.
visited in town on Memorial day.
Mrs. Grace Boright and daughter
Barbara, of Derby, spent the past
week with her brother, R. C. Phillips
Mr.. Boright came to accompany her
home on Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Thompson of st. Johns
bury came Saturday to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Amanda Cole, and niece,
Mrs. j. G. Carpenter and remained
over Memorial day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Page and Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Page of St. Johns
bury spent Sunday with their grand
mother, Mrs. Lodema Page, and
aunt, Mrs. r. N. Baldwin.
Miss Marie Messier, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Messier, and
John Levaggi of Orleans were united
in marriage at the M. e. parsonage
by Rev. A. j. Ward Wednesday.
Misses Lettie and Olive Metcalf
left Friday night for Boston, where
they will visit friends. Miss Olive
Metcalf will go to Pawtucket, R. L.,
to visit relatives and plans to be away
for three weeks.
Among those who have had their
New England telephones removed the
past week, owing to the change in
rates are A. Chatsey, M. A. Wells,
Ed. Lanou, C. Sheperd, o. J. Shep-
erd, L. A. Labounty.
Mrs. Helen Prindle and children,
who have been visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Corley, the past
two weeks, returned to her home in
Mortified Saturday Her eldest
daughter remained with her grand.
parents.
Memorial Sunday was observed in
the M. E. church Sunday morning
with a large congregation present.
Rev. A. J. Ward delivered a strong
sermon and there was appropriate
music by the choir. The church was
prettily decorated with flags and
flowers and the soldiers of the Civil
and World wars attended in body.
: A representative of the A. M. Bell
company of Boston was in town last
Thursday and met committee of the
M. E. church respecting the placing
of memorial windows in same. AS a
result contracts were signed for six
side windows and west window in
the body of the church, five of which
are already, pledged. On Sunday
morning proposal was made from
the pulpit to place a window in the
vestibule in honor of Irasburg SOL
diers. Pledges are being asked from
SO subscribers at So each and already
35 pledges have been secured. 1t is
expected that the final window will
also be arranged for and that early
I'll l.
able to attend and dedicate same.
The village school closed the school
year Friday evening with a musical
and dramatic entertainment given by
the graduating class before a large
audience. The entertainment sur
passed all expectations. The stage
was beautifully decorated with flags |
and flowers and the class colors.
green and yellow. The young people |
showed splendid training and much
credit is due Miss Leavitt for this |!
success. At the close of the enter |
Center presented the diplomas to the |
graduates: Pauline Sears, |
Leila Labounty, Freda and Muriel |
Ward, Olga Burkewitz, Agnes Wells, |
Elizabeth Templeton. Pearl Wilder, |
Harry Jipner, Kenneth Harlow, Theo-
lore Whalen, Alton Kennison, Lyle
Crawford, Viola Freehart. and Myr-
lie Metcalf. Those graduating from
The Kidder school were Evelyn Cor
ey, Lois Manley and Roy Metcalf.
An orchestra consisting of Misses
Dorothy Dow, Helen Harlow, Orin
Carpenter, Dwight Dow and Frank
Niles. played for the promenade.
MEMORIAL DAY AT IRASBURG
Favored by splendid weather this
year Memorial day celebrations were
more than usually successful. The
was much larger than US
ual, long string of motor trucks
and autos conveying the company to
the cemetery. Under the command
of Comrade Lounge the procession
moved off from the town hall soon
after 1870 a. M, halting at the
bridge across Black river to drop
lowers on the stream and for the es- /,
,ort to fire a salute. Arriving at
the cemetery the veterans with the
World war representatives and a
good turnout of the M. w. of A.,
formed into square around the
grave of the late Comrade McGoff
who had died during the year and /
who was the commandant of last
years exercises Here the service
was conducted by Rev. A. j. Ward,