Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-20

especially invited, also the children.
The Cong. Ladies' Society will meet at
the vestry Wednesday afternoon Ladies
will furnish for the tables as usual.
Mrs. Bert Lewis OF West Glover has
moved into the Stone tenement. Her
sister, Annie Anderson, is stopping with
! her.
Mrs Conway and Miss Mcneil of Iras-
burg visited Mrs. A. G. Austin last week.
Wallace Jerome of Ira sbu rgis boarding
with Mrs. Austin.
Mrs. F. II. PiHsbury does not gain very
fast. Mr.. PiIIsbury with his father, and
uncle Jonathan come here this week to
remain for the winter.
It is reported that there were Gig hty-nine
deer killed in the state during the open
season this year. We hope the next legis-
Iature will repeal the law entirely.
The Rebekahs had very good attend
ance at the supper given in their hall last
| Wednesday evening. The Lodge goes to
| Newport Wednesday to attend the district
meeting.
Those who watched for the g
meteors last week were disappointed as
but very few were seen. They will come
again in thirty-three years; note the date
and watch for them next time.
We wish to acknowledge the receipt of a
very handsome calendar from Miss L. c.
| Colburne. The calendar is issued by the
New York Mutual Life Insurance Co., of
which Miss CoIburne is local agent.
A special convocation of Keystone
| Chapter No. 16, r. A. NJ, Tuesday after
noon and evening, Nov. 21st, commencing
at 80 o'clock p. m. sharp. Work on all
of the degrees. Banquet at O'Clock, p. m.
| Miss ODER who spoke so interestingly at
| the NJ. E. church last Thursday evening is
| to speak again at the Congregational
church on Thursday evening of this .week
| at the usual hour of service. All invited.
Oscar Cook, who went to Denver, Col,
| some weeks ago is now very sick with
| typhoid fever, and is in the hospital there.
Mr.. H. ?. Cook left for Denver this morn
ing. Oscars many friends in this vicinity
will hope for his speedy recovery.
Come to the Cong. church parlors next
Friday evening, Nov. "a, and find out why
fourteen of our young maids and bachelors
never married. There will also be music
and games, silhouettes and fortune balls.
Come and have a good time. Admission
10 cents.
The annual district meeting, Order
Eastern Star, is to be held in Masonic
hall, Newport, Thursday, Nov. 23d, COM
mencing at 2: 80 o'clock p. m. Banquet at
$50 D. M followed by social time. All
members are most cordially urged and in
vited to be present. A good time is as
sured.
E. w. Merrill, agent for the National
Life Insurance Company of Montpelier,
sold more insurance during the month of
October than any other National Life
agent in the state, making three months
in which he has been in the lead, as he was
also at the head of the list for August and
September.
Mr. and Mrs. Peene of New York were
here last week visiting Geo. III. Davis and
family and looking after Mr.. Peene's prop
erty at Willoughby lake. We understand
he intends building very fine residence
there at a cost of from four to six thousand
dollars, and will also fix the place up and
do everything possible to make beautiful
home for himself and family during the
summer months.
G. F. Percival and E. E. Liddell have
just been granted a patent on a button
holder for upholsteripg purposes. In put
ting the buttons on couches, they are all
placed in an upright form and heretofore
there mas been nothing to hold them in
place. This arrangement will keep them
in position and when the couch top is TAX
en- from the form there is an arrangement
which releases the catch.
A reading club was organized last Tues
day evening at the residence of j. n.
Webster, to be called the Bay View Read
ing Club. It was voted to take up the Bay
View course of reading. The course this
year begins with Russia. The next meet
ing will be next Wednesday evening, at
7:3O, at the residence of J. N. Webster.
All wishing to become members are re-
quested to be present at that time.
The Woman's Literary Club met at the
home of the Misses Miles on Thursday
evening. A constitution was adopted, and |
plans for literary work discussed. In the |
future the club will hold its meetings
every alternate Wednesday evening, the
next meeting being Nov %, at the home |
of Mrs. Chas. Baldwin. 1t is desired that |
all the members of the club be present as
the literary work is to begin at that time. |
Every postmaster in the country was !
obliged to give the weight of the amount |
of mail handled at his Office from Oct Sd
to Nov. 9th, inclusive. The amount
handled by the postmaster in this village
was 2239 pounds, and the total weight of
the sacks and pouches used in transporting
this was 1882 pounds. The first class
matter weighed 335 pounds, second class
1922 third and fourth class 23O mounds