Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-13

| church yesterday was very mucn enjoyed
by the audience.
Mrs. w. L. Jacobs will entertain the
Odd Girls at her home next Friday after
noon. All invited.
Mrs. Fay and little granddaugh ter Beth
went to Boston Saturday for two weeks
visit with Mrs. Fay's son.
| E. @. Baldwin, who has been at home
for two weeks, has returned to Newport
Center, where he is teaching.
Mrs Metcalf and Mrs. Powell of Iras-
burgh, and Miss Helen Austin of Barton
Landing visited Mrs. A. G. Austin last
week.
The entertainment given by the Catholic
society at their hall last Wednesday evening
was well attended and a pleasant time
reported.
The Daughters of Rebekah will serve an
oyster supper at Odd Fellows hall next
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock. Price
| ten cents.
There was a good attendance at the
chicken pie dinner given by the Odd Girls
| at the NJ. E. church last Friday. Net pro-
ceeds $500.
| Miss Grace Richmond is spending one
evening a week with her English literature
class, reading some of the plays of
Shakespeare.
Sidney Coburn and family have decided
| to remain in Springfield, Mass, this
| winter. Mrs. q. E. Coburn will utilize
| their rooms for boarders.
| The following letters remain uncalled
1,Sc Gill
Mr.. George Craven, Mr.. E. FL. Gardner,
Miss Winnie HENDERSON.
Do not fail to attend the auction sale of
seats for the lecture course at Sewers hall
tomorrow, Tuesday, evening. Sale will
commence at 80 o'clock.
Miss Vera Webster and Miss Grace
Elliott, who have been teaching in Glover,
have returned to their homes, their schools
having closed last Friday.
Special communication of Or leans Lodge
No. 55, F. and A. M, Wednesday eve
ming, Nov 10. A full attendance is desired.
The M. M. degree will be conferred.
Memphremagog Lodge No. 65, F. and
A. NJ, of Newport, have extended
cordial invitation to the brethren of
Orleans Lodge No. 55, F. and A. M, to
meet with them Thursday evening, Nov.
Is.
A brother of Jake Hopkins, living in
Lawrence, Mass, died recently at his home
there. Mr.. Hopkins was prominent law
yer there. An account of his life will be
found among the Derby items of this pa
per.
There is to be promenade and dance at
Sewers hall next Friday even ing. Music
by Barton orchestra. These promenades
are to be held every other week for some
time.
Geo. Gorham has moved his family into
the tenement vacated by Fl. P. Cook.-Mr.
Wilson and family, who have been living
on Water street, have moved into the
tenement vacated by Mr.. Gorham.
Ifa number of persons, of any age or
sex, not a member of the reading circle
already in progress, would like to form
any sort of literary society, please come to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. N. Webster,
Wednesday evening Nov. Is, at 1880.
There was very large attendance at the
lecture given by. Rev. J. E. Farrow at the
Congregational church last Friday eve
ming, and all were very well satisfied. 1t
was an illustrated temperance lecture and
should be delivered in every village in the
state. :,.. II. -
Miss ODER, who has for seven years been
a worker among the mountain whites of
the South, will speak in the M. e. church
on Thursday evening of this week in be-
half of her work and Dickinson college.
no cd twill no OF ho 1oI of
service. All invited.
The article in last weeks MONITOR re-
garding the Masonic banquet at Irasburgh
caused considerable comment, some think
ing it written BY some person who was
not a member of the society. We will
state that it was written by DIR. J. A.
Pearson of this village. -
Miss Ella Barrows, who has been en-
ployed as a clerk in the Barron & Hamblet
store during the past year, closes her labors
there Wednesday. Miss Barrows has won
many friends during her stay in town who
will regret to learn of her departure. Miss
Clara McFarlane is to take her place in the |
store.
Owing to the increase in the business on |
the Peoples Telephone line, it is the in |
tention to build small office in the rear |
of III. T. Sewers store and have some one !
to tend the office all the time. The cost |
will be little more for each subscriber
but as it will still be very low and the |
service will be much better than heretofore |
the new method is expected to give excel |
lent satisfaction.
All those interested in things astronom-
icaI should be on the watch tonight and |
tomorrow night for the great showers of |
meteors which will be likely to fall. The |