Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-24


home in North Woodstock, n. H., for a
/ few weeks vacation.
Miss Gertrude Skinner is home from
Brooklyn, n. Y. and Miss Julia Owen
from Hartford, COnn.
Mrs. A =. Blake and Mrs n. M. Preston
! attended the Ladies' Aid meeting at Joseph
| Cooks at Irasburgh Thursday.
D. w. Robinson, who has been visiting
his son, F. W. Robinson, in Boston for
+ four weeks, has returned home.
! Arthur Drew will start for Florida next
/ Wednesday. He will spend the winter
! there hoping to benefit his health.
/ Skating has been the order of the eve
! nings among many of the young people
! since the outlet of the lake froze over.
Mrs. r. Ball and son of CRANKY, Que.
are spending the Christmas holidays with
! Mrs. Balls sister, Mrs. R. a. Johnson.
| Christmas exercises at the N. E. church
/ tomorrow evening at 7:15. Christmas ex-
/ erclses at the Cong. church this evening.
! c. H. LARGO has traded his property
/ here for the l.. w. Gordon farm in Sutton,
where he expects to move his family later.
Mrs. Geo. Goodro Will be absent from
! her post at the Barton telephone central
for weeks vacation during the holidays.
0. E. Cowles makes from fifteen to
| twenty i've extension tables per week and
| has orders to keep him busy during the
winter.
There will be a dance at Sewers opera
hall next Friday evening. Music by Bar
ton orchestra. Come out and enjoy the
occasion.
L. E. BedeII and T. L. Walton of Little
ton, n. H. have been stopping at Spaul-
ding's hotel buying horses to take to New
Hampshire.
About thirty OF the young friends of
Mary Collision made her call last Mon
day evening to help her celebrate her four
teenth birthday.
Ex-Gov. Wolcott of Massachusetts died
last Friday night. His death will be
great loss, not only to his state but to the
nation well.
The officers and teachers OF the NJ. E.
Sunday school for the coming year will be
elected at the meeting next Friday evening.
Meeting at 1880 o'clock.
at the post office Dec. d. Please say adver-
tised. Mrs. Eva Fletcher, 2, Miss Bessie
Gilbert. Mrs. Jas. Smart
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Hubbard were in
Montreal recently where Mrs Hubbard
went for medical treatment. She appears
much improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rushford have moved
from Montgomery Center to this place.
Mrs. Rushford has opened dress makers
shop at Mrs Hannah Norris.
At meeting of Crescent LodgeI o. o. F.
held Wednesday evening the following
officers were elected: A. E. Clark, n. g.;
r. FL. D.. Phillips, V. g.. l.. NJ. Hubbard,
Sec; j. A. Pearson, Treas.
The Rebekahs met Wednesday evening
and elected the following officers for the
coming year: Noble Grand, Mrs. Laura
McFarlane; Vice Grand, Mrs. Cora Wins
low; Sec, Mrs. Lucy Hubbard; Treas, Mrs.
Maria Flanders.
On account of the snow and ice on the
sidewalks during the past week. travel has
been rather uncerta IL. The stairs above
the Bean block have been in a dangerous
condition and should be looked after be-
fore someone is injured there.
The tub shop is progressing finely. The
ware house is completed, the brick walls Of
the engine house are up and long line of
shafting is up in the main building. The
floors are being laid and they are covering
the building with asbestos roofing.
Mrs c. w. Tenney has been CHI osen
county delegate from the Christian En-
deavor society to attend the joint conven-
ton of the Christian Endeavor and
Epworth League societies to be held in
Burlington Dec. 81 and Jan 1 and 2.
Alfred Varney's people are going to
make a change on account of Mrs. Varney's
health. They will close their la bOrs at the
restaurant in James Cassidy's block and
move on to the farm at South Barton soon.
Here is a good opening for some good par
ties.
The weather during the past week has
been warm and pleasant and the stores
have been we'll filled nearly every day with
people looking for Christmas goods. Sat
urday there was an exceptionally large
number in town and the trade was brisk
all day and evening.
The December number of Oar Church
Work is out and contains several articles
of much interest. This completes the
third year of its publication and because
of the time and expense which it requires
the publishers are undecided as to its con-
tinuance for the coming year.
J. w. Murkland has had large sale of
furnaces during the autumn. He keeps
fifteen men employed and has plenty of
work. He is doing quite a job for the
Harding tub factory, building a bobbin
machine for George Smith of Westmore,