Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-22

Barton.

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Thur ,day.
Rev. W. C. johnson was in Lisbon, N.
III. last week.
Fred D Pierce is home from Boston for |
a short vacation.
Miss Gertrude Skinner returned from
Bennington Thursday.
Cd. Owen and daughter, Miss Julia,
were in Boston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Longey are rejoicing
over the birth of son last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Matthews were the
guests of Mrs Laura e. Rand Saturday.
The Rebekahs held their annual meeting
aud elected officers last Wednesday even
ing.
Willie A. Tower came home from North
field Saturday to spend the holiday vaca-
ton.
Mrs. C.. c. Grow and w. B. Grant, who
| ia ye both been sick with typhoid fever,
are better.
Miss Mabel Cobb was called to Man
| chester, n. H., last week on account OF the
| illness of her sisters child.
Mrs. Lizzie Hendrick OF st. Johnsb bury
and her granddaughter are visiting ME-.
and Mrs. Frank Burdick.
Ell. S. Graves has sold out his bakery
business to Ada n Dummett and is to give
| possession on Jan. LIST, 1903
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Cutting will close
their house for the winter and will live
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Addison
Cutting.
Harlow Foss has sold his farm to j. E.
Chase of Jay and in few weeks will move
to the house which he recently purchased
in this village.
Miss Mary Ryan, who has been stopping
in the family of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3. Free
man, is for the present living with a
brother in Craftsbury.
Mrs. Harriet Drown, widow OF the late
Elder w. P. Drown of North Troy, has
come to make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. r. 3. Bailey of this place.
Mrs. Cora Winslow and Mrs. Cora
Hartman are assisting in the Jenness
store during the holidays, and Mrs j. b.
Freeman helps in the Davis store.
C. R. Powell was in Boston the pest
week. He returned Saturday, accompa-
MED by his sister, Miss Clara, who will
pass the holiday vacation at her home here
The social aud sale at the Congregations
church parlors Wed aesday evening, under
the auspices of the G. E. Society, was wei
attended and most of the articles were
sold.
district meeting of t be twelfth Masonic
district was held at Lyndonville last Wed
nesdsv afternoon and evening, and M. w
Johnson, FL. G. Potter, H s. Graves, P. G
Stone, DR.. J. NJ. Blake, Dr.. E. M. Nichols
and John Mcclellan from Orleans Lodg'
No. IS, attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Drown, who hav
been stopping ia Dorchester, Mass, 10
+ the past two months, arrived hom
Thursday aiternoou. Mr. browns healtl
has been greatly benefited by his stay II
= Massachusetts,, aud he will not go soutl
for the winter, as was mis- intention whel
he left here in the fail.
: Past Masters night was celebrated by tn
Masonic order last Tuesday evening, an
o was one of the best entertainments whic
the people Of this vicinity have attende
for long time. There was large Dumbt
=. of Masons and their guests present, esti
!; mated to be about $50. The exercises bega
at about s o'clock with music by til
- orchestra, and several very fine selection
/; were rendered. Mrs. B. U. Wells OF Glove
presided at the-piano very acceptably, e1
s. ecuting the difficult and rapid passage
a with a vim and briliaucy which prove
m her to be most accomplished accompan1s
"a p. G.. Stone contributed cornet solo in n
usual pleasing style; G. F. Wheeler sa ng
3 song entitled "In the Shade of the Shelte
ly ing Palms," Mrs. F. Fl. Pills oury accom-
panying him on the piano; male quart
consisting of G. F. Wheeler, Harry Perle
]. M. Blake and Carroll Webster render'
the selection entitled "Love's Old Swe
Song" in manner which brough ut an enco
n: from the audience, and returning they +
sponded with yachting Glee." Rev.
'p G. johnson delivered an address very fifth
to the occasion. He spoke OF the retin1l
influence of the lodge upon society,
N; moral effect upon the community, It's el
waiting power, its noble respect for woma
hood-promoting love for the home a
. for all upright and true citizenship
tendency to develop higher and broad
nd nd civilization, etc. He eulogized the p
gs Masters who stood for the order and
", principles when it meant much to b
~ Mason, when opposition was hard and
ter, and Masons were criticised and
finger OF scorn pointed at them by maj
G ity OF the people. The order had survi'
. all criticism, and had now taken the b
for position which its principles entitled il
eur occupy. He spoke of the trying post
Ii. of the Past Masters and how nobly t
had performed their parts; he felt t.
VT. were entitled to high respect from the &C
4. munity. To close he read an original pc