Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-12-21

Carlyle Wiley spent last week in New
York.
May Wells is ill, threatened with pneu.
monia.
Frank Twom bly, of Boston is visiting hi.
former home.
DIR. Cushman of Charleston was in town
t he first OF last week.
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Elwin Wheeler Dec. u.
w. j. Jocelyn has installed new Kelsey
furnace in his residence
Carl French and family have gone to
Boston to spend the holidays.
Remember the visit of the MoNIToB
agent on Saturday of this week.
Mrs. j. F. Shattuck of Wells River Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. ]. B. Clement.
The two higher departments of the
village school closed Friday for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sweeney of Island Pond
were guests of DR.. and Mrs. Eugene Parlin
last week.
Miss Bernice Wheeler, who is taking q
course In business college in Boston, is
home for a vacation
The Good Templars initiated three new
mem bers into their lodge at their Thurs
day evening meeting.
Hoyt Harris have cut to date about
1000 logs, which are now being drawn
to the shipping point.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. French In company
with Mr.. and Mrs Maynard Skinner have
been in Boston few days.
Arthur o Austin came home last week
from the. Massachusetts, Institute of
Pharmacy for the holiday vacation.
Richard Wingett and family of Moulton
Hills, near Sherbrooke, were guests OF his
brother, j. B. Wingett, during the past
week.
The windows of the M. E. church have
not arrived, and unless the weather is very
mild the Christmas exercises will be held
in the church parlors.
The Chandler Co. are planning to
install an electric light plant, and will
place two arc lights in each mill yard
besides lighting the mills.
E. l.. Russell, nephew of Mrs. VIM.
Card, has returned from his western trip
While in Missouri he was injured in an
explosion and was laid up for some time.
There will be an auction sale of the real
estate and personal property of the late
Hattie E. Parker at her late residence in
this village on Wednesday, Dec %, at 1 100
o'clock o. M.
Whipple, French, & Co. have been doing
Job of plumbing for r. V. N. Burke
at Lyndonville; also putting in a bath
room. Mr.. Burke recently moved there
from this village.
DIR. Whitaker of Newport was here
Friday to testify 10 the lawsuit contesting
the validity of the will made by the late
Thos. Smith, which has been on trial here
during the past week.
II. j. Stannard, District Deputy Grand
Master, of Barton, visited Valley Lodge
Thursday evening at their regular meet
ing. The lodge worked the third degree
upon William Davis OF Bloomington.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Gay started Thurs
day morning on their extended trip to
the Pacific coast, going via Virginia,
where they will visit Mr.. Spofforc :.
Thence going through the West, visiting
other relatives en- route as was mentioned
in our last issue.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Congrega-
tional church held their business meeting
with Mrs. j. B. Lyman Wednesday after
noon. The secretary, Mrs. F. Fl. Wheeler,
and treasurer, Mrs. Jocelyn, rendered
their reports, which were quite satisfac-
tory. The officers for the ensuing year
were also elected.
Another indication of the growth of
this village is the rating of this posi-
office as third class. The announcement
of the promotion from fourth class was
made during the week. The new order
goes into effect January first. We con-
gratulate Postmaster Webster upon his
deserved promotion.
Valley Lodge, F. & A. M are arranging
for two lectures, by A. w. Hawks, the
Laughing philosopher" and Frank Dixon,
to be given sometime in January. They
will also have the Schubert Male Quartet
in March. The reputation of the latter
organization Is too we'll esta blished in this
section to need any further mention.
w. l.. Cove is really ofquite an inventive
turn of mind. His latest production in
the mec hanical line to attract the attention
of the public to inspect his stock of mer-
chandise is device run by electricity and
1t has adorned his show window during the
evenings of the past week. Two clown
dolls are represented vigorously turning
crank which propels a sort of hand car
that is labelled to be ION the way to Gove's
Pharmacy"
MIR. Buchanan, manager OF the Peoples
Telephone, reports rushing business in
his line. Several changes are being made
In switchboards. A new and much larger
board has been put in the central office at
Newport, and that board placed in the
central office here; while the board taken
out here goes to Derby, while the board
taken out there is to be put in at Morgan.
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