Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-12-14

starting their storehouse by the delay in
getting their lumber here from the
Willoughby Lake region. The big snow
storm makes good Shedding and the lumber
can be drawn at once; then work upon the
proposed building will be hurried along.
The dance given by the local orchestra
last Tuesday evening was attended by
| about thirty couples, and pronounced an
all round success. This uew organization
will compare very favorably with the
| high toned out -ot-town orchestra that
has conducted hops here SO frequently
during the past year.
Rev. J. K. Fuller, chaplain of the Ver
mont State Prison and former pastor at
Barton Landing will lecture on "Crime and
Criminals" at the Copg1 church, Barton
Landing. Wednesday evening, Dec. 18th at
7:3O. His many friends will be elad to
greet him and listen to this lecture from
his personal experience as chaplain.
Last Tuesday evening George T. Meade
Post, g. A. R., elected the following
officers: Commander, NJ. A. Foss; s. V.
C., Albert Webster; j. V. IS Burroughs;
@. M, A. D. Mathews; Surg, Daniel
Skinner; chaplain, A. w. Miller; o. D.,
o. P. Durham; o. g., Ell. M. HENDERSON;
delegate, Albert Webster; alternate, o. P.
Durham.
The Book and Thimble Club met with
Mrs. Gallup on Thursday. There were
twenty present. After current events,
Mrs. Brown read from the lecture on
| nv
Tennvson and Mrs. Taplin read "The
Debatable Land" from the history. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Chandler
Dec. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Gay are arranging to
take a long trip through the south and
west, expecting to leave here about Thurs
day of this week. Their itineracy will
take them through several OF the southern
states, and on reaching the west they will
spend a few weeks with their son Leon,
who is at present located in Arizona, in
the employ of the government as civil
engineer. In Iowa they will visit Mr..
Gays sister, Mrs. Mills. After a few
weeks here, they will continue on to the
Pacific coast, touring through California
, and Oregon. Their trip will cover about
5000 miles, and they Will return home
sometime next spring. It's about ten
years since Mr.. Gay has taken a vacation,
and he believes in taking a good one when
he does get chance to get away.
The Grange held their installation last
Thursday evening and following are the
, new officers: Worthy Master, z. B. Ord
way; overseer, Mrs. Wallace Smith; lee
turer, Mrs. John Bartlett; steward, Frank
Hall; assistant steward, Chas. Clark
cha lain, Mrs. Samuel Wells; secretary
Carroll Jocelyn; treasurer, Mrs. Ed. Por-
ter; Ceres, Mrs. Stafford; Pomona, Mrs.
8 Fletcher; Flora, Mrs. Wiley; lady
4. assistant steward, Mrs. Clark pianist,
4 Edith Fletcher; assistant pianist, Clara
r Stafford; assistant lecturer, Mrs Carrie
Hall; chorister, Chas. Foster. promi-
f nent feature of the entertainment was a
r fine paper prepared and read by Miss
, Edith Fletcher, entitled ''Strange Things
g that People Eat in ifferent Lands" The
next meeting of the Grange Will be held
Monday evening, Dec. %. This change is
: made on account OF Christmas Eve coming
on the regular meeting night.
\ ALBANY.
Elsie George is very ill.
i Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Rogers visited in
g Barton last week.
u Mrs. May Aunis is visiting her daug htel
n in Springfield.
Mrs. M. B. Chafey has gone to ST. Johns
bury to visit her daugh hter, Mrs. w. 81
r Stevens.
u The g. A. R. and w. R. G. held a very
pleasant social with Mrs. Emma Sartwel
recently.
> Rev. E. P. Treat will preach in the
Y Congregational church Sunday afternoons
. for the present.
Mrs. George Dow and Mary McCaffrey
went to Bellows Falls last week to SCI
= their brother, who is very ILL.
- There will be union Christmas exercises
- at the Congregational church and
:. Christmas tree. to which all are invited.
The MONITOR agent will visit the post
Of Office here on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd, al
rs day. See him and arrange for your cluI
RS papers for the coming year.
le Mr.. and Mrs. F. 81. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs
Id r. M. Co Hles, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Smil
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Cheney attende'
h the lecture by DR.. Conwell at Barton las
~ Tuesday evening.
Id Almond Burt and Carroll Hitchcock lef
es their horses in the street without hitchini
r one night recently and they becam
frightened and made quick time for home
at Fortunately no damage was done.
lis a. Raymond Bartholomew of Rutlan
Id is teaching the upper department of tn
ke village school. The lower department
D. after delay of one week on account c
e. the illness of the teacher, Miss Ami
Graham, commenced today.
- SOUTH ALBANY.
lane Harvey Ia nccunYing her house th