Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-16

and the floral tributes were very besuti
fuL The burial was in the village ceme-
terry.
The next entertainment in the lecture
course will be a concert by Roney's Boys
Wednesday evening, Feb 25th. This con-
cert company have received the hig hest of
testimonials from the press wherever they
have appeared. 1t will be a novel and
artistic entertainment and is sure to be
enjoyed by both old and young.
J. NJ. Cady, manager of the Prudential
Insurance Co. for Orleans, Essex and Gale
donia counties, with headquarters at st.
Johnsbury, has appointed s. E. Winslow
special agent for this section. The Pru-
Dental is well known as one of the largest
and strongest life companies and its poll
cies are unexcelled for liberality and profit
able returns.
We have made arrangements by which
we are able to offer the MONITOR and the
Boston Daily Advertiser together for one
year for 1915. The Daily Advertiser is
republican paper, the oldest in Boston,
and is recognized as the business and fam
lily morning paper. Its financial, manu-
featuring, commercial, and literary fea-
lures are unsurpassed. Send all orders to
this Office.
The annual roll call of the Cong'l society
was held in the vestry of the church We'd
nesday evening. Supper was served to a
large number at 6 o'clock and at 7-30 the
roll-call and business meeting was held.
The clerks report showed that the church
has mem mbership of one hundred and
twenty-nine members. OF this number,
forty-elght responded to their names per-
sonally and twenty-five sent responses.
ID. W. Robinson and o. d. Owen were
elected permanent deacons and F. w.
Baldwin and o. ID. RowelI were chosen
deacons for the ensuing year.
The delightful comic opera, "H. M. s..
Pinafore, or the Lass that Loved a Sailor"
will be presented by a company of local
talent at Seaver's opera hall Thursday and
Friday evenings, Feb. 1920. All will enjoy
this opera and should plan to attend. Over
five hundred tickets have slSsady been sold
for the two performances. Remember that
the entertainments by local talent are
among the best given here and come out
and hear the catchy songs and merry
choruses in "Pinafore." Seats on sale at
Plerce's, 25c and 35c. Before each per-
formance of the opera copies ofthe libretto
will be sold through the audience The
book contains the words of all the solos
and choruses, also the entire dialogue.
Thus IL a word or sentence is not under
stood a glance at the book solves the
question, and adds greatly to the enjoy
ment OF the opera. Come prepared with
ten cents in change and retain the book as
a asouvenir of pleasant evening.
Geo. f. Reed was in New York last week
in attendance at the meeting of the West
minister Kennel Club at Madison Square
Garden. Mr.. Reed went 10 take charge OF
the beagle, Reeds Dan d, which he sold
Mr.. Caswell Of Prides Crossing, Mass.
about two years ago, for $4,000. This
beagle was entered in six classes and won
| first prize in every one. He also won the
challenge cup, valued at s25OO0, offered
in competition for this cup. Since Mr.
Reed sold Reed Dan d to Mr.. Caswel
the animal has been shown throughou
the country and has won S3eo0.00 in cups
and prize money. He has won "a first
prizes, 10 second, and three third prizes
At the meeting last week 2,3'O dogs ot
various kinds were on exhibition. The
expense of the meeting Is said to have
been s10,O 900 per day for the four days
The club, however, is the richest in ths
country and can easily afford the expense
Prizes amounting to from twenty five t.
thirty thousand dollars are offered by tn,
club, and individuals and other clubs offel
many cups and other prizes. Mr.. Reet
will go to Boston next week, where he Ii
to act as Judge of the beagle class at tn,
meeting of the New England Kennel Club
He is also to serve rs judge Of the beagl
class at the meeting of the Champlair
Club, May 3 to 5.
The annual district meeting of the tentl
Masonic district was held with Orlean
Lodge, No. 55 on Friday, Feb. 13 and wa
one Of the largest and most successful
meetings ever held in the district. Tn
gavel was sounded in the east by ID. ID.
M. II. j. Stannard, who called upon tn
officers Of Orleans Lodge to open a lodg
Of Master Masons. The lodge was the
called from labor to refreshment and fror
/ refreshment to labor on the first degre
when that degree was conferred upo
F. H. Guild by the officers G
Valley Lodge, U. D., A. ID. Beede, w. NJ.
A. II. Gardyne, 8. w. F. E. Wheeler, j. W
, H. S. Webster, s. D.. The manner i
which the degree was conferred reflect
great credit upon the officers of Vale
Lodge. Not only was the letter of th
work observed, but also the spirit, and th
Tenth Masonic District has every reaso
: to be proud of her new lodge. After til
: work the lectures were rehsarsed by entere
apprentice brothers, Chas. Clark and Add
son Fletcher Of Valley Lodge in an almo,
n | r,arfert y,onpor l. Tillofu0u G-ar