Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-19

practice the Barton team would be able to
put up very strong game against team
of equal weight.
The annual convocation of the Seventh
District, o. Z. s., will be held in Masonic
Hall, Island Pond, on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
AT 2:30 O'Clock the Chapter will be opened
in form and the Grand Officers received;
this will be followed by the comforting of
the degrees by North Star Chapter, No.
%. At 500 O'Clock supper will be served
In the banquet room, followed by a
reception and entertainment. Several of
the Grand Chapter officers are expected to
be present. All members of the order In
| good stsnding are cordially invited to be
present; special invitation is extended to
the members of the Seventh District.
| Arrangements are being made for q good
time and it is hoped that every member OF
the chapters will endeavor to be present.
The l. o. o. E. joint district meeting
will be held with Evening Star Lodge No.
81 and Frontier Encampment No ID at
Odd-Fellows hall, Newport, on Tuesday
Nov. 10th. The following order of exer-
cises will be observed: Meeting will be
called to order at 200 p m. by Frontier
Encampment; at 80 O'Clock Frontier En-
campment will exemplify the Golden Rule
| degree. At 8 90 O'Clock the third degree
will be exemplified by Olympic Encamp-
ment No. II. Remarks will then be made
by Grand Encampmept officers and other
Patriarchs. In the evening the meeting
will be called to order at 80 O'Clock by
Evening Star Lodge, No. 81, and the first
degree will be exempliied by that lodge.
Crescent Lodge, No. Al will then exem-
plify the second degree; the third degree
will be worked by Essex Lodge No. 13,
after which grand banquet will be served.
The Grand Master and other Grand officers
are expected to be present at the meeting.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
members of the order to be present. The
meetings are always pleasant and profitable
affairs and there should be large attend
ance.
The twenty fifth anniversary of the
pastorate and wedding of Rev and Mrs.
Lawrence Phelps OF Leominster, Mass,
was fittingly observed by their parishion-
ers on the evening of October eighth.
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gram was a banquet. This was followed
by the more formal exercises in the audi
torium OF the church. Letters were read
from guests unable to be present, choice
music was furnished, a poem by Mrs.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, sister
of Rev. Mr.. Phelps, was read. and many
kindly words were spoken of the faithful
and efficient work of Rev. and Mrs.
Phelps. Remarks by Rev. George E. Hall,
who married Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps twenty
five years ago, and DR.. Dunning, editor of
the Congregationalist, were features of
the evening Mr.. and Mrs Phelps were
presented with a generous sum of money
and several valuable pieces of silver. The
exercises in the auditorium were followed
by reception and social hour. The church
was beautifully decorated with laurel,
palms, roses and chrysanthemums, and
the occasion will long be remem bered by
all who we're privileged to attend. Rev.
Mr.. Phelps was pastor Of the Cong'l church
in Barton twenty-five years ago and was
ordained and installed in the church in
this village Oct Z, 1868 Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Phelps have many friends here who extend
hearty congratulations and wish them
many more years of happiness.
The Woman's Literary Club opens its
fifth season with every prospect of most
successful year. This society, which was
organized in the autumn of 1899 by num-
Der Of the young ladies of this village with
the view of the social and intellectual
Improvement of its members, has had a
steady growth and has proved itself most
Important factor in the community. Last
year the club established public reading
room In the Davis block, raising the funds
necessary for its maintenance during the
winter months The town library was
moved to an adjoining room and a libra
rian placed in charge. The reading room
was well furnished and supplied with all
the leading papers and magazines. The
liberal patronage accorded both the read
ing room and library proved that all ap-
preciated the effort made by the club in
establishing the institution, and at the
annual village meeting in March an ap-
preparation OF 800 was voted by the viii
lage to be expended IL maintaining the
rooms, substantially aiding the club, and
insuring the success of the venture for
another year The Woman's Literary Club,
which meets fortnightly has a mem ber-
ship OF nearly fifty and the course of study
for the winter will include Germany, as
outlined in the Bay View Magazine, sup
plemented by readings, music, biographi-
cal sketches, etc. The club will hold a
sale of fancy articles, aprons, confec, ion-
cry, cookery, etc, early in December, the
proceeds of which will be used to defray
the expenses of the reading room.
BARTON LANDING.
Miss Lula Flint has returned from Bos-
ton.
Miss Winitred Williams is sick with
tonsilitis.
Austin Blake from Lowell was in town
| over Sunday.