Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-21

ING the choir will sing "Angel Land - by
pinsuti and Mr.. Winslow will sing for an
ofertory, "The Way OF Peace" by Lloyd.
Mrs. Andrew Mcfarland of st. Johns
hurry and Miss Abbie Hale of Lower
Waterford with her two nieces have been
at +. d. Williamson's home the past week.
drama entitled "A Fisherman's Luck"
will be given at Highland hall this evening.
Chicken pie supper followed by social
dance. Music by orchestra. Admission
25 cents.
There will be no school in the high
school department on Tuesday and We'd
nesday on account OF the examination, and
no school in any of the departments Friday
Of this week.
h. j. Stannard, county examiner, In
forms US that he has several sets of old
teachers examination questions which he
will distribute to teachers and school
officers on request.
There is to be a meeting at Seaver's opera
house tomorrow night to organize two
basket ball teams. ALI those who have al
ready taken an interest in it are requested
to be there without fail.
E. E. Webster returned Saturday from
Groton, where he has been principal
OF the hegh school, and went today to
Newport, having received an appointment
OF deputy collector of customs.
We are glad to learn that HI. j. Sta annard
is appointed county examiner of teachers
for another term of two years. Mr.. Stan
nard is popular and efficient officer and
deserving the honor conferred upon him.
The pupils of the arithmetic class in the
High School sre working in partial pay
ments by the Vermont rule and will work
limited number of examples for the cit1-
zens here who have notes outstanding.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post Office Nov 21 Please say
advertised when calling for these letters !:
Albert A. Breasseau (2), Frank Cady,
| Pauline Hammond Co., Harry M. Newell.
The trustees of the village have been
putting in the electric wires for lighting
Mr.. GaskiII's new house. They have also
put more lights in the o. ID. Mossman
house. They propose to set poles up How
ard avenue upon which to stretch wires
this fall.
Last week while at school Paul Bickford
had his middle finger on his left hand
blown off to the second joint by blank
cartridge while trying to remove the pow
der with the sulphur end of a match. The
wound was dressed by DR.. Prime.
Friends of Miss Lula M. Lewis of Brattle-
boro will be interested to know that she
has entered the Sibley hospital at Wash
ington, D. c., to become trained nurse.
Miss Lewis is a daughter of Rev. f. W.
Lewis, former pastor Of the Methodist
| church here.
Mrs. Mary Morrill, of Park Street and
nephew, Mr.. Albert Morrill,, left the 14th
inst, for Boston, Mass, where they joined
the Raymond & Whitcomb excursionists
for California. Mrs. Morrill, will spend
the winter with Mrs. g. B. Ellis at Los
Angeles and Mr.. Morrill, will work at q
hotel and return in the spring to resume
his hack business.
snow and wind did not hit us as hard as II
, did in most sections. Only few inches Of
snow fell and the wind was not more
! severe than we often have, Until yester'
day the days have been bright and colo
and snow enough so one saw an occasion
al sleigh. Yesterday the weather softenet
up and last night small amount of rail-
~ | Aa
white than brown.
The Afternoon Study Club met las
Tuesday with Mrs. Lois III. Mossman q
her home on Park street. The topic TO
II the afternoon was early History of tn
is United States," and In line with this read
ings were given as follows: Settlement c
IN Jamestown" Mrs. Gilman; "Return c
ct the Msyfower," from Longfellow, Mr.
Lucy Robinson; and "Old and Ne
Is Plymouth Mrs. Viola Jenness. Tt
IN program was concluded by criticisms @
II pronunciation by Mrs. 8. NJ. Baldwin
Twenty-iour members of the club wei
- present.
v The District meeting of Odd Fellows vi
:. held here last Thursday evening. Evenir
-. Star Lodge OF Newport worked the 1niti
~ tory degree on one candidate. There we
81 members from Newport lodge, nine fro
West Burkelodge one from Boston preser
'st also P. G. NJ; S. A. Reed of Windsor, G.
Elk F. W. jackson of Barre, G. W.; P. A. no
es, bins OF Newport, also ID. d. g. M; Z.
Cook of Newport and G. 81. Stearns OF
ng Johnsbury. After the ceremonies W
INT over banquet was in waiting. The Wis
me ing members as a body took supper a
lodgings at the Crystal Lake House.
nv Thomas Boucher's new house is bel
to finished rapidly by George Goodheart
va his gang OF help. The plastering is
and the finish is being put on. Mr.. Coz
heart has Archie Boucher's house shing
49, and boarded, and it will be ready to plas
-. In few weeks The foundation OF r
Martell's house Will be put in this fall, 6
Noe Sheltry has bought building lot
IN north OF Archie Boucher's house, where
the proposes 70 build next spring. ii