Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-04

into May Pond last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cobb and Miss Mabel
Cobb spent Thanksgiving at the home OF
E. F. Humphrey in Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Cutting of New
Work came Wednesday for Thanksgiving
with Miss Grace Cutting and mother.
NJ. and Mrs F. d Pillsbury, Clare Pow
ell and G. BatcheIder arrived in Jackson
vile. Fla, the first OF last week, all well.
Mrs Cornelia Buckley and her son
Iobn of WheeIock spent Thanksgiving
with the Buckley brothers at this place.
]. b. freeman, Leone Freeman, C. C. w.
Heath and their families spent Thanks |
giving at George Urie's at West Glover.
Mrs. G. R. Prescott was called to Swan |
ton last Friday on account of sickness in |
the family of her brother, Rev. Milo Eddy. |
AIarge number of the Peerless girls went |
to their homes in other towns for Thanks
giving and the Peerless was closed that
day.
Laing Brothers will give moving pic
ture entertainment in Seaver's Hall, Satur-
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page.
A. K. Story went to birmingham, Mass
Thursday night for short visit, and re-
turned Saturday, accompanied by Mrs.
Story.
Mrs l.. E. Brewster and two children
came here from Boston to spend Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Harlow Foss.
The thermometer registered forty above
zero ON Wednesday noon, but in thirty
six hours ran down to zero, where 1t stood
Friday morning.
The new shop built by Henry Nault is
nearly comp ieted, the main business OF
which will be building the A Drown &
Sons patent sleds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Burnham and their
children Madge and Herbert, spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. Burnham's sis
ter, Mrs. S d. Stone.
Several from this place went to Glover
Thursday evening to attend the comic
drama, Escaped from the Law" and were
much pleased with its presentation.
James B. Sullivan has finished work in
the MONITOR office and gone to his home
in Northfield. He viii go this month to
Florida, where he will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. F. Black of Coventry,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard and family
and Miss Sarah Howard of Albion, N. Y,
visited at W. NJ. Wright's last week.
H. A. Harding received horse sired by
Red Elm from l.. w. Morris of Bradford
and one from John Snow of Woodsville
last week to put in condition for the
/ track.
The following letters remain uncalled
g for at the post office Dec. A Please say
advertised when calling for these letters
: George BeIlware, Elsie Langmaid, Irving
Robbins.
a The Afternoon Study Club will meet
with Mrs. J. w. Murkland Tuesday, Dec
K 9TH, at 2:3O o'clock, instead of Thurso ay or
account of the Bazaar Nhich opens Thurs
;. day p. m.
Judge Miles has received large numbe
80 of congratulatory letters from prominen
members Of the bar all over the state
This week he goes to Windsor County t.
ne hold court.
A. r. Cowles is spending week witt
10 his wife. at the home of their son, I'll.
Cowles, in Albany, n. Y. 2. w. Cowle
ny ate his Thanksgiving dinner with relative
oil. in Greensboro.
I'D Mrs. H. n. Fay moved out of the hous
*. she sold to Mrs. Ezra Martin, and is car
~ ing for her granddaughter Beth who ha
,g the measles at Arthur Wilson's. Mrs
Martin is moving to her new home.
mt A. M. Tower is building poultry hous
.th on the land he bought of j B. Freeman
The building is 1O0x15 feet. There are tw
ar departments, one on each end, 20x14 feet
n connected by the main building, " fee
long. Mr.. Tower intends keeping fror
100 to 150 hens another season.
.. The woman's Literary Club met wit
Miss Foss Tuesday evening, Nov. 2S. Rol
call was responded to by 'sFacts concerr
-, ing American men OF letters" Followin
- this were papers which were very interest
ing, showing study and careful preparation
ing "rhe Augustan Age or, French Literatul
!. and Art" Mrs. Batchelder; 1.-THE Reign
Louis XIV and the Condition of France
the the Close OF It." Mrs. 81. e. Cutler; "Ti
last Inspiration Of the French Revolution
Miss Gilpin.
and The following clipping from the Bar
Eh.s Daily Times may be OF interest to Barto
readers: jonathan Babcock, of Stratto
whose death, October q, atSfhe age of
st years, has already been announced, was
Uiu real ron OF the Revolution, and at Il
last meeting Of Vermont Society, Sons
the American Revolution, was made
ex- honorary member. He was the son
~ Robert BsbeOck, OF Wardsboro, died A
'i'n gust q, 1853, at the great age OF. 104 yeal
months Robert Babcock was one
ant forty picked men who aided Lieut. G
William Barton OF the Rhode Island mi
st tia, later the founder of Barton, Vt,
capture Sir William PRESCOTT, the Britt
.. commander In Rhode Island.
on Toe Bazaar for the benefit of the pub
reading room will be open at 2 o'clo
ond Thursday and Friday afternoons. Ma
beautiful and usafnl articles are offered