Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-25

Mrs. w. z. Twombly has been i'll at the
home of her mother in Troy and unable to
return home.
Denuie White sold a three months old |
colt TO parties from Claremont, n. H., last
week for 80 90.
DR.. E. NJ. Nichols attended the medical
at Rutland recsntiy. Mrs. Nichols
accompanied him.
Mrs. Benry Hawkins has returned home |
after few weeks visit at her former home |
in Providence, R. i.
6. NJ. Bicktord is doing large job of |
mastering at st. Johnsbury, which will
take him several weeks.
Charley Jackson, who has been at work
about three months at Stanstead, p. O.,
is home for the holidays.
Amos Robinson recently shipped one of
his Pomeranian dogs to London, Ont, for
which he received 500 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Smith of st. Johns
bury spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Smith of this place.
JOnu DuEkS hb0 AdihAIJ anu IdIIiCA
Ro wen from Lowell, Mass, spent Christ
mas with friends.at Hotel Barton.
Benjamin Keast of Milford, N. H., is
setting up the boxes and other appliances
for the new-post Office in the Bank block.
William A. Murray has just wired H. G.
Pierce's drug store for electric lights, the
gas lights having refused to serve longer.
C. H. Jewell and his son, Robert, came
home from Boston Saturday morning.
Mr.. Jewell will return to Boston tomorrow.
Mitchell Lapete, who got so badly in
juced in the hay press last week, is at pres
ent doing as well as expected. 1t is hoped
his leg may be saved.
The village schools commence again to-
morrow, having been interrupted several
weeks on account OF many of the pupils
being iii with measles.
Mrs. Fl n. Gardiner leaves this week to
join her husband in their new home in
Waterbury, where Mr.. Gardiner is en-
ployed by the Peerless Co. at that place.
Mrs. w. W. Reirden has returned from
Montreal where she had undergone sur
gieal operstion on the 10Th inst. She is
gaining and believes she has received per-
manent help.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thompson
have moved to this place from st. Johns
bury. They will live with Judge and
Mrs. w. w. Miles, Mrs. Thompson's
father and mother.
Past Masters night will be observed by
cass;aapa TO sFes. s llrl.L,ag
evening, Dec 20, at F:30 O'Clock. The 81
degree will be worked by Past Masters.
At close of work banquet and post pran-
dial exercises.
The reunion of the 4th Vermont Reg
iment was held at White River Junction,
last Wednesday. o Dgyer, Luther Har
ris, Cyrus Collision, William Stoddard and
several others from this part of the state
attended. A pleasant camp fire and good
speaking was reported.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Stannard visited in
New York City last week, arriving home
last Monday. While there they attended
a concert in Carnegia Hall given by the
New York Symphony Orchestra, Walter
4 Damroche conductor. Here they had the
privilege of hearing Miss Bessie Abbott,
from the Grand Opera OF Paris. This was
her first appearance in New York. She
had sung before the King and Queen OF
Italy and before Edward VII, in Paris
She is an American young lady OF great
promise. They also heard Nordica and
several other noted singers.
The ladies' AftestoOn study Club met
last Thursday attefAoon at the home OF
Mrs. Stone, twenty four members and one
visitor being present. The meeting was
opened by ron call on current events.
Mrs. Lang gave a reading from history,
4 "Where cid slavery originate Then
the following resolution was debated
"Resolved: That the negro is given every
opport unity in the United States since the
close OF the Civil War 20. become the equal
OF his white neighbor." Mrs. Barron and
Mrs. Rand presented papers on the sffirma-
tive side of the question, and Mrs. Miles
and Mrs. Grant read papers on the negative.
Mrs. Blake, Miss Helen Joslyn and Mrs.
Murkland were the COMMITTEES to decide
the question, and they brought in their
report in favor OF the negative. After the
debate Mrs. Stone read paper on tsWh t
Writers Did Mostfor Freeing the Negro?''
Later Mrs. Tower read paper on "Booker
Il. Washington" was the consensus OF
opinion. of those present that this was one
of the most interesting meetings ever heid
by the Club. The papers were exceedingly
able and interesting, and the novel feature
OF a debate when sides were clearly defined
and eseh side endeaYored to produce un-
answerable arguments, gave zest to. the
exercises. The two papers following the
debate added much to the interest, beir 9
all relevant to the subject discussed. On
the whole the meeting was grand success
and showed much labor aud pains on The
part of the authors Of the papers. D
The news of the death of Mrs. Amory
Dsyison last wednesday was painful.sur-
prise though somewhat expected. About
six weeks ago Mrs Dawson suffered 6