Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-19

On Friday evening the band will furnish
music for roller skating in the town hall.
r. g. Burdick has purchased OF J. B.
Clement the skating business and skates
and will manage the rink hereafter.
Geo. w. Russ of Haverhill, Mass was in
town recently and bought span of horses
of Bean & MossmaD, and James McFar-
land has just returned from that place
where he went to deliver the horses.
Curtis johnson, e. 8. Webster, Ray
Underwood and Henry Eglinton went to
st. Johnsbury last Friday night to witness
the basket ball game between Co. ID OF
that place and team from Brattleboro.
Co. d won the game.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office Feb. 10. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
Anna Corley, James Hope, Eva Hill (2),
VIM. Lafoe, E. II, Page, nj. Paulette, Roy
Robinson. Master r. Thomas, r. Fl. Titus.
The Woman's Literary Club will meet
with Mrs. o. E. Cowles Wednesday even
ing, Feb. q. 1t is requested that each
member famiIiarize herself with the titles |
of Longfellow's poems and also to come |
prepared to respond to roll call with quo
tations from LoDgfellow.
| n. N. Hubbard takes two of bis cocker
| spanieis, "Hubbard's Rival Queen" and
"Rhoda FL" to the Boston dog show this
week. The Queen has taken several prizes
and both dogs are fine animals. Amos
Robinson also takes "Elite Swell"
! pomeranisn of high blood.
There is to be regular meeting OF
Crescent Lodge, o. o F Tuesday even
ing. Important business is TO be
transacted and all membe are requested
to be present. On Thursday evening the
degree of Pluto will be conferred upon
about forty candidates. All members
desiring to take this degree from this or
other towns are requested to be present.
T Barquet at six O'Clock. And on Friday
evening Olympic Incampm MT l. y %. +.
No. II will work the PatriarchaI degree.
, Friday nights lecture by Roland d
, Grant on ssSnakes in Paradise' was fi5-
ting final entertainment TO an excellent
course, one of the best and most successful
for years. Everyone went to the lecture hall
guessing what could be said on this sub
iect and what the subjsct meant, and they
left the hall wondering if there WAS any
interesting point pertaining to man and
his development not reached by the lecture
and lis versatile author. DR. Grant has the
faculty of keeping his hearers in feeling
of good humOr and many OF his strong
J points were brought out by illustrations
] So hot + no FOR
/ seemed to have nothing but the funny
side, but as the idea was lett upon the
t mind the thought grew more serious and
the truth the speake wished to leave with
8 the listener was firmly fasteGed upon the
mind. There is 70 doubt that another
8 visit from Dr.. Gram eou!d be pleasing to
the patrons OF the course
III he Afternoon Study Club met Thurs
. day, February 15, with Mrs. A. 2. Under.
wood in her pleasant uew home on Mair
- Street. Notwithstanding the inclemept
weather twenty members and three visitors
were present. The report of the last meet
," ing by the secretary, Mrs. Mae L. Barrows
s. was listened to and the roll called. tn
IN responses being anecdotes OF the civil war
A. Mrs. Emmelipe Webster read ssSom
BattlefieIds of the Civil War" Mrs. o. B
nt Mossman read a selection from ga FooI'
VS. Errand" and Mrs. Frank Lang a selection
from "The Leopard's Spots" 1t was tn
., intention to compare the views of tn
:. authors of these two books on the recon
structive period of our national history
but the member to whom this review we
er' assigned was necessarily absent. Thank
" are due Mrs. Mabel Thompson for be
interesting sketch of John B. Gougl
is which was delivered extemporaneousl.
'ge The club voted to send flowers to its value
mem Der, Mrs. Marcia King, who was pr,
at vented by severe illness from being presen
10 The regular meeting of the w. G. T. ]
was held Tuesday afternoon, February 1
the at the home of Mrs. B. B. Jerome, wit
on eleven members and three visitors presen
This was the meeting of the year when tt
ing union commemorated the death OF Franc
ks. Willard, which occurred Feb. IL, 1S9
i After transacting some business, anon
ot other things voting to distribute twent,
Mr.. five copies of The Young Crusader In tt
lower grades of our school, the membe
responded TO roll call with quotation
- from Miss Willard. The following pr
'' gram was then carried out. Paper, "Tr'
= Greatness of a Great Lea der," written
OH Mrs. II. T. Seaver, which was told in
'ce' interesting way and very entertaining
as1 given to the listeners. Paper, "Christis
Courage of Frances.W illard,'' was bri
inc description of that side of Miss Willard
will character, given by Mrs. Merton Wilso
Poem on Miss Willard, read by Mrs. G.
Davis. A song by Mrs. g. c. Lang W
No. rendered in an effective manner. At t
Seb. close OF the program those present we
!. C. presented with small pictures of M
Willard. The meeting closed with t
nod w. G. t. U. benediction The Union b
been and is still trying to do little pe
he msnentsworK among the young both
Sunday school and day school by EXERT
an influence for the cet Sc of tenn peran