Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-03

on the sick list last week
Hazel Twombly of Montpelier Seminary
IS home on a short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Rogers OF ALBANY vis-
tied at j. 5. Rogers last Fridsy.
Jennie Holtham and Mrs. Arthur Ord
way were on the sick list last week.
Miss NJ. A. McHarg has returned from
Boston with fine show of Christmas
goods.
Ray Wilkey is home from Montpelier
and will work in the E. l.. Chandler Com
pany's mills.
Mrs. P. McKenna gave a Thanksgiving
dinner to all of her friends from Newport
last Thursday.
Miss Anna Jones has gone to Montreal
for medical treatment. Miss Jennie Locke
accompanied her.
The Knights of Pythias will hold their
regular meeting tomorrow evening. Work
in the third rank.
The c. e. society Will hold an apron and
fancy work sale in the vestry Thursday,
afternoon and evening, Dec 49,
Arthur Austin attended the foot ball
Haven on Saturday, the Oath ult.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
in the congregational church last Thurs
day, Rev. W. r. Davenport preaching the
sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baraw, who have
been spending a month with their son,
E. r. Baraw, have returned to their home
in Lyndonville.
Frank Twombly has moved his harness
shop from the basement of the Valley
House into the W. G. Twombly block op-
posite the passenger station.
large party from this place went to
Barton last Wednesday evening to attend
the Ion Jackson concert and were much
pleased with the entertainment.
Wallace Sawyer has moved his groceries
to his rooms in the Wheeler block, where
he has store nicely fitted up. This fore
bodies good business with more trade
Rev w. R. Davenport will spend sew
eral days visiting friends in New York
and Mrs Davenport takes this opportu-
nifty to visit friends in New Hampshire.
Miss Ina l.. Marble of Lowell, Mass, was
| in town last week, called here by the death
of her grandfather, c. Chaffee. She re-
turned to Lowell last Saturday. Dec. 1st.
George G. Meade Post and w. r. e. will
hold their next meeting on Dec. 11th in
the afternoon. 1t is the election of officers
and every member is asked to be present.
M. NJ. Taplin was in North Adams last
week where he conducted a large auction
sale. He goes to Pittsfield, Mass. this week
where he is to sell a large livery business
at auction.
Will the person in Barton Landing who
sent an item on an unsigned postal card
please read the item in the Derby locals on
unsigned items, and tell his neighbor to
read it. (EDIToR)
W. c. Tripp has purchased of Mrs.
Frank Hunt the Badger livery stable and
Mr.. Tripp will move into Mrs. Hunts
tenement Mrs. Hunt will move in
where Mr.. Tripp moves out.
Every one go to the school entertainment
in the Opera hall Tuesday evening and
/ thereby help I he school little and at the
same time see number of fine stereopti-
con views OF the country from the Allan
| tic to the Pacific coast, and learn about
/ them.
The girls basket ball team played with
the Newport girls last Tuesday evening to
a very large audience, winning by score
of 10 to II. Friday night they played the
return game at Newport and lost to Z.
The girls have been doing fine work and
good reports will be heard from them later
in the season.
Next Friday evening the Thespians viii
present the drama 's,rhe Old New Hamp-
shire Homestead" This dramatic club
always draws full house and never dissp-
points its patrons, and its members believe
this to be one of the best plays which they
have ever put on to the stage. The new
scenery presenting the sugar place is as
reaI as nature. and other features OF inter-
est which will be introduced will enhance
the interest Of the listening and seeing au-
ditors exceedingly.
The fact that this village has been grow
ing exceedingly fast may be seen by con-
sYdering that hlty-one houses nave been
built in toe last four years. The village
now has one hundred and ninety-four
houses which shelter one or more families
The churches, he mills, the K. K station
and other business blocks which DO not
shelter families are not counted In this
number. With the prospect of goociy
number OF houses to be Guilt next summer
the outlook Is encouraging for the future
Of the village,
a partial list oi our citiz ms, Was Wer'
ont of toWa with friends lsst TBafsdsysar'
as followss Bert a. Scott and family. Car
D. French and family, Roy Bean and fan
e iIv and Carroll Wheeler were at Newport
: Ralph Lawson, Leon Lawson, Frank Cli
ford and Emmitt Dawson were at "por
2 Center. Mr.. emo Mrs. +. II. Ailcnurea an'
e Mr.. and Mrs c r Gay were al Barton
+, CA. " Wheeler and family we're 10 hast 20.
Is entry. Mrs. r. j. Kinney vas n Sout
:. Troy, Waldo Leonard ana feunlly snd n
Alien we're at Coventry, Roy Cooufn an
family were in Sutton, w. Smith ard fan
iiy were 10 81 Joansbury. Most Of tho
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