Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-24
at work. He will saw out the logs after
erecting the mill there.


erecting the mill there.
Mrs. S. p Joslyn of Burlington with her
daughter, Louise, visited her sister, Miss
Joslyn, last week. After the holidays she
will join her husband, Gen. Joslyn, who is
now stationed at Vancouver, Wash. NV
Joslyn of Boston, Mass. is spending Christ
mas with his sister.
Oliver Valley went recently to Canada to
buy 600, 900 feet of logs to stock the tub
factory for the coming year. The owners
have orders for all the tubs the factory,
running to its fullest capacity, can make
for year and it is expected the shop will
run steadily from now on.
A very interesting meeting was held
with Mrs. Warner at the parsonage, on
Tuesday last. The subj ct being 'Foreign
Missions" In addition to the regular pro-
gram Mrs. Kinney, who is at present stay
ping here, gave beautiful vocal solo with
piano accompan iment. Mrs. Kinney goes
to Newport every Saturday to give vocal
lessons.
The annual meeting OF the carton
Development association is called for
| Tuesday evening, Jan. s, in the high school
room, at 80 O'Clock. as called for by the
constitution. At this time the chairman
of each committee is expected to make
report, also the officers; and the election OF
officers will take place. This is an impor
tant meeting and a full meeting is
desired. Further notice will be given.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post office December "a. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
/ H. s. Achilles, Geo. ButterfieId, Edward
Black, Mrs. Juna Colburn, Mrs. Rose
| Currier, Henry Caus sbrook, VIM. II. Clark
Mrs Cridan, Mrs. Mary Dudevoir, Miss
Alice Duiur, Gladys Cooley, David M
House, 2, Mrs. e. j. Moore, Mrs. FL. Il.
Morey, Fred Marshall, Mrs. Edward
| Wllkie.
The Afternoon Study club met THUS
day, Dec 20, with Mrs. FL. T. Seaver at
Hotel Barton, twenty being present. Roll
call was responded to with anecdotes, and
quotations from our forefathers. English
history lesson was taught by Mrs. Lang.
| Mrs. Mossman gave sketch of Sir Isaac
Newton. very interesting paper on the
life and writings of Pope was written by
| Mrs. Robinson and read by Mrs. Batchel-
der A reading, 'Home of the Pilgrims" F"
was given by Mrs. King. Mrs. Pillsbury
favored the club with two selections on
! the graphophone.
Il is beyond our power to give adequate
space or words to the beautiful display of
Christmas goods the merchants OF this
place have displayed during the past
week. The stocks of Christmas goods
have been exceptionally large and of
better quality this year than ever before
and people have bought better goods than,
usual, which will please the merchants
and give satisfaction to the giVer. Situr-
day was a big day in all the stores and
undou btedly today will be as large before
the doors are closed tonight, which will
round out an exceptionally good Christ
mas trade.
The R.F. Outeault picture lecture last
Monday evening was on the whole very
well received. The house was well filled
notwithstandin the several times changed
date for his appearance. He began MS
lecture by telling q short history OF nls
own lite and his start in the humorous
picture work. He at last found his real
: place in life by sickness, when for amuse'
ment he drew and sent TO pubiishe
, some humorous pictures, they wer'
accepted and he drew more. $50 1t Is,
said the speaker, lone is often Jared int
: his real place in life by some seemlngi.
terrible misfortune. He drew SOM
very humorous pictures of his frs
attempts to paint portraits, then he pro
4 dueed the "YelIow Kidn which everyon
; remembers as running in the Sunda.
nauers. then the darky boys and tinall
sRuster Brown" He showed how tn
gift for drawing humorous pictures mus
t be developed and how the artist mus
I, specialize, that is, choose some partlcuia
q k,nd of a picture and draw that kind con
] nually and study circumstances an
conditions pertaining to the life an
q characteristics of his particular sketches
o Mr.. Outcault showed himself to be won
: derfnl artist and all in all the lecture va
q considered good, and the entertainment