Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-12

>. NJ. Bickford goes again TO st. johbs-
bury tomorrow to work at bis mason
trade. Mr.. and Mrs Bickford spent last
Sunday with P. A. Robbins people at
Newport.
The members and friends OF the w. c..
T. o. are cordially invited to meet with
Mrs. B. B. Jerome on Tuesday p. m,
Feb. 13, at three O'Clock. Topic, Frances
Willard
There will be special meeting OF Olym-
pic encsmpment, No. II, o. o. F., in Odd
Fellows'balI Friday evening. All members
are requested to be present as business OF
importance is'to be transacted.
w. B. Bowman has had his barber shop
newly papered, painted and vanished and
soon expects to have plate glass window
in front. This change makes the shop
take on the appearance of new room.
E. H. Webster received an official COM
munication from Kittredge Haskins, mem
Der of Congress of this district, that the
U. S. Senate has approved Mr.. Webster's
appointment as postmaster of Barton pest
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Graves and son, Will
mer, intend to start for California the goth
of this month. They will stop in Omaha, i,
Neb., to visit J. L. Carr and r. J. Bodwell,
Mrs. Graves sister and brother, latter which
| they will resume their jou rney.
At the regular meeting Of Orleans Lodge
No. So F. & A. M Friday, Feb. 9, Frank
| E Miles, o. o. S. NJ, made his annual and
efficient visit. The M. M. degree was
worked in very satisfactory manner by
the regular officers of Orleans Lodge, II. c.
| Potter, w. NJ. After the work banquet
served in the dining hall, following which,
H. j. Stannard acting as toast master q
pleasant hour was spent in social inter
course and speech making.
Miss Colburne entertained the Woman's
Literary Club last Wednesday evening,
Feb. The roll call was responded to by
quotations for st. Valentines eve. Mrs
Buswell gave very interesting paper or
the three French writers, George Sand
Balzac and Zola, and Mrs. Blake read "The
Poor Children of Paris" from the Bay
View Magazine. After adjournment Miss
Colburne served chocolate and waters
which was greatly enjoyed by her guests
together with writing short stories from
pictures given each one. In this trial o
skill the prize was awarded Mrs. Blake.
The Bartop Academy basket ball team
defeated the Newport high school team
Saturday evening by a score of 20 o.4O
The game was well played and a hare
fought one. The end of the first period
showed score of 10 to s in favor of New.
port, but in the remaining two periods O.
the game the visitors were able to throw
E-but five other baskets while the Bartor
team threw sixteen. Several have expressed
desire to see rubber game, each team
having won two games now, PLAYED OF
neutral ground.
The next and last entertainment in tn
lecture course is a lfc+ure by DR.. RoIan,
Dwight Grant next Friday evening. Hi
subject is "Snakes ID Para disc" and from
testimonials given by emf ent men an
speakers, and press Clippings. the write
o WOULD say this lecture will be one of th
best numbers in the course. He is
speaker the course have tried to secur
. since their first course of entertainment
but have been unable to do SO as his date
+ have always been filled long before hane
= Come and hear the crowning lecture of a
i unusually successful lecture course.