Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-26

has been spending a week visiting his
aunt, Mrs. G. S. Skinner and other rela-
tives returned home, last Saturday.
Last Saturday as Harold Basset was
skating he slipped, striking on the side of
his head and receiving injuries which for
time were feared might prove fatal, but
he is now recovering.
On account OF poor health. F. @. Stod-
dord has been obliged to give up part of
the work in his bakery for the past two
weeks and his father, G. B. Stoddard, has
been working for him.
A number of the Knights of Pythias
went to Troy last Wednesday evening
where the Trojan lodge worked the third
degree in the long form. Philemon lodge
OF this place also worked the second de-
gree.
Whipple French & Co. are remodeling
| their store. They have enlarged the fur
niture department, have taken out the
| counters in the wall paper room and de-
voted the whole room to wall paper and
| have painted and fixed up generally pre-
paratory to doing more business in the
| future.
| The Book and Thimble Club met with
Mrs. Clifford Hall Thursday afternoon,
thirteen mem bers and two visitors present.
Report of secretary read and approved,
roll cali responded to with current events,
after which the following program was
carried out: Sketch, "Matthew Arnold"
| Mrs. Webster; Selections from Arnold,
Miss Wins ow; paper, Southern Side of
the Color Question: . Mrs. Taplin; reading,
| 'Gain in the life of Negro Women" Mrs.
Twom bly,; reading selected from Elizabeth
| Barrett Browning's works, Mrs. Bracket.
| Meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Marston Feb. %.
A Junior Audubon Society has recently
been organized in the graded school, the
third organization of the kind to be form
ed in the state. Tha society is in three
divisions, the total number of mem bers
enrolled being one hundred four. Follow
ing is a list of officers: Grades Ii and III; !;
President, Paul French; Vice President,
Persis Lyon; Secretary, Vivian Wiley;
Treasurer, Helen Beede; Grades " and V
President, Guy Harris; Vice President,
Stella Lewis; Secretary. Edwin Dudley
Treasurer, Dale Whipple; Grades VI and
VII President, Hazel Harris; Vice Presi-
dent, beatrice Badger; Secretary, Lillian
Doe; Treasurer, Josephine Brackett. A
very interesting session Of the society was
held Friday, February 49, when Miss Della
|. Griffin of St. Johnsbury, Secretary OF
the Audubon Society of Vermont, was
present and gave 6 very instructive and
interesting talk to the children regarding
the protection and study of birds, relating
many amusing incidents of bird life and
making suggestions, some of which have
already been carried out by members oil
the society.
One OF our prominent and much respect
ed business men passed away last Sunday
morning at about four O'Clock, namely
FL. Perley, formerly of the firm of Whipple
French & Co. Mr.. Perley had been sick
with consumption for nearly two years
and for some weeks his death has been
feared, but the end came suddenly at last
Mr.. Perley, was q man who had many
friends, genial, social, intelligent, good
neighbor and an honest citizen. He wa:
born in Barton Landing in April, 1868
and has lived here all his life. He wa
married to Miss Emma Howard of Coven
q try on Sept. 13, 1898, and leaves littl
S daughter, Esther, and son Kinney. He wa
an affectionate husband, and loving father
: During his long sickness he has been
y most patient sufferer, solicitous for tn
comfort of all who cared for him, an
q grateful for every kindness bestowed, FL
leaves to mourn his loss, his wit
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Perle
!, his father and mother, bis three brothers
Arthur and Burt on the home farm, 81.
Perley of Barton, his four sisters, Mr.:
Richard Brennan and Mrs. Clara Smith c
this place, Mrs. Walter FL. Pope of Bosto
u and Mrs. Arthur Hook of Burlington, an
several more distant relatives and q larg
rt circle of friends. The funeral will be hel
is at the house tomorrow (ruesday) at tw
O'Clock p. m, Rev. Grant L. Shaeffer off
IS ciating. The body will be inferred in th
d village cemetery.