Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-08

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store this morning the Peerless sale prom
ises to be as large as ever, il not larger.
People who drove eight or ten miles were
seen there soon after the store opened.
There's no mistake about 1t, when George
tskes hold of thing it goes.
An all-round good time was the verdict
of those attending the dance at the club
house last Tuesday evening. To- morrow,
Tuesday evening, there will be stag party
at the clubhouse to which all members OF
the club are invited to be present. Re
freshments will be served. 'Nuff said.
The rooms in the new bank block are
rapidly being completed and all but two
rooms have been rented. Attorney +. u
Thompson, who recently came here from
st. Johnsbury, has rented suite OF rooms.
DR.. l.. e. Brewster, dentist from Boston,
has rented room and II. Fl. Hyde OF this
place has rented room where he will run
barber shop.
One week from this evening, Monday
the Academy Basket Ball Team will meet
the Montpelier Seminary Team of Montpe-
lier in Seaver's hall. You will remember
| the game last year was not walk over for
the Seminary boys and the predictions are
that it will not be this year. You will not
want to miss this exciting game and the
chance of seeing our boys go up against one
of the strong school teams of the state.
| The semi annual meeting of the stock
| holders of the lie Belle Lac Boat Club COM
1 4I,, Ir10G
day evening. F. ID. Pierce as president
presided over the meeting. The report OF
the secretary treasurer was heard and
accepted. 1t was voted to transfer $50 80
from the income of the company to the
expense account. P. w. Cowles resigned
as secretary treasurer en- II. @. Gay was
elected In his place for the balance of the
year. After some discussion committee
was appointed by the president to see
about sheathing the club rooms.
Fred II. Pillsbury writes from Jackson
vile, Fla, that the winter there has beer
cold and wet for Florida thus far. Bu
} that that they are all we'll and doing gooc
business with their monographs and au
tomobiles. There is to be State fair ther'
? this week and the White Automobile Co
l.have sent them two of their best machine
, to put on exhibition at this fair. The.
write that they expect to have the bes
booth on the grounds for their phono
graphs and automobiles. The boys, Pow
ell and Batchelder, don't seem to tax
kindly to the colored race, and if the,
should stay there very long there is DANCE
of their turning democrats. =
The regular meeting of the Afternoon
Study Club was held at Mrs. S. c. Currier'
last Thursday, the 4th. There weretw enty
four members and four visitors in atten
dance. Report of the last meeting we
: read, followed by roI call. The response
were quotations from Van Dyke, Emerson
Holmes, Lowell and Whittier and wei
gems of thought and sxpression. Follow
. ing the roll call was ii short Geographic!
sketch OF LongfelIoW hv Mrs. Barrows an
reading, -"The Famir,t" from Hiawath
by Mrs. MosSman. The musical numb
was vocal solo 'ShaE I re Forgottenf
by Mrs. Rarrows accompanied on tt
l. piano by Mrs. Aldrich. After short Il
cess Mrs. Grant gave a reading fro
e "LeaFes OF Grass" By Watt Wh1tma
q Mrs. Flanders paper on ''How VeBe
= Is Made" Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Simpson al
Mrs. Stone read five minute papers
II three jnventors, Samuel F. B. Mors
d Robert Fulton and Eli Whitney. Chang
II were made from the program as original
| made as several ladies to whom parts hl
10 been assigned were unable to be preser
,r Notwithstanding this however the race
b ing was profitable one and seemed to
enjoyed by all present.