Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
erney of Boston arrived too late for the

funeral.
The regular meeting of the w. c. Z. U. |
was held Tuesday at the home OF Mrs. |
Underwood, with large attendance. The |
program was as follows: Prayer; music; |
business; roll call, "Good News from
Every Land =. "Neal Dow,' Mrs. Glazier;
"Mary A. Livermore," Mrs. Mossman;
"Booker T. Washington Mrs. Aldrich;
"Dorothea Dix" Mrs. Prescott.
Twenty-Five couples of the young friends
of Miss Eula Sheldon gave her genuine,
valentine surprise party last Thursday
evening at her home in Crystal Lake Hotel.
All brought valentine presents. After a
social hour the couples marched to the ca
pacious dining-room, where Mrs. Sheldon
and the walters had prepared fine supper.
The rest of the evening was spent in read
ing ali the valentines, which caused much
merriment, listening to good music, play
ing games and general good time.
The Afternoon Study club met at the
home of Mrs. A. P. Underwood Thursday,
Feb. II, 81 members and four visitors being
present. Roll call was responded to with
current events. English history lesson
and Character of Sir Walter Scott" by
! Mrs. Cutler, was followed by writings OF
Scott" by Mrs. Rowell. At the close of
the meeting an informal reception was
given Mrs. Cordelia Cutler in honor of ber
74th birthday. Fitting remarks were
made by the president, who also read q
poem composed for the occasion by Rev
A. B. Blake, after which the hostess served
refreshments. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. Barron February %.
The Woman's Literary Club met at the
home of Miss Marion Currier Wednesday
evening, Feb 13, with twenty ht mem
bers and five visitors present. The pro-
gram consisted of roll call, answering OF
questions from the question box of the
previous meeting, Current Events" Miss
Cook; debate, "Resolved, That the Intel
lectuaI Ability of Our Club Exceeds its
Physical auty''-affirmative, Miss Col
burne; negative, Mrs. Buswell. Both ladies
had prepared eloquent and convincing ar
guments, replete with wit and humor. The
arguments were submitted to q committee
of three, Mrs. Stannard, Mrs. Blake and
Mrs. Thompson, who after careful deliber-
alton rendered a decision in favor of the
affirmative. Two selections by the Arion
Ladies' Quartette completed the program
after which all present participated in 6
valentine social.
The concert at Seaver's hall Friday even
] ing for the benefit of the Washington trir
of the senior class, was a grand Iterar!
+ and musical success and fairly good Fl
: naneial success, netting the class about S12
The Arion Ladies' quartette made up o
- the following local ladies, Mrs. Stannard
, Mrs. Pillsbury, Mrs. Batchelder and Mrs
Wright, was generally spoken Of as a fin
:, combination OF voices and certainly tn
= class of music they rendered and the man
ner in which it was rendered was harmo
nious and pleasing. Miss Marion Bickfort
IL of Glover sang ''The Kentucky Babe' in
Ii most pleasing and touching manner. Mis-
J Bickford has a wonderfully melodiou
voice and volume far beyond the averag
1t young singer of Miss Bickford's age. CT
y Webster, &. Q. Baldwin and Fl. e. Potter
Is their parts rendered added substantially t
the evenings entertainment and Miss Iren
10 Mallory OF Stanstead, reader, was consiC
"a Barton for several years, not barring thos
in the lecture courses. She reads all kline
j. of selections well but excels on children
81 pieces, copying the actions and voices
Us children with wonderful likeness. Mi
Mallory will alway find responsive chol
o. in a Barton audience, and her appearsn
ro here would insure a good house. E7el
III local party in the entertainment gave
their talent and time for this cause and
OF serves credit, and certainly the audien
ay was surprised to find the talent at har
rs: but never before brought together. MI
lis such entertainments be more common.
Another one of our respected and ag
citizens died on Saturday mornin
'-A namely, Mrs. Lucy s. Reed. Mrs. Re
has been failing since last September,
us was not confined to her bed quite ty
r, weeks. The promise, ''Thou shalt come
Us Us thy grave in a full age like shock
w w corn" was verified in her behalf; for s
lno lived long and useful life, and her wor
oH' do follow her. Miss Lucy S. Niles "
born in Lyndon, March 20, 1922, but eal
in life moved with her parents to Newpo
11u afterwards moving to Brighton, Ma.
where she lived until her marriage to 6
4n w. Reed of Otisfield, Me-, on Oct. 1, Is
LIZ -, Her home during her married life '
spent in Brighton, Mass her husba
dying March "a, 1865. She lived there
10 til 1870, when she came to this town, VIII
10 she has since lived. She made her no
VIII with her daughter, Mrs. Lucy M. Rob
the son, since 1877. For many years n
/
ny the moral and social condition OF the &C
munity in which she moved. She
hing honest, oprIgnt ana courageous, reaq.
ARE help in all good things, as her ability
noh mitted. She took great interest in
bv churches here, especially in the Metho
more whicn she always attended. She We
met member of the Sunday school. and
some years president of the Ladies'