Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-30

January 1. This is a desirable piece o. |
property and Mr.. Phillips has made wise |
purchase.
The following letters remain uncaIled |
for at the post Office December 30. riesse
say advertised in calling for these letters:
B. o. Foster, d. NJ. House, j. L. Lewis, L.
Lobdell, Geo. Richardson.
We call attention to the new advertise
ment OF FL. r. M 4ck in this issue of the
MONITOR. Mr.. Mack is also one of the
:, Oldest advertisers in the MONITOR and evil
IDENTIFY believes in good advertising me-
dunn.
This issue of the MONITOR was printed
with electricity, the first used for power in
Barton. We have been running our job
presses with electricity for several days
also, ano find the power very satisfactory.
Gelfand see the motors working any day.
: There were very pleasant exercises
consisting of speaking, singing etc.,
and q supper for the children at the
Congregational church Tuesday evening.
At the Metho list church a supper was
/
tree for the little ones.
| George Burke, wi no has been spending his
vacation at Hotel Barton, has returned to
his home in Lowell. Miss Julia Burke
and Mrs. John Rowen will go to Lowell,
Mass, tomorrow, and Mrs .Rowen will also
go to Lawrence to visit sister before re-
turning home.
j. B. Freeman has bought out the w. s..
Hibbard milk business and will take pos
session and supply Mr.. Hibbard's custom
ers with milk from the Elmwood dairy,
with such addition from other good dairies
as is needed. Mr.. Freeman has an excel
Elent dairy and like his predecessor will
furnish his customers good milk.
One evening last week Mr.. and Mrs.
Matlloux opened their home to the work.
men on the school building at which time
they presented their foreman, 81. Gadley
with nice gold watch as Christmas
gift and to show their esteem for him.
j. w. Millar made the presentation in 9
few well chosen words. The company
spent social evening for which they feel
very grateful to Mr.. and Mrs. Mailloux.
The Foresters at their meeting Thursday
evening elected the following officers
G. D., Homer Rushford; G. r., Georgs
Goodro; V. r., Walter Goodro; Rec. Sec.
Bert Adams; Financial Sec., E. A. Girard
t Treas, L. NJ. Hubbard; Orator, Miss Delii
r Courchaine; Supt. of Court, Michael Rey
polds; Org, Miss Catherine Ryan; s. w.
t Fred Cloutier; j. W., w. s. Roland; s. B.
{ }}..1g. Courcheine; j. B., Duffey Martell; Trus
+ tees, L. M. Hubbard, e. A. Girard; FinRn
cial Com, Mrs. Abbie Valley, Miss Cor
+ della Rushford; Degree Capt, M. Reynolds
Auditing Com, W. S. Roland, Fred Clou
tier.
!. The Christmas meeting of the Woman
Literary club was held at the home @
, Miss Isadore Foss, Thursday evening
n Dec. g. and was attended by a Iarg
number of the club members and friend
of the hostess. The parlors were taste
: fully decorated with garlands of evergree
- and Christmas bells, presenting a mos
attractive appearance. The topic for tn
9, evening was Travel and those presen
el had the pleasure of listening to an infor
NAL talk on the subject, given by Rev. "
o A. Warner, which was greatly appreciate
S. by all The literary program conclude
with son by Miss Ruth Barron, afte
: which the meeting adjourned and pleas
r ant social hour was passed, the distribu
ton aud examination of the gifts affordin
merriment for all
IN The presentation of the play, "The Dis
mond Belt" by the Thespiens at Seaver
m hall Friday evening drew medium size
as house and was well received. The ple
was written by the local author, Davi
; Hill of Newport, who took the leadin
- part with much credit to himself. TT
limited stage room cramped the possibiI
ties Of the play to some extent, as cou
on be easily seen, but this did not howeve
as hinder the kodak fend from getting
his work and H. B. Rood the Irish servan
[r. from cutting up in all kind OF prank
ne Former players other than those mel
". toned above were n. l.. Simpson, A. '
al Fletcher, Miss Minnie Stannsrd, Mrs-A.V
he Fletcher and E. E. Mathews, who nev
let disappoint. Aaron Grout OF Newport is
new member of the Thespians as are al
l., Miss Ella Stafford and e. A. Gavin, b
of the senerai op'hioh rs 'ho company
,;e struck some finds in these new member
The play will be repeated at Newport
:, Friday evening.
ere p,puN
yle
In the girls game between the Bartt