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

A straw ride was enjoyed By party Ct
y ung people on Christmas day.
Mrs. Lila Johnson has been working in
c. l. Moore's store during the Christmas
rush.
Fred Csrgil, who is principal of school
In Massachusetts, is home for few days
visit
School begins Thursday this week, the
teacher, Miss Knights, being away the
first of the week
Roy Holmes, who is working at Barton
Larding for the Peoples Telephone Co.,
was home for Christmas.
{. c. Elliott is looking after the stock
for Charlie Bennett while Mr.. Bennett is
regsining strength from his illness.
Miss Euphemia Jewett, who has taught
school in this town and is now teaching in
Albany, spent Christmas here among
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Holmes gave thei
annual oyster supper to the graded school
graduates OF 1904 5 Wednesday evening,
Dec %. 10 people enjoyed the excellent
supper; games and plays made the evening
pass quickly and all departed with a
renewed appreciation of the generosity of
their host and hostess.
Christmas exercises were held at the
Union church at the Corner Tuesday
evening. "Santa's Surprise" was well
played by the young people and large
audience showed their appreciation. F. L.
Holmes, the Sunday school superintendent,
was presented a fine parlor lamp from the
| Sunday school scholars and others.
MORGAN CENTER.
Mrs. Lila Bemis is home from her trip
| to Massachusetts,.
| Mrs. Hilliard from East Charleston Ii
staying at the home of A. o. Elliott.
| Mrs. e. l.. Burroughs. who has beer
very i'll for some weeks, Is slowly improv'
ing.
The Christmas exercises at the church
Wednesday evening were enjoyed by {
good number of persons and pronounced
unusually good.
/. Z. Csrgill was thrown from bis sleigh
Thursday evening and quite badly injured
His horse ran some distance before being
caught but was uninjured.
Mrs. VIM Grove, who has been i'll TO
many months, has gone from the home o
her daughter, Mrs. I. @. Cargill, to liv
with her grandson, Bert Cargill.
NEWPORT.
c. W. Richmond spent Christmas wit
his family in Burlington.
E. c. Blanchard is absent from town TO
few days on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. M. Parker and dough
ter, Elsie, of Lowell spent Christmas il
town.
The Frost Veneer Seating Co. works ar
shut down until January 2, for the holida
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. A. Black are assistin
D. w. Hildreth in the office of the Expires
and Standard. ID
D. j. McDermott Is out again after bein
confined to his house for several week
with quinsy sore throat.
c. H. Loveland of the Humphrey stol
, | has been quite i'll the past week at b
rooms at Z. M. Bailey's, but he is now I'm
proving.
Walter Maloney is absent on fort
nights vacation, during which time b
position in the customs brokers Office
, filed by John Parker.
"Judge" w. Fl. Parker of the immigr,
ton Office attended Christmas banqu
Of the Lamoille County Bar at Cambrids
Junction, last Wednesday.
Notwithstanding the prevailing dullne
in business circles, our merchants report
fair volume of holiday business. Quite
quantity of holiday stock will be carrie
over, due principally to overstocking.
For the first time in the history of the
lumber business, Prouty & Miller ha
deemed it advisa BILE to run their mills {
r reduced time. For the past week tn
have run the mills but eight hours es
g day.
TROY.
The sale at the vestry was well attend
and good time enjoyed by all.
Harold Peck OF Newport electric lig
station is visiting In town.
Miss Bertha Wursthorne is spending
vacation at Stevens Mills, East Richfol
r Roy Martin of Boston has been visiti
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Martin
@ Guy Rockwell and Della House WI
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