Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
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ditiohs of weather and roads prevented
the general acceptance of the invita-
ton.
''The Devil" an uncommon play
with common name, was the chief
attraction at Lanes opera house
last week.. There was large
attendance and while the plot of the
play was rather light, it was we'll
acted and conveyed some moral
instruction.
Henry Black has sold his farm in the
North neighborhood IN Coventry to
Barlow Bros Reported considera-
ton $4,000. Giles Reynolds, who had
been carrying on the farm. has closed
his labors there and contemplates the
purchase of another farm in the same
neighborhood.
Inc Ladies' Guild of St. Mark s
church held it's annual Christmas sale
at School hall on Thursday afternoon.
Many useful and beautiful articles
were disposed of. Refreshments of
various kinds were served. There
was an entertainment in the evening
to which an admission fee of Is cents
| was charged.
P. R. West, steward for the past sea-
son Fat the Memphremagog clubhouse,
has gone to Vancouver, B. c., for the
winter. 1t is uncertain whether Mr..
West will return for the next season,
though his many friends in the club
hope that he may do so. Certainly it
would seem hard to find anyone to fill
the position of steward as acceptably
as he has done.
At the meeting of Lakeside Chap
ter, 0. E. S., Monday evening, there
| being no work on the degree, the
evening was one of recreation. the
short chapter session being followed
Iby social hour. the hostess of the even.
ing being Mrs. Dean Dwinell, associate
matron. The attending members were
entertained by local artists of musical
and literary fame.
S. S. Tinkam, father of Treasurer
| F. S. Tinkham of the Orleans Trust
Co.. died in Burlington Sunday, Nov
20. Mr.. Tinkham was nearly 81 years
of age, having been born in Cornish
N. H., April 7, 1918. F. P. Dav re
turned from Burlington just before
Thanksgiving and is looking after hi
business at present. He is somewha
improved in health but may return t.
Burlington for time.
Owing to the slackness of business
on the Boston & Maine railroad sew
eral men have been laid off for tim
and some engineers are set back t
firing. Traffic going west, however
is picking up, more transit cars bein.
sent this way since the reorganizatio
of the freight handling department
and the prospects seem bright 70
good business later. The dry seaso
. and low water have retarded tn
pulpwood industries in Canada to
: great extent and as the handling G
/. this product constitutes the bulk of tn
! railroads business on the north enc
it is easy to see the reason for tn
present dullness on this division.
l The Ladies' Reading Circle me
n Tuesday evening, Dec. l, at the horn
h of Mrs. B. T. Webb, the occasic
;, being that of the Colonial Tea an
reception to the teachers of Newpo
g high school. The ladies of the Giro
. were attired, as far as possible,
Q colonial costumes, the most strikir
: and complete being worn by Mrs.
4 j. Parker, Mrs. Cunningham and Mr.
= E. S. Watson. The visitors were r
ceived by Mrs. Watson, who is pres
dent of the Circle, and after a soci
ID hour tea was served at D. m. Il
It viands being prepared from receip
If of long ago. A short musical al
:, literary program was presented, the
l. being readings by Mrs. Storrs and MI