Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-03

viii ee announced later. Thls - great
event In M. w. A. Circle. The local tesn
is having new suite made f5r ne o-ccaston-
Abou. seven hnndre1 different people
have registered on the book al q. II. Davis
Co % store, giving them a cnancs 70 draw
the &c. OF fars displayed In the window
There seems to bu considers eIa Interest In
the affair aud w aan the lucky nun nosr II
drawn on Saturday cv.ning, Fcb. Is. there
promises 10 be snEne ex .iia n tui.
The concert given hF Prot. aarriagton /
and his casa, assisted by local sinsers, |
was fairly weu s,seaded. sad mach en-! ~ |
ed. The clsss sho xed Advancement under |
his method of ir.iaing. NJ. Harrington |
has very com n,ntiag way and NJ toubi
gets more on, OF MS pa oit. 10 . given Itlene
than many teachers. Tae solos readere3
By Mr.. Blake. DR.. Blake and {. b. Web
sse- we're highly enjoyed and spplauded
Saturdays storm proved the worst OF
the ssason thus far, and iunesrmsn have
M reason to cNnp plain of insufficient snow
now, for fully Is inches is repo ted TO have
fallen, and 10 ,ns opsa high wind driftod
the snow BABY, mixing the roads nearly
inpassable yesterday and all the trains
late. Reports ofa terrific gale along the
i coast on the same day tell Us the storm
was no, sl.ogethe, local. Last week also
furnished us the coolest weather OF the
winter, the Thermometer on Thursday
falling from IL TO % below. This morning
the Thermometer registered about IS BE-
lox.
The Afternoon Study club held their
regular meeting Friday evening at the
Congregational church pariors and carried
ont their usual program. with the addition
OF some instrumanisl anc vocal music. Ii
was "Gentlemsn's Might" and your
reporter, with 90 other invited guests,
enjoyed the privilege OF witr e~siug the
working of the order. There was = pleas
ant company OF about 100 people. consist
Ing OF 80 members beside the invited guests
present. The meeting Sas called TO order
by the president, after which a due, vas
finely rendered by Miss Rath Barron and
Prot. Hartford. With some "voillcs OF
wit, aud FIRE OF light rsiIlery," la her
> Introductory remarks tne president re-
. ferred TO the supposition Of the fact that
tue visitors must have observed the
elegance OF dictlon. the accurate pronun-
cia.ion, the pure + gli4h, the chaste classic
manner With which the members Of the
club expressed thought, and other excel
lenciss Of literary character as 4 result OF
their study during tue years ne organiza-
tton had existed. The roll cali vas ans
we:ed by quotations from George Eliot
! aod Lord Byron. Following this was the
{ report Of tho previous mseting by the
b secretary, Nrs. J. 4. Pearson. Miss Kate
L. ferrin reci;ed "Tii> Painter of Seville
!. IA very pleasing manner, and D.. and
= Mrs J. VI Blake sang a cuei entitled 20
n Moment That / Bless" oy Dennie Thi:
was greeted with a hearty encore to which
. they responded By singing IL Was q
Lover and His Lass" by Matthew. Both
Miss Fcrrin and Mrs.. Blake were presented
oeautifai bouquet OF roses. The next Ia
order vas q paper by Mrs. ]. y. Webster
on "6reenwicn." With facstious intro
= duction relating TO her early acquaintanc,
l. with her suei CT she went on witna q fn,
aud interesting description of this eele
1t brated meridian. The paper showec
:, mush thought and research, aad wa
lesson In English history, this suffice
Ia being "Qaeen Mary aud Queen E.izlbeGh
$ The subject was quite thoroughly treated
a. questions being arranged by the teacher o
r. ths isssoa, Mrs. % ID Ro well, IN such
= manner as 10 bring out many of the fact
{. concerning the lives of the two Engltsl
= queens. The members acquitted them
: selves ctediiably aud showed that thel
knowledge Of the suti=ct VS. not .im
pTomptu scqaisi,ion," bu, tho result Q
is considerable paiastaking and research
~ After this program came the soc al houi
- - when substantial refreshments we're scrve
% aud the visitors took su active part ia tai
part Of the ensertsinment. Tbs preslteu
II rsfsrtei 20 the last part (khe refrcs hmsu
20 psr,1 OF the program a. something shlc
IL would sppcsI 10 The hearts of the gentle
- men. and the gentle nen sre waiting fc
m ,re suea appeal.