Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09
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and makes An ideal place for build

spot is sheltered from the north winds
and makes an ideal place for build
ing.
The Glover Dramatic club will,r pre-
sent 1.-The Flowing BOWL" comedy
drama in three acts, at Seaver's opera
hall Friday evening. This is the play
which was given at Glover on. Thanks
giving eve. and drew "a crowded
house. A dance will be held after the
play with good music. Reserved seats
on sale at Pierce'S.
Mr.. jerome says that those parties
who wanted his chickens Monday
night would have saved any amount
of trouble by calling him up to unlock
the door to his chicken pens. AS it
was they were to the trouble of tear
ing down quite bit of his barn wall
to get access to the chickens and were
then scared away before getting their
prize. That's a new way to gain 1en-s
| trance to building. %
The Woman's Literary club met
with Miss Currier Friday evening,
Dec. 4, Is members and two visitors
being present. The following pro-
Gram was much enjoyed: Paper, "The
Future of Niagara Falls" Mrs. Arthur
Ruswell: paper. 1.-THE Progress of
Motor Power" Mrs. BatcheIder; pa
per. "Good Health through Natural
Lines" Miss COiburne reading, Mrs.
Nichols; song, Mrs. Webster.
F. B. Lang has heard the"decisons
rendered by tIe board of rev lew of the
National Trotting association brought
him with entries at Stanstead and
Middlebury, and has been cleared in
both cases. thereby sustaining the de-
cision of the judges ana sustaining
the" claim of Mr. Lang that improper
entries were not made or fouling in
dulged in. This gives Mr.. Lang quite
large sum of money won last season
that has been withheld till decisions
were received.
A real touch of winter visited US
last week and the thermometers
: went ss low as 10 degrees below zero.
At that time there was scarcely any
snow and the ground froze deep
Since that time several inches of snow
has fallen but most of it has gone be
!, fore rain and the streets are very
icy now. One man said the road.
were wheeling part of the way. sleigh
: ing part of the way and part of tn,
way it was neither. If the ground i
frozen up for the winter, without rain
and thaws the outlook for water is no
encouraging and serious trouble 1
: anticipated tefore spring.
The Afternoon Study club me
Thursday. Dec. at the home of Mrs
: A. P. Underwood. Eighteen ladie
b were present Roll call was respond
Y ed to with current events. An excel
e lent paper or "Our Navy" was writ
ten by Mrs E. H. Webster and wa
read by Mrs. Murkland. Mrs. Barro
y read an interesting article on 'Crime
+ of Child Wives in Hindu" A son
J. entitled 'My King" was given b
Mrs. Ray Webster. Mrs. J. N. Wet
/ ster read selection on Duties an
Respons Utilities of Women Tn
It next meeting of the club will be hel
r with Mrs. S. C. Currier. this week.
d The absence of electric current
It week ago last evening handicapped tn
Monitor to such an extent that lare
% amount of matter intended for tn:
r. issue was necessarily omitted. Mos
70 of the matter appears in this issu
- however The current went off abo,
i $50 and was off all night. 1t is Gu
- : tomary for us printers to work IL
evening (many times till 10, IL
ed even IL o'clock) before publication ds
er to get up the late ads and local cop
,g Of course We never get thank ed for
IL but on the contrary get kicked becau
B we won't change ads up to the la
s minute and people wonder why the
item did not appear. Taking tt
:, night away from us last week made
~. w impossible to handle much of the ms
,ie ! ! ter and even then missed some of O.
ae ne mails. Occasionally printers ha
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