Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30

Miss Miles, the deaconess, gave a
very interesting talk on the DeaconesS
Home and the work, Sunday morning
in the absence of Rev. Dukeshire, who
supplied the pulpit at Groton.
Leonard Fayer leaves tonight on
the 5 IA train for his new position in
the flour mills at Moose Jaw, Sask.
His many friends here wish him d
pleasant trip and success in his work.
Dent forget the New Years ball
given by the band IN Seaver's hall en-
Friday evening. This event gives the
boys q chance to get even with the
girls on the leap year ball. Everybody
invited.
The following letters remain uncalled
ed for at the post office December 30.
Please say advertised when calling
for these letters: Fred Ellsworth,
Mrs. r. NJ. Legasey, 2, j. I. Murphy,
j ohm Smith.
The annual meeting and roll call of
the Congregational church will be held
at the church vestry on Friday evening
! at 80. Supper will be served for the
members OF the church and society
and their families at 6 80.
The Odd Girls society gave Miss
Cora Mossman post card shower
Christmas day, which was greatly ap.
preciated. Miss Mossman has been
suffering from an attack of pneumonia,
but is much better at this writing.
The Odd Girls society will be
entertained by Mrs. j. M. Elliott and
Mrs. Susie Berry at the home OF Mrs
Elliott Friday evening, Jan. /, at
O'Clock. There will be a short busi
ness meeting followed by social hour
,sith continued snow storms for th'
past few weeks and no thaws there il
heavy fall of snow for the time o.
year. December has been decidedly
; winter month while November wa
mild. Many nights have seen tn
thermometer below zero.
. Orleans lodge, No. SIS, F. & A. M
, Keystone chapter, No. Is, r. A. M.
and Orient chapter, No. 13, O. E. S.
will hold a lodge of sorrow Tuesda
evening. All members of the abov
! orders are cordially invited to atten
aud Masons' wives not members of tn
Eastern Star are also invited.
! A large crowd witnessed the baske
! ball game at Seaver's. hall Saturda
evening between Lyndonville an
Mikes Indians (Dean academy. Tn
I.yndonville team put up fast gam
: but were not onto some of the eXtr
: plays of the Indians. The score is nc
recorded-here it was too big.
e Geo. H. Davis and family left o
the early train Monday mornin
< for California, where. they wi
stay for the winter. Mr.. Davis live
" in South Pasadena, but does bushes
. in Los Angeles in connection with "
" L. Jacobs. In the spring George wi
: return to demonstrate automobile
He says he has THE car for mex
:. year, having already sold three out {
1t the IL he has bought.
Nj Some of those who were entertaine
= by friends and relatives aver Chris
mas are as follows: H. Gs Spauldin
;. of Swanton and Mr.. and Mrs. Dool
" of Manchester, N. H., at G..
n Blood's: Mrs. A. F. rierce Newpo
ce at r. P. SINNERS; Mr.. and Mrs. Be
Coomer Of Greensboro and Mrs. H.
of Walker of Concord. N. H., at
y Marsh's; Hon. J. C. Burke and 81
George and daughter Julia of Lowe
.. Mass, at Hotel Barton.
The Methodist church was crowd
m Sunday evening to hear the Christm
: :, exercises by the members of the Su
-, IN day school. The program consisted
~ 70 recitations. motion songs. solos, due
and choruses by the school. The pl
gram was excellent in every way a
en- much credit is due the little folks
II. well as the committee. The event
.r- service at the Congregational chur
di- was omitted SO that everyone mig
attend this service.