Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-23

Rev. E. F. Newell of Hardwick will
preach in the Methodist church next
Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Smalley from
Morrlsville were in town to attend the
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Skinner last Saturday evening.
The neighbors and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Skinner gave them a
very pleasant 18th anniversary sur
prise visit last Saturday evening. All
report very nice time.
EAST CRAFTSBURY.
Mrs. j. A. Young has gone to Nash
ua, n. II. on visit.
Miss Flora Dutton spent few days
in st. Johns sbury last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper were business
visitors in Hardwick last week.
Miss Mary Farr visited her aunt,
Mrs. Hartman, several days recently.
Rev Mr. Maxwell will conduct the
morning services of the church next
Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins and son visited
Mr.. Atkins parents in Peacham,
few days last week.
Mrs. Fred Huse and daughter,
Gladys, from White River Junction
have been visiting at E. A. Dutton's.
Dean Mitchell and Miss Minnie
Morse were married Wednesday, June
Is. A happy and prosperous life is
the wish of their friends.
There was a large crowd that at
tended the strawberry and ice cream
social given by the ladies' missionary
society last Saturday evening.
The Missionary society will meet
; next Friday. 1t is expected that Rev.
and Mrs Maxwell, returned Mission
aries from India, will be present.
: Last Friday evening a number of
3 people met at George Locke's to
celebrate Miss Winnie's seventeenth
birthday. A very enjoyable evening
was spent.
On Tuesday evening, June %, the
+ @. e. society will give social in the
U. P. church. There will be a shadow
circus besides oth9r amusements, pop
corn will be sold and refreshments
g served. A most cordial invitation is
extended to every one.
On last Friday occurred the death
r of Jot F. Kendrick, after long and
q painful illness. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at his home,
a conducted by Rev. G. E. Garvin. He
n leaves an aged mother. one sister and
h three brothers to mourn his death.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY
:. The following clipping from the
@ Texas City Times will be of interest
to many of our readers as it tells of
the success of one of Craftsbury's
proves perfect installation of electri-
q cal plant at oil refinery. For the
y past week live steam has been in the
boilers of the Texas City Oil refinery
u plant, testing the generators, motors,
It lights and other electrical equipment
is the installation of which has just been
d completed. After months of tedious
work, conJending with the perplex-
ing problems that numerously appear
8 in every electrical engineering under
~ taking this work can now be pro
'e nounced in perfect working order
. Machines are human to those
D. who daily study the laws of motion
and mechanics. A case of parent anG
child, and as the fond father marks
10 the movements of his son, sc
does the mechanic follow the ad
J., vancement of the device being ere
ated. AS the time drew near fol
making the test of the electrical
t. plant that will operate the machinery
of this quarter of million dollar oi
,r refinery, the two young engineers il
y charge of this department, with vel
balanced minds kept the human COZ
trollers in perfect tension with th'
Id delicate machinery that they have 81
8. ceverIy united and placed in position
AS the valve was slowly opened AM
the pulse beat of this eouipmeD
"A was being taken, it was not long be
~ fore it was determined that the &C
" ton was regular. Then the switcl
was thrown on the generator ant
r. that piece of machinery commenced
Ill the performance of it's duties a.
in smooth as a watch tick, the genera
&c tors began delivering electricity tt
* the motors, then the switch wa
of thrown on, the lights and the illumi
ts nation that folio we'd flashed the yer
,h dict that no error Of any kind ha,
,e been made. With faithful devotion
of 10 their task, with skill in their pro
st fession and with their combine,
r. knowledge and experience Mr.. Ber
3 nard R, Young and Mr.. Lewis Helpe
le were able to turn over to their com
~ pany this intricate piece of machin
cry. Mr.. Young is a graduate of tn
University of Vermont, and MI
Helper before coming to Texas Git
was chief electrician of the Pope To
ledo Co., of Toledo, o."
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WEST DERBY
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