Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13

1t seems good to once more have the
electric lights.
Mrs. Mary Badger is working at
Henry Calkins'.
Mrs. Seavey is gaining, as also is
Mrs. John Shedd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Niles, VINO have
been i'll, are both better.
Mrs. A. H. Kidder has so far recoy-
cred as to be up and dressed.
Mrs. S. D. Barrup spent last Friday
at Ernest Turner's in West Derby
B. F. Hamilton of Newport recently
visited his brother, G. w. Hamilton.
Cheney Copp is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Will Pearsons. and others here.
Mrs. Waterman and Eva Pickel visit
ed in Island Pond one day last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lyon spent Mon
day and Tuesday at G. I. Moore's ia
Morgan.
Horace Wilder announces that from
| this time no smoking will be allowed
| in his store.
Mrs. Chaplin has gone to West Rum
| ney, n. II where her son Ernest has
employment.
Elmer cerusha, Luke Fanfaw and
Clifton Barrup are working in the woods
| for John Stumpf.
Mrs. Geo. Dane. who has been
suffering with infammatory rheuma-
tism. is a little better.
Ephraim Nollette has sold his black
smith tools to Will Austin and returned
to his home in Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lyon have spent
the past week visiting relatives in Is
land Pond, Barton and Orleans.
A large congregation listened to the
tlecture of Mr.. Ferguson Sunday even
ing with both pleasure and profit.
The Modern Woodmen have purchased
a building lot of Norman Brown
and will erect a hall in the spring.
The Grange installation of officers vii
be held Thursday evening. Jan. IA.
instead of Tuesday evening. Jan. II,
as was first decided.
Nurse Flannery of Newport visited
one day last week in town on her way
to Island Pond, where she went to care
for Mrs. Harper Pickel.
been improving the excellent oppor-
tunity which the pond has offered for
skating the past few days.
The Twentieth Century Comedy club
of West Charlestd. will give a play
entitled "The Great Freeman Mill
Strike" at the town hall Friday even
ing, Jan. Is Admission 25c and 15c.
A number of the items from this
village were printed with the locals
from East Charleston last week. We
hope this will not occur again as it is
very annoying to the correspondents
and often laid to their charge.
Prayer meeting at the Baptist church
Thursday evening at z p. m. All are
invited. Sunday morning service at
10 80 a. m.; subject, fThe Magma
Charts of the Church. Evening ser
vice. at p. M, subject ''The Sin OF
Unbelief." There will be good sing
ing, solos and chorus. for the topic
At the annual business meeting OF
the F. B. society these officers were
elected for the following year: Clerk,
J. B. Holton: treasurer r. A. Gatchell
0A6CutltS VI. "a Od1lCs 81 .
B Holton and j. II. Crawford; collec-
, tor of church tax, Myrtle Driver: mis-.
sionary committee, Mrs. G. w. ID.
Reed.
'rhe F. B. church have elected the
following officers for the ensuing year
, Superintendent. J. B. Holton assistant
superintendent. Mrs. Abbie Nye: Sec
retary and treasurer. Verna Temple
organist, Geo. Brown. DR.. r. "A.
r Catchell has been chosen deacon to take
8 the place of the late Deacon J. C..
Oliver.
, Following is list of officers of the
/, M. w. of A. installed for the ensu-
ing year: Consul. w. P. Leavens; ad
o visor. Bert Armstrong banker, J. H.
: Crawford: clerk, A. G. Bishop: es-
cort, Rev. j. H. Dickson; physicians,
r. A. Gatchell and j. F. Kendrick ;
e manager; l.. 0. Wilson watchman.
n John Eley; sentry. Ernest Warboys.
The annual meeting and roll call of
n the Congregational church on the last
J, day of the old year although falling
on a day when the snow was falling
: I'd the roads blocked by drifts. was
! IN occasion of great interest. Mrs.
Ferren and Mrs. Young of Browning
ton. former residents of this town
r added by their presence to the gooC
! cheer of the gathering. After din
e ner. at which 40 sat down devotional
J. exercises of a most spiritual and uplift
ing nature were enjoyed. About 20 re
Il sponded to the roll call and nearly as
many more sent messages, not only
: from homes near by but from Illinois.
!. West Virginia, New York and Massa
chusetts. The treasurer's report Of
: the finances and benevolences of the
n church was very cheering. May the
J. coming year be still more prosperous
: and the tie that binds our hearts in
: Christian love holier and stronger still
: CRAFTSBURY.
Ralph Dunn is quite ill.
Eugene Thayer moved Monday tt