Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-01-12

letter or OF :. The Increase in
membership rom 131 to 155 The
same officers were elected as for the
previous year. The motion to incor-
porate was laid upon the table. 20
Elmer N. Buswell returned to his
school in Groton, Mass, last week.
Before going, thirty of his young
friends met at his home and gave him
a complete surprise. A general good
time was enjoyed, delicate refresh
rments being served.
Myrtle E. Devereaux closed her
eighth term of school in Mountain
View district on January Sth. Pu-
pills with no absent marks during the
term are Clara and Louella Barnard,
Frank and Lena Robinson. RoE and
Ray Ryder, Pearl Rash and Clarence
Dunmore. Winnie and Reta Rash
were each absent one day on account
of sickness, this being the only day
missed"by either during the year.
The Ladies union will hold a busi-
ness meeting in the vestry of the NJ
| E. church next Tuesday evening, Jan.
18, at half past six. The meeting is
called early because Of an entertain
ment to follow. 1t is requested that
every member be present, as import
ant business is to come before this
meeting.
The new derrick at the new gran
ite sheds has been erected and stands
55a feet high. 1t has a lifting capac-
;ty Of ten or eleven tons and the cen
ter mast is a beauty. The derrick will
be run by electric power. Geo. Good
heart reports that the sheds will be
:, ready for business next week. It
took nineteen thousand feet of lum.
Der to build the sheds.
A. ]. Asselin, foreman of the new
granite shops, has moved here from
St. Johnsbury into j. P. Telfer':
house near the M. E. church. FREQ
RoyIs to occupy one of Saril Brooks
/ tenements, and Mr.. Grenier has
moved into one of Charles Nute's ten
ements. Both of these men are from
St. Johnsbury and are granite work
ers.
At the reorganiz alton of the Sun
day school of the M. E. church Thurs
day evening the following officers
were chosen: superintendent, E. r.
Cook; assistant superintent Miss So
phia Drew; secretary, Martin Rrun-
ming: treasurer. P. l.. Webster; libra
rian, Albert Scott; assistant, Miss
Cora Wright; organist, Miss Bessie
Jerome; superintendent of the pri-
mary department, Mrs. W. +. Duke
shire.
The laundry people have been
greatly troubled with their d motor
power-and have hardly been able to
/ get their work out in season, but
with the new electric motor recently
installed they are satisfied they can
keep up with, their business, making
it better all around. When every
thing is properly adjusted the elec
in their work. A private wire line
from the substation to the electric
motor was necessary.
In the Pillsbury- Baldwin Company's
shops several new machines have
been installed, and others arranged so
as to greatly facilitate the work of
manufacturing their tanks. In the
roon-where the wood work is done.
from the time the lumber in the rough
is delivered it passes through machine
after machine, never touching the
floor, until the tanks are ready for the
painters. The capacity of the plant
has been increased to that extent thai
an output of $3.50. 1000 worth a year o1
finished product is clearly within its
>fmeans. And the present outlook i.
J that nearly if not quite that amouni
will be called for.
1t will be seen that several of ths
Drew families of this village started
out IN life early in January, and wer,
all the recipients of congratnlation,
: from many friends at the surprise par
ty at 3. B. Jerome's Saturday even
ing. Their birthdays were as follows