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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

Ross Wright, who has been visiting
his grandmother and uncle at Barton,
has returned home.
Florence and Mildred Miles were
the guests of their cousin, Bernice
King, last week.
Mrs. Day, who works at N. C. Ste
vens,' is sick her mother, Mrs. Sanborn
from Danville, is with her.
Lois Magoon celebrated her 8th
birthday Dec. 3rd. Several relatives
and friends were present. She re-
ceiVed q post cards.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE,

Mrs. Hugh Mcfarland was in st.
Johnsbury Friday.
Mrs MaryFrench is visiting friends
in st. JOhnsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Duval spent Sun
day with friends in Bloomington.
MIR. and Mrs. W. J. Hill visited at
Hiram Spencer's in Newark Sunday.
Mrs Flora Ball teaches in the Curtis
district, and began her school last Mon
day.
Mrs. Emily Gorham of Kirby has
been visiting friends in town for the
past week.
E. E Alexander and daughter, Miss
Myrtle, spent Sunday with relatives in
Bloomington.
Mrs. B. H. Marshall was called to
Centervale last week by the serious
illness of her aged aunt.
Miss Glenn Ward has been spending
the past week week with her sister,
Mrs. H. D. Gorham Of Kirby.
Remember the bean and hash dinner
at the w. R. G. hall Saturday. It is
also the meeting for election of Off
GERS.
There were one hundred and four
present at Sunday School on the last
Sunday in November. which is certain
| ly encouraging.
Mrs. Alice Gaskell and daughter
Myrtle are to spend the winter at E.
J. Heath's. Mr.. Heath will be away
through the week and Mrs. GaskelI
will be company for Mrs. Heath dur
ing his absence.
= George Fairbanks, formerly of Mar
! shall hill, West Burke. died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Warner of
East Burke, Friday evening. The fu-
neral took place at the NJ. E. church,
West Burke, on Tuesday afternoon of
| this week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
c. A. Prouty Scheduled for Judgeship

Information from an excellent, if
not absolutely authoritative source, in
Washington indicates that President
Taft has Observation-Disclosures members
OF the new court of commerce. They
are Charles A. Prouty of Vermont and
Franklin K. Lane of California. both
OF whom are now members of the
Interstate commerce commission.
Charles AFRO Prouty was born at New
port, Oct. 9. 1858. He was graduated
from Dartmouth in 1875, studied law
and practised his profession in his ma
tive town. which he represented in
the legislature in 1880 For some
score of years past he has been a
member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission at an annual salary of
$40, 900.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
INDEPENDENT Co. SELLS
Vermont Peoples Telephone Co. Alb
sorbed by Passumpsic Co., Subsidiary
of the New England Co.

At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Vermont Peoples Telephone Com
pany held at Orleans Saturday. it was
voted to sell the property of the com
pany to the Passumpsic Telephone
company. Resolutions were adopted
authorizing the directors to carry out
the decision Of the stockholders, and
to take Steps to wind up the affairs of
the company. The meeting was at
tended by about Is stockholders repre-
sentirg about 1000 of the 400 issued
shares of the company. The PROPOSE
tion was discussed with a good deal of
animation and at considerable length,
an adjournment being taken for dinner
before the vote on the resolution pro
viding for the sale was finally taken.
The decision was unanimously in ia
vor of the sale.
The president of the Company, Col.
C.. S. Emery of Newport, presided. In
presenting the proposition to the stock
holders, he said in substance that if
the stockholders should accept it, the
subscribers of the Peoples Company
would have access to the Passumpsic
COmpany's toll lines, enabling them
to reach long distance points from their
own telephones that they would get
all day and night and Sunday service
as do the subscribers of the Passump-
SIC company that many telephone sub
scribers who now feel obliged to be sub
cribars to the service of both systems
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
Notice

Mlnv subscribers and others,
reaiizi"g our usual very low club
hing ffers. have s|ed if we would
handle their ma. szine al b Grip
tior th wear. We annour c. here
that all our ali scriners. who have
already renewed their Monitor
euNs'rlption viii get the same rate
on 9th magazines and papers in
cuHs, Or separate, that tiny have
usually received. In other words
we sh II handle suhscripti ns to all
periodicals regardless of whether
he Mo itor is incl"d"d in the list
or not. See our Iffer on another
page of his issue.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
Congregational Church Notes.

Sunday evening, Dec. II, Rev. w.
A. Warner will give the fourth of his
series of lectures. 1t will be interest
ing even to those who have not heard
the first ones, as each lecture is in a
way complete in itself.
The C. E. election of officers for
1911 which took place Sunday evening
was as follows: president, Aftian L.
Scott; vice president, Slayton A.
Lang secretary, Ralph King; assist
ant, Julia King: treasurer, Glen Lang.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP-Hav-
ing secured the services of N. A. Mac
Donald of Barton we are prepared to
do fine horseshoeing and ge neral
blacksmithing at our shop located
near the mill. Come in by South street
or by the mill. The f. L. Chandler
Company, Orleans. 44tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
PRESIDENT TAFT'S MESSAGE.

President Taft sent his message to
the opening session of Congress yes
terday. The message is record
breaker for length, making 80 columns
Of solid reading. The message de-
fends the Paine-Aldrich tariff law, rec
ommends reciprocity with Canada and
deals with most of the important poll
cies of the government.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
Elroy Kent Must Hang.

The legislature yesterday refused to
commute the ser tence of Elroy Kent,
convicted of the murder of Deliah
Congdon Of Wallingford. by the decisive
vote of 1877 to IA.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

FOR SALE Calendar pads from 1c
up, also photo mounts and carsbOards
in colOrs cut any size you wish, Order
early and get the best choice in goods.
Printed or engraved monogram station
cry and calling cards our speciality.
Monitor Press, Barton-by-the-lake.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
GREENSBORO BEND.

Additional Greensboro Bend items on
another page.
There was a-large attendance at the
Temperance meeting held in the NJ
f. church last Sunday evening under
the auspices of the w. C. 7. u. The
exercises consisted of an address by
| the pastor, Rev. 0. Barnard, also
songs, recitations and class exercises
by the children and music by the choir.
Miss Ruth q. Barr, superintendent of
scientific temperance instruction, gave
the closing address in which she illus
trated the awful results of the rum
traffic in our country, also the evil
effects of the drink habit in Individual
life. Timetable cards, showing the
rapid progress of the drinker down
ward, were circulated and an offering
taken for the work.
MORGAN CENTER
Mrs. c. J. Thomas has gone to Bos-
ton.
Charlie Webb has gone to St. Johns
bury to work.
1thiel c. Cargill is very i'll, suffering
from partial shock.
Lafa Dutton is working for Frank
LaClair on the hay press.
S. G.. Scott from Newport was in
town on business last week.
DR.. E. A. Taylor was called to Tun-
enburg last week by the illness of his
mother.
Mrs. Dayton Stokes has gone to a
hospital in Boston. She was accom-
panied by Mr.. Stokes.
Mrs. George Wilder and son CLAYTON
from New Hampshire are stoppinp
with her mother. Mrs. Elmer Judd.
School at the Center resumed work
Monday, Moves, with Mrs Lillian Full
ler for teacher. and Mrs Hattie Pom
roy in the Cargi!l district.
Henry Judd died at the home of his
) niece. Mrs. J.. D.. Blake, Thursday,
Nov. %, after short illness of but 6
few days The funeral services were
held at the church Sunday, Nov. 27
Rev. M. l.. Ames officiating. Inter.
ment at the cemetery at the Center.
TROY.
Mrs Bernie Chandler of ST. Johns
bury visited friends here one day last
J week.
Miss Nellie Davis spent few days
of last week with relatives in New
port.
Miss Eugenia Peck has a new piano
from the wareroom Of A. r. Cowles
at Barton.
Fr~est Smith of Springfield, Mass.
has Il en- visiting his brother George
and o.her relatives here.
Mrs William Brock is home from
N orth Haverhill, \. H.. where she
spent f"w days with her daughter.
Mrs. Earl Reed.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Woods of Rich
, ford were In town few days last
week to visit Mrs. Woods sister, Mrs.
William Edmunds.
Twenty-one of our townspeople at
tended the band concert and dance
given by the North Troy band al
5 Frontier hall the evening of Dec. 1st.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
The fiftieth anniversary of the mar.
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. William Ed
9 munds was observed by 12O relatives
sni friends from Newport, Richford,
Westfield and our town, who gathered
: at Aiken's hall from two to foul
O'Clock the afternoon of Nov. 20 te
"a celebrate the occasion. The hall was
decorated with cut flowers, ferns etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Smith and Lutte
d Smith furnished good music during
C tie afternoon and there were plane
duets by Gladys Brock and Anna
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

HAVING RENTED-the H. w. Bu-
chanan livery stable formerly occupied
by George Hunt, am now prepared to
run first class livery and feed sta
BILE. Mansel Clark, Orleans. 46tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

The Afternoon Study club met with
Mrs. Lucy Robinson Dec. 1st with
twenty members and one visitor pres
ent. Roll call was responded to with
quotations from Whittier. The lesson
comprising the Concord Group, the
Literature of Abolition and the Cam
bridge Poets was taught by Mrs. J. N.
Webster. Reading, poem from Whit
tier by Mrs. Hobson; reading, ''Wom-
ems Clubs and Their Work" Mrs. Nc
Lellan. Poems from Holmes, Long
fellow and Lowell were read by Mrs.
Nelson, Mrs. White and Mrs. Malvina
Wright. Piano solo, Miss Lillian
Robinson
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
WILLOUGHBY,

Wright. Piano solo, Miss Lillian
Robinson.
WILLOUGHBY,
BIC. Berry has had slight attack
of pneumonia.
Mrs. June Duke went to her sons in
Lyndonville last week
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Thrasher spent
day at A. D. Fogg's in West Burke
last week.
Miss Winifred Kimball has gone to
Barton academy to take the high
school course.
Will Young has been making i'm
provements on Mrs. Berry's cottage
back of Crystal Lake.
Geo. Duke of Lyndonville was in
town recently i'll the interests of the
Novelty Works of that place.
Miss Cora Wright, Miss Fora Silver
of Barton and Carl Wheeler of Lyn-
donville called at w. T. Brooks re cent
ly.
Mrs. Victoria Stone. who has been
stopping at the Willoughby boarding
house secured position in Lyndon.
vile.
Arthur Waterman has moved into
the house occupied by John Forrest
Jr. Mr.. Forrest will board with then
this winter.
GLOVER,
Will Simpson has moved into the
/ y. e. Miles tenement
Miss Cora Healey is quite i'll with 4.
severe attack of pleurisy.
Mrs. Fannie Albridge is visitine
among friends in Lyndonville.
Miss Hazel Gates of Newport wa
the guest of Miss Grace low. a few
days last week.
> The G. A. R. and w. R. C. will holt
their monthly meeting at their hal
Thursday, Dec. Sth.
The "Daisy Chain" will serve ;
Friday evening from 5 to z O'Clock.
The manv friends of Mrs. AIDE,
! Phillips will be pleased to know rha
she is gaining, being able to sit up fo
short time.
A dinner will be served at town hal
under the auspices of the Ladies' Nit,
society on Friday Dec 9th. The pro
ceeds are for the lecture course.
Several of the friends of E. H. Nv,
made him call S tur av evening t,
remind him that it was his list birth
day. A pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all.
The entertainment of the lectur,
course, given by the Evelvn Bargel
lncert company on Thursday evening
drew a fall house, a large numbe
:. f ON out of town being present. TIL
concert was of high order, delight
ing the large audience which was pres
, ent.
WEST CL0V~P.
The work on the electric lights i
going on rapidly.
The Sunday school is preparing
, Christmas exercises.
f School commenced Dec. 5th. Mis-
Maude Findley, teacher.
: Mrs Wilbur Scott from Coventry Wis
. tied at Walter Scott's recently.
e Lyman Barber has been doing som
] work on Mrs. Emma Skim RS house
o William Cameron, Clark R1rland an
: Herman Prescott are to have electri
lights.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

FOR SALE-Yoke of oxen, as we
have finished the new road these oxen
will be sold at once. Weight 34OO
pounds. Best yoke for labor in coun-
ty. Geo. F. Reed,~ o. Fl. Mossman,
Barton. 48tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

FOR SALE-Glover mills. Well
equipped. Storage 200 tons feed, lO,-
600 bushels grain. Also 100 acre farm.
Good buildings, running water. % tons
hay, 8 acres barley, $50 cords wood,
900 sugar trees. Well equipped, plen-
ty of timber. l.. w. Merriam, Glover.
4ltf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

MRS. L. ]. FREEMAN-has opened
a dining room next door to Phillips
harness shop ana will serve meals and
lunches at all hours. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

GASOLINE ENGINE FOR SALE
An Olds 2 horsepower gasoline engine
g years old, in good working order, for
sale at less than half original cost for
cash. Can be seen in operation at
Bullock's printing office, Newport,
VT. Must be sold at once to make
rom for larger power, W. B. Bullock,
Newport. 49tt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

FOR SALE-Good double or single
work horse, weight thirteen hundred
pounds. VIII exchange for good drlv-
or that is safe and all right. j. T.
Teller Barton. A9t1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
MISGF,AL.A n EOI,>

NOTICF-Wil take stock Dec. II,
Dec. 26 and Jan. 9. W. E. Hanson,
Barton. 49tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

Stock taken Monday, Dec. IL. High
prices for good veal. Would buy a
fe " new mich cows if right good ones.
Dodge, Orleans. wv
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

FOR SALE-One first-class buggy,
sleigh nearly new, one express harness,
one genuine buffalo robe in good condi-
tion. Inquire of Daniel Skinner or the
owner, w. T. Wiggin, Orleans.
$3.50
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

FOR SALE Good building lots
overlooking Crystal lake, of various
sizes, location and prices; also other
locations. Inquire of George Good
heart, Barton. 33t1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

HAVING PURCHASED the Dew
inc store at Bloomington Center,
will carry complete line of the goods
usnaly found in a country store. The
patron e. of former customers and al
so new ones is solicited. Call on A.
H. Brown, Brownington Center. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

WANTED-Young man to learn re-
pairing and driving of automobiles,
in garage Will pay small salary
with board and room to start. Rapid
advancement to one who learns rapid
ly Must be of good habits and come
well recommended. Send references
with application. r. +. Styles. 238
Main ST., New Britain, Conn. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

WANTED-Will paw cash for old
rubber, hides and all kinds of old
junk. J. Goldfeld, Barton, Bell
phone No. 3714. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
TO RENT

TO Reimbursement, G. A. Katen.
Barton 39tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
WANTED.

WANTED -Housekeeper on farm.
S. Hill, Eden Mills. 48-49p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at ttCO cents per WORD for first insertion
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash must
EccOm pauv the order. No ddUertiSem ent lDtt
be inserted for less than t'ceatU-fUe cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

TO RENT Tenement for small
family. G.. L. Erwin, Barton. 45tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

WANTED AT ONCE-A bright girl
in the villages of Newport, Derby,
West Derby, West Charleston. Glover,
West Glover. and West Burke to soli-
cit orders for monogram stationery.
Write for particulars. Monitor
Press. Barton blythe lake, VT. If
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

WANTED To buy Wyandottes and
other large hens, also strictly fresh
brown eggs. Quantity of hen feathers
for sale. E. S. Kelley, Bloomington.
40 If
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

Twenty-one of our townspeople at
tended the band concert and dance
given by the North Troy band at
Frontier hall the evening of Dec. 1st.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07

CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE
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CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
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TROY.

| Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Woods of Rich
ford were in town a few days. last
week to visit Mrs. Woods sister, Mrs.
William Edmunds.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-14
SCOTT'S CHAPEL NOTES.

Miss Annie NJ. Cox, who has been
attending the Denver University for
the past eight months, will spend a
few weeks in St. Louis, Mo-, visiting
relatives. Miss Cox will graduate
from the College department on May
26. She will teach in the State OF
Oklahoma next year.
Mr.. ]. D. Rice made good last Sun
day evening in delivering we'll pre-
pared sermon. His popularity was
shown by the large audience of
friends and associates who gathered
10 hear his initial sermon.
The Laughing Contest will take
place Monday evening. Prizes will
be awarded You are invited to at
tend. Mrs. Bobo is working hard to
clear the parsonage of lebt.
The pastor will preach both morn
ing and evening Sunday. The topic
for Sunday morning will be "The
Christian a New Creature" and at
night he will deliver strong temper
ance sermon.
Mrs. Carrie Jackson, of Nashville,
Tenn, has decided to cast her men,
bershiD with the Scots. Mr.. G. w.
Anderson led the Sunday class.
Mrs. Emma Anderson made the
church present of a new pupilt
cover last week. which was greatly
needed. Mrs. Anderson is lover of
beautiful flowers, and brings them to
the church to grace the pulpit
Glass No. led in the collection
last Wednesday night. Mrs. Bobo is
regaining the ground lost during her
absence.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-14

A May Queen Party will be given
by the Woman's Guild Of the Church
Of the Redeemer, Thursday evening,
May 18th, 1910, at Diana Hall, 9th
and Arapahoe streets. Good music.
Admission, 25 cents.
Miss Eva Carter has opened her
dressmaking parIors at 2111 Arapa-
hoe street. Phone Maine 1925. She
will be glad to see old and new Gus
toners.
FREE! FREE, What? Where?
Ice cream and cake, and jolly good
time at Central Baptist Church Ba-
zaar, Monday night, May 10th.
Are you going? Where? Why, 10
the Central Baptist Bazaar, to eat
free ice crea mand cake; visit the
Gypsy Camp; see DR.. Cure-All, and
eat homemade candy, AND to have
the time of your life.
All roads lead to Central Church
Bazaar. May 10th to Goth, at oath and
California streets.
We know you are coming. Where?
To Central Baptist Church, to the con.
test between DR.. Dorothy Lewis
Brown and DR.. Cure-AII ]. jackson.
When? Tuesday evening, May II, at
the Central Fair. Admission, 10 cents,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-14
PEOPLES PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
East Twenty-third Avenue and Wash.
ington Street.

Sunday topics, May 18th:
II a. ma Cody Family Broken
Up"
I p. my. P. S. C. F., "Christs
veriles." John 6:26. 32, Al. 53
s p. ma Friends Requirements
of His Friends"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-14

Don't miss the croWning Of the May
Queen, at Dania Hall, May 18th.
The Odd Fellows and the House
hold of Ruth, to the number of ovei
one hundred assembled in Shorter
Church last Sunday afternoon and
were there the givers of a program
in commemoration of the completion
of another years work. The lodges
represented were Rocky Mountain and
Arapahoe, with d. B. Faw, master OF
ceremonies. and Rev. Ward the prin-
cipal speaker Mrs. A. E. Reynolds
and c. A. Franklin were also on the
program. The Order marched through
the streets to the church, headed by
the Olympia Band, and made splen-
did showing.
o. T. Jackson has homesteaded an
800 acres in Weld County. There are
other sections open there for home
steaders.
Henry Bryant, of the Good Block
has returned to the city after a ling
vacation in the South, during which
he visited many cities.
Mrs. Mary Lenoir left Tuesday to
attend the graduating exercises OF the
Western Baptist College at Macon,
Mo-, where her daughter, Katherine,
graduates. She will return home with
her mother.
The Zion spirit Of real fun and solid
boosting will prevail for five whole
days and nights, May 23rd-27th, inclu-
sve.
The Central Baptist Mission Circle
will hold bazaar at the Central Bap-
tist Church, oath and California
streets, commencing Monday evening,
May 10th. continuing until Friday
evening, May goth.
We are going to make this one Of
the grandest affairs ever given in the
city and beg and desire everybody
both old and young, to come and help
us.
Monday evening, ice cream and cake
served free.
Wednesday evening, hot cocoa and
waters will be served FREE. All
kinds of useful and ornamental ar
ticles and wholesome homemade taffy
candy for sale.
Thursday evening, programmes:
Opening Chorus.
Invocation.
Vocal Solo. ..... Miss Alpha Grigsby
Recitation. -. Miss Carrie Anderson
Instrumental Solo ......
........... Miss Elsie McWiliams
Selection from Dunbar. ............
............... Vernon Reynolds
Cornet Solo. ......... Addison Oneil
Recitation. ..... Miss Julia Barnes
Instrumental Solo ................
........... Miss Rhoda Anderson
All kinds of pretty and useful
things for the home and the indi-
vidual will be on sale at reasonable
prices each night
II you fail to come, It will be the
regret of your life.
President-Mrs. C. Barnes.
Secretary-Mrs. NJ. Williams.
Meet me at Central Razaar nm oath
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barbee. of
400 Garfield street, entertained in
honor OF the birthday of Mrs. Lusl
Smith. The host and hostess were
assisted by Mesdames Thrower
Burns, Ellison and Lillian Overstreet
Mrs. Smith was the recipient of many
pretty presents, and after luncheon
the guests departed, wishing her many
happy returns of the day.
RMS. Clara B. Franklin. leaves To-
day for Tacoma, where she will be
married Tuesday, She is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. George Taylor.
VIM. Duffield, OF Walnut street, who
has been i'll with pneumonia, is i'm
proving.
Mrs. S. R. Abernathy, sister OF
Mesdames Samuel Simpson and ]. II.
Watkins, who has been visiting in
Ogden, Salt Lake, Portland and other
Western points, arrived in the city
Saturday, called here by the illness
OF Mrs Simpson.
Tuesday evening reception WIS
given in honor of Rev. and Mrs. J. b.
Beckham al the residence OF Mrs. +.
n. Gipson. 56s Clayton street Mrs
Backham was presented by the ladNIs
of the Central Baptist Church with a
set OF monogram sterling silver after
dinner coffee spoons, and Rev. Beck.
ham was given box of linen hand.
kerchiefs by Mrs. E. Page. A very
pleasant evening was spent. Among
the guests were Mesdames Gipson.
Page, Stackard Sample, Olen. Hub
bard, Barnes. Nelson. Gurley, Rhode,
Peoples, Franklin, Gatewood, Sugss,
Hatwood, Dean. Mays. Dir. Ford.
Misses Tyler. Gatewood. Young.
Messrs. Gatewood, Sample. Hatwood,
Gurley, Faniels and Rev. Edwards.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-05-14

The young lady receiving the high
est number Of votes will be crowned
the May Queen at Dania Hall, May
18th.