Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-22
BRADFORD

A. O. Austin and sister Grace ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hooker
IN their auto to ST. Johnsbury Friday
where they attended the alumni ban
quet, returning home Saturday.
The Peoples telephone company is
placing new poles throughout the viii
lage so as to remove the telephone
wires from the electric light poles
thereby insuring better service
Visitations of Orleans people at
Willoughby lake are so numerous it is
impossible to herald them all. Will
loughby is certainly a mecca for Or
leans people during the summer
months.
Thursday evening the Mendelssohn
club of Newport gave an entertain
ment in the opera house under the
auspices of the New Movement class
of the NJ E. church. The attendance
was SMALL.
The E. L. Chandler Company have
hired Chase & Crowley of Craftsbury
to draw lumber from Irasburg with
their traction engine. They will use
several wagons coupled together like
freight cars.
o. W. Locke, A. D. Beede, A. O.
Austin, A. W. Fletcher, L. M. Kins-
ley and G. L. Shaeffer attended the
Grand Masonic Lodge held at Burling-
ton last week. The entire party wen t
in automobiles.
The E. L. Chandler Co. have put in
air hoists for lifting logs out of the
tank and putting them into the veneer
lathe. This greatly simplifies the work
and does away with the chain blocks
and the help of one man.
While they last shall sell goods at
following prices: Quilt goods at Is
IL cent chambreys at Z cents; percale
wrappers, Is cents; children's dresses
at rs cents. Mrs. Carrie Dryer.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Parker spent last
Thursday at Camp Holbrook, where
Mr.. Parker's son Dana, who was mar
ried the day before, is spending his
honeymoon. Mr.. Parker married
Miss Grace Trowbridge of Newport
Mr.. and Mrs. Laughton and family
of Burlington arrived here Thursday
night. Mr.. Laughton will manage
the clothing store for Syndicate
Clothing Company lately located here
They will occupy the rooms now oc
cupied by Mr.. Rogers.
J. B. Rogers spent several days il
Burlington last week on business
Before returning he concluded tn
purchase of a home which he expect
to occupy sometime this summer
Mr.. Rogers has been one of our sub
stantial business men and the com
munity will greatly miss so excellen
. family.
The Woman's Home Missionary sc
ciety wish to announce that the frs
of their weekly sales of home mad
!, food will be held in a tent pitched o
! Main street Saturday, beginning a
| three p. m. and lasting until all i
gone. Also ice cream and Iemonad
will be sold in small and large quaint
ties, to suit the purchaser. Com
early and don't get left.
All lovers of athletic sports will b
} pleased to learn that we are going t
have summer baseball An Orlean
: team was organized last evening wit
all home talent and the promise is fc
q an excellent team. Six of the hig
o school team are members Of the ne
n team. Ray Wilkie was elected man;
ger and Harry Bassett, captain. No
let everybody give the team the mos
n hearty support.
/ That success comes to the one who
patient and persevering has been der
onstrated by our merchant, B.
g Smith. Mr.. Smith has during tt
e past few years gone to Willought
S fishing, but luck always seemed to
:. against him, until last week one da
= when he caught six fine longe. W.
n he pleased? Well, it was almost ne
:, essary to put weights upon him to ke'
: him on the earth.