Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-28

church will be, what if Jesus Had
Not Come?''
Mrs. Robertson of New York. a
niece and Mrs. Lambkin, of Chicago,
sister of Mrs. Blasdell, have arrived
for the funeral.
Charles Z. Townsend and Mrs. jose
phine M. Mute were united in mar
riage at the Congregational parsonage
Monday afternoon.
Misses Levine and Ella Blasdell ar
rived yesterday morning from South
ern Pines, NC, to attend their
mothers funeral.
Miss Lizzie Currin. the trained
nurse, who cared for Wilbur Trip,
after his operation, has returned to
st. Johnsbury.
Excellent services were rendered by
the children of both Sunday schools in
the churches last Saturday evening to
large audiences.
Mr. and Mrs. Perley Brewster of Bill
erica, Mass. were the guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Brew
ster on Christmas.
Fifteen members of Malta Comman-
derry, No. 10, K. T., located here held
| beautiful Christmas exercise in the
Masonic hall Sunday noon.
The Pythian Sisters will give another
of their popular assemblies on Fri
day evening. Dec. 80. in Castle hall.
Powell's orchestra will furnish music.
c. E. Scribner and family moved
out of the Beede block yesterday and
had their goods shipped to Burlington
where he has secured employment.
Carroll Joslyn received commun-
ication from the west calling him to
his work again at Salmon River Dam,
Idaho. thus cutting his intended visit
short.
Carroll Sylvester. who has been
troubled with rheumatism since his
operation. is considerably better and
expects to go to work again in the
mill.
Charles Joseph Tatro of Westmore
and Lula May Converse Of Browning
ton were united in marriage at the
Congregational parsonage Monday
noon, Dec. 26.
Mrs. G. F. Moore, who has been
enjoying the past three months with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Park
err, left here Monday for her home in
California.
H. B. Moulton of Lisbon, N. H. and
B. r. Bishop of Marbleton, P. O., the
Canadian agent of the E. L. Chandler
company, were in town yesterday ton
business. Mr.. Bishop was formerly
sergeant in the Connecticut militia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hooker of st.
Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs Wescott and
little daughter of Boston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Lothrop and family of West
Derby spent Christmas at the Valley
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Heath spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Baldwin of Stanstead. F. O.
Before leaving home Mr.. Heath failed
to shut off the water in the house and
hence had burst pipes on returning
home.
Do not forget that the next number
of the lecture course will be lecture
by Dewitt Miller of Philadelphia on
Friday evening, Jan. 6. Don't fail to
hear Miller for he stands as one of
the best on the American lecture plat.
form.
Mrs. VIM. Blasdell. who has been a
sufferer for many years and partial
invalid for some time, passed away
very suddenly Friday afternoon. The
funeral services will be held at the
house tomorrow morning at 10 &c
promptly and the interment will be al
Albany. Further notice will be given
in next weeks issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rowell gave a
Christmas dinner Saturday afternoon
with the following guests: Senator
and Mrs. Taplin and son Charles. Mrs.
Chamberlain, Judge Rogers of Lyn
donvi)|e. Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Burke
and two sons, and Rev. and Mrs
Grant L. Shaeffer.
Harley Towle, who had suffer &c
with Bright disease for some time
died Friday of last week. Services
were neld from the house on Water
street Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
Rev. G. w. Burke officiating. The
body was placed in the tomb. Mem.
bers Of the Brotherhood of Firemen, q
which Mr.. Towle was a member, acteC
as pall-bearers.
The power house caught fire Satur
day evening at about 6 80 and gave
the people of the community quite {
scare. 1t is just little over year
ago that the Ell. Chandler company's
big mill burned. 1t also caused quite
futter among the children when thu
, lights suddenly went out as lit was jus
: an hour before the time set for tn,
Christmas exercises by the Sunday
school. Oliver Durham succeeded il
: throwing off the current before tn,
0 firemen arrived, and ]. B. Cotton pu
out the fire with a fire extinguisher
so very little damage was done AM