Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-23

Miss Blanche M. Rooney, first as
sistant teacher in the High school
went Thursday night to her home in
Dover. N. H., for few days on ac-
count of illness. Her work will be
carried on by Miss Lucy Bean until
her return.
''The Wizard of Wiseland," which
played at Lanes on Friday evening
drew good audience and furnished
pleasing entertainment in fact was
one of the best shows of the season.
The singing was above the ordinary.
1t is not often that as much snow is
seen about this village as at present.
The last fall of ten inches or more
which came Thursday night really
capped the climax. The mounds in
dooryards suggest great activity on
the part of many otherwise unaccus-
toned to manual labor.
The annual inspection of Co. L is
set for Thursday evening, March H.,
and will be in charge of Capt. Louis
n. Bash of the 9Th Inf, u. S. army.
The Company has been recruited so
that its ranks are now nearly full
They should give good account of
| GDCluoClNCS at l'Ic DSCLlOus
Mrs. R. C. Nagg is i'll with pneu,
monia, thou the case at present
seems to he a light one. Mrs. Flagg
suffered last winter from an attack
of this disease that nearly cost her
life, and friends of DR.. and Mrs.
! Flagg are much concerned for the out
come of the present attack.
Mrs. Moore, sister of Mrs. (Dr.) O.
B. Gould. slipped and fell on the side.
walk in front of the Federal Building
on Second street last Thursday, re.
ceiving numerous bruises and bad
shaking up. Fortunately no bones
were broken, though the services of
a hack were necessary to carry Mrs.
Moore home.
Services in the several churches
were held as usual. At the Baptist
church Rev. G. H. Watt was the
speaker at the morning service and
in the evening Rev. j. T. Buzzell of
West Derby preached. At the Con
gregational church Sunday evening
the service was in commemoration of
Washington and special exercises
were held.
Geo D. Gilchrist, express messen.
ger on the Montreal Boston train
had narrow escape from serious in
jury in the recent collision near West
Burke. The tender of the engine or
this train was forced into the express
car, and the car was badly smashed
Fortunately, Mr.. Gilchrist was no
injured. though only distance o
three feet separated him from tn,
Vryhn hn fro
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lamere, VIII
!. lost nearly all their earthly posses
+ sions in fire which recently con
= sumed their home near the Bluffs
y we're the recipients of a substantial
y sum from their friends and sympa
thetic townspeople. The paper start
- ed by c. F. Bigelow. was circulate
by E. C. Hilton. It is safe to sa
;" that no honestly needy person
) knowingly allowed to suffer in thi
:. community.
Mrs. G. IT. Newland entertaine
the Ladies' Reading circle at he
ie home on Coventry Street on Wedne
=. day evening of last week. The occ
~ sion was gentlemen's night and
: special program was presented f,
=. their entertainment. Music was flu
u nished by the Mendelssohn club ,
stringed instruments, and Miss Dali
az Stevens favored the company wi
q several readings which were we'll r
re ceived. Refreshments of coffee, W
on fers, ice cream and cake were serve
Mt About eighty-five were present.
~ C. M. Bailey was in Burlington a
MS other parts of the Customs Distri
of Vermont last week, in connecti