Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-30

church Monday evening. 1t will BE
remembered that the matters up for
consideration are the purchasing of
pipe organ and whether or not an
amount shall be taken from the Kim
ball fund for such purchase or not.
The committee consisting of J F.
Batchelder, Mrs. Stannard, and Mrs.
Seaver, who have been looking up
the matter for three weeks, will report
at this time.
About one hundred attended sugar
ing off at W. E. Hanson's camp Friday
afternoon. The sugar was of fine
quality and there was plenty of it.
Members of the academy were invited
to V. r. Govro's camp on the same
afternoon and fine time was report
ed. Mr.. Hanson also served sugar
on snow to large number of the
school children and others on Satur-
day afternoon. These "sugaring
| offs ''~are not very profitable to the
one giving them, but are highly ap-
preciated by the public.
The Afternoon Study club met with
Mrs. w. l.. White Thursday, March
oath. The following program was
rendered. Roll call Anecdotes of
Absent Mindedness ;" paper, Indus
tries and People of South America, -
Mrs. ]. N. Webster; reading, "Across
the Cordilleras inWinter, "Mrs. Hamb-
let; song by Mrs. C. B. Webster
round table talk, ''How to Keep
Young" was led by Mrs. Underwood.
| followed with discussion by the mem
bers; reading, Letters from a Self
| Made Merchant to His Son." by Mrs.
| Burrows. Twenty-nine members and
seven visitors were present.
The following was taken from the
| Waterbury, Conn.,, paper of the death
ofsGeo. F. Dean, who was formerly a
resident of this place and an uphol-
sterer for the G. F. Percival Company
for many years. Funeral services
for George F. Dean were held Satur
day afternoon at his late residence,
80 Waterville street. The services
were conducted by the Rev. DIR. Dav-
enport, pastor of the Second Congre.
gational church at o'clock and the
burial was in Riverside cemetery.
Mr.. Dean was born in Montreal, Can.
May 10, 1851 and had lived in Water.
bury for the past 20 years, being ar
upholsterer by trade. He leaves his
wife, four sons, Robert, George, Har-
ry and Frank, three daughters, EN-
ma, Edith and Katherine; one grand.
son, Robert George Dean, all of this
city He also leaves a sister. Mrs,
Caroline Reynolds. and niece, Mrs.
Miles Plumley, of ST. Catherine, Ont.
Monday was day of surprises fol
Mrs. E. w. Barron, who had sale
that her family could not surprise
her, as she would know by intuition
what was intended. The childr en-
Mr.. and Mrs. II. R. Barron. and Mr..
and Mrs. R. p. Webster. successfully
proved that surprise was possible
Cards from relatives and friends re
minded Mrs. Barron that she haC
forgotten her birthday by the time
95 had arrived she was convinced thai
Others had not. In the evening Mrs
Webster telephored that she wanted
to see mother Immediately. After
some urging Mrs Barron walked into
another surprise. Mrs. Webster had
invited friends for four tables OF
whist. Dainty refreshments were
served by the daughters. A large
cake decorated by fifty -four candles
was cut by Mrs Barron. Fifty four
carnations were presented by the chill
dren. and others by a friend. Re-
turning home, Mrs Barron found g
beautiful electric stand lamp, from
the children and china from other
friends. Mrs Barronshas to ackno ~l-
edge the surprise and Is grateful fol-
love of family and friends.
Saturday proved an eventful day
for Ed White. the genial. prompt,
accommodating mail carrier on route
Lone. In the first box was dainty
marcel addressed to Mr.. White. Its
duplicate was in the second box. By
the time the third box was reached,
question mark began to appear II
the eyes of the mail carrier. and he
took occasion to ask patron OF The
, route standing near If that we're new
sugar. The reply, Perhaps SO. bu
J you'd better not sit on it. !" suggested