Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-11

Emery are new aQQ1ClOnS TO the auto
mobile army of the village.
C. A. Prouty is in town for a few
days, Mrs. Prouty who came from
Washington with him, will stay here
during the summer.
Fred Woodruff, who has spent the
sumed his labors in the jewelry store
of c. L. M. Bugbee.
Morris Farman, who spent the win
ter in Kansas, has returned and will
resume his labors as carpenter and
joiner with c. A. Norris.
Elwyn Rickaby has moved from the
Thayer tenement on Third street to
the Bowley tenement on Prospect
street lately vacated by Capt. A. w.
Davis.
F. P. Davis has removed the front
porch and steps at his residence in
Prospect street and will put on a We
randa on the north and east side of
the house.
The Public Service commission
meets here this week Thursday to con-
slider the abolition of the grade cross
ing, known as the Kendall crossing on
the Lake road.
J. E. Richardson of West Derby
and E. L. Chaplin have formed bust
ness partnership under the firm name
of J. E. Richardson & Co., and have
purchased the photography business of
j. E. Bedard.
Repairs are being made to the rear
of the building occupied by the New
port Fruit store and the Vermont To-
bacco company. This will give more
room for groceries and an office for
the Tobacco company.
w. O. Carter is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Carter. Mr.. Car
ter has been for the past seven years
in the police service at Manila, P. l..
and left there on March %, returning
by the way of San Francisco.
MacDiarmid & Company are making
extensive repairs on the fish market OF
Ralph Cameron. A concrete floor has
been laid and other needed changes
made necessary to put the market in
first class shape for business.
Mrs. A. J. White Tof West Derby en-
tertains the Ladies Reading Circle
this "wednesday afternoon and even
ing. The occasion is the annual meet
ing of the organization. A literary
and musical program will be provided.
The play, "The Climax" at Lanes
Thursday night was we'll attended.
The cast, consisting of only four peo
pie, was one of the best that has ap.
peared here for sometime. The sing
ng by Miss Swinburne was good anc
she was we'll supported.
L. L. Campbell, postmaster al
Northampton, Mass, speaks before
the Young Mems Improvement clut
on the evening of Friday, May 20. His
subject is 1.-The United States Posta
Service" This will probably be the
last entertainment by the club unit
next fall.
There will be special Memorial ser
vices at ST. Marks Episcopal churcl
this week Friday night for King Ed
ward VII. All are invited to attent
and there is a special invitation t.
members of the Masonic Fraternity O
which the late King was Grand Mas
ter for England.
The Club house of the Memphre
magog Yacht club was opened May
and Herbert Wright, who is the new
steward, assumed his duties on tina
date. The weather is somewhat coo
as yet for much club activity, thong
several motor boats are aleady in com
mission. Prospects are bright for a
: active season for the club.
The Mendelssohn club, under tn
direction of Prof. Gill, is to give
recital on the evening of May 81
Lanes Opera house. The club will b
assisted by Claude Goodrich, banjois
of Dartmouth college, and Charles
Grilley will be the reader. The men
bers of the club are practicing hare
and will give a creditable entertain
ment.
Owing to the inclemency of til
weather on last week Tuesday evening
the meeting which was called to organ
ize Village Improvement societ
was very poorly attended, and in col
sequence was postponed to Tuesda
evening, May 10. There is much wo1
for such society, even in our we
regulated village. AS the ladies hay
become interested no doubt the societ
will be success.