Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
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The Boy Scouts did not hold their
meeting last Friday evening on ac-
count of the repairs being made in the
M. E. vestry. The vestry is now COM
pleted. 1t was papered, calcimined and
painted. The furnace was also thor
oughly repaired.
w. K. Apnis recently shipped four
carloads of concrete building blocks
to st. Johnsbury. The prospects are
that as this building material becomes
better known the demand for it will
increase. Mr.. Annis reports that the
business has grown steadily.
The senior Endeavorers will pack a
Christmas box for the Kurn Hattin
Homes Thursday afternoon in the YES
ty of the church. The Juniors will
also fill a box which will be packed in
the larger one. Those having dona,
tions please send them in Wednesday
or early Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. D. L. Stiles. who has been an
invalid for a number Of years, died on
Monday evening in her home on Will
| loughby street. Her demise was caused
by heart trouble and q slight attack
of pneumonia. Services were held
at the house this afternoon at2 o'clock
by Rev. G. i. Shaaffer and interment
in Pleasant View cemetery.
All the lovers of basket bali will be
glad to know that there will be a
game played in the Opera house next
Saturday evening beginning at 7:30.
/ This game will be between the
Newport and Orleans high school
teams an evenings contest sure to
afford all lovers of the sport good en-
! tertainment Be sure to come and
bring your friends. Admission 25
cents.
The Book and Thimble club met Nov.
| 80 with Mrs. Keyes, the subject being
MARK Twain" Roll Call: Quota
tions; paper, Sketch of Life, Mrs. Col
ton selected reading, Mrs. Zadie Skin
ner; recitation, ''Uncle Daniels APP
partition and Prayer" Mrs. Fletcher
music, Mrs. Bowman, Miss Sadie Lo-
throp, Mrs Webster, Miss Edith Lo-
throp. Adjourned to meet Dec. 18th
with Mrs. Cotton.
Friday evening the knights of Pyth
las and the Pythian Sisters gave a re-
ception to Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Math-
ews. Mr.. Mathews has been the Chan
cellor Commander of the knights of
, Pythias the past year and Mrs. Math.
, eWS has held the office of the Mos
Excellent chief of the Pytbian Sisters
! They have done excellent work in their
: respective offices during the year anC
J the societies show their appreciation
by we'll marited reception.
!
Orleans, celebrated her 56th birth
day last Saturday and was the recipi
ent of I06 birthday cards in remem
. brance Of the occasion. She wa
born in Montgomery and has spen
most of her time in Newport. He
mother, who is some 80 years Of age
: lives in Richford and Maggie is hel
: only child. She wishes to thank .th,
! many friends who so kindly remem
0 bered her. May there be many pleas
, ant returns of the happy day.
f The food sale given by the JUNO
r Endeavorers in the Congregations
e vestry Saturday afternoon was gran
success. There were six booths erect
ed which were beautifully and taste
fully decorated one Of which was oc
cupied by the Mission Bees, who sol
: fancy and other useful articles. TIL
sale at this booth was nearly SIC
+. while the Juniors took in little owe
twelve dollars in their food sale. A
7 O'Clock in the evening about 60 O
the young folks gathered for a socis
hour and all enjoyed good time play
ing games, after which light refresh
I ments were served. Misses Dora Wi
ley and Glenn Adams had charge @
the work and are to be congratulate
on the success OF the affair.