Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-29

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gational church parlors on Friday af-
ternon. These ladies most cordially
| invite not only the members of the So
ciety but every lady to come and enjoy
social afternoon.
Antoinette Revoir, the three year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Revolr, who occupy a tenement in the
Valley block, was accidentally poi
soned several days ago, by chewing a
paper containing some kind of poison.
The poison worked gradually and death
occurred this morning. The funeral
will be held Friday.
The physical culture and elocution
class organized last week with 20
members. The meetings are to be
held every Thursday at the school
house. Boys at 2 80 p. M, girls at
3 80 p. m. Any new ones wishing to
join will please be present at the next
meeting Thursday, June 80, or notify
Mrs. Burrows of their intention.
The G. H. Davis Company have a
very pretty and attractive window
decoration in honor of the National
| holiday. The window is draped with
red, white and blue, and in the center
| is Golden Eagle (the national bird)
mounted on pedestal. The wings of
the bird are outstretched and measure
seven feet and eight inches from tip
! to tip. The bird is the property of
| Clarence Phillips, who shot it in this
vicinity several years ago.
Work on the new road being made
at the south end of the village as or
dered by the railroad commission of
Vermont, is progressing rapidly under
the direction of 0. H. Mossman and
George Reed, selectmen, and Mr..
Twombly, foreman of the gang Of
nearly 40 men now at work. The
timber has all been cut and most of the
stumps pulled or blasted out and grad
ing will soon begin. When this road
and the underpass are completed in the
fall, portion of the old road will be
thrown up.
The members of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion met at the school build
ing June 23 The meeting was called
to order by the president at 80 p. m.
Then followed the rally cry, after
which the reading of the pledge was
given in unison. The minutes of the
Hast meeting were read and approved.
The National rally cry was given in
concert. The treasurer's report was
read. A talk on Jennie Casseday was
given by the teacher, Mrs. H. R. Cut
ler. Following the talk all joined ir
singing the W. c. T. U. rally song
''Some Glad Day. and Singing as We
Go" The meeting was then ad-
1 journed.
A pretty wedding took place at ST
Paul's Catholic church Monday a
O. clock a. M, when Miss Lila Wilkit
of this place and Patrick Guertin O.
Bromptonville, P. O., were united il
marriage by Rev. J. E. Leblanc. The
bride was dressed in white and wore
bridal roses and carried white praye
book. She was given away by hel
. father, and Mr.. Guertin was ATTENDED
by his father. After a wedding
breakfast at the brides home the hap
py couple left in an automobile fo
Orleans where they took the train fo
Sherbrooke. The brides travelling
suit was blue. After short weddin!
trip they will reside in this town
, Congratulations.
Chase & Crowley of Craftsbury pur
; chased traction engine this sprin
1OI GIIS pOS0 VI hauling
1. from their mills in Craftsbury to HarC
wick and other points. On Wednes
day of last week they delivered som
lumber to H. V. Drown, table manufac
turer, of this place. The engine ha
three truck wagons joined to it, whic
are loaded and drawn along the high
way. 1t is claimed the speed is fiv
e miles an hour, but the engine Wa
froy,o oh -
until after o'clock in the afternoO
drawing its load of $500 feet of gree
hardwood from the Chase & Crowle
mills in Craftsbury to Barton. TIL
was said to be small load, but as tn
was the first trip over this road it wa
| thought best to make the trip safe ar
sure. More trips are to be made late
{ AL BANY.
Additional Albany locals on anothe
: page.
The school in district No. 8 close
n June z4th, the whole number of pupil
t II average attendance Is 33-49. Thos
having no marks for the term wer
Mildred and Muriel Brown, Esther
: Laura, and Veiva Stone, Dan, Marti
and Harry Dyer, John and Verns
Priest, Howard Taylor, Merton Watso
AMI Foster Wilson. Mabel Vance ha
: only one half days absence.
WEST CHARLESTON.
E William Nelson is very i'll.
= Lou Bruce is home on her vacation
: from Essex.
n School closed last Friday for the sum
mer vacation.
: Mrs. Willis Wiley is visiting a
t Howard Willay's.
! Mrs. Wm Armstrong has returne
! to her home here.
i Harry Dane has purchased the othe
/. half of his fathers farm.
e Mrs. John Cook and her father, 7
: B. Pratt, are slowly gaii ing.
Miss Sara Temple has o4en assistin
:. Mrs. Kelley in her school work.
+ Annie Steadiford of Dseby called OF
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