Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-23
Orleans News Page
News and Views from this
Hustling Village
C. L. SHAEFFER, Local Editor

The quarantine on f. J. Kinney S
house was lifted Thursday. A. W..
Mitchell has again returned to his
work.
The mission study class will meet
with Miss Inez Winslow on Friday
evening from to 9 o'clock. Lesson,
Chapter A.
The annual donation and oyster
supper OF the M. E. church will be
held Thursday, Feb. "a. Everyone
cordially invited.
Mrs. Maude Belvin of Lowell was
entertained Monday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Glib. She expects to make her home
in Newport Center.
Mrs. L. E. Spafford and daughter.
Doris leave for Boston the last of
the week where Mrs. Spafford expects
to do her spring buying.
Mrs. DR. Cleasby and little daugh-
ter went to Lisbon, N. H. to visit
her parents. Miss Mabel Parlin is
keeping house in her absence.
It is rumored that Hugh Landon
and John Morley have purchased the
Barton steam laundry We wish
them success in their new venture.
Miss Robinson of Sherbrooke, P.
O., and Mr.. Sterling Rose of Sas-
katchewan were .entertainedaove r. Sun
day by Miss Grace and Arthur Aus
tin.
Fifteen members of the High School
took straw ride TO Barton to attend
a play given by the junior class Of
the high school of Barton last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge, who have
been spending the past four weeks at
Mount Clemens. Mich, for the ben
eft Of Mr.. Dodge's health, returned
home today.
Miss Luva Williams, who has been
substituting in the New England tel
ephone office for Miss Minnie Stan
nard, returned to her home in Derby
last evening.
Elmer Trip. who now works for
Twombly and Cotton, has moved his
family from Barton to the second
story tenement of Hendrix Twombly
on Water street.
Dryer Gallup, who has been suffer
ing with very severe attack of
rheumatic fever, is very much i'm
proved, and will soon be able to take
up his work again.
Lyman Tenney, who has been i'll the
past two weeks in his home in New
port, returned to Orleans Friday and
will again take up his work with the
E. L. Chandler Company,
Mrs. E. S. Kelley of Bloomington
is substituting for Miss Lillian Palm
er in the E. L. Chandler Company's
Office. Miss Palmer expects to take
up her duties again next week.
Rev. w. R. Davenport entertained
his brother. w. S. Davenport of New
Bedford, Mass, Thursday. Mr.. Dav-
export returned from Europe short
time ago and will return there in a
very few days
Regular Communication of Valley
Lodge, F. and A. M, on Thursday
evening at 7 80. Let every member
be present as all the chairs will be
filled by Past Masters who will exem
plify the work in the third degree.
The fourth nu nber of the lecture
course will he given on Saturday
evening, Feb. 2Gth when Byron C.
Piatt will deliver his lecture on
"Jesus Christ in the New Era
Don't forget the date, next Saturday
evening.
President John M. Thomas D. D.
of Middlebury college will be in Or
leans next Sabbath. He will speak in
the M. E. church in the morning and
in the Congregational church in the
evening. A cordial invitation is ex.
tended the public.
Mrs. Jeanette Kellogg gave most
excellent entertainment Monday even.
ing In the opera hall under the aus
pices of the Village 1mprovem ent
society. - The audience was not large
and those who failed to hear Mrs
Kellogg missed rare treat.
Several of the lower grades of thu
school held morning session on Sat
urday to make up lost time. The
lower grades closed the winter tern
and will have three weeks vacation
The High and grammar schools vii
close Friday for two weeks vacation
On Sunday morning March 6. there
Will be union service in the ope1;
annual temperance service and DR.
Ferguson of Burlington will be pres
ent and give the address. Keep thi
date in mind and be sure to be pres
ent.
There will be special music mex
Sunday evening in the Congregation
al church. President John M. Thorn
as, D. D.. of Mfddlebury college will
; deliver the address. The senio
class. the high and grammar school
and the public generally are cordial
invited to attend the service.
; The Book and Thimble club me
Mrs. Cotton, Feb. 16. The following
program was rendered: Roll call
What is your favorite poem and why
Our American Old Masters, Mrs
Page; Humorous Selection. Mrs. Kins