Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-12-27

were DO visitors during the term.
The enrolment is the largest in years
If not In the history of the school,
and there was an average of less than
one tardy mark per day. The pupils
having perfect attendance are Bea-
trlce Bigelow, Ruth Hammond, Mag
gle Squire, Harold Bowley, Bradley
Davis, Dana Hancock. Walter Kipp,
Monroe Lorimer and George Lothrop.
Charles Rankin and Everett McCul-
Tough Joined the school after it's open
ing and had perfect attendance there
after. The winter term opens Janu-
aiy and parents are urged to have
their children present on the opening
| day that the attendance may be even
more nearly perfect for the winter
term. mat eds 4te- e,f .atE.f q. /.
Through the efforts of Rev. H. B.
Rankin of the Baptist church and by
the courtesy of the Connecticut
State Board of education. the pupils
of our schools and the citizens of our
town will have the privilege of listen
ing to several illustrated Travel Talks
during the winter, and of seeing
views of our country and beyond, as
sembled by Prof. Albert S. Bickmore
OF the American Museum of Natural
History of New York City. The
views. projected upon IA foot
screen by a powerful oxyhydrogen
stereopticon, will be exhibited in the
school hall on alternate Friday eve
nings during January, February and
March at o'clock. The admission is
free to all, the necessary expenses
being borne by a number of the
friends of education in Newport.
About seventy pictures will be shown
each evening. Following is list of
the dates and subjects of these talks.
Jan. 5, New England Coast, st. Law
renee River, Connecticut River, White
Mountains Jan. 10, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and District of Columbia,
Coal, Iron. Oil and Gas Industries.
Feb. 2, The Mississippi Valley and the
Southern States. Feb. 16. The Rocky
Mountains and the Great Basin 4;
March l. Cuba, Havana and Santiago
March Is, Jamaica and Porto Rico.
March 29. The Philippines. To most
of us it is not given to travel into
foreign lands, let alone our own coun-
try. but all may get an idea of what
travel might make reality by Civ
ing these talks the attendance they
deserve.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Mrs. Oliver Corkam is very i'll.
Mrs. Geo. Roberts is improving
slowly. . @ .s..- ..-
Earl Lang is home from Norton for
a few days.
] Chester Eastman is travelling as
agent for whips.
Dram Morse visited his brother Ray
at Orleans last week.
Elmer Gray of Orleans visited his
family over Christmas.
Mrs. Gosley of West Burke visited
at Eugene Davis recently.
VIM. Jackson of New York is a
guest at Eugene Hinton's.
Ethel Holt is spending the holidays
with her parents at Derby.
Elmo Hudson is home from Burling.
ton college for the holidays
VIM. Wilson has returned from q
visit to his sister in Baltimore, Md.
Doris Mcqueen of Stanstead is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs E. w. Buck.
Charles Shedrick of Montreal is a,
Clyde cottage for the Christmas holt
days. .r s* go
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stoddard oil
East Burke visited relatives here last
week.
Willie Gardner had his knee badly
hurt while working in the woods las
{ week. 5~"
Flavel Parker has gone to Gardner,
Mass, to stay with his sister, Mrs.. ]
Hinton.
DIR. and Mrs. J. B. Cushman and
daughter visited friends in Newpor
last week.
: Harry Piper has sold his farm tt
t Eugene Hinton and bought Mr.. Hin
. tons farm.