Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-08
w. E. Park err.

brary Bureau, died at his home in
Newton Center, Mass. Thursday,
Nov. 2. after short illness with
Bright's disease. Mr.. Parker mar.
ried Miss Emma Bartlett and later
they purchased the old home farm Of
the Bartle.ts in the north neighbor-
hood in Coventry, where for the past
ten years or more they have spent
their summers, making in this COM
mupity many friends to W hom the
death of Mr.. Parker comes as per-
sonal loss. The Library Bureau is
one of the largest concerns in the
country manufacturing fine office fur
nishings and fixtures. They have
Offices in all the principal cities of
this country and Europe and their
yearly business runs into the mill
ions. AS secretary. and one Of the
chief promoters of this concern, Mr..
Parker was an extremely busy man
and earned a handsome salary. He
was about so years of age and is sur
vived by his wife and three children.
The funeral was held at his late home
in Newton Center, Saturday, Nov.
at 4 p. m. The body was cremated.
NEWPORT
Miss Esther Perley of Orleans was
visitor in town Saturday.
C. F. Hodgeman of Lowell was in
town the first of the week.
The w. C. T. union meets Thursday
afternoon, Nov. 9, with Mrs. Erastus
Buck.
Mrs. O. C. Miller is quite i'll again
and the family is much concerned re-
garding her condition.
Geo. D. Walworth of the local GUS
toms office has returned from a
weeks vacation spent in Boston and
Worcester.
Ralph Cameron has moved into the
Whitney tenement on Coventry street,
vacating the Gaines tenement on
Third street.
Mrs. Mabel Storrs still continues
very i'll, but is thought to be gaining
slightly. She is able to sit up
several hours each day.
L. M. Downey has moved his uphol-
steering business from Central street
to his home, 6 Baker avenue, where
he may be reached by telephone.
The chimney at the Baptist church
has recently been taken down and re-
built as it had become separated from
the building and consequently unsafe.
The high school football team was
defeated by st. Johnsbury Saturday
by a score of II to @. This is the
second dose administered to US by St.
J. A.
The Ladies Social union and other
ladies of the Congregational church
were entertained on Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Geo. B.
Young.
The high school students held a So
cial and masquerade promenade at
School hall Friday evening to which
the pupils of the eighth grade were
invited.
Daniel M. Norton has been appoint
ed clerk in the local post-office during
the temporary absence of Miss Chand-
Ter, who is on leave Of absence on &C.
count of i'll health.
Miss Doris Emery and Miss Ferol
Wellman gave Halloween party
Tuesday evening at the home of Col.
and Mrs. c. S. Emery to about twenty
of their young friends.
An examination of applicants for
second and third grade teachers GER
tificates will he held by Supt. E. A..
Hamilton on Thursday and Friday of
this week at the school building.
Miss Annie Coapland accompanied
her sister, Miss Lottie, to Burlington
| Friday. where the latter entered the
Mary Fletcher hospital for an opera
tion for appendicitis, from which she
has been suffering for some time.
Mrs. H. G. Blanchard is suffering
from strained ligaments in one knee,
received Friday at her home. in fall
from a stepladder. The injury is
nearly if not quite as serious as 8
fracture and Mrs. Blanchard will
probably be laid by for some time.
Carl M. Richards has returned with
bis bride and they will make Their
home among us. Mr.. Richards resum
ing his duties at Lane and DwinelPs.
They will probably occupy one of tn,
flats in G. w. Burbank's new house OF
Third street, which is being rushet
to completion.
Halloween passed by very quietly
| the usual rumpus being to a grea
| extent. omitted. Various articles
| of course, became mysteriously dis
| placed. but no real damage was done
| Jack-o'-lantern parades seem to b
more appropriate to this occasion
and are a great improvement.
Gen'l Paul Lang. United State
! Consul at Sherbrooke, we'll known t
many of our people, died at She1
brooke, Tuesday. Oct. 81. Gen'l Ian
| had been located at Sherbrooke fo
about fourteen years. His home wa
| in Oxford. N. H., where his funeral
| which was private, was held Thurs
day. He was 81 years of age.
Thomas C. Gale. U. s. Customs il
spector, covering the Sherbrook
| Newport express, is taking his al
nual vacation and with Mrs. Gale wi
! visit their son in Florida. Franc