Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-04

Daggett was an uncle of Mrs. Robin.
son.
The Overall factory of B. F. Moore
& Company is shut down for few
days to take account of stock and
give the employees their holiday va
cation.
Remember the Institute at the Bap-
fist church Thursday and plan to at
tend if possible. Rev. w. A. David
son and other prominent speakers are
to be pres ent.
The damaged furnaces at the Lane
era house was used for the produc-
tion of ''The Soul Kiss" which was
fairly we'll attended.
Chicken pie was served by the ladies
of the Methodist church on Satur-
day afternoon. The spread, which
was laid in the dining room of the
church was we'll patronized.
Work is being pushed on the new
tenements being erected by E. B. True
on Summer street. The building is
finished so far as the outside is con-
cerned and will soon be ready for oc-
cupancy.
Mistress Barbara Brown is not re-
covering from her illness with ty-
pboid as fast as her family desire, ow-
ing to an attack of Indigestion 1t is
not expected however that she will
suffer a relapse in consequence of this
set back.
Russell Glib, the genial clerk at
the Loveland store, received several
Christmas gifts from satisfied Gus
toy Of f1o rfo I'LL La
| appreciation of his gentlemanly en-
| deavors to serve them during the past
year.
The Newport high school basket
ball team met defeat Wednesday eve
ming of last week at the hands of Peo-
| pies academy team of Morrisville.
game social dance was held, McCaul-
ey's orchestra furnishing the music.
Rev. J. J. Williams and family left
Friday for Central Falls, r. l., where
Mr.. Williams is now located. Rev.
and Mrs. Williams with their family
of bright boys will be missed by all.
No regular pastor has as yet been en-
gagged by the Baptist society.
The first of the series of Co. L.
dances conducted by Mr.. and Mrs M
Frank Tinker of St. Johnsbury was
held at School hall on Friday evening.
Though the weather was the worst
ever, there was good first night at
tendance. These dances are to be held
on Friday nights SO as not to inter-
fere with the schools and children's
dancing class is being arranged for
from 5 80 to Z 80 p. NJ. each evening.
Miss Berdena Greene. CITY CORE
spondent for the Express and Standard,
closed her labors with that paper Jan.
l. Miss Greene has been one of Edi-
tor Hidreth's staff for several years
and as local reporter has certainly
made good. AS collecting locals ne
cessitates an almost house to house
canvass, Miss Greene has formed a
large acquaintance and made many
friends, who will miss her smiling
face each Wednesday. T. S. Wilcox
will act as local correspondent in the
future.
Charles M. Batchelder died Friday
morning at the home of James Martin
in the West end, where he had been
boarding for some months. Mr..
Batchelder, who was badly afflicted
with asthma, had been ill for about
ten days, but passed away rather sud-
denly at the last. He was veteran
of the Civil War, having enlisted f, ON
the town of Troy in Co. E, 9th Regt.
Vt. Vols. He was a pensioner and
for many years his financial affairs
have been ably looked after by C. M.
Bailey. The funeral was held Satur-
day afternoon at Mr.. Martins and in.
terment was at West Derby.
Huntington's pharmacy was dam
aged by fire early Tuesday morning tt
the amount of 5000. The fire was
confined entirely to the back room
where it originated, the stock tina
was burned. being summer goods il
storage, consisting principally O.
Fourth of July supplies, not fire
works. paper masks etc. The Origin
, of the fire is a mystery. 1t Nigh
have occurred by reason of crosse'
electric wires or spontaneous combus
ton. It was extinguished by ham
extinguisher though an alarm wa
t sent in. Business at the pharmac!
was not materially interfered with.
4 The American Express Company
> horse became frightened Monday af
ternoon and ran away. Starting from
: a point near Bugbee's store a shar
: turn was made across Main street ont
the sidewalk in front of Macdiarmid's
across Coventry street to the wall
Y against Roots block and down Coven
e try street until the sleighs collide
with tree, when the horse contin
ued its flight. Mr.. Jones, the driver
was distanced at the start. sittin,
. down unceremoniously in the middl,
of Main street. The sleighs wer
). badly smashed but as no express wa
Y in them the real damage will b
t slight.
E. G. Gardyne. D. D. G. NJ, 70
g the Tenth Masonic District met tn
s principal officers of the various lodge
:. of his district at Masonic hall Tues
day afternoon, Dec. 81. The unwrit
! ten work of the order was gone owe
= and errors corrected as far as posi-
o BILE. Tuesday evening Mr.. Carolyn
. visited Memphremagog Lodge in hi
official capacity and corrected tn,
|, work which was upon the E. A. de