Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-29

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for Boston, where they will spend
Thanksgiving with Mr.. French's IA
Their. Gerald French Of Exeter will
also meet with the family.
Quite a number of sewing circles
have been organized throughout he
village among the young ladies. The
meetings are held weekly and consid-
cradle interest is manit ested in them.
Mrs. Carroll jenkins entertained
the sewing circle of School street in
her home Friday evening. Refresh
ments were served by the hostess and
a most delightful evening was spent.
One of the popular t'ythian dances
was held in Pythian hall Monday eve
ming. Quite a number attended. and a
good time was enjoyed. Madam
Brooks orchestra furnished the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Emerson of
Troy called at S. B. Parker's yester-
day and spent the day. They are get
ting ready to nov to their home re-
Gently purchased in Bloomington Gem
ter.
B. O.. Smith of the Up-to-date
grocery. had a special sale. of the
Swift company's soap products Tues
day and Wednesday Of last week and
sold 1850 cakes of soap. 260 cans of
cleaner and IT'S packages of powder.
Hazel Belanger was thrown from
her sled while coasting on Water
j street Friday evening and sustained
such severe injuries to her knee as to
necessitate splints and it will be sew
eral weeks before she will be about
again.
Arthur Ordway, who has been
working for Elmer Darling of East
Burke the past seven months, re-
turned to his home Friday. Mr.. Ord
way left Monday for st. Johnsbury,
where he has secured work and ex.
poets to remain there for the winter.
Thirty-four Junior E~ndeavorers
gathered in the Congregational vestry
Friday evening and enjoyed a social
time. Games were played and con-
tests held, and after refreshments
were served all returned to their
homes at $50. having enjoyed a good
time.
DR.. E. G. Stevens, accompanied by
his nephew. Walter Stevens of Coven.
try, spent the hunting season in Nor
ton, Essex County. Each succeeded
in getting a deer. The one brought in
by the Doctor was a magnificent buck
, with a fine set of antlers, and weighed
800 pounds.
Mrs. Ernest Wheeler. who has been
quite i'll the past week, is somewhat
better. Her grandmother, Mrs.
Clough. who returned a week ago
from a short visit to friends, is seri-
ously i'll, being threatened with pneu-
monla, Mrs. Clough is nearly 80
years Of age.
Last week was Rexall week at
Austin's and caused a good deal of in
terest. Probably the best sales were
made OF stationery, h%orehound candy
and the cough syrup-goldfish outfits.
One hundred and four boxes of sta
tionery were sold on Monday. or
enough for 74S8. letters. Thursday
disposed of about 1875 pounds of hore
hound candy and on Friday about the
same number Of cough syrup-goldfsh
outfits were sold.
The Book and Thimble club met
Nov. 22 with Mrs. Dodge. Eighteen
members were present. Subject of
the meeting. Mexico" continued.
Roll call was responded to with cur
rent events. A map drill was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Harris. Sketch of
life of EXPIRES. Diaz. read by Mrs.
Bartlett paper, Life of the Peo-
ple," Mrs. Lucy Twombly; reading
from THE White Umbrella in Mexi-
co." Mrs. Mathews; solo, Miss 10th
rop. Adjourned to meet Dec. 6 with
Mrs. Zadie Skinner.
Last Thursday afternoon. our eff
cient fish and game warden, H. d.
Stannard, was notified that a doe had
been illegally killed in Coventry. He
Immediately responded and caught two
young men with the deer, who con
fessed that they had been hired by
John Wells to take it to his home.
Mr.. Stannard notified Mr.. Wells and
he appeared Friday morning before
the warden and claimed that he was
innocept.EtThe case was brought be
fore the district attorney. yesterday
in Barton 'sand was continued unit.
next M onday.