Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-11-29
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day on legal business.
The grades close on Dec. 8 and the
high school a week later.
F. II. Johnson, customs Inspector
has returned to his station at Island
Pond.
Mrs. H. 8. Parkhust, Jr. of North
Troy visited friends in town the first
of last week.
Mrs. ]. F. Blanchard is enter
tanning her friend, Mrs. Sarah Smith
of Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Shepard and son
of Sutton. P. O.. visited recently at
J. D. Anderson's.
The young child of MIR. and Mrs. J.
P. Kipp has been quite seriously i'll
for several days, but is now improv-
ing.
The Beethoven Circle held its first
regular meeting of the season at the
home of Mrs. Newland on Friday eve
ming.
DR.. and Mrs. j. M. Currier have
been visiting friends and relatives in
Littleton and Bath. N, H, the past
week.
Thanksgiving Day will be observed
by union service at the Congrega-
tional church at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Thursday.
G. H. Wakeman has resumed his
labors. for time at least, as travel
ing salesman for True and Blanchard
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Kelley of Cen
trail street are entertaining Mrs Kel
ley's sister, Miss Fannie Hamilton Of
Montgomery Center.
James ("Mrkev') Clarke has been
confined to his home by illness for ten
days and just escaped pneumonia, but
is now improving rapidly.
w. A. Moulton and family OF Bur-
lington have been visiting in this vi
cinity for several days. They came
and returned by automobile.
There is movement afoot to pro-
| vide skating rink for the young
sters in the schoolhouse yard. Why
not? Other nearby villages do it.
Percy r. West has retained from
week in Montreal. where he is giving
exhibitions in his capacity as fenc-
ling master.
DR.. J. Fl. Gaines has sold bis two
tenement house on Third street to
Myron Wiley. Mr.. Wiley. who
owned the Chas. Batchelder farm. has
sold it to Ed. Gardner.
DR.. and Mrs. G. H. Newland are. in
Boston this week. They will enter
tain their daughter Marion at
Thanksgiving Miss Marion is stu
dent at Lasell Seminary.
D. C. Stevens, whose insurance
Offices are located in the Exchange
block. has also taken a room there.
vacating bis quarters at the Young
Mems Improvement club.
Hugh NJ. Clark and Mrs. Lila Stark
of this village and Clarence McConnai
and Miss Josephine Sayball were mar
ried by Rev C. D. Lance at the
Methodist parsonage on Saturday,
Nov. 18th.
Owing to an overturned freight car
yard last week Tuesday, traffic was
badly delayed while the wreck was
cleared away. The car barely es-
capped going into the lake.
l. L. Guerti7, of the Arlington res
taurant is conducting an auction sale
of secondhand goods in the basement
of the Arlington, the first sale taking
place Monday evening. Mr. Guertin
will buy any salablesstock offered.
An entertainment is to be given in
| School hall on the evening of Dec
by pupils of n. H. S. Read the
hangers in rthe store windows. the
boys and girls are hoping to see the
hall filled to ovesfowing on that eve.
ming.
J. w. Redmond spent the greater
part of last week with the other mem
bers of the Public Service comm1s
sion. in the annual tour of inspection
of the railways in the state. being en-
gagged at that time, with the Central
Vermont.
The ladies Of st. Marks Episcopa
church will hold their annual sale Of
useful and fancy articles at School
hall on Tuesday, Dec. II. There is
to be a concert in the evening. Do
DdjlOIS lOI LAc Sd1c may NC u
Mrs. M. T. Hamilton.
Mrs. Folsom, wife of Engineer 10
seph Folsom. died Saturday. Nov. Is
at the home of her parents in Bristol
N. H. Mrs. Folsom had not enjoyed
good health for some time. but he
death was entirely unexpected anc
comes as a great shock to both he
family and friends.
Friday evening the boys of NJ Fl
S. met the Derby academy boys il
basket hall and overwhelmingly de
feated them by score of ~ to II.
This was the first game of the season
and was exceliently attended.
pleasant social followed and every
body present had good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 0. Gale, VIII
are enjoying a brief so iourn in Flori
da, write to friends here that the
are enjoying the experience immense
/ ". The weather is fine and the tenn