Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-31

Nate Simpson has for the past
week or more been at work on the |
Valley House, giving it a new coat of |
paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bean and
daughter Gilmore spent Sunday at
Beehe with Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
House.
The e-Memorial exercises and the
exhibition of the work done by the
grades were we'll attended Friday
afternoon.
Frank Tenney of Albany spent
Monday in town, staying with Mr..
Sanders. His son John returned to
Albany with him.
Mrs. Day and daughter, Alice Ten
ney of Newport called at w. B. Bow
mans Sunday, as also did Mrs. Bow.
ley of West Derby. w.
Harry Wellman of Boston arrived
Sunday morning for short visit with
his mother, Mrs. H. B.s.Smith, return
ing Tuesday noon.
Harold Porter closed his labor with
the B. and M. railroad company as
night clerk Saturday, and Harold Bean
has taken his place.
L. B. Jones delivered an excellent
memorial address yesterday after
noon. The boys too, were out in full,
captained by Dean Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Bowman are
happy in the birth of a little baby
girl, who arrived last Thursday
afternoon. Congratulations are in or.
der.
The monthly business meeting of
the Village Improvement society will
be held with Mrs. C. D. FrenchI Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock. Let all
the members be present.
Earl Ordway returned Ehome from
Texas City, Texas, Saturday evening.
He left Monday for Lasell Seminary
at Auburndale, Mass. where his sis
ter, Miss Marion, graduates this week.
Ernest Wheeler has the misfortune
of a broken arm. He had gone to
Wllioughby to do some work on a mo-
tor boat and 1T was while cranking the
engine that he met with the misfor-
tune.
The Village Improvement society is
having cement curb placed around
the small park Immediately back of
the depot, which. when finished. will
add materially to the beauty of the
village.
Geo. Magoon, Waterman for the B.
& M. Railroad company, on Main
street, has turfed the small spa &c
around the watchman's house which
adds materially to the beauty of the
surroundings.
Alton Doe. Miss Vera Churchill.
Roscoe Smith graduate from Cushing
academy next week. Miss Lillian
Doe and Miss Blanche Churchill leave
next Saturday for Cushing to attend
the graduating exercises.
The Woodmen will observe their
Memorial service next Sabbath by at
tending in body the services in the
M. E. church, when Rev. G. w. Burke
will deliver the adore SIS. A full at
tendance of the Neighbors is desired.
There will be meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society in the
vestry of the Congregational church
at Z 80. Miss Price, one of the field
workers of Vermont, will be present
and deliver an address. A full attend.
ance is desired, not only of the mem
bers of the society. but of all those
who are Interested in Missions,
Regular prayer service in the M. E.
Church this evening. Subject, "How
not TO Want Everything. Subject
for Epworth League next Sabbath
evening will be ''True Wisdom. -
Leader. Ila Marshall.
Nineteen members of keystone
Chapter, R. A. M, went to Island
Pond Friday afternoon and with abou,
20 from Barton worked the final de-
gree upon four candidates. At six
o'clock banquet was enjoyed at the
hotel, Prof. Erwin of Barton acting as
POSTMASTER. An excellent time wa.
enjoyed by all.
Mrs. G. w. Burke, wife of the pas
tor of the M. E. church, is very i'll
Mrs. Burke has been partial invalit
for number of years. Since coming
to Orleans she seemed to be in fairly
good health, but last winter had al
attack of the grippe which again ag
gravated her trouble and her presen
low condition is the result. Tubercu
losis of the spine is the cause of thu
illness. The sympathy of the entire
community is with Mrs. Burke in he,
hour of sickness and prays that shs
may fully recover.