Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-22
Priest and Roland Shepherd have only
lost one-half day during the year.

Priest and Roland Shepherd have only
lost one-half day during the year.
At the special town meeting called
Tuesday the town voted to erect
building to be used as a town hall and
the following committee. j. II. La
nou, George MetcaIf and Ed. Cotton,
were elected to purchase lumber for
and to construct the building. The
hall will be erected on the same site
as the old one and will be 40x80 feet.
Don't forget the M E. donation
and oyster supper to be held in the
evening. Rev. Burke of Orleans will
deliver a lecture on Things That
Count There will be special music
followed by an oyster supper and a
general good time. All are cordially
invited.
-Four teen members of the w. C. T.
U. went by invitation to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Guild in Coventry
last Monday evening. On account of
so much illness in town not as many
were present as would otherwise have
been. but those present enjoyed the
occasion very much. Delicious re-
freshments were served by the host
eSS.
Black River Valley grange met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Car
penter. The first and second degrees
were conferred, after which Mr..
Holmes, State Chaplain addressed the
grange. Coffee and doughnuts were
served followed by social hour. The
next meeting will be held March at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Phil
lips. Doughnuts and sugar on snow
L
degrees will be worked. and it is hoped
all candidates will be present. There
will be a general discussion on grow
ing alfalfa and the rise of lime.
MORGAN CENTER
C. D. Ovitt is the guest of friends
, here.
Mack Drown is the guest of friends
here.
Henry Elliott has been on the sick
= list the past week.
t Mrs. D. G. Brooks visited friends in
' Bloomington last week.
! Mr.. and Mrs E. Batchelder visited
friends in Newport last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.Atkins were the
guests of friends in East Charleston
last Saturday.
Mrs. Stella Gilman and little son
Elliott visited her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Lother Of West Charleston,
last week.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Burroughs
from Coaticook were called here last
;, week to attend the funeral services of
his sister. Mrs. II. O. Burroughs.
" the friends who SO kindly remembered
her with the lovely post cards, and for
il the kindness shown her through her
recent illness.
e The remains of Mrs. II. o. Bur-
roughs were brought here from Stan
:, nard for interment last week. Mrs,
" Burroughs spent the greater part of
her life ~ this place and will be re-
Y membered by all who knew her as a
t. true earnest Christian. Her husband
and daughter mourn the loss of a
loving wife and mother.
|. TROY
Mrs Burton Wing Of Irasburg is
a here to visit her children and mother,
If Mrs.G. F. Boyden.
Miss Lucretia Porter has gone to
is Cambri dge, Mass, to visit her sister,
W Mrs. c. H. Presho.
Frank House and friend were here
1e from Orleans to spend Sunday with
Id his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hammond and
oy daughter Katherine of North Troy
I'd were guests of friends here on Sun
day.
rt Miss Gladys Brock went to NORTH
er Haverhill, N. H., recently to visi
her sister, Mrs. Earl Reed. On the
10Th Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Brock were
Nv called there by the critical illness O
ne Mrs. Reed from acute Bright's dis
ease.
Is The young people of town gave
CD very enjoyable Valentine social a
Aiken's hall the fourteenth. HON
is made candy had ready sale, the hal
J. was prettily decorated with heart:
ETC., promenading was INDUCED in
The proceeds are to be used for new
20 singing books for the union choir.
ne WESIFIELD
Mrs. Will Bryant, who has been il
w. is better.
M nd Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Kelley and famiI,
LII were in town Sunday.
Miss Hazel Brown went last Satur
e Th day to Woodstock, N. H., to visit he
y. sister.
% Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hunt of Nortl
Troy were guests at w. B. Gilpin'
phi Saturday.
Ilv Eva and Dana Gilpin visited thei
brothers at Barton couple of day
last week.
no Alfred Curtis, who broke his Les
IL. III, some time ago, is not gaining as rap
Tia idly as hoped.
Rev.sJ. E. Bowman and Rev. Mr.
en Bromley of Lowell preached in ex
asst change Sunday
b. Mrs. Mary Thomas has returne
is from Altoona, Pa, where she has ba,