Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-18

The warm, summerlike weather
with little snow continues. Autoists
find the roads excellent on all the main
highways and are quite common even
at this late date.
Tee opening of the Titus restaurant
in the Baldwin block Wednesday was
attended by large number Of the
ladies. A nice lunch of cake, cocoa
and sandwiches was served and all
spoke highly of the quality.
Arthur o. White, son of o. A. White
of this place, for several years in the
employ of the government at Indian
schools in the West, has been trans
ferred from Fort Totten, N. D., to
Genoa, Neb., at an increase in salary.
The chicken pie supper at the M. E.
church Friday evening was excellent
and the ladies had all they could tend
to- 1t was followed by we'll pre-
sented play given by the Queen
Esther circle. Music and recitations
alternated with the acts of the play.
Our merchants have outdone them
selves in their window displays this
year. Every one is fine example of
the window decorating art. Messrs.
Rollins, BatcheIder and Merriam have
beautiful electric displays and the
goods in these and the other stores eX-
ceed those of previous years.
The Monitor is pleased to announce
! that John Merritt Drivers books,
Americas All" and Purple Peaks
! Remote" have been placed in the town
! library and the first named historical
work has also been purchased for the
academy library. The author of these
works lectures here Jan. on 1.-The
Supremacy of the Anglo-Sax Race. .
The Monitor has never seen such
pretty Christmas windows and stores
in Barton. We started to write them
all up but gave it up as task we
were unable to perform, giving each
window due credit and proper place
with relation to its true merit. 1t
would require an expert to pick the
best and then grade them down. Ger.
tainly a number are handsome anC
novel.
The savings deposits in the Barton
Savings Bank & Trust Company,
passed the million dollar mark last
week for the first time This shows
an increase in deposits of over S1OO,
900 in the past year which is excep-
ti0nally large. The combined COM
mercial and savings deposits reached
| the million dollar mark some time ago
but this amount in the savings depart
ment alone is new record in which
the bank takes considerable pride.
The Afternoon Study club met with
Mrs. Lucy Robinson, Dec. II. Twenty
members and four visitors were pres
ent. Roll call, some actress of note.
An interesting talk upon William Dun
lap (1798-1815), father of American
drama, Mrs. Amanda Seaver; paper
"Gjlette, Belasco, Chas. Klein, y
Mrs. Lizzie Buswell; song by Mrs
CIaribel Robinson; paper, "Are
Women Responsible for the Character
of the Modern Drama?" by Mrs. Cora
J Winslow, read by Mrs. Claribel Robin
son; paper. Famous Theatres of
America at the Present Time" Mrs.
Ada Webster; piano solo by Miss Lii
lian Robinson. Miss Lillian and Mrs.
Claribel Robinson responded to an
encore by duet.
EAST CHARLESTON
VIM. Hinton is very ill.
Mrs. S. Farr of Morgan is working
at G.. E.. Coruth's.
Geo. Andrews, VINO was ill last
week, is improving
Joseph Canning has purchased the
Moses Morse farm.
Henry Danforth spent several days
visiting relatives in Island Pond last
week.
Mrs. Henry Piper and daughter
Pearl, who have been quite sick, are
improving.
Geo. Morse had two ribs broken bv
tree falling on him, while at work ir
the woods recently.