Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-13

day and broke her arm. Mrs. Lewis is
sevnnty-six years old. She has been
quite i'll since.
Geo. W. Goodro, who has worked in
the II. V. Drown mill for the past
three years, has entered the employ of
H. T. Seaver in the plumbing business.
C. E. Hamblet and family were in
Newport Tuesday to attend the we'd
ding Of Mr.. Hamblet's nephew, Ralph
A. Hamblet, and Miss Natalie Tarlton
The Queen Esther Circle gave a
candy pull and party at the NJ. E.
church Tuesday evening for about 25
young people. All report a good time.
Mrs. Mary Fairbanks and three
daughters Of Greensboro have moved
into the Lang house on Church street.
Mr.. Fairbanks goes to Florida for the
winter.
The district schools of the town of
Barton, with the exception of the
school at Willoughby and the school at
May Pond, will begin the winter term
Monday, Nov. Is.
Will Graham, former student here,
was visitor in town last week. He
has been in Texas several years. On
his way home he visited Harold Gra-
! ham at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Merton Lewis is moving from the B.
| M. R. Nelson house to the Austin
house on Glover street. Mr.. Jack
mans family of West Glover will oc-
cupy the vacated tenement
| Sydney Lawes and Miss Ruth H.
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married last Wednesday morning. at
w. A. Warner. They left on the noon
train for Montreal.
The members of the Village I'M
provement society are requested to
meet with Mrs. w. w. Reirden Thurs
day evening at 7.30. A good attendance
is desired as there is important busi-
ness to transact.
Albert Campbell and party of Nor
risville were in town Sunday, stopping
at r. NJ. Gilmour's. Mr. Gordon, one
of the party, has recently returned
from Scotland, where ne visited some
Of Mrs. GillnOur'S people.
A social and box party was held at
Z.
The proceeds from the sale of boxes
amounted to $40. This will be useC
to purchase books for the school IL
brary. Eight couple from the acad
emy attended.
Regular meeting of Orleans lodge
No. IS, F. & A. M, on Friday evening
The district meeting will be held a
Irasburg next Wednesday evening
Any member wishing transportation
should see R. P Webster or C. E
Hamblet for arrangements.J
The May Pond school, Clyde Cooper
3 teacher, closed Friday, Nov. 9Th, hav
ing a fall term of eleven weeks
Those having no absent or tard,
marks were Annette Blair, Laurs
Blair. Abbie Damon, Nelson Damon
and Joseph Paquette. Perley Rocl
had one tardy mark.
Mrs. Downing, who lived witt
Joseph Terrian's people in that sectiol
known as the "Auger Hole" was
severely burned Saturday morning a.
a result of the bedclothes taking fir
from a pipe and died as a result O
the burns a few hours later. Mrs
Downing was nearly 80 years old. TIL
funeral was attended by Rev. w. A
Warner Monday.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. met a
7 the home of Mrs E. R. Cook Tuesda
afternoon, Nov. II, Mrs. w. w. Rei1
den acting as president. After dc
votional exercises and business
paper, '"The Value of Promptness j
Our Work." written by Mrs. u. H
Davis. was read by Mrs. Cordeli
Y Cutler. Then came quiz on depart
h ment work. The pledge was given i
unison. The meeting closed with tn
:, w. C.. T. U. benediction.
e With the electioe Of a democrati
president and the expiration of Post
n master Webster's term of office in til
: spring new appointment is eXpecte
and H. P. Cook is the man decide
upon by the democrats as a candidat
e for the place. A petition is being cir
y culated among the business men of tn
town in his interests and IS being al
. most universally signed. AS a chang
: is to be made we believe the Monito
is expressing the general sentimen
when it says that Mr.. Cook will max
Y US fine postmaster.
The electric current was off one O
two days last week and the lights wer
late in coming on while preliminar
t preparations were being made fo
ad ing new wheel and other equip
+ ment at Plunkett. Now that tn
s actual work has begun the village ha
made arrangements with the Islam
Pond plant to supply us current and w
o are being supplied until the addition
|, to the plant are complete with curren
from the Island Pond system. TIL
Monitor expects to give a full accoun
n Of the work done and improvement
!, made when they are complete.
O. The ladies of the Congregations
: church received $;55. GO at their annua
: chicken pie supper Wednesday evening
of last week. The supper exceeded i
excellence any that have been hel
y there before and that is the best tha
. could be said for a supper. At 8 q
: n. in the main audit torium there was
musical program consisting of voce
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