Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-23
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several days last week.
Fred Woodruff is visiting in Fair
Haven while on his vacation.
Mrs. B. F. Moore and Mrs. w. B.
Bullock are visiting in Boston.
H. A: Gilbert of the customs force is
taking vacation of two weeks.
A H. Grout has been reelected Judge |
advocate general by the legislature.
w. B. Heyer and family are at their
winter residence on Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Drew and daugh-
ter Dorothy spent Sunday in Coaticook. |
'"The Fortune Hunter" is the next
Oct. &c.
Judge F. E. Alfred and R. w. Spear
were in Montpelier Thursday and Fri
day of last week.
Rev. L. A. Edwards conducted a SER
vice at the Lane schoolhouse Sunday
afternoon, Oct. 20.
The second story fiat in G. W. Bur-
banks building on Third street has
been rented to Josbph Guertin.
Ralph Sicso was in Boston two days
for the Peoples Steam Laundry.
Senator E. C. Blanchard returned
from Montpelier Friday and went to
Boston on business Friday night.
J. R. Aiken was in New York last
week buying goods for the holiday
trade Of the True & Blanchard store.
Mrs. Chas. G. Taylor entertained the
ladies of the Social Union at her home
in Summer ST., last Wednesday after
noon.
C. L. M Bugbee, the jeweler, has
installed a new and commOdious safe in
his store for the accommodation Of his
growing business.
The Ladies' Social Union will serve
Harvest Home Dinner at the Congrega-
tional church dining rooms on Wednes-
day evening, Oct. so.
R. P. Skinner has arranged tea
room and rest parlor at his place of
business, which will be much appre-
ciated by ladies who have spare time
while shopping in town.
A party of young ladies, including
Misses BigeloW, Cushman, Hamilton,
Williams and teachers in the high
school attended the Mde Nordica con-
cert in Sherbrooke Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Parker and their
young son visited at L. B. Wellman's
Thursday and Friday. Miss Elsie Par
ker returned to Lowell with them to
spend the week end with her parents.
Work upon the trees about the vii
| lage has been completed for the pres
ent. Mr.. Ormsbee, the tree surgeon,
expects to return in the spring to set
out new trees and do some landscape
gardening.
Mrs. F. w. Carr, who was injured at
Charleston last week by being THROWN
from the carriage while driving, is
gaining as fast as can be expected
Mr.. Carr was in bed a day or two but
is now able to attend to his business.
Geo. F. Root has had the cellar on
the E. B. True lot filled and the lot is
graded to a certain extent. 1t is re-
| been working on the village trees, has
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improvements on this property, when
he returns next spring.
About Is members of Lakeside
chapter, No. q, O. E. S., attended the
district meeting of the order which
was held with Intervale Chapter, No.
81, at Orleans, Friday evening, the
larger portion of the delegation max
ing the trip by automobile. The even
ing was fine and the hospitality of the
sister chapter apparently unbounded,
so that all enjoyed the occasion.
The musical comedy, 1.-The Newly
weds and Their Baby" drew large
audience at Lanes last week Tuesday
evening. The play, founded on the
cartoons by Geo. McManus, was ex.
ceedingly funny, and while the music
and singing was, perhaps, trifie
weak, the play was clean fun and the
costumes in good taste. A special trair
was run from Stanstead and Derby
Line.
! A large card party was given at thu
T clubhouse Saturday afternoon by Mrs
Anderson, Mrs Cunningham, Mrs
Rowland and Mrs. Jennie Anderson
The company was further entertaine
by musical selections on the piano b!
\ Misses Sally Storrs and Emily Hamil
). ton and violin solos by Miss Verd
i Spear. Light refreshments were sci
we'd. The tables were tastefully dec
! grated in red and white
A special meeting OF the Memphre
= magog Yacht club was held Frida
evening, to consider the advisability c
the purchase by the club of Whe
stone island. This island, as man
know, is situated at the entrance
Fitch Bay. about ten miles down
d Canada. The necessity of OWNERSHIP
by the club of some grounds fit f
" outing parties and campers on tn
n lake shore has long been recognized b
q the governing board. Milestone islam
= contains about 40 acres and is beaut
= fully situated just far enough away II
1r a good cruise with motor boat.
70 would be a valuable addition to cit
+ property, and all hope that it may
of acquired.