Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-25

Freeman have been assisting in the
Rollins store.
E. E. Flanders has moved his garage
from the Comstock building to II. V. !
browns barn.
Miss Maud Barrett has gone to her
home in Lisbon, n. H., for a few |
days vacation.
Mrs. H. F. Black of Newport was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ |
Wright recently, tsez. |
W. NJ. Magoon has purchased farm
in Fulford, Que, and will spend some
time there this winter.
Amory Seaver of the U. V. M. of
Burlington is spending the holiday
recess at his home here.
James Doubleday of Kalamazoo,
Mich, is visiting his cousin, j. E.
Chase, on the River road.
Olympic Encampment, No. II, meets
Friday night in I. o. O. F. hall.
Work in the Royal Purple.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Rowen are
spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs
James Forbes in Lawrence, Mass.
Ina Paige and Ethel Uric are home
from their business school in Spring
field, Mass, for the holiday vacation
The Woman's Literary club will hold
its annual Christmas tree with Miss
Seaver, December 31st instead of jan
uary 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Reirden and
family are spending Christmas in Lit
tleton, n. H., with Mrs. Reirden's
people.
Miss Carrie Jones and her mother
have moved here from West Burke.
They occupy the tenement in the Moni-
tor building.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Robbins and
children of Niagara Falls, N. Y, were
the guests of Mr., and Mrs. NJ H.
Drumming this week.
Fred Percival of St Johnsbury was
in town Dec. %. with a Kissed Kar,
for which he and C. E. Silsby are
agents. He said the roads were good
most of the way.
Remember the entertainment by the
! u. V. M. musical clubs Wednesday
evening, Jan. l. This is given under
the auspices of the 1910 class, B. A.
The money will be added to the school
piano fund
The following letters remain un-
called for at the post-office. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. Joseph Bousquet, o. Baker,
j. G. Murphy, Mrs. M. L. Pearson,
Peerless Bobbin Company, Clara
Toohey.
Miss S. H. Skinner of Bennington
wishes in this way to thank her many
friends who so kindly remembered her
thank the Ladies' society of the Con-
gregational church for the beautiful
flowers sent her at that time.
The public is invited to an open
meeting and box supper given by the
grange in the Odd Fellows hall, Thurs
day evening, Jan. 2. Ladies are re-
quested to bring boxes to be sold at 2
small cost. A social programme is
being prepared. Every member come
and bring friend OF two.
The Woman's Literary club met
Wednesday evening with Miss Currier,
Is members and one visitor being pres.
ent. Roll call was responded to by
items of interest on commerce and
labor. Paper. Production and Sale o1
Lumber" Mrs. Cook. Miss Wheeler
favored the club with two whistline
solos.
Enough snow has fallen so thai
sleighs are more common than wagons
and while more snow would be appre
clated by the aveling public the
present roads are preferable to frozer
mud roads. Sunday morning was the
coldest of the season, thermometer.
having been reported as registering Is
below.
Two hundred and seventy-eight per
sons guessed on the time the clock il
Lang, the jewelers. window. woule
stop and the lucky one was Mis-.
Blanche White of Craftsbury, whc
guessed the clock would stop at 9 :25
1t stopped at 8 "a l-2. A. M. Gran
was next nearest guessing 9 :23. c.. E.
! Hamblet was chairman of the com
mittee which examined the guesse.
and awarded the clock.
AL BANY
Morris Day is home from St, Johns
bury.
E. L. Annis is home from a canvass
ing trip.
Clyde Thompson has moved into R.
r. Beede's house.
Mrs Ira Sanders is visiting ir
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. A. N. Vance was visitor in
Newport Thursday.
Edith Copeland from Canada is
visiting at Merton Cutters.
Lucius and Gladys Brown were
visitors in Barton Saturday.
Stephen Newton is working in Bar
ton during the school vacation.
Lucille Anderson is home from Or
leans for the Christmas recess.
! Albert Campbell is home from
Morrisville for two weeks vacation.
Carroll Whitcher was in iiNewpcr