Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-27


assembly held Wednesday evening was
well attended and successful 1t is
held weekly on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Ellen Wescome of Stockton,
Cal, was the guest of her brother, C..
L. Hutchins, last week. She started
for her home in Stockton Saturday
noon.
Regular meeting of Crescent Lodge,
No. Al, |. O. o. F., Tuesday evening,
Dec. 3. A good attendance is desired
as it is nomination of officers for the
ensuing year.
Mrs. Elsie M. Wood, who has been
spending two years in Barton, her
former home, left Monday for Mime
apolis. Mimi, where she will spend
the winter with her sister.
A regular meeting of the Barton
grange will be held Friday evening,
December 5, and the annual election of
officers will take place. Everyone
should attend this meeting.
Having sold his home on Elm street
as announced in this column H. V.
Drown has purchased of w. E. Han
son the Hubbard house on Main street
and takes immediate possession.
Miss May Kimball, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. 7. C. Kimball, for
merly of this place, was married Nov
ember Z, at Little Silver, N. j., to
Wilson Longstreth Smith Of Philadel-
phia, Pa.
The first and second Masonic degrees
will be worked Friday evening at the
hall, opening promptly at 7 o'clock
After the blue lodge degrees the chap
ter will hold meeting, working three
degrees.
Northern Vermont has been enjoying
extremely fine weather for the season
of the year, several days being very
summer like. Some snow has fallen
during the past week but not enough
for anything ike sleighing.
Special convocation of keystone
chapter, No. Is, R. A. NJ, Friday eve
ming, Nov. 20. Work, M M, P. M, and
M. E. M. Regular convocation Mon
day evening, Dec. End. Work, R. A.
A full attendance is desired.
Misses Ethel Uric and Ina Paige, who
are attending "Griffins," the big busi-
ness school of Springfield, Mass, are
reported as making desirable progress;
their names being among the honor
students of the school in all studies.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the p0st-ofice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. o. Baker, Mrs. F. N.
Holmes. VIM. Miner, Mrs. o. L.
Pratt, E Smith. Mrs. Ellen Wilcox.
All deer hunters have returned, but
little venison is reported. The Moni-
tor learns of no lucky ones save those
reported. We have no complete re-
turns but indications are tn at the
, number shot throughout the state is
5 small.
The New England Paper Company,
| subsidiary of the Monitor Press, which
has been doing mail order and whole
sale ladies box stationery business for
the past year, recently shipped two
gross Quire boxes of their goods to
Shanghai, China.
It is expected that Representative o.
= w. Locke and State Fish and Game
Commissioner Titcomb will be at the
clubhouse this evening to discuss the
e new fish and game bill now before the
/ legislature. Everyone interested is
invited to attend.
/. The Essex junction paper says ::
n Ray Pierce, mail transfer clerk at the
C. V. R. r. station, is the first sue
cessful deer hunter reported in this
place. While hunting on the pains
' towards Essex Center late yesterday
afternoon in company with Albert
;. Coderre, night operator, he shot fine
e buck weighing about It's pounds,
which had eight points"
d The young men of Barton will hold
f dance at Seaver's hall Tuesday eve
ming. next, at which Riley's singing
! orchestra of five pieces of Barre will
= furnish music. It is planned to make
!" this the best dance of the season &C
cording to the advertising issued.
v There will be concert from s to 9
0 o'clock. Admission to balcony 25c.
Dancing $1.50 per couple.
The great Peerless sale, an annual
!. event in Barton for many years. will
9 beat the factory of the Peerless Co.
in Barton Monday morning and con-
tinue for the entire week. The Monitor
S don't need to say much about the
e Peerless sale, everyone knows what it
s is. There will be the usual large
amount of material. See their adver-
tisement on another page of this paper
telling all about it.
AL Cne Speclal Masonic meeIIng OF
Orleans Lodge last evening Past
Master Cook of Springfield, Mass,
: conferred the 3rd degree in Massa-
Q rchusetts form to the pleasure and
e profit of large number of members
and visiting Masons. After the work,
which was fine to say the least, re-
l freshments were served and side de-
q gree worked and the brethren went
home feeling that a most enjoyable
and profitable evening had been spent.
a The Woman's Literary club met
!. with Mrs. Reirden, Nov. 20. Nineteen
n members and three visitors were pres
ent. Roll call was responded to by
n current topics. The following pro-
Il gram was given: Reading from
"Wnd in the Rose Bush" by larry
: Wilkins Freeman, Mrs. Pierce; 'Peace
Commission and Peace Societies. 3" Mrs.
t Cutting Benefits of the Various Soci-