Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-05-15

The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society was held with Mrs. Lila
Macenter Thursday afternoon. The
following officers were elected: Presi,
dent, Mrs. Lila Macenter; first vice
president. Mrs. Emma Leavitt; treas
urer, Mary Spaulding: secretary,
Mrs. Viola Sawyer. After the elec-
ton of officers a social hour was
spent. Light refreshments were
served and a general good time was
enjoyed.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY
C. Moulton visited friends in town
the first of the week.
Mrs. Owen Wrowley and Miss K. E.
Randall were business visitors in Or
! leans Tuesday.
Fred Witt and family of Orleans
were the guests of his mother, Mrs.
Chas. Witt. over Sunday.
The Village Improvement society
planted 30 trees Saturday, some be-
ing placed in various parts of the viii
road leading to the home of C. H.
Root.
DR.. Frances Elizabeth Hogan of
) Scotch lady, are visiting the Cham
berlalns at Aud Lang Syne. DR..
Hogan is distinguished author,
; traveller and pbilanthropist writing
T. in several languages.
t Marshall Pike, who has been a
r great sufferer. passed way last Sun.
day. He and Mrs. Pike came here
last fall hoping he might regain his
j health but no medical aid could save
him. Mrs. Pike has the sympathy of
; all, she will soon return to her home
in the west alone.
Prememorial service of Flint Post,
No. Is. e. A. R. of Cratfsbury, will be
= held at M. E. church May rs at the
Y usual morning service hour. All
churches in town are expected to
). unite. Rev. E. R. Gordon will give
the address. All veterans, sons and
grandsons are cordially invited to be
ii present.
The teachers of Craftsbury acad-
o envy have recently secured for this
school the approval of the New Eng
J. land College Examination Board. The
N great value of this lies in the fact
that in the future students gradual
e ing from this academy will be ad-
mitted to the colleges without being
obliged to pass entrance eXamina-
IL tions.
President Guy Potter Benton, D. D.
LID. Of the University of Vermont
e will visit Craftsbury on MAY %. and
: will give to the people of this town
and the surrounding towns his widely
known lecture, 1.-The Patriot" The
= town may count itself unusually for.
j. tunate in being able to secure such a
q man. for rarely does it have such a
J. treat as this will be.
4 A school fair will be held in the
(. academy hall Friday afternoon and
es evening, May "a. Both useful and
fancy articles will be displayed. A
musical program will be given in the
evening. Cake, ice cream, sandwiches
and coffee will be served. Other gooc
L things may be obtained at the cand J
and chafug dish booths. Come anC
al show your interest in the academy
" EAST CRAFTSBURY.
J, Neil Hartman is working for Davil
20 Speir in Greensboro.
Walter King and Gladys Gilber
were married May 6.
in Miss Winnifred Locke is work. n,
for Mrs. Mary Wylie.
N Mrs. Nellie Uric has finished worl
~ for Mrs. Wylie and has returned home
Ill Rev. C. E. Garvin has returnet
from visit to his home in Wheeling
e, W. V.
Il Harold Higgins has moved his good
s, to North Craftsbury. He will work o
the state road.
1T Mrs. Mary Wylie and daughter Ag
Nv mes have returned from their visit t
RS Boston and New York.
~ John Simpson has returned to An
herst college after an absence of Sc,
IN eral weeks on account of sickness.
HOLLAND.
NJ Adm Armstrong is papering fc
ed Mrs. Will Palm.
he Oscar Sykes is working for b
~, father, VIM. Sykes.
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