Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-02-26

ranged and the rooms tastefully
decorated Punch and waters were
served following a lashlight picture
taken by Mr.. Roystan.
The Afternoon Study club met with
Mrs Barrows. Feb. 20 with thirty-two
members and fifteen visitors present.
Roll call, current events piano solo
by Mrs. Emily Baldwin debate: Re
solved, That automobiles are detri-
ment to business" Affirmative, Mrs.
! Nell Barron. Mrs. Mae .Batchelder;
negative. Mrs. Luvia Webster. Mrs.
Alice Hamblet. 1t was decided by
small majority in the affirmative. The
papers on both sides showed a great
deal of careful study and research.
Miss Doris Whitcher favored the club
with violin solo, accompanied by her
sister, Miss Geneva on the piano, to
the enjoyment of all.
/ The double team of Exeter Hanna
of Glover became frightened this fore
noon while hitched in front of the
Barron store and broke away, running
down Main street at a terrific rate.
Just south of the Baldwin block the
sled came in contact with hydrant,
breaking it off near the ground. The
team did not make the turn onto
Cover street but run between the
Batchelder block and the Pierce and
Barrows block into the meadow back
of these buildings, where the horses
stopped, owing to entanglements in
the harness and neckyokes No seri-
GUS damage was done to the team but
the water from the broken hydrant
flooded the streets.
Mrs. Matilda Woodward, wife of
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age Of n years, two months and five.
days of heart trouble The funeral sew
ices were held Feb. %. She had been
in very poor health for long time bat
was, confined to her bed only four
weeks. She had lived in the home of
her granddaughter, Mrs Geo. King.
who lives on the River road to Orlear S,
for nearly year and it was her wish
that her three children should care for
her In her last sickness and everything
that could be done for her comfort was
done. Mrs. Woodward possessed a
remarkable talent for needlework,
which she never tired of doing and
many. many homes have pieces of her
beautiful work, which will be a kind
remembrance in years to come By
request of the deceased the funeral
was conducted, by Rev j. M. Burgin
of Newport Center, the burial was at
West Charleston cemetery. Several
pieces of beautiful flowers adorned the
casket.
Considerable interest was manifest
IN the wrestling matches in seaver's
nall FRIDAY evening. Four matches
took place and the audience was
treated to some very evenly matched
wrestling. In the Leland Leonard.
l3O pound match, Leland won the two
bouts IN three and one half and one
minute respectively. The Burdick-
Thorp light weight match was the
only one going three full bouts. In this
Burdick threw Thorp IN four minutes
the first time, Thorp, threw Burdick
Idhe second time in three and one-half
minutes and Burdick won in two
minutes the last time. In the Jen-
ness.Nye ITO pound match, Jenness
threw Nye in three minutes but after
Z minutes on the second bout forfeited
the match to Nye because >eof poor
wind. In the collar and elbow match
between Marsh and lngerson. Marsh
threw his opponent in eight and one
half minutes and Ingerson declared
Marsh the winner without further
bouts. This bout was to have been
between Ingerson and z. Marsh, who
on account of trouble from an old
injury resigned in favor of his son
.. A. Lyon acted as referee and N.
M. Hubbard as timer.
BROWNING TON
Leon Ross was recent visitor in
town.
Linnie Newton is at home for the
spring vacati on.
Alsey Young closed her school in
Coventry Tuesday.
Rev. W. A. Warner recently visited
at F. E. Newton's.
Little Kenneth Dutton has been quite
sick for several days. e'''e