Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-22


L and the F. G.. A. S. of st. Johns
bury, was cancelled because of the
illness of two ST. Johnsburv players.
The teachers are making plans for
special exercises for visitors week,
which this year is to be the week of
Feb. II. The exercises will be similar
in character to those conducted one
year ago.
The Curtis ambulance took J. A.
Choquette to the train last Thursday
and he was taken to the Sherbrooke
hospital. Mr. Choquette has been I'M
able to work all winter by reason of
rheumatism.
E. J. Smith of the new law firm of
Williams & Smith appeared before the
Supreme court at Montpelier at its
general practice in all the courts of
the state OF Vermont.
The following clerks of the post
office have been advanced to fourth
class positions, with an increase of
500 per year in salary. F.. H. Coburn
and R. H. Clement, clerks and R. L.
Mosher, city carrier.
The annual convention of teachers
of the Troy, Newport. Derby and Bar
ton school unions is to be held in
North Troy on Jan. 81 and Feb. LIST.
A more definite announcement will be
made at later date.
Messrs. Brown, Parker, Hoag, Wat
son, Sherburne and Rich of the
Passumpsic Telephone Company were
| in St. Johnsbury Saturday to attend
the cutover of the telephone exchange
to the common battery system.
/ The Amateur Dramatic club give an
entertainment in school hall this eve
ming, consisting of tableaux, mono
| logues, etc., under the direction of
Mrs. J. Mulcahy. The affair will be
followed by dance until IL o'clock
The primary department of the Bap-
| fist Sunday school INDUCED in the nov
city of a midwinter picnic last Satur-
rated in a real woodsy manner and
games of summer nature were in
dulged in.
Ernest William Burgess, nephew of
Henry Burgess of this place. and Miss
| Nettie Philbro were married at the
brides home Friday, Jan. II, by Rev.
G. D. Lance. The attendants Of the
bride and groom were Miss Carrie
Newman and Hugh White.
| At the regular bi-weekly teachers
meeting on Monday evening, Miss
Adams gave a review of 1.-THE Basis
of Practical Teaching" by Bryan. The
meetings are now held in the room re.
Gently fitted up for the use of the
teachers, superintendent and trustees.
E. W. Langmaid, former towns
man, who has been spending the win
ter in Troy, was in town Saturday
He has sold his property at Concord
N. H., and is thin king of going tt
California if he can influence a few
other acquaintance to go and keel
him company.
Owing to pressing business engage
ments calling him out of town, forme
Gov. Geo. H. Prouty will be unable t
give the talk on his Foreign travel
before the Young Mems improvement
club, as had been arranged for thi
Wednesday evening. The entertain
ment committee however, hope to Sc
cure Gov. Prouty for later date
Clark c. Fits, president of the Yer
mont State Bar association, has ap
pointed George B. Young, chairman o
( the committee to press passage of laI
; to provide that opinion of the suprem
! court be filed with the clerk of tn
5 general term and notice given counse
and sufficient time before the case
remanded so that motion for re
q argument may be made.
. The N. H. S. basket ball team ar
t to be congratulated upon winning las
Friday nights game from the Wen
! worth Hall athletic club, representa-
y Dartmouth. the score standing 1872
= This is the third successive season on
y boys have won from this club. an
they have yet to lose from hig
school quintet this season. They al
( scheduled to play the Littleton Hie
1T school boys next Friday evening,
:, this place.
The newly elected officers of Nor
ing Star Rebekah Lodge are: N. G
z. Mrs. Emma Jenne G. g., Mrs. Nell
50 Macarthur; secretary, Mrs. Att
At Leavens treasurer, Miss Grace Say
N yer; |. g., Mrs Mary Brown; O. G
Mrs. Jennie Young; warden, Mr.
X MaUei massey ColuucCoT. MISS Muri
oil Wells; LIST altar sup, Mrs. HIATT
+ Lynch; End altar sup, Mrs. Pearl Nes
20 They were to have been installed la
. Friday evening by Mrs. Margaret Ke
leys D. D. Y. p, of Derby, but OWL
ry to the sickness of several member
IN the installation was postponed si
l. die.
Last Sunday evening. Rev. H.
- Rankin of the Baptist church, gave t