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

Miss Grace Blanchard of East |
Albany has come to live with Mr.. and |
Mrs. David France.
The new ice house for the Jersey
Star creamery is completed and the
ice is now being harvested.
Mrs. c. D. Kidder left for Montreal
today, where she will enter the hos
pital for another operation.
Ed. McGoff is at home from Mont
peller. taking a much needed vacation
from his work as electrician.
Prof. Oscar Washer left yesterday
for his home in Johnson Mr.. Washer
will return for the spring term.
News was received last week of the
death of Wallace Gilman of North
Troy, former resident of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.. Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Knapp were in
Barton Saturday to attend an R. F. D.
meeting.
Otis Tinker left Monday morning
for st. Johnsbury where he has Sc
cured position with the Fairbanks
Scale Company.
H. B. Chamberlin, Melvin Ordwav
and Glare Adams are getting out
lumber preparatory to building new
barns the coming summer.
Ransom Shepherd. who has a posi-
ton with the ST. JOhnsbury Grocery
Company visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Shepherd over Sunday.
The Black River Valley grange con-
ferred the third and fourth degrees on
40 candidates Wednesday evening after
which warm sugar and plain dough-
nuts were served.
All will be interested to know that
our kind and obliging stage driver,
M. A. Wells. who has actel in that
capacity for the past fifteen years. has
again received a four years appoint
ment to that office.
Miss Baldwin of Ayers Cliff, a
former teacher in the higher depart
ment of the village school, visited Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Carpenter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Shepherd and other
friends in town last week.
At the close of the school term
Friday the Kidder and Brighton
schools united for an exhibition at the
Kldder school house in the evening.
, A pleasing program was rendered and
J a pleasant time enjoyed by all. Cake
and coffee were served.
! AS Charlie Lathe was about to un.
load sled full of wood one day last
week. the sled started down through
the fields at a rapid rate, going
3 through fences and fields for more
than mile, where it finally landed il
brook, tipping the load over and the
: sled being badly demolished.
The pupils of the LIST primary de
partment having no absent marks
, during the term ending Feb. ID,
were Alta L. Baldwin, Helen M. Har
low, Arland B Chaffee. Stewart L.
, Chamberlin, Gilbert H. Macie, and V
Danforth Wells. Gilbert Macie anC
n Stanley Holbrook had perfect papers
f in the final spelling review.
Y The Black River Valley grange helc
/ its regular meeting Wednesday eve
y ming, Feb. 10Th, the third and fourth
degrees being conferred on forty can
dldates An interesting program wa!
4 appreciated, after VIII ca through {
/ novel idea of the lecturers, each founC
a partner for supper, which they
found waiting down stairs. A socia
, hour was spent and ali felt we'll paC
: for coming out. The next meeting
= VIII be held March 9Th. A program il
, being prepared. The question for dis
cussion being, Resolved, That village
housekeepers have better chance tt
] prepare meals for unexpected guest
t than those living on farms" Leading
. affirmative, Mrs. w. H. Smith; lead
ing negative. Theda Corley. The
/ grange is growing. Let every one dc
3 his or her part, begin helping by beins
present at each meeting. L. E. G.
s CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
q NOTES.
b On Tuesday. town meeting day, the
= ladies will serve dinner at the tow
hall.
The usual services will be hel,
Sunday. The Lords Supper will be
observed at the close of the mornin,
0 service.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.