Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-08-12
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR. WEDNESDAY AUGUST r. 1914

| Mr.. and Mrs. Celon Prescott o.
Barton and Mr.. and Mrs. John Payne
of Washington visited at Fred Parlin's
lately.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arved Labor ane
| children are in West Burke. called
there by the illness of Mrs. Lewis
Labor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Demick of Holland
and Mrs. Lizzie Parker of Burlington,
formerly of this place, called on
friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Loren GLADDEN. and son of
Springfield, Mass, are here visiting at
the home of her sister. Mrs. S. D.
Barrup and brother. G. w. Horn.
DR.. and Mrs. Gatchell of Beebe were
here one day last week. The doctor
attends Daniel Spencer and Mrs.
Gatchell visited Mrs. Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Ingalls, visited
her aunt, Mrs. E. J. Bruce, one day
last week. She will be remembered
as Ina Campbell Of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foulds and
daughter of Passaic, N J., and Mrs.
Chas. Counter of Somers, Conn, are
visiting Prof. and Mrs. McNair..
. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nelson and Mr..
DR.. and Mrs. Kendrick and children
and Miss Grace Knight motored to Old
Orchard, Me-, last week.
Miss Myrtle Driver, Mrs. G. W.
Driver, Mrs. Everett Driver, Mrs. H.
H. Tracy and Mrs. Alice Gurley went
to Island Pond one day last week and
another day to Willoughby lake. Geo.
Cummings took them in his auto.
At the moving picture show, which
has been here for week, prizes were
given and Miss Jessie Wilson received
a gold watch and chain for being the
most popular young lady in town and
Robert Powers received a jardinere
for guessing nearest to the number of
beans bottle contained.
Tuesday was the birthday of G. w.
D. Reed and DR.. Gatchell of Beebe.
DR.. and Mrs. Gatchell were royalty
entertained by M. and Mrs. Reed at
their pleasant home and Mrs. Reed
the event was celebrated at DR..
Gatchell's.
Miss Carter of Boston, missionary
among the Chinese of that city. is
spending her vacation here and board
ing at G. L. Kinne's. Miss Carter
visited Rev. and Mrs. Pierce of Boston
who boarded at Mr.. Kinne's three
years ago and made friends, VINO are
pleased to again meet her.
The item of last week telling how
lightning hit and burned Enroll
Drivers barn was slight mistake.
Robert Spaulding had bought the land
and barn of Mr.. Driver and the barn
contained about 80 tons of hay. The
harm and hay was a total loss for Mr..
Spaulding as he carried no insurance.
Sunday evening about II o'clock ar
auto party of youthful joyriders OF
both sexes stopped by S. D. Barrup's
house and alighted. They tangoec
around in great abandon, sometimes II
the dooryard, sometimes in the road
and some at other times in the barr
yard Frequently they stopped t.
imbibe of the liquid they carried ant
which did not all "stay down.. A.
there is an electric light in the yar(
their antics were all observed and We
would give much to see the white
, gowns and footwear of the ladies(?
| the next morning.
An entirely unnecessary and luckil.
not fatal auto accident occurred nea
the bridge between Fred Parlin's an,
Ernest Worboys' Sunday evening L
J. Pyer and two ladies of Island Pom
were run into by Arthur Kimball. VIII
was on his way home to Derby. Nh
Pyer was running his machine in
creditable manner and Mr. Kmbal
was going at terrific speed. Mr.
Pyer's machine was thrown over tn
bank and both ladies some injured bu
not as badly as would be supposed
The car was badly damaged but was
heavy one. whereas, the other wa
light. This is nothing unusual for MI
Kimball as he has run into others an
seems to think he is monarch of all h
surveys.
Henry Badger of Richford visited {
Herbert Badgers Sunday. This was
visit full Of surprises. Last Februar
Mrs. Mary Badger was seriously i'll {
the home of her son, Herbert, and he
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Adams, sent til
other brother, Henry. card tellin
him of his mothers Illness Tt
relatives here were very indignar
because he neither came or wrote
Saturday he came and hastily inquire
for "mother" only to find she had bee
we'll for months and was at present wit
, her daughter. He then stated h
received the card only the day befol
and started as soon as possible. nj
noticing the date. even if it We
stated. Six months seems a Ion
time for postal card to go so short
: journey in this time of rapid transit.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
E Four were baptized Saturday ar
received hand of fellowship at con
munion Sunday. Topic for next SUI
day morning. "Get Ready for r.
vival." In the evening. "Gooe
: Better, Best"