Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-08-05


The Rev. L. A. Eldridge, pastor of
the Congregational church is taking his
annual vacation and left the first of the
week for Cleveland, O., where he joins
his wife in visiting son. He will be
away about month.
Rev. R. N. Joscelyn expects to spend
the next two weeks in Maine visiting
along the coast and among his former
parishioners. and his friends wish him
a most enjoyable outing. The pulpit
, will be supplied in his absence and the
service will be continued as usual.
The Ladies' Social Union of the Con-
gregational church will hold their
annual Sunday school picnic today,
| Wednesday, at the Bluffs, the dinner
will be served at the Bigelow cottage
gregational church at 1920 a. m. and
continue to run until all have been
! taken to the picnic grounds.
The entertainment at the Memphre-
magog Y atch club last week Wednes-
| day when the club members and friends
were entertained by Boston artists and
| opponents of the new dances, was
| splendid success. There were over two
I hundred present who are loud in the
praise of the Make and Tango when
properly danced as were these new steps
by these talented artists.
The Mozart Ladies' quartet, who fur:
nished concert pronounced by many
as one of the best entertainments New
port has ever been favored with. when
they appeared in last winters enter
tainment course, have been engaged
for return date for Aug. 18th. The
course management were successful
ionly after several efforts to arrange
for this musical treat. in response to
the many requests to secure the serv-
ices of this talented company. The
concert will probably be held in the M.
E. church.
Rotus e. Glines of West Derby, we'll
known in Newport. died at his home on
saturday, July Is. after several weeks
illness of liver and heart difficulty.
1.-The funeral was held the following
Monday. Rev. R; N. Joscelyn officia-
ting, the burial being in the Beebe P.
10. cemetery beside his three children
who died in childhood. Mr.. Glines, who
was almost 50 years Of age has spent
practically his entire life in the town
of Derby on farms along the lake
shore. and will be greatly missed by
his friends. His wife whose maiden
name was AlZaida L. House survives
him, also his sister Mrs. H. G. Foulkes
A linen shower was given at the
home of Mrs. G. L. Drown on Monday
afternoon last week and kitchen
shower the same evening at the NJ. E.
parsonage for Miss Wilhelmina Joscelyn
in view of her marriage to Floyd SWEET
which transpired on the following We'd
nesday evening, July 20. The wedding
was solemnized at the parsonage and
the father of the bride, Rev r. N.
Joscelyn performed the ceremony in
the presence Of only the relatives of
the contracting parties After Ethe
honeymoon trip to points in Maine, Mr..
and Mrs. SWEET will make their home
in Newport, Mr.. SWEET being engaged
in the grocery business in West Derby.
A host of friends wish the worthy
couple long and happy welded life.
The date for the annual outing of
the M. E. Sunday school has at last
been fixed for Tuesday, Aug. IL. The
Lady of the Lake will start on that
morning from Georgeville, P. O.. at
from Georgeyille and Fitch Bay
to Newport. and at 10 a. m. the
boat will leave the Newport wharf,
with the Newport Sunday school and
) their friends, landing at Georgeville4for
the basket picnic and field day sports
including baseball game. etc. The
; uniting of the above mentioned schools
,, for the annual outing is new depart
ure and bids fair to be a most enjoy
) able affair. The rates are adults, sc
cents and children 80 cents. An urgent
! invitation is extended to all.
The July meeting of the Grange al.
though not largely attended on account
; of the busy season, were most interest.
ing and helpful. The first one being
5 patriotic in nature. members respond.
ed at roll call by giving a patriotic
quotation or reading an incident in
the same line. The music by the
} special quartet, readings and tableauz
: were all in harmony with the spirit Of
5 patriotism. The last meeting was
} featured by an agricultural question boz
ably conducted by the county Super
5 visor, Prof. R. E. Deuel.. whose re
5 sponses we're to questions such al
"Bugs, insects and kindred pests, how
shall we exterminate them?" Tn
profitable pastures and woodland, how
; may it be made productive once more?
"Is there any value in coal ashes as ,
fertilizer" Instrumental music b,
5 Mrs. j. r. Wilson and an original poem
by Bro. L. F. Kay and a reading, 9Th,
House by the Side of the Road" by C
w. Richmond made out most pleasing
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