Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-02-25

Ralph E. Berry. formerly of this
place, who has spent the past eight
years in the West, returned home
from Towney, Cal. Saturday.
e. P. Paul of Newport, N. H., a
director Of the Peerless company, was
in town recently to visit the local
factory and consult with Manager
Underwood.
The Barton friends of Mrs. A. J..
Finney are sorry to learn of her serious
malignant trouble. She was taken to
the Brightlook hospital and will be
operated upon the last of this week.
Mrs. C. L. Hutchins goes this week
to Boston to attend the millinery open
ings. She goes at this time to take a
special course of lectures by the cele-
brated man milliner, Ora Cne of Paris.
provement society are requested to
meet Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock in
the reading room. A good attendance
is desired as there is important busi-
ness to come before this meeting.
G.. T. Miles. who recently sold his
farm to Homer Leland of Evansville
has given up possession and returned
to his farm in Irasburg. We hope
Mr.. Miles's people will come back to
Barton in the not far distant future.
DIR. OFT. the next lecturer in the
lecture course, come Tuesday evening.
Mar 5. This is the last number in
the course and promises to be one of
the best. DR.. OFT is one of the best
men on the lecture platform of Ame RI
ca today.
The meeting of the Crystal Lake
grange Thursday was we'll attended
and much enjoyed. A short literary
program was given with a very inter-
esting talk by the state lecturer, E.
H. Hallett. of ST. Johnsbury, after
which all enjoyed social hour with
refreshments of popcorn and candy.
For the benefit of our readers in
February has been cold. From zero to
40 below. Little above zero weather.
This fairly we'll explains the case
There has also been plenty of snow.
about IA inches at one time. It's what
is termed ''good o'd-fashioned win
ter" by many.
About fifty friends and neighbors of
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bickford gave them
a very pleasant surprise Tuesday even
ing. Feb. II. the event being their 32d
marriage anniversary. Refreshments
of cake and coffee were served and a
general good time was, enjoved by all.
They were presented with a large
purse of money and amid the bes,
wishes of all the party left at a late
hour.
The Afternoon Study club held ar
interesting meeting at the home OF
Mrs AlbertWebster on Thursday after.
noon with nineteen members and two
visitors present. After the order Of
business the following program was
taken up. Roll call, Items of Interest
about our Country; reading. ''Wood
, row Wilson. Human Being.' Mrs
Barrows; paper. William J. Bryan
Mrs. Hamblet: sketch. "Jane Ad
dams." Mrs. Nelson: paper. "Peoplt
We Ought to Know" Mrs. Holbrook
At the special meeting for inspection
. of Orient Chapter No. 13, o. E. S.
Wednesday evening of last week
twenty members from Cotton Chapter
No. 66. Irasburg. Mrs. Gertrude F
2 Buell.. grand matron. Enos H. Sherwin
grand patron Mrs. Florence K. Pierce
associate grand conductor. Arthur M
Lang. associate grand patron, Mrs
Helen II. Roystan. deputy gran.
! matron and Malcolm T. Sadlier, deput.
, grand patron of the seventh distric
( were present The work was ex
emplified in a most creditable manne
and remarks from the deputies an
I grand officers were instructive and en-
I joyable. F. w. Baldwin was presenter
past grand patrons jewel by Siste
Buell.. of the Grand Chapter. A boun
? tiful banquet was served at $50 a
; took.
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