Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-24

Every one IN town regrets that Pro-
| fessor j. F. Smith is to leave this
| week for his new home in Keene, N.
H. Not only the best wishes of the
student body. but of every person,
follow Mr.. Smith in his new under
| takings.
A crew of railway men are at work
here. on the installment of the new
safety block system. part of which
work has been done for nearly two
years. There is every indication that
the work will now be pushed through
to completion.
The Progressive automobile party
called here the first of the week en-
route to Burlington. The party in
Guided DR.. Fl. N. Jackson of Burling-
ton, Rev. Frazer Metzger of Ran
dolph and w. G. Reynolds of the Essex
Publishing company at Essex Junction.
A pretty home wedding was solem-
| niZed in the presence of few friends
of the contracting parties June 10 at
9 p. NJ, when Goldie Gladys Allard.
| daughter of Mrs. Geo. Lyon, was
united in marriage with Harold Pea
cock of Boston, by the Rev. w. S.
| Smithers. The young people left on
the midnight train for their new home,
followed by the good wishes of many
friends.
Mrs. Celia Perkins, who is at pres
ent confined to her bed, wishes to
express to her friends her appreciation
of their kindness in giving her the
postcard shower on her birthday.
Over $50 cards and letters as we'll as
flowers and other remembrances were
received and the friendship and SYM
pathy which they expressed helped as
nothing else could to make the day
one long to be remembered by her.
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. OBJ
served Flower mission day June 16, in
the chapel of the Congregational
church with the following program
Devotional exercises, roll call, bust
ness discussion, report of county
convention. Mrs. Carrie Hall report of
flower mission work, Mrs. Geo.
Rowell song, the Misses Locke read
! ing. Mrs. Emma Reyes; w. C. T. u,
benediction. Very dainty refreshments
of iced tea. sandwiches and waters
were served by Mrs. Rowell and Mrs
Eldridge. Flowers were sent with
! messages of good cheer to the sick and
/ shutin.
Our baseball enthusiasts, awaited
themselves of the opportunity to
; see Henry Stafford and Bernard Lee
: play ball with Keene. N. H., against
) the Barre Athletics Friday. Mr.. Beede
took his car. T. G. O'Hare, Fred ALL
church, lied" Lee and Bernard Lee.
Turnbull with his car, and Harold and
Harry Bassett, Charles Harris. Gerald
French, Clifton Webster and Henry
Stafford. In the Ray Eldridge car was
Mr.. Eldridge, and Lynn Eldridge, F.
J. Kinney. Carl Wiley and Harry
Dickens. They report 'tcorking" good
game in which Keenes were the victors
| by score of q to l. Saturday Keene
played the Barre l. A. c., team and
again won to 3.
At the village and school district
meetings held Tuesday night to vote
the bond issue for the S23, 800 water
bonds and the $4,000 school bonds
there was no dissenting opinion. These
bonds were issued simply as refund
, ing bond, the Indebtedness having
already been voted and contracted but
the bonds as issued materially decrease
the interest payable. The school bond
was in denominations Of 81, 900 each al
per cent, payable semi-annually anC
maturing one each year. The water
: bonds in denominations of $500 each, I
per cent semi payable in stated
: amounts from 1919 to 1882, both inter
S est and principal payable at the FRS
National Bank of Boston.