Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-18


tional church will serve a supper Fri
day, Nov. 20. the proceeds of which
will be used for material to furnish
the new DORM tory at Kurn Hattin
Home. The afternoon will be spent in
a social way and sewing provided.
Supper Is cents. All invited.
Ariel w. Gardner is at present
assisting Miss Harriet Austin in her
work of caring for patients. who have
been afflicted with the dread disease,
infantile paralysis. When the impor-
tant work Miss Austin is doing is more
generally understood, it will no doubt,
meet with ready cooperation of the
public.
A taste of winter was had in Vermont
yesterday and last night when two or
three inches of snow fell and the ther-
mometers dropped to a few points
above zero. This is the first real
| wintry weather to visit us, although
| few little f1urries of snow have pre-
viously visited us and we have had
several cold nights A little more
snow would make excellent sleighing.
! The Woman's Literary club are to
hold fair two DAYS the first week in
December, the exact dates are not as
yet known, at which time they will
| have a fancy work booth, children's
booth and the usual display of wares
for which their previous fairs have
| been noted. An excellent chance to
secure useful Christmas presents and
the funds 90 to the we'll deserved
cause of library work.
Since buying the Elisha Randall
place on Main street. Frank Burdick
| has made extensive improvements.
both inside the house and on the
grounds, having done considerable
grading. built an addition to the barn
as we'll as building cement wall in
the rear of the house. The property
looks very much improved. Mr.. Bur-
dick has been in Barton 25 years and
through hard work has accomplished
all this and without any outside help.
A number of Park street resident
have asked at different times to have
Carrier Jepness deliver their mail
while passing their door on the way to
/ his rural route. A new postal ruling
allows G a rriers to deliver mail to VIII
lage residents who live on the streets
traversed by them while making their
route and residents of Park street or
other parts of this village, who live on
the natural route of our carriers and
|
and provide regulation mail boxes may
have their mail delivered.
The Afternoon Study Club held it's
. regular meeting. Thursday, Nov. 18th.
with Mrs. Lucy Robinson. with an
attendance of 27 ladies: The roll call
was responded to with "a Remedy for
Sea Sickness. The program was.
Panama Today" Compare the Trip
! from New Orleans Today with that of
Ten Years Ago." and "a Description
(of the Railway journey from Colon to
Panama City," Mrs. Lois Mossman
"What of the Hotels and What Changes
Have Taken Place in Panama in Ten
/ Years?" Mrs. Alice Underwood :
describe Visit to the Sea WALL"
Mrs. Ada Prime; "TeIl the Story of
and Describe. the Cathedral" Mrs.
Barrows; paper, 1.-The Panamanans, !"
Mrs. Batehelder; song, Mrs. c. b.
Webster.
BROWNINGTON
E. K. Grey of Derby recently visited
Mrs. Cummings.
Miss Harriet Dutton was among the
sick ones last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. button visited
their daughter in Derby Friday.
Miss Carrie Going spent the weekend
with friends in Lyndon Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. o A. Grow visited
friends in st. Johnsbury Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Newton spent
several days last week at his home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Caron went to
st Johnsbury recently and returned
with new automobile.
/. Quite company of our good people