Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-27

Mrs. y. q. Hardy has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs. Harry Moulton,
and daughter the past week.
Rev. H. B. Rankin was a business
visitor in Burlington last week and
at the boys conference at Chester.
Rev. R. C. Flagg of Burlington, a
| former pastor in the Congregational
church here. was in town last week.
In the account of the teachers con-
vention held here recently. printed last
week, should have read It's in attend
ance.
To add to the attractiveness of his
store John Police has added three large
plate glass show cases for the display
of candy and tobacco.
F. D. Burns has been on business
trip through the Maritime province.
He returned Sunday and is now attend
ing to regular duties here.
Mrs. Hattie Wetherby of Epping. N.
H.. Mrs. H. B. Smith and Mrs II. D.
Stannard of Orleans were visitors at
L. B. Wellman's last week.
Arthur Houle. who has been en-
ployed as barber in Lyndonville. has
returned and is now working in the
Ponte shop in the Drew block.
| Charles G. Taylor of the U. S. Gus
toms, located at Beecher Falls, was in
town Sunday. Mrs. Taylor and daugh-
ter returned with him Monday.
Remember the public anniversary
service of Memphremagog Lodge, F. &
A. M, to be held Friday evening
Ladies especially invited to be present.
| The Klark-Urban company have been
entertaining large audiences at the
opera house as is their custom when
here. They left Monday for Sher-
| brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Drown have
moved into their new home on Main
street and the tenement on Summer
street vacated by them will be occupied
] by Mrs. T. P. Streeter
Short talks on "Safety First" we're
given in the high school and grades
last Thursday by S G. Watkins. general
secretary of the Safety First organiza-
ton Of the B. & M. railroad.
W. J. Townsend employed as brake
man on the G. P. R., slipped and fell
from the ladder on freight car re-
Gently, spraining his ankle quite badly.
He was taken to his home in Mont
real.
! About 70 Masons attended services
at the congregational church Sunday
morning and listened to a sermon by
Rev. L. A. Edwards from the text 81
will set a plumb line in the midst of
my people Israel"
The week of Feb. %, will be observed
in the schools as visitors week. The
teachers and trustees hope for a large
number of visitors. If the parents and
friends would also visit the schools at
other times it would encourage the
teachers greatly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah II. Merrill
returned from an extended visit to
Lexington, Mass. last week and are
now preparing to move their household
effects to Lexington. where he has
obtained work, SO that they may pro-
vide a home for their son, who is
attending business college near there.
Supt. Hamilton has received let
ter signed by Superintendent of
D.
of Derby and Mr.. McGinnis of Troy
in behalf of their teachers thanking
the people of Newport for their gen
erous hospitality in providing enter
tainment for them during the teachers
convention.
EAST CHARLESTON
Richard Gotta has moved his family
to Lyndonville.
Henry Danforth visited friends in
Newport last week.
Allen Maxwell is moving his family
into Geo. Canning's house.
Earl Willis has gone to Pacific Grove,
Calf, to visit his mother.
H. Chamberlin of Irasburg was e
business visitor in town last week.
The Center school will give Valen.
tine social Friday evening, Feb. IL.
Effie Moore and Albertine Patton
attended the teachers convention helc
at Newport.
Geo. Brown is taking a vacation
from his work in c. NJ Moulton's store
for two weeks.
Topic for C. E. meeting Jan. %
"Favorite Characters of the Bible
and Why" Leader, Mrs. Gray.
Mrs. John Hinton. Mrs. Chas. Can
ming and Flavel Parker are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Frank Rice, in Hol
land.
A meeting was held Jan. 81 am
plans were made to start movement
to build parsonage. A. G. Gallul
will give a building lot and severa
hundred dollars have been pledged
already. Monday. Feb. /, the ladie
will hold sugar social, in tn
vestry proceeds to go to the parsonag
fund. Admission 20 cents for adults
Ladies please bring plain doughnuts
The committee on the parsonage fun
will report that night.