Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-13

RaIpn berry, IOrmor barton OOy,
who several years ago went west for
his health, died in Palm Springs, Calf,
on Dec, 80. Mr.. Berry went from
here to North Dakota and his health
failing, he went with his mother to
California about two years ago.
There will be music by the Masonic
orchestra at the regular meeting of
Orleans lodge Friday evening. After
work in the M. M. degree, sugar on
snow will be served. District Deputy
Jones of Island Pond will make his
official visit and review the work.
A special meeting of the Woman's
Alliance of the M. E. church will be
held with Mrs. P L. Webster on Fri
day evening at 730. This meeting is
called to consider amending the con-
sti ution of the society. It is hoped
that all members Of the society will be
present.
G, A. Cnrrier and daughter. jose
mother, Mrs. S. c. Currier, for the
weekend. Mr.. Currier is employed in
the John Wyeth drug house at PhiIa-
delphia and has been called to ST.
Johnsbury on account of the serious
illness of Mrs. Curriers' mother.
Some difficulty in adjusting the insu-
rance on one of George Sinon's horses,
which recently died, caused the insu-
rance company and Mr.. Simon to choose
an arbitration board. Frank Thrasher
and Samuel Bean were the men chosen
and Mr.. Simon was awarded the full
amount, $500 insurance, for his loss
Unclaimed letters remaining in the
Barton postoffice for the week ending
Jan. IL, are for; Mrs. P. O. Clark,
Mrs. Helen Chase. Heavenia I. Davis,
Mrs. M. E. Howe. Mrs. William
McGill. Mrs G. w. Phillips, Miss
Alice Rouse, Mrs. Fred Sawyer, H. F.
Brown. VIM. Goss, D. Mcintyre. H.
F. Murdoch, W. l. Robinson, Frank
| Simino, Norman Wiley.
Crystal Lake grange will meet on
Thursday evening. Jan. 21st. at eight
| o'clock Mr.. Erwin will present his
stereoptican views of the scenery along
the route of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way. through the Rocky mountains to
the coast. This will be an open meet
ing to the members of the grange, the
members and the patrons of the rural
schools.
The New Years issue of the Congre-
gationalist contains notice Of the res
ignation of Rev. Lawrence Phelps at
Atlanta, Ga, where he was called to
the chair of Biblical Theology in the
Atlanta Theological seminary. He has
now accepted call to become first
professor of Biblical Theology in Pied
mont college. Ga. His first pastorate
was at the Congregational church in
this village.
The Woman's lChristian Temperance
Union met with Mrs. E W.SBarror
Tuesday afternoon, with large at
tendance. The topic was Mother s
Meeting" and an interesting program
was given. Paper, "Why Young Peo
pie Are Needed in Temperance Work. u
written by Mrs. Ranney and read by
Mrs. P :. L. Webster; paper, "Advance
in Temperance Thought written by
Mrs. George Jennings and read by Mrs
A. R. Cowles. There was also
Round Table. ''What is meant by be
. ing Kind to Children at which severa
members spoke. Mrs. r. p. Webste
and Miss Marion Redfield delighted th'
company with a duet, "Oh That W,
Two We're Maying."
4 In sending subscription to tn,
Monitor, Amelia r Watts of Ii
Grange. III, says: 81 am a native O
Barton and still interested in the tow
r and the few people there that used t
! know. Though the children then ar
the older citizens now as it is AZ year
next March since / left Barton. M
E father. Silas Wheeler. was we'll know
z as an old resident He died in 1907
: My mother, Jane F. Wheeler, aged sc
e still lives with me. | resided in Gale
y donia county 20 years and have live
] in La Grange, suburb of Chicago, 2
years. A few old friends and re atiyes