Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-10-13
Esther M. Titus.
Raymond F. Titus.

The reception which was to have
been given by the w. G. T. u, to the
teachers of Barton academy and grad
ed schools this week, has been post
poned Indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Jordan, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. E. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Jennings and two sons of
Hardwick were guests at w. L. Dow's
camp in Crystal Lake Grove, Sunday.
1t may be of interest to the many
friends of Mrs. Helen Roystan to know
that she expects to leave st. Johnshury
in about two weeks for Pasadena.
Calf, where she will remain through
! the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Barrows and
Miss Edith Ruggles were guests at H.
P. Baldwin's camp in Crystal Lake
Grove Sunday. Miss Mary Smith
spent the weekend with friends in ST.
Johnsbury and Greensboro.
H. A. Harding has been in Brockton.
Mass, the past week with the four
year-old colt, Benzol, and won first
money in the 2 25 trot. This week he
| is in Stafford Springs, Conn, and from
there goes to Winsor, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Lee and son,
Edward Lee. motored to Nashua the
last Of the week. Edward Lee went on
to Boston where he will visit his
brother. Bernard, and be present at
the worlds series baseball games.
Miss Mary K. Harris. training teach
er in the academy last year, and who
is now located in Richmond, was at
Hotel Barton the first of the week.
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at Barton, who are glad to meet her
again.
The Book and Thimble club of Or
leans have extended an invitation to
the Woman's Literary club and the
Afternoon Study club to meet with
them Wednesday afternoon. Oct. 20, in
the chapel of the Congregational
church. Entertainment at 2. clock
The horse barn belonging to Elmer
Cello, who lives on the w. T. Virgins
farm, was destroyed by fire Friday
moon. But for the timely assistance
from Orleans, the rest of the buildings
must inevitably have been destroyed.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The band held their annual business
meeting and banquet Thursday evening
and elected the following officers fol
the coming year: C. L. Hutchins
president; DR.. J. M. Blake, secretary
and treasurer; M. H. Drumming, busi
ness manager and H. C. Potter, con
ductor.
Thursday evening after the regular
Grange meeting, a pleasant surprise
was given Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Jenness
in honor of the fifteenth anniversary
of their marriage, by their relative!
and the patrons of rural route No. 2
Refreshments of sandwiches, cake ant
coffee were served and collection
was taken and presented to Mr.. ant
{ Mrs. Jenness. The Grange furnished
entertainment, and all spent a very
enjoyable evening.
t The first meeting of the Afternoo,
Study club was held with Mrs. F. D
2 Thompson Thursday Oct. z. Twenty
five members and one visitor wer,
present. After the business and rol
call the program for the afternoon wa
; a musicale arranged by Mrs. Alic,
Hamblet. A brief descriptive outlin,
of the following operas were given
. The Bohemian Girl" Mrs. Stannard
The Mikado.' Mrs. May Barrows. ;
! III Trovatore, Mrs. Mabel Wright
Musical selections from the differen
operas were given on the Victrola.
The Woman's Literary club held it
! first meeting of the season Oct. 6 wit
; Mrs. Maud Hubbard The program
+ consisted of duet. Il waited for tn
: Lord" by Misses Claribel Somers an
Marion Redfeld; paper, Our Clu
G Its Past and Future" was given b
Mrs, Batchelder. and brought vividl
] to the minds OF the older member
many Incidents of the early strug gle
to maintain the work which was take