Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-01-20

pounds each.
Mrs. A. A. Larabee. Mrs Martin
Brunning. Mrs. George Goodro and
Mrs. Frank Burdick were in Newport
Friday night to attend the installation
Of officers in the Rebekah lodge in that
town.
Mrs Helen Batchelder changed her
plans for leaving for Bermuda last
week until the present week. Mrs.
Batchelder and son, Richard. will leave
here Sunday. sailing from New York
the first of the week.
Jan, IA. Mrs. Lila Burdick, D. D.
P, installed the officers of Wide
Awake Rebekah Lodge, No. 68. at
Derby and on Jan. Is installed the
officers of Morning Star Rebekah
Lodge, No. 2, Newport.
Harlow Foss, who has been i'll for
many weeks. and for whom no hope of
recovery has been entertained, died at
his home on Main street early yester-
day morning. The funeral will be on
Friday at p. m. at the house.
An agent from Canada was at the
tub shop Friday to contract for fur
nishing logs for use here. The tub
factory has large amount of orders
but have had much difficulty in getting
stock fast enough, this season.
The steel sheathing and hardwood
floor are both finished at the new
schoolhouse hall and this week should
complete the carpentry work there.
This new hall 33x85 feet will make a
useful adjunct to the school as we'll as
to the town.
N M. Scott and his son, F. A. Scott
and family of st. Johnsbury left last
week for an extended trip, going to
Montreal, Chicago and then to New
Orleans. from there they are to go by
boat to San Diego and San Francisco
expositions.
The Foreign Missionary society will
meet with Mrs. ]. F. Batchelder Jan.
| rs, at 3 O'Clock. Special programs
have been prepared for the coming
year. and all ladies Of the church and
society are cordially invited to attend.
Do not miss the first meeting.
Stanley Berry of Burlington is {
guest in town this week. DR.. Berr,
graduated at the medic of U. V. NJ
this spring and since that time ha:
been inferno at the Mary Fletcher hos
pltal. He leaves the first OF nsg
week for California and expect T
locate for a time at Oakland in
hospital there.
The Catholic order of Foresters hel,
their installation of officers on Satur
day evening. Chief Ranger, Johl
Frechette; vice-chief, Will Buskey
, secretary, Chas. Grondin; treasurer
A. j. Massey. The installing Office
was A. G. Leclerc Of St. Johnsbury
A banquet followed the meeting.
An informal whist tournament wa
held at DR.. F. R. Hastings's last night
| DR.. Wells, Harry Dickens, Geo. POI
ter, Lester Kinsley, and Fred Sheluo
OF Orleans playing Fred Pierce, Fran
Thompson. Henry Baldwin, job
Batchelder and Dr.. Hastings of Barto
at auction bridge. The Barton cor
tingent were on the right side of tn
score by small margin.
L. j. Brown was called to Clinton
Mass, last week through the death O
his mother, Mrs. Lucy j. Brown. wh
has been i'll at the home of her daugf
ter there for several years, and has fo
the past year been confined to her be
with malignant trouble The funers
services were held at Clinton at tn
home of the daughter, and the remain
were brought here and taken to Iras
burg fer interment.
At the regular meeting of Orlean
Lodge F. e. A. M, Friday night. [
B. Jones, district deputy grand master
paid his official visit to the lodge, M,
Jones and NJ T. Sadlier coming fror
} Island Pond in an automobile. Their
, was work in the third degree. afte
which sugar on snow was served. Th
lodge was entertained by Masoni
orchestra of eight pieces and with
, vocal solo by c. B. Webster.
2 bright and fair rs the morning.
Happy the whole long day
Yet with hardly \ moments warning
Little Lula was taken away.
She is gone, dear little angel,
The only path she has trod
Is from the arms Of her mother
Into the arms of God"
4 Remember. "ef such is the Kingdol
! of Heaven
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Valley.
The regular meeting of the Woman
; Literary club was held with Mis-
Marion Currier on the evening of. Jal
els. Roll call was answered by currer
e events. Mrs. Blanche Webster res
e in most enthusiastic manner, "Tf
!. Great War. speech by Rev. Hol
David Lloyd George, Miss Evele1
: played in . pleasing manner, I'll Tro
i atore. = Verdi; Miss Fanny May res
: selections from Germany and En-
: land" by Prof. Crambs. The ne,
meeting will be Gentlemen's Mig
and will be held Jointly with the Afte
n n noon Study club on the evening of ia
!. Is.
lei An interesting meeting of the Afte