Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-24
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY "a IS

Miss Hazel Wells and Miss Con-
stance Faufaw, were guests of Miss
Wells's aunt in ST. Johnsbury last
week.
Harry Waiter of Lawrence, Mass,
spent Sunday with his wife. who is
here visiting at the home of Arthur
Waiter.
There were over fifty farmers who
came in to attend the agricultural
meeting in the opera hall Monday
evening.
Mrs. S. M. Wilson and daughter of
Concord, N. H.. are guests of Mrs.
Wilson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Stafford.
Clifton Webster has been in Orono.
Me-, the past week attending the ami
versary of his fraternity at Names
university.
Letters at the postoffice which
remain uncalled for are for C. L.
Abers, Frank Rouss, John Blay and
Pearl d. Carr.
Joe Edmunds fell Thursday and
seriously injured one arm, so that he
has been unable to work at the Chand-
Ter company plant this week.
Bert Gauvin, fileman at the Chand-
Ter Company shops fractured bone in
his right wrist one day last week, and
has been unable to work since.
r. A. Bean, treasurer of the Central
Savings Bank and Trust company was
at Burlington the first of the week to
attend the meeting of the Vermont
Bankers association held in that city.
H. S. Wells of Spokane. Wash, was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. E. G.
Stevens, the past week. Mr.. Wells
has not been East in thirty years
until the present trip.
RehearsaIs for the cantata, "The
Holy City," are progressing finely
There will be another rehearsal Friday
evening at 7. 80 at the church. 1t has
been decided that March 9th will be
the date on which the cantata will be
given and doubtless this entertainment
will be the best home-talent concert
given here in years. There are over
forty voices in the chorus and several
solo parts. The Accomplishments on the
pipe organ and piano lend much to the
production.
On Feb. IL. the Book and ThimbIe
club met with Mrs. w. j. Eldridge.
Twenty two members and one guest
were present The meeting opened
with music on the grafonola. The
subject of the afternoon was Ralph
Waldo Emerson Papers on his life
and works by Mrs. Vic Brown and Mrs
Magoon were read. Mrs. Bean read a
paper on his contemporaries and life
| in Concord. Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. w.
J. Eldridge read selections from Emer-
sons works. The meeting was ad-
iourned to meet with Mrs. w. B. Guild
on March II.
The high school gave very interest.
ing party to parents and invited friends
Thursday evening. Each class in the
high school did it's own particular stunt.
The seniors burlesqued studio scene
from moving picture play with the
attendant bandits and heroine, the
title of which was "The Perils OF
Perline," while the junior class did q
very laughable stunt on recollections
of recent school ride to Derby. The
sophomores had a regular three-ring
circus with tight-rope artists and
trained animals and the Freshmen did
a series of slams in song and verse.
very enjoyable time was the opinion Of
all who attended.
There was a very good attendance a.
the meeting of the W. c. T. U. hele
Tuesday with Mrs. W. S. Smither!
and pleasant and profitable Afternoon
was enjoyed. Singing, scripture read
ing and prayer; roll call. responded Il
by quotations from the writings Of
Frances Willard; solo. Mrs. Dickens
reading, Mrs. Lanphears; music Mrs
Howe, Mrs. Smithers, Mrs Turner
Mrs Twombly; reading. Mrs. Gilmour
poem, Mrs. Magoon; singing. benedic
ton. The sumrof $2,25 was realized
for the Frances Willard Memorial fund
At the close of the program, waters
: and sherbet were served by the host
ess.
A reception was rendered Mr. ant
Mrs. F. J. Kinney and daughters b.