Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-07-26


Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Locke have
been spending few days at Stanstead.
The mill was shut down one day
last week on account of broken
shaft
Miss Marion Bartlett has been
spending a few days with friends at
Newport.
Mrs Robert Knowles of Waterbury
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Colby
Stoddard
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Prlndle of Walden
spent the weekend at the home of F.
II. Wedge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith Wedge
loughby lake.
Mrs. c. E. Townsend is spending a
vacation of one month with friends at
Meredith, N. II.
Quincy Goss is clerlzing at Austin's
while Harland Stearns is taking a
vacation at Westmore.
| L. NJ. Kinsley and party of friends
have been spending few days fishing
at Louis pond in Essex county.
Miss Gertrude Heath and Miss
Geraldine Stoddard spent last week
with friends at Newport Center.
The Chautauqua advertising car in
charge Of Messrs. Pringle and Hoffman
has been here the past few days.
M n ~ De-. M. I'll.
| Wiley and Mrs. Thurber were visitors
at ST. Johnsbury the first of the week.
Jeddie Blodgett and Ida Pauquette
of Barton were the guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Herbert Billiard the first of the
week.
George Sanders has presented the
Monitor reporter with half peck of
fine large new potatoes from his 1916
garden.
Mrs. Emily Holtham wishes to thank
the neighbors and friends also the w.
C.. T. u, for their many kindnesses
also flowers.
Many people from here are learning
of the fine swimming accommodations
at Crystal lake and are taking advan-
tage of them.
The Turnbull company are much
improving the appearance of the
grounds across the river from the
passenger station.
Viva Shepherd is spending a vaca-
ton in Boston and Miss Persis Stearns
is taking her place in the Whip e
bargain basement.
AFRO Asetine of Burlington, general
agent for theEquitable, has been touring
the county for few days in company
with B. o. Smith.
Arthur Austin and Colby Stoddarc
were at Irasburg Saturday morning
taking pictures of the results of an
automobile accident.
Mr. and Mrs F. E. Wilkie, Mr.. ane
Mrs. E. A. Demick, Cepbas Dupon
and Miss Bertha Kline spent the week
end at Willoughby lake.
The many friends of Miss Doris
Spafford will be pleased to learn thai
she is far in the lead for this distric
) close second place to the leader of the
, entire contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Cotton were a
( Long pond one day last week ant
5 experienced the rare delight of catch
; ing two ten-inch trout at one cast O.
the flies. Mr.. Cotton did the teamins
of the pair and Mrs, Cotton used tn
, net.
There will be band concert at post
z Office square Thursday evening. The
band has recently purchased consider
, able new music suitable for sacre,
= concerts and it is hoped that they will
3 soon be able to give US some Sunday
3 afternoon concerts.
; The Standard Oil truck is in tow
z for the purpose of oiling the streets O
: the village. Considerable progress ha
> been made and considerable kickin
z has been heard. The intense heat G
3 the past few days makes Orlean
; streets smell like the place where tn
z worm dieth not
z A local subscription has been take
3 to aid the boys from Orleans now sery
3 ing in Co. L, V. N. G., and sufficien
z sum has been raised to pay each Q
3 the boys SIS per month during thei
3 service. This is designed to keep tn
z boys supplied with table delicacies
3 smokes and other luxuries. The frs
8 installment was sent yesterday.