Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04


Buster Brown made good time last
week when he left here Tuesday night
on the midnight train for Boston, left
Boston. the next morning at 11.13,
driving home car, arriving in Barton
at 1870 in the evening. He returned
to Boston on the midnight train We'd
nesday and was back in Barton again
Thursday night with the second car.
Charles Brooks and Miss Matte
Phillips of Sheffield were married at
the M. E. parsonage by Rev. l. A.
Kanney Monday. Mr.. Brooks is rail-
road mail clerk and Mrs. Brooks has
been employed in the Monitor office
several years. Both have the best
wishes of many friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
donville.
The friends and former neighbors
of Miss Alma Valley, who has been a
fait hfu and efficient assistant in Miss
Harriet Austin's sanitarium for sever
al years, gave her pleasant surprise
reception and shower of beautiful and
useful gifts for her future home on the
evening of Oct. I'd, at the home of
Miss Austin on South Church street.
George l. LaBar of H. T. LaBar &
Sons, Delaware Water Gap, Pa, ar
rived in town Sa urGay evening with
their stenographer, Miss Britton, and
crew of about so men and have
opened an office at the Crystal Lake
House as they have for several sea-
sons past. From here they will oper-
ate their Christmas tree business,
which is the largest in this part of the
country.
The Mems class of the NJ. E. Sunday
school recently challenged the Con
gregational Sunday school to joint
debate, and subject has been chosen
and it is planned to hold the debate in
the M. E. church Friday evening, Oc-
tober 27. The subject is ,"Resolved,
that the Sunday school is more effec-
tive for righteousness than the preach
ing service" Representatives of the
Congregational school will take the
affirmative.
Miss E. Eliza Sessions. representa-.
tive of the Kurn Hattin Home at
| Westminster. gave most interesting
| talk on the purpose and work of the
home at the Congregational church
Sunday evening. With the assistance
of G.. L. Erwin and his lantern she
showed slides illustra ting her talk.
The happy expression on the faces OF
the boys gave evidence that this is in.
deed true home.
The Burlington Free Press contains
notice of the marriage of Frank P.
Corley formerly of this place and Miss
Blanche Montgomery of Los Angeles,
CAL, on July %. Mr.. Corley is
graduate of U. V. M, in the class OF
1916 civil engineers and now has &
position as engineer in the boundary
question between New Hampshire anc
Vermont. Mrs. Corley, also of U. v.
NJ, has position in college in the
West. Congratulations.
Barton people knowing Gen. Stepher
P. Joslyn, formerly of this place, will
be interested the following from (
to be professionals, broke into the
home of Gen. S. P. Joslyn of Summit
street last night, stole solid silverware
valued at more than thousand dollars
and got away safely. Entrance was
gained by prying up window in the
servants dining room. The family wa:
all at home. The police are working
on the case. Among the silverware
were valuable heirlooms and presents. ,
Wednesday evening of last week saw
a record breaking crowd at the Gen
theatre to see the picture in which
local talent took part, ga Vernon
Romance. This is three reel pic
ture in which amatuer Vermont actor:
took the parts and the scenes are laid il
| &Lo rot ssQorhy, ~
Barton's well-known BARRIERS, did the
"cop" we'll and the appearance of Mis-.
Viola Rollins, Barton girl was pleas
ing to her friends. Other characters
in the picture are known to Bartor
people and withal the picture was al
interesting production. Scenes in ST.
Johnsbury. Montpelier, Burlington
Rutland, ST. Albans and along the
shores of Lake Champlain were easily
recognized.
Word was received here late Sunday
evening of the death of Mrs. Chester
Abbott of Woodsville, N. H., formerly
Miss Abbie Williamson of this town.
The following taken from the Boston
Globe gives the particulars ga fright.
full automobile accident occurred this
afternoon about 4.30 near Partridge
lake, II miles north of Woodsville, in
which Mrs. Abbie Abbott. wife of
Chester Abbott of Woodsville, was
instantly killed. Albert, their 19-year.
old son, was seriously crushed and John
Thornton was cut about the face and
one or two ribs broken. The party,
consisting of the Abbott family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton and three chill
dren, were being driven up steep hill
when Albert lost control of the ma
chine. The car plunged backward
down the hill, turned turtle, turning
over twice. Albert was brought home
by M. M. Buck of Wells River and the
remains of Mrs. Abbott, accompanies
by Mr.. Abbott, were brought here by
undertaken D r. Rouhan.
WILLOUGHBY
Mrs. Jane Duke is visiting her SON.