Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
ORLEANS
MumpS are prevalent.

MumpS are prevalent.
A. D. Beede and Wilder Joslyn are
on the sick list.
| G. S. Skinner is business visitor in
Boston this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Witt spent Sun
day at Greensboro.
Mrs. Frank Hardy is spending few
days at North Troy.
An liz pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Thomas Jan. 8.
Miss Hazel Towle of Littleton. N.
H., is the guest of Miss Hazel Wells.
There is chicken pox in the families
of F. M. Hunt, Sam Mitchell and B,
H. Alden.
Mrs. Walter Currier is assisting at
0. w. Locke's store during the taking
of invoice.
M. E. Tripp has taken over the gro
Gerry business of Fl. G. Trip and will
conduct the business in her own right.
H. c. Dudley was successfully oper-
ated upon Monday for the removal of
a cataract from the eye.
Frank Fuller has finished work at
the creamery and has gone to Newport
to work for True & Blanchard.
There are advertised letters for Miss
Minnie Brunston. Miss Bernice Wheel
err, Mr.. Pearl Stenson and Ray Wade
Mrs. NJ. A Sawyer will be in Or
leans for limited time to do work in
chiropody. Rooms at w. E. Sawyer's.
School street 1tf
The states attorney. the judge of
probate, the municipal judge and the
sheriff. all Of Newport, were in town
on business Tuesday.
Miss Katherine Bean of Lynn, Mass,
and Miss Emma Bean of Saylesyille,
R. l., spent the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Smith. e..... 49,.
The w. G. T. U. will give a reception
to the teachers and faculty Tuesday
evening, Jan. Is. in the chapel of the
Congregational church.
Drew's Ladies' Ready-to-Wea store.
Newport, big clearance sale starts
Saturday morning, Jan. Is. All suits
and gowns at half price.
The last concert of the lecture course
will be given at the opera house this
wv evening. IL is one Oh the
most popular numbers of the season
and is given by the Royal Male Quar-
tette.
Capt. Corey CT Newport is expected
in town very soon for the purpose of
organizing platoon of men for Co L,
at Newport. The military lecturers,
who were here last week, told us a
platoon was composed Of two squads
A squad is four men.
The Fish and Game club are planning
to have smoker and feed very soon
at which it is expected that Mr.. Tit
comb and other interesting speakers
will be present. It is also hoped to
have the Barton Boat club as guests
The object of the meeting will be to
promote the fishing interests of this
vicinity.
The board of managers of the Orleans
club have designated the second Tues
| day of each month to be known as
ladies' night. On these occasions the
club rooms will be open to the wives
and friends of members. Last ening
many of the ladies took ege of
the opportunity to G.. the use of
the rooms.
The Pytbian Sisters installed the
following officers at their regular
meeting Thursday evening: Lena
Kipp, M. E. c.. Ada Hardy. P. C. I;
Susie Colburn, f. S. Minnie Baraw. E.
j.; Eta Bennett, M; Hattie Bates,
M. of r. & c.; Maud Wilcox, M. of
F.; Gertrude Scott, P. of T.; Harriet
Colburn, O. q.
Upon invitation the Canadian Circle
spent pleasant social afternoon We'd
nesday. Jan. 8, with the Book andThim
bic club at the Congrega tionaI chapel.
| A pleasing program in which the
theme was French Canada was given.
Dainty refreshments were served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Aca Hardy and
Mrs. Edna Gauvin.
William Wiggin was quite seriously
injured Friday by fall from a load of
hay. 1t is said that Mr.. Wiggin and
Waldo Leonard were loading loose hay
at the Leonard barn on the meadow
below the village and that as the team
was leaving the barn Mr.. Wiggin was
in some way thrown OFF the load, fall
ing considerable distance to the barn
; floor. He was at once taken to his
; home and doctors found that the liga.
ments which bind the collar bone to the
. breast bone were badly torn. Mr.
; Wiggin, who is about rs years of age
, is suffering somewhat from the shocl
; but the doctoys expect sure but pain
.. full recoveryis soi1a ,caT ~ ese-sti
The annual reunion end roll call o
the Congregational church will be he'll,
; in the church parlor and vestry Frida,
: afternoon and evening of this week
s The exercises are to commence at
, o'clock. This will he business ses
: sion at which interesting matters pei
: tanning to the work the church ha