Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-02

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largely cut. The help question has
been problem. Planted crops have
developed rapidly and with favorable
weather now should produce an average
yield.
Estimates of the number of people
attending. the band concerts have been
made and the range varies widely, but
Saturday evening one of our citizens
took the pains to count as accurately
as possible the number of people pre-
sent. He counted 683 persons about
the park, 55 teams and AZ automobiles.
The occupants of these vehicles
brought the number to 1923 but did not
take into account all the shoppers in
the stores or about 100 who were in
the moving picture theatre. The
grand total must therefore have been
fully 1900. The band is rendering
exceptionally fine music this summer
and the applause given by the public
is appreciated by the boys. Look for
another large crowd Saturday evening.
A small number of the patriotic
citizens of the village met at Alumni
hall last evening to organize local
chapter of the Red Cross society. Col.
G. S. Emery of Newport was present
and explained the work and needs of
the society, especially at this time,
when our boys were at the front and
required some extras not furnished by
the government. Carroll Davis of
Newport, at one time captain of Co. L,
also spoke Of the pitiable allowance
made by our government to the
soldiers and compared it with the
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things the government required Their
men to have must be purchased out of
the SIS monthly pay. Mrs. w. ".
local organization and committees on
membership, finance, and relief work
were named.
COVENTRY
Mrs. Bert Ware has been i'll the past
week.
W. A Elliott has been quite i'll but
is better.
L. S. Eaton has gone to Croydon, N.
H, to work.
G. J. Benware and family are camp
ing at Caspian lake.
Mrs. Esther Hancock has not been
as well the past week.
Mrs. E. A. Stevens had a bad spell
with her heart Monday.
Mrs. Clara Branch returned Saturday
to her home In st. Johnsbury.
DR.. and Mrs. E. G. Stevens of
Orleans were in town Monday.
M;ec NorLo~. IL.
i'll with rheumatism, is better.
Miss Florence Switzer has returned
to her home in Lexington. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Kaplinger and
sons are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Raymond Wright and little son,
Homer, of New Jersey. are visiting at
Homer Wright's.
Mrs. Jennie Massey of Springfield,
Mass, is a guest at Ware and Lees.
Mrs. Massey was former resident
here
lawn social at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Thayer Friday evening,
August 18th.
w. E. cleveland, Mrs. III. G. Cleve-
land and daughter. Marion, motored to
St. Johnsbury Saturday, returning
home Sunday.
George Ware has gone to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington for
treatment. His daughter, Miss Mabel
Ware, accompanied him.
Mrs. F. G. Bean passed successful
operation in Brightlook hospital Fri
day, and her many friends will be glad
to know that she is gaining.
There will be no preaching service in
the NJ. E. church for the next two
Sundays, as the pastor is away on his
vacation. All are cordially invited to
attend the Congregational services.
Sunday school in the M. church at
r. Is as usual.
The new bookstacks have arrived for
the Riley E. Wright Free Public
library. Anyone having books they
would like to contribute to the library
are urged to get them in at once, so
they can be catalogued with the rest
of the books. twenty-five books have
already been contributed by the towns