Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-12-13

Mrs. L. S. Scott of Newport has
come to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. M E. Willis, being
unable to accompany Mr.. Scott to
California, where he will spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. NJ.
Willett.
C. II. Blood is planning to send
box to the Kurn Hattin Home before
Christmas and says if there are any
in town who wish to send articles to
the home for Christmas and will
leave the same with him he will pay
transportation.
Mrs. Ray Niblock of Barnet, Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Parker and Mrs. H. D.
Stannard of Orleans, John Webster
and daughter, Hazel, Of johnson
were in town Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Al Dana.
The Christmas meeting of the Af-
ternoon Study club will be held with
Mrs. M. F. Prime Thursday. There
will be no Christmas tree and the
| members are asked to give ten cents
instead. There will be an interesting
program and it is hoped there will be
a good attendance.
The following notice has been
| posted in the Peerless factory by
Manager A. P. Underwood: s'The
Peerless Manufacturing company
will, on account of the high cost of
living, pay each week to all employ
| ees a temporary increase of ten per
| cent on the amount of wages earned.
This goes into effect Dec. 4, 1916"
The mild weather of this fall gave
way yesterday to a snow storm of
! several inches which has made COM
Portable sleighing on the highways,
and thermometers this morning regis
tered near the zero mark Everyone
says, "Great." There is nothing like
seasonable weather for Vermont.
Only two days ago the writer saw
plowing operations.
Mrs. George Robinson, who lives
on the Westmore road, was very seri-
ously burned Monday morning. A
| bottle of kerosene standing on a shelf
| near the stove, was tipped over and
| lgnlted, setting fire to her clothing.
Mr.. Robinson rushed to her and did
| all possible to extinguish the flames
+, but before the fire could be put out
she was terribly burned.
| We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our neighbors and friends
| for their many kindnesses and for
the beautiful flowers that have been
sent during the long illness and death
of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Al. Dana,
| Frank 81. Dana,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lyn Dana,
| Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Sheaff.
Word was received here Sunday of
the death, from tuberculosis, of Eu-
gene Damon, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Damon, which occurred in
Greeley, Colo. He was 27 years old
and had been in the West for some
time for treatment. The remains
will be brought here for burial, ac-
companied by the father, who went
to Colorado about ten days ago to see
his son.
The Afternoon Study club met with
Mrs. w. A. Warner Thursday, Nov
80. Although there was smaller
attendance than usual, those present
enjoyed a very interesting program
| on switzerland, arranged by Mrs. j
| N. Webster. Members responded to
roll call with items of interest about
Switzerland. "Swiss Government and
History" Mrs. sLuvia Webster; "The
Swiss Army" Mrs. Charles Cutler;
industrial Switzerland" Mrs. Emily
Webster; "Pestalozzi, Switzerland's
Greatest Educator" Mrs. Gilmour; and
Geneva, Switzerland's Religious and
Literary Capital, MRS. Luvia Web
ster.
The w. C. T. u. met with Miss
Clemma Seaver yesterday afternoon
twelve members and three visitors
being present. The president opened
the meeting by reading ICor. 13
Prayer was offered by Mrs Borland
Roll call, "What Can I Do to Help
Young People," hymn, ''The Ninety
and Nine;" Mrs. w. B. Guild of Or
leans gave most interesting talk
on the Rescue home at Burlington;
piano solo, "Safely through An,
other Week." Mrs. Adams. The
ladies voted to send a Christmas box
to the Rescue home at Burlington
After the benediction the meeting was
adjourned.