Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-19
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION
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Mrs. Chester Trip and son, who
have been spending the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Will
kie, have returned to their home in
Somerville, Mass.
The Woman's Exchange or Red
Cross Food sale will be open as usual
Thursday afternoon with the work
hour at the usual time At the sale
last week, 1914 was realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. W. Locke, Mrs. G..
! J. Gross and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Locke of Buffalo. N. Y, were recent
visitors at B. w Locke's and II. c.
Shurtleff's in Montpelier.
! The Home Guards took the first
hike of the training season Sunday.
| They prepared their own days rations
at the Playground in Barton and
served their dinner in the dining hall.
Mrs. Carlyle Nye and daughter,
who have been spending several
| Richardson, and also with relatives in
Charleston, have returned to their
home in Bridgeport, Conn.
Linus Leavens, state fish and game
commissioner Of Cambridge was a
business visitor in town recently. He
expressed his appreciation of the
good work being done by the Will
loughby Fish and Game club and also
by the Newport club.
In "What the Papers Say" refer
ence is made to an important lumber
deal in New Hampshire by the Par
ker & Young company, which is so
closely allied to the E. L. Chandler
company of this place that it will in
terest Orleans readers.
Mrs. E. G. Stevens suffered painful
injury Saturday evening by stepping
into a small hole in the walk at the
Main street bridge. The ankle joint
was disIocated and two bones of the
foot were broken. Miss Kate Simon
is caring for her.
The Orleans contingent of the
Home Guards gave an exhibition drill
and band concert on the park We'd
nesday evening. After the concert re-
freshments were served at the Con-
gregational vestry and the proceeds
were given to the local Red Cross. M.
M. Taplin gave fine patriotic adj
dress.
The Book and Thimble club met
with Mrs. G. J. Gross Tuesday, Sept.
II. There were sixteen members and
two guests present. After the bust
ness meeting the following program
was given: Music, Victrola; reading,
Mrs. G. B. Rowell; reading, Mrs. A.
G. Harris; music, Victrola. 1t was
voted to give $40 to the Red Cross So
ciety and $40 to the Y. M. C. A. fund.
The meeting was adjourned to meet
with Mrs. G.. S. Skinner Sept. 26th.
The fire company was called out to
assist at a fire on the Luke Eaton
farm on the Coventry road Thursday
afternoon. The company responded
with will but was too late to be of
any service except that of saving the
buildings. Considerable de-
lay was caused in sounding the alarm
by reason of the fact that the tele-
phone girls have orders not to sound
an out-of-town alarm without first
the officers of the fire COM
pany.
Frank H. Kiser, a former resident |
here died at his home in Quechee on |
Wednesday, Sept. IL, and was buried
at Bloomington Center Friday. Mr.. |
Kiser had lived in Bloomington until |
about IA years ago when he moved to |
Orleans where he has lived most of |
the time since. The funeral services
were held at the church at Browning
ton and were marked by the album
dance of flowers, many of which were
sent by Mr.. Kiser's former employers.
He is survived by a sister, Carrie
Woods of Winchester, N. H., and by
four sons, William H., Don F., Alfred
R., and Walter S. and by three daugh
ters, Dora L. Hussey, Ida May Card
and Amy Bowen.