Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-10-03
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
CONTINUED from Page One).

Everett, of Colebrook, N. H., anG
Mrs. Mary Daley of Island Pond were
guests at Gerald Plunkett's Sunday.
Miss Nellie Kellogg of Boston and
Willard circuit of ST. Johnsbury have
been spending a few days in town
called here by the death Of Mrs. J. N
Webster.
V. F. Miles has purchased the Hud-
son touring car owned by r. P. Web
ster. Mr. Miles expects to make a
trip to Boston and other points in the
car the last of the week.
The first meeting of the Woman's
Literary club will be held with Mrs.
H. r. Cutler this evening. The pro-
gram will be omitted and only bust
ness meeting will be held.
Miss Lola Mutt of Waits River was
the recent guest of her sister, Mrs. I.
A. Ranney. Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hum
phrey of Newport were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. I, A. Ranney.
Perley M. Smith of Barre recently
came to take his wife and two chill
dren, who have been at the home of
Mr. Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
J. Smith, of Glover street, home with
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Gardyne and
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Dana of North
Troy and Mrs. and Mrs. J. F. Web
Der and Miss Weber of Lyndonville
were visitors at C. A. Barrows' Sun
day.
The following letters remain I'M
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. Miss Alice Drew, A. F.
Ames, Arthur Springer, Horace G..
Thorndike.
Co. D 9th VT Vols. will hold their
3Sth annual reunion at the vestry of
the M E. church Friday. Anyone
will be welcome. All soldiers are es-
pecially invited. Dinner will be
served at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. r. Barron and DR..
and Mrs. J. M. Blake returned Sunday
from a ten days automobile trip to
New York, Boston, Portsmouth and
other points, travelling 1000 miles in
Mr. Barron's car.
A. J. Massey has finished work for
the E. W. Barron company and has
moved from the tenement in A. Will
kie's house to the Joseph Valley farm.
V. F. Hunter is taking Mr.. Massey's
place in the store.
Mrs. John Curtis and daughter,
MISS Mildred CuTC1S, ledNe IIle last VI
the week for Boston, where Mrs. Cur
It's will remain about a month. Miss
Curtis will return the first of the
week with Mrs. Frank Paddleford,
who is visiting friends in Whitman,
Mass
The village trustees have started
the work of lowering the dam of the
municipal electric plant at Plunkett
and cutting out the reef in the river
in accordance with the agreement last
spring when settlement of the law
suit with the town of Charleston and
several individuals was made.
A house-party, at which fully 100
peopleWere present was given George
Barton at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barton, on the
South Barton road, Friday evening"
A purse of money for a fine wrist
watch was raised and young Mr.
Barton was made to feel that in his
departure for army training his
friends wished him well.
The local branch of the Vermont
Red Cross chapter held it's annual
meeting at the school building Thurs
day evening and elected officers as
follows: Chairman, Mrs. w. w. Reir-
den; vice chairman, Mrs. A. P. Under
wood; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. c.. S.
Webster. These are reflections with
the exception Of Mrs. Underwood who
is new officer filling a neWly-created
office.
The Barton Improvement club is
pleased to announce that in accordance
with suggestion made to Supt. H.
E. Folsom some weeks ago the sched-
ule of the two midnight trains has
been changed to be as follows: No.
Sc mail train for Springfield and New
York, may be tagged to take passen-
gers for White River Junction and be-
low and No. 81, Boston express,
makes regular stop at both Barton
and Orleans.
A good-sized crowd cheered hearth
ly Thursday evening after each selec-
ton of the Newport band, which gave
a fine concert in the park The vol
ume of music produced by this band
is greater than that of the home band
because of the larger number of in
struments but our people are reluc-
tant to give the honor Of any better
music to the visitors. The work of
Henry Turcott, leader of the Newport
band, received many compliments.
Willis H. Ford, a former Barton
man, has been appointed to the posi-
ton of superintendent of the Worces-
ter, Nashua & Portland division of
the Boston & Maine railroad, with of
flee at Nashua, N. H. Mr. Ford be-
gan his railroad career as agent here,
later was assistant superintendent at
Lyndonville, and for several years has
held a similar position in Springfield,
Mass. This promotion speaks very
highly of Mr.. Ford's ability and pro-
gressiveness and his many friends
here congratulate him upon his sue
cess Mrs. Ford will be remembered
at Miss Lettie Bean.
MORGAN