Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Mrs. J. w. Henley of Providence re-
turned to her home Thursday after
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. C. Blan-
chard, for several days.
George Lawson. who has been i'll
with pneumonia at Lyndonville, is re-
covering. His father expects to bring
him home with him today.
The funeral of Mrs. Sara Copp was
held Wednesday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William Pierson, buri-
al at Pine Grove cemetery.
Misses Christine Blanchard and
Alice Abbott visited last week at
Northampton, Mass, the guests of
Miss Sallie Storrs of Smith college.
Mrs. Wood went to Burlington Sat-
urday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Maurice Wilcox, who is i'll with ap-
pendicitis and has submitted to an OPP
Grafton.
Roy P. Skinner will close his labors
this week with E. Lane & Son and will
enter the employ of the American
Express company as night clerk at
Newport.
Harry R. Wellman, vice president
of the Walter M. Lowney company, in
charge of the sales department, Of
Boston, visited his brother, L. B.
Wellman, Saturday.
L. A. Wyman has been granted a
siX-months leave from his duties as
fireman on the B. & M. railroad and
will work for Mrs. II. T. Bean on her
farm on the Lake road beginning
March l.
A collection was taken Friday in
the grades and high school for the
Belgian war relief fund, with $45 as
the result. Several other contribu-
tions have been sent recently from
various citizens of the town.
Warning for the annual town meet
ing is posted in various places. The
warning enumerates II items of bust
ness. Remember the date, March 6,
and don't be stay-at-home. Mr.. Vo-
ter, your place that day is at the polls.
The Orleans high school team and
the second team met the N. H. S. first
and second teams at school Friday
evening in basket ball and were de-
feated by both the Newport teams, the
scores being So to IL and 48 to 8.
Joseph Berard accompanied his ia
Their, John Berard, to the hospital at
ST. Johnsbury recently, where an X
ray examination showed fractured
hip, which the surgeons operated on.
Mr. Berard is 70 years old and was
injured few weeks ago by falling at
Island Pond.
T. C. Gale has been granted two
weeks leave from his duties as U. S.
customs inspector and starts Friday
night for Florida to visit son. He
will stop enroute at Stamford, Conn.,,
to visit his son, Alfred, and at Will
mington, Del, to visit a daughter,
Mrs. Whitaker.
Miss Helen Vance was given sur
prise linen shower at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. E. E. Jenne, Thursday eve
ming. Miss Vance is an operator in
the Passumpsic Telephone Office and
her associates and invited friends to
the number of rs were present to wish
Miss Vance happiness in the future.
The remains of Harry Overberry
! arrived here from Saskatoon Friday.
| The funeral was held at the home of
MS IdCneT-lnslaW, EuSar Armstrong,
Saturday afternoon, Rev. Hunter off
ciating. Mr.. Overberry was the vic
tim of a railroad wreck about two
! weeks ago. He is survived by his
widow and three children.
On Saturday evening at the Bap-
fist parsonage Miss Helen Vance and
Charles Copp were married by Rev.
H. B. Rankin in the presence of few
near relatives. Gordon Vance, broth
er of the bride, and Miss Madeline
Robinson attended the bridal party
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Copp are employed by
the Passumpsic Telephone company
and will make Newport their home on
their return from a wedding trip to
il places unknown to friends.