Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16

Oh I16 seven y ClOCh SCIN1Cc anu q CO1-
lection was taken for the benefit of
the Epworth League.
mittee, Mrs. John Wheelock, Mrs. E.
A. Claris.
The regular meeting of the Red
Cross will be held Saturday afternoon
at o'clock in the Congregational
fchurch vestry. To help along this
work a "Red Cross food sale" will
be held Saturday evening in the
Thurber store. The help of all is
solicited.
Twenty Wedding Anniversary.
On the evening of May 10th, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Niles
of Coventry, was the scene of a very
pretty occasion when sixty of their
relatives, friends and neighbors gath
cred to celebrate the twenty fifth
mile stone of their married life, after
they had all gathered, short pro-
| gram followed. Mrs. E. r. Leavltt of
Newport acting as reader and Mrs.
Harry Shaw furnishing music. Last
but by no means least Mrs. H. y.
Cleveland read an original poem,
composed by Mrs. H. H. Hancock.
During the social hour the young
people sang some of the late popular
songs.
o. w. Locke of Orleans, with
his pleasing manner, in behalf of the
company presented the host and
hostess with a fine leather couch,
then to Mrs. Niles "a bouquet of car
nations, ionquils and marguerites
tied with white chiffon, also a guest
book
Mr.. Niles in hehalf of himself and
his bride of twenty-five years, thank
ed the company.
Refreshments of coffee, sandwiches
and cakes were served by Mrs. Lydia
Niles, Miss Ethel Rogers, Mrs. Chas.'
Putney and Mrs. Harry Shaw.
At late hour they all went home
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Niles many
more years of married life
HOLLAND
Pearl Gibson spent the weekend
with John Hall.
George Rumery visited his brother
in Derby recently.
The aged mother of John Peten is
very i'll at this writing.
Ed. Batchelder's daughter from
Lyndonville is visiting him.
Howard Lackey has moved his
| family from Barton into the Mead
house.
Mrs. M. A. Sykes was taken Mon
day to Waterbury hospital for treat
ment.
i A R. Hall visited his daughter,
Mrs. Gerald Buzzell, in Newport re-
Gently.
Il HARDWICK
The social at the K. of c. rooms
Monday evening was well attended
and much enjoyed by those present.
Mrs. Allie Miller was taken to the
hospital at Burlington last week for
treatment. Mr.. Miller accompanied
her.
Mrs. Clifford has moved from a
tenement in J. L. Berry's house on
Wolcott street into G. B. KendalPs
house on the same street.
Mrs. Annie Pierce returned Satur-
day night from the Green Mountain
sanatoriHm at Burlington consider
ably rested and improved in health.
LOWELL
There will be a meeting for men,
women and children at the hall Fri
day evening at which the war situa-
tion as applied to local production,
will be discussed. There viii be
speakers and all is free.
WESTMORE
. Drs. Smith, Watson andWardwell
of New York are stopping at George
Craig's.
Frank johnson recently went to
Harrington, Me-, and returned with
wife. Congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tatro visited
at Carroll Piper's and at Norris
! Crows in East Charleston Sunday.
Wayne W French Of Boston spent
Tuesday and Wednesday with his
parents here. He starts Thursday
for Port Royal, South Carolina, where
he win train in the Z. S. marine corps.
Rev. W. Rand went Monday to
Brandon to attend the Vermont Con-
ference of Congregational churches.
He expects to visit his son Charles
at Rutland and his mother and sister
!. in Morrisville. Mrs. Rand went as
far as Morrisville with him andex-
poets 10 remain q few weeks