Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-03
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION
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Our progressive clothier, C. S. Ste
vens, has purchased the Mcclellan
store in Barton. 1t is understood Mr..
O'Hair will go to Barton.
Miss Marion Bartlett returned to
her work at the Sargent school, in
Cambridge, Mass, Sunday night af-
ter two weeks vacation.
The dates for the Orleans commun-
ity chautauqua have been announced
as beginning on August 1 for five
days, not including Sunday.
Mrs. L. E. Spafford and r. A. Bean
afforded a n1ect;r% Of tls Liberty
Loan committee 1or the county at
Newport Monday afternoon.
Mrs. H. R. Peabody returned from
Boston Wednesday. Mrs. Marion
Moulton assisted in the Peabody COM
pany store during her absence.
Mrs. c. NJ. Anderson has rented her
two looms formerly occupied by The
Orleans library, for her own use.
The Canadian Circle will meet with
Mrs. E. Fl. Lothrop Friday afternoon
instead of with Mrs. Wilkie. Bust
ness meeting. Let everyone come.
Mrs. Winnie Damon has been stop
ping for a time at o. P. Ducharme's,
and came Friday to help Mrs. Leon
Gilman during the illness of Charles
Glib.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman L. Smith Of
Newport Center are visiting in town.
Mr.. Smith is helping B. o. Smith with
hi CT Of dc Df
Peabody.
Edgar Chase has traded his farm
on the Barton road for a house on
Elm street in Barton with w. e. Han
son. Possession to be given in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Estey came
home Sunday from Camp Devens.
Mr.. Estey was able to get a short
furlough. He is regimental horse
shoe instructor, 3O1st Signal batta-
lion.
E. J. Rutter,, optometrist from St.
Johnsbury will be at the Valley
and Saturday, April II, II and IS. If
your eyes are troubling you give him
q call. adv
Wilmer Daniels arrived from Gar
den City, L. l., Saturday morning on
a five days furlough. He and Mrs.
Daniels went Immediately to the
home Of his mother in Westmore. He
returned Tuesday night.
Mrs. Annie Conway has adopted
two small children. One will live
with her brother in Canada. Their
father is dead and the mother an in
va! lid. She is Mrs. COnWay's niece.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Skinner and two
daughters wer6 to Burlington Mon
day to see Mrs Aliens brother, who
has a short leave of absence before
going to France in the service of the
U. S. A.
Gerald. French of Allentown, Pa,
department, has a five
days Through and will spend the
tire IN Boston visiting his GRANDPA
Their, d. G. French, and friends. Mr.
and Mrs. c. d. French and sons, Paul,
and Lindol, went to Boston Saturday.
There were 16 members and two
visitors present at the Book and
Thimble club meeting at Mrs. Harris
Wednesday Of last week The time
was devoted to the study Of Shakes
peare. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Cotton April 10, the last meet
ing before the annual business meet
ing.
Mrs. Harrison Twombly of Maple
street is showing a service flag with
five stars. She is a native of Aber-
1een, Scotland, and has five brothers
IN the British army, somewhere in
France. One, who was in the Boer
war, and three others have been in
the service nearly all the time since
he war started and the youngest had
been in the trenches eighteen months
IN his nineteenth birthday some time
asst fall.