Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16


Mrs. Clyde Nutting remains very
III and her father, Mr.. Field, has rent
ed rooms in the Ray Webster house
| in order to be near his daughter.
Miss Sara Allen, who has been
spending several months at the
Crystal Lake House, has gone to
leans.
Two sisters of Mrs. NJ. K. Glow,
from Canada have been recent guests
at the Glow farm. Drummond
Glow, q cousin Of Mr.. Glow, is stop
ping with him.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. Mrs Wallace Marvin, Al
fonso Dumore, J. P. Hunter.
Miss Pearl Suitor has returned
from q months visit with her broth
er, Dr. H. A. Suitor, in South Deer
field, Mass, and her sister, Mrs. Rob
ert Adley, in Lancaster, N. H.
Miss Susie Wilbur, who has been
employed in the office of the J. w.
MurkIand company for some time,
has finished work there and Mrs.
Fora Wheeler is taking her place.
Mrs. Emma Kin1ball, who has been
spending several months with her
sister, Mrs. Nora Smith, in Calais,
has returned to the home of her
daughter Mrs. Raymond Skinner.
Miss Vera Carpenter, who has been
employed in the Barton Savings bank
for several weeks, has been granted a
leave of absence and has entered the
Bay Path. Institute, Springfield,
Mass, for business training.
c. H. Willard of Beverly, Mass,
one of the firm of the j. w. Murk-
land company, has come to take up
his residence here, owing to the in
creasing business of the company,
and is at present boarding at E. E.
Flanders.
Remember the Red Cross benefit
picture at the Gem tonight The la
dies are making a ticket canvass of
the town but have been unable to
cover the entire territory and tickets
may be procured at the box Office as
usual.
Mrs. O. H. Martinsen and son,
Richard, who have been spending sew
eral months with Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Jenness, left Friday night for New
York, where they expected to meet
Mr.. Martinsen and from there return
to their home in Birmingham, Ala.
The selectmen of the town of Bar
ton will meet at the town clerks office
Thursday, January Oath, 1918, at 10
o'clock a. m. to settle town accounts.
The board of civil authority will meet
at the same place Friday, January 25
at 10 o'clock a. m. for the abatement
Of taxes.
Mrs. w. w. Miles entertained
twelve ladies at her home Tuesday
afternoon. Refreshments were served
at 25c each, and the proceeds are to
be given to the Red Cross society,"
Each of these twelve ladies will en-
tertain eight ladies, and the eight are
expected to entertain four. This is
novel way to add a goodly sum of
money to the treasury of the society.
At the regular meeting of Crystal
Lake Grange Jan. a, the officers were
installed by Mrs. A. P. Bean of Glow
[er. An invitation was extended
Crystal Lake Grange to visit Glover
Grange when their officers were in
SCdli0O lWoIlCy-llVc members re-
sponded and spent very enjoyable
evening. The orchestra for Crystal
Lake Grange furnished music for
promenading.
The adjourned meeting Of the Af-
ternoon Study club was held with
Mrs. c. A. Barrows Jan. 10th. Six
teen members responded to roll call
and one visitor was present. A short
but interesting program was given.
Paper, '"The Worlds Workers." Mrs
Lucy Robinson; paper, CDR. Garfield
as Fuel Administrator" Mrs. Nellie
Ranney; paper, ''The Crewless Sub
rain," Mrs. T. w. Baldwin
Lewis E. Thesis, who visited
friends in town few months ago,
has presented his new book, "The
Wireless Patrol at Camp Brady" to
the public library through F. w. Cut
ting. Mr.. Thesis other books were