Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-29
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION
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o. Dean Mathews and a party of
friends have been camping at Lake
[ Willoughby. Mr.. Mathews received
his call to report at Dallas, Texas,
for training in the aviation service
on June 1st and was obliged to break
camp Monday afternoon and left
home Tuesday night.
The Thespians are coming Thurs
day and will play, "Our New Minis
ter" with all their old-time zeal and
more besides and there is every indi-
cation of a record breaking crowd.
Every seat could have been sold in
advance if it had not seemed best to
hold a reasonable number to sell at
the door. Extra seating has been ar
ranged for.
The entertainment committee of
the Red Cross have arranged with
Mr.. Caron for moving picture bene-
fit on Monday evening, June 3, "The
Spirit of the Red Cross" by James
Montgomery Flagg, consisting of
two reels and Douglass Fairbanks in
the play, Reaching for the Moon"
Come and enjoy it and at the same
time help the Red Cross.
States Attorney Stoddard is to date
the most successful fisherman in this
vicinity, having succeeded in catch
ing on Saturday the largest lake
trout of the season from the waters
Of Willoughby lake, and breaking the
record of many years. Mr.. Stoddard
was accompanied by Mrs. Stoddard
and it took an hour and half to land
the fish. 1t weighed II pounds and
measured 36 inches in length. Alden
Phillips is setting it up. Mr.. Phil
| lips tells us he has several on hand
can thus enjoy looking at their tro-
phies Of the lakes and ponds when
no longer able to take part in the
sport.
An unusually large audience greet
ed A. H. Billiard Thursday night at
his Red Cross benefit and the people
were well pleased with their even
ing's entertainment, it being we'll
number of common articles that I'M
der the right inspiration can be con-
| verted into musical instruments, such
as cigar box violin and tin tomato
cans arranged to produce musical
tones and other ingenious devices of
his own invention. Mr.. Billiard can
play on rs different instruments but
had time to play on only 81 at that
time. He is able to play the piano
with his left hand and at the same
time produce music with several 9TH
er instruments. He was accompan-
led by Miss Vera Billiard and Miss
Sadie Lothrop. A member of the
audience we'll versed in music, pro-
nounced him wonder" The Red
Cross received $50 as their share of
the proceeds.
The DeRue Bros. Ideal Minstrels
which are to appear at Orleans Opera
house on Wednesday, June 5, shall al
ways, as in seasons before, be clean
and classic, and honest, with fair
treatment to the public and truly adj
vertised. This year, presenting an
entire change of performance with all
new vaudeville features. Not one
stale or WORKOUT act presented and
we feel confident that we shall please
our friends to such an extent that
they will pronounce us the only one
and only truly advertised minstrel
company that visits your city this
season, for we have gathered togeth-
er the most expensive army of min
strel talent from American and Euro
pean agents that was ever engaged
under one minstrel management.
Don't fail to see the street parade and
hear the solo band concerts on day of
show. Tickets on sale at Austin's
drug store. Prices, %, 80, 55c, in
Guiding war tax.