Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-03
WESTFIELD

WESTFIELD
A son was recently born to Mr. and
Mrs. Meunier.
Harvey Hendrix has had tele-
phone installed at his house.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfreaima Lamarche March 22d.
Albert Eastman came home from
Barton Saturday for few days va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Gray of Water
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fremont Miller spent
Sunday in Lowell with their brother,
John Stevenson.
Robert Watkins of Barton is ex-
pected to visit his aunt, Mrs. w. B.
Gilpin, this week.
Irving Remission returned Thurs
| day from West Derby where he has
been working this winter.
There are a great many sick with
an epidemic that is more than COM
mon cold and is not grip in it's usual
form.
Mrs. Lewis Shufelt of Lowell is
staying with her brother, Frank Mar
tin, during Mrs. Martins absence in
Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albee and son of
North Troy spent Saturday and Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown.
Miss Eleanor Brown of st. Adams
came Saturday to spend a week or
two with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown.
Mrs. Guy George returned Satur-
day from spending two weeks with
friends in Mansonville, Windsor Mills
and Sherbrooke, P. Q.
Lee Miller came home from the
| Vail agricultural school at Lyndon
vile Wednesday for a short vacation
during the sugaring season.
Miss Laura Burnham closes her
school at Newport this week for two
weeks vacation and Miss Hazel Gill
pin closes her school in Lowell for a
longer vacation.
Palm Sunday was observed with
special music and Rev. w. G. Macfar-
| lane preached from the 51st Psalm,
| 9th, 10th and 18th verses, which were
the dying words of St. Theresa. Eas-
ter Sunday there will be special mu-
| sic at the morning service and one
will unite with the church. In the
evening the c. E. society will give the
cantata, Judith" 1t is hoped there
will be a large attendance at both
services.
Comparatively little sugar has yet
been made, although we have had a
few fine days for sap to run, but
many waited for another storm be-
fore tapping. Judge Gilpin has re-
ceived orders from five states outside
of this for more than his usual annual
output and w. d. Bell and Albro
Hunt and doubtless others not known
have booked orders far more than the
l! average yield, and H. d. Miller is be-
ing rushed to fill his orders for maple
cream.
The weather was kind Wednesday
evening and over so people attended
the Red Cross baked-bean supper,
four walking up from Troy. After
the supper there was short musical
program, two numbers by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. McFarlane, Rev. w. G.
Macfarlane, and Winfred Hendrix, a
piano solo by Mrs. Levi Robinson
and two patriotic songs by Miss Nat
allie Bailey. The gross proceeds were
$3.50. 1t was very pleasant oc-
casion.
About half past six Sunday evening
some were fortunate enough to wit
ness most unusual and beautiful
sight. The moon which had risen
with a halo, suddenly developed a :
complete circle approximately Is di-
ameters G. e. with a diameter Is
times greater than the moon), which
for several minutes was two dame
tiers wide and the colors of
bright rainbow, after which it rapid
ly turned to a copper color for about
half an hour and gradually faded
away. None who witnessed the phe-
nomenon had ever seen the moon with
a rainbow aura before. A few hun
dred years ago it would have been
known as a portent, but as the rain
bow is the symbol of one of Gods
most beneficent promises we can at
least feel hopeful for the future. 1t
was a most awe-inspiring sight.