Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
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The annual business meeting of the
Alumni association of Barton acad-
envy will be held at the school build
ing tonight, Wednesday evening,
April "a, at 7.3O o'clock. Matters of
Importance will be discussed and all
members of the association are urged
to be present.
DR.. Foote, dentist, will be at o. H.
Mossman's Wednesday, May 8th, for
The day. I will extract your teeth
absolutely without pain. All kinds of
filings, bridgework, plate work.
,an stop your aching tooth with out
nain in few minutes. Prices low
TIigh-clas work. See me on above
date. DR.. Foote. adv.
Sugaring is about over many farm
ers having gathered their buckets. In
this part Of the state the average
crop will not go much over pound to
the tree although a few makers re-
port nearly two pounds. The state
over, the crop is reported better than
! locally. The roads are becoming we'll
settled for the time of year and auto
traffic is possible on the main high
ways More rain has fallen in the
past week than all that has fallen this
spring but the weather as whole re-
mains cool.
! The Afternoon Study club met with
Mrs. G.. F. Cutler April 18, with Is
members present. The program for
the meeting was on "Missions." Roll
call, "Our Missions and Relief Work" I"
| Mrs Barron told about the missions
of the different denominations. Read
ing, "Methodist Missions" Mrs. Ell
len Webster; song, "Four-Leaf Glow
err" Mrs. Wright; reading, "The
Woman's Union College in Toxic"
Mrs. Winslow; reading, "Work of DR..
Harriet E. Parker in Madura, India"
Mrs. Mamie Hanson; reading, "Mis-
Nellie Ranney; reading, "Charlotte
and Mary Ely" Mrs. Mae Batchel-
der
Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival,
aptly described by a prominent re-
viewer as GA Travelling University"
comes to Seaver's hall Monday, Apr.
20, with a new and diversified pro-
gram. This famous entertainment is
lOW III us L4Cu SuCCCSSlul ycdI
Among Mr.. Howe's features for the
through China and Alaska, the excit-
ing capture of wild mountain lions in
Montana, hair-raising exploits of
Holt Caterpillar" tractors in Uncle
Sans army, and a pleasurable day
and night at Coney Island. Howe's
exclusive and inimitable animated
caricatures and film novelties will be
freely interspersed among the more
sedate subjects.
The Daily Bulletin of College Sta
ton, Texas, has the following item
regarding a former Barton academy
boy and native of West Glover, which
we are glad to record here as showing
the success of our Vermont men. "Dr.
l.. H. Wright, assistant professor of
physiology and pharmacology in the
school Of Veterinary medicine, has
rendered his resignation to President
Bizzell and will leave April 20 for
the University Of Nevada where he
has accepted a position as research
worker in the university and expert
ment station, located at the college
Dr.. Wright is a graduate Of Cornell
where he also taught for two years
before coming to A. and NJ. two years
ago. He is a very capable instruc-
tor and very popular with his stu
dents and faculty associates as we'll
While there is general regret that he
is leaving college his friends rejoice
IN his promotion"
The adjourned meeting of the
Woman's Literary club was held with
Miss Butler on Thursday evening,
April 18. Eleven members respond
ed to roll call. After the business
meeting two very interesting letters
written by soldiers in France, were
read by Mrs. Baldwin and Miss But
Ter: A deferred paper, "The Life of
Alfred Noyes," written by Miss Cook,
was read by Mrs. Seaver. Subject for
the evening, Ibsen's "Peer Gynt." Pa
per, "The Story of Peer Gynt," Miss
Eerrin; reading, Glow lbsen Made
His Plays" Mrs. Batchelder; reading,
''The Workshop" Miss Scott; read
ing, personal Recollections of Ib-
sen," Mrs. Baldwin. The members
present thanked Miss Ferrin for her
efforts in making this meeting one of
the most interesting of the year, The
annual business meeting Of the club
will be held Wednesday evening, May
8, at the Office of J. F. Batchelder, in
stead of May 1 at the reading room.
MORGAN CENTER
Mrs. Grace Caswell is home from
her work at Rock Island.
Miss Gladys Elliott and Harris J.
Grove were married Saturday, Apr.
20, by Rev. w. w. Cook.
Rev. w. Osgood from New Hamp-
shire preached at the union church
Sunday afternoon and evening.
S. D. Elliott died at his home here
Wednesday, April II. His illness,
though of but few weeks duration,
was one of great suffering and one