Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-11-27


nesday.
Mrs. Raymond Ward of Portland,
Maine, is a guest Of Mrs. A. II.
Butterfeld.
DR.. F. H. Page went Saturday, to
Stanstead, Que, to pass few days
with friends.
The first carload of buckwheat coal
arrived in town last week and was
quickly sold.
L. S. Hayes, a well-known insur-
ance man of Bellows Falls, was in
town last Friday.
Mrs. Peter Lapan and her son-in-
law, j. j. Ducharme, are moving to
Morrisville, where they have purchas-
ed large farm.
Fred H. Elkins, who several years
ago was in the barber business, has
leased the Haggerty shop and will
continue the same.
After passing the summer in North
Troy, the guest of Mrs. j. L. Lewis,
Miss Brannon recently went to her
home In Georgetown.
Wallace Place, who passed the
week among relatives in North Troy
and vicinity, went back to his home
in Manchester, N. H., Monday.
Mrs. c.. M. Scott, who has been
visiting Mrs. G.. p. Ewins, her sister,
during the past week, returned to her
home in East Franklin, Friday.
Mrs. Charles L. Molla and son, of
Cambridge, Mass, visited Mr.. Molla
over the weekend.
Mrs. C. A. Gardyne of Montgom-
cry, passed the weekend with rel
atives in North Troy.
Mrs. F. j. Boynton of Biddeford,
Maine, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Wright.
High constable Joseph Boisvert of
the district of Bedford, Quebec, was
caller in town, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Elkins and son,
Stuart, of Quebec, are passing two
weeks with relatives~in town.
Chester Randall went to Hudson,
Mass, Saturday, with view Of re-
naming there during the winter. $40
Mrs. Jefferson Cowles Of st. Johns
bury, is visiting her sister, Mrs. +. II.
Page, who is seriously i'll with heart
trouble. 17,a,..
Rodney Austin went Saturday, to
st. Johnsbury. Later he will go to
Randolph, where he expects to pass
the winter.
G. w. Griggs, who has carried on
the F. w. Ellkins farm in this village,
for several years, is moving away.
A. c.. Austin has leased the place and
will carry it on for a year. 49,
The sidewalk added to the south
side Of the highway bridge over the
Missisquoi, and the approaches also.
appreciated facility is now in full
working condition.
William H. Kelley, the blacksmith,
finds his business increasing to such
extent that he finds it necessary to
provide additional room for his work
shop. This he will do by adding a
building twelve feet wide to the north
side Of his present shop.
There will be special meeting Of
Alpha Temple, Pythian Sisters, at the
home of Mrs. F. H. Elkins, on Tues
day evening, Nov. 26th, at 7:3O p. m.
A full attendanceis earnestly request
ed as business of importance is to be
brought before the meeting.
D. Ford has recently completed
very noticeable improvements to his
dwelling situated at the head of
Main street. A veranda has been
added to the west side Of the house,
while the interior has been fitted with
a complete plumbing system, and the
entire house wired for electricity.
Jack II. Humbert. a member Of the
office staff of the importing house OF
Chase & Sanborn, Boston, Mass,
passed a few days Of the past week
in town, a guest Of George Root.
Incidentally he tried his luck in the
Canadian woods as a hunter Of deer.
The Providence Washington Fire
Insurance Co., which had the insur-
ance risk on the K. of p. building, has
settled the loss on the same caused by
the fire of October 10Th, and forward
ed their check for $744.O5. The loss
was adjusted by L. s. Hayes, pro-
fessional insurance adjuster Of Bel
lows Falls.
A special meeting of Trojan lodge,
No. 20, X. of P, was held at the Of
flee of F. B. Hammond, Tuesday even
ing. It has been proposed that the
lodge purchase the Grand Army hall
site and move the K of p. building
onto it, and a committee consisting
of r. w. Hardy, C. R. Holden and M.
J. Blair, has been named to invest
igate the feasibility of the plan
proposed.
The regular meetings Of the Home
Economics club, which have been
suspended during the summer, were
resumed last Monday evening. The
club met at the home of Mrs. F. c.
Pettes, and reorganization was eff
fected with the election of Mrs. o. S.
Annis, president, and Mrs. Albern
Macomber, secretary. The next meet
ing will be held with Mrs. Annis, on
Monday evening, of next week.
The boys and girls war work
campaign was very successful here in
North Troy. The amount raised
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