Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-05
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Rev. w. G. Macfarlane is visiting
at his old home in Cowansville this
| week.
Wendell Bell went to Eden Friday
to spend the weekend with his sis
ter, Mrs. Roy Shattuck.
Miss Laura Burnham finished her
second year as teacher in the Lane
district in Newport Friday.
Miss Blanche Martin =, finished
teaching a year in Orleans Friday
and returned home Saturday.
James B. Martin has been having
his veranda screened in, which great
ly improves both comfort and ap-
pearance
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Goddard re-
Gently visiter their daughter, Mrs.
Walter Currier, in Orleans, Mrs. God
dard remaining a week.
Fred Hunt of Derby Line and Mil
Saturday. Milton goes to ST. Johns
bury this week where he will be
graduated from St. Johnsbury acad-
envy.
The village schools had Pre-Me-
mortal day exercises at the church at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The
program was we'll arranged and ex-
ecuted, rejecting credit to both
teachers and pupils.
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Bailey
and daughter, Kathleen, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Guy George and
Mrs. Lillian Wright, motored to Der
by Line and spent the afternoon at
Harold Farman's.
Carl Miller came home from Wa
terbury Friday for the weekend. On
Sunday w. o. Wright carried him
back, Mrs. Geo. Miller going with
him to spend a week with her brother
and Miss Eva Miller and Wyman for
the day.
May IS a party of Is motored over
to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs.
John Watkins of Barton. Judge Gil
pin and O. w. Bailey with their cars
carried Mrs. Gilpin, Mrs. Crosby
Mrs. Hilliker and child, Mrs. Bailey
and daughter, Kathleen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin Clark and son, Raymond,
Mrs. H. D. Miller and Miss Minnie
Foster. 1t is needless to say they
had a most delightful trip.
The Red Cross drive, Mrs. Albro
Hunt, local manager, succeeded IN
raising the allotted 500. Mrs. Hunt
was assisted in soliciting by Mes
DANES w. D. Bell, w. B. Gilpin and
Frank Martin. Mrs. Hunt arranged
an ice cream sale at the schoolhouse
Saturday evening at which nearly
$13 from the Village Improvement
fund, the sum was met. 1t has been
a strenuous week for the workers.
Last Sunday evening the semi-an-
nual election of officers of the G. E.
society was held. The following
were elected: President, Miss Laura
Burnham; vice president, Miss Nata-
lie Bailey; recording secretary, Miss
Ella Grace Miller; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. J. A. Hunt; treasurer,
H. B. Hitchcock; collector of offer
ings, Wendell Bell, pianist, Mrs.
Levi Robinson; chairmen-lookout
committee, Mrs. H: D. Miller; pray;
er meeting, Mrs. H. O. Miller; social
Mrs. Guy George; missionary, Mrs.
w. B. Gilpin; music, Miss Natalie
Bailey; flower, Mrs. H. w. Burnham.
Miss Orcelia Atwood has received
news that her brother, Rev. Alfred
Ray Atwood, who was formerly we'll
known here, and has been spending a
year doing post graduate work at
Oberlin seminary, on May 22d, re-
ceived the degree of D. B., also the
degree Master of Sacred Theology,
the highest degree granted by Ober-
lin and which has been given but
four times. He also received cash
prize of $50 for having grade of
500 or over during the year in his
theology work. He has accepted the
superintendency of Congregational
work for the state of Missouri with
headquarters in ST. Louis, and ex-
poets to begin June LIST. Mrs. At
wood, herself an Oberlin graduate,
has also been a student during the
year at Oberlin. People here are
very glad to congratulate one who
has "made good"