Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-25
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

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BARTON LOCAL NOTES
"Ted' Lee is home on furlough.
The library will not be open this
evening.
Miss Jessie Gorham, who has been
i'll is recovering.
Merchants report a very satisfac-
tory volume of holiday business.
Clarence Lang is home from Cape
May, N. j., on a holiday furlough.
Miss Marjorie Fisk spent a few
days last week with friends in town.
Miss Marion Carter of Ludlow is
spending the week at her home here.
C. C. Hamblet arrived home this
morning on short military fur
Tough.
Regular meeting Of Orient Chap
ter No. 13 O. E. S. Friday evening at
7.3O o'clock.
Elizabeth Cutler is home from
Capen preparatory school at North
ampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ,Zelora Marsh are en-
tertaining family gathering for
Christmas.
Mrs. Clarence Camp of Piermont,
N. H., is the guest Of her niece, Mrs.
w. B. Proctor.
Flora Emerson and Julia King are
home from U. V. M. at Burlington,
for the holidays.
t. of
Chester, Pa, are guests Of relatives
here for few days.
Mrs. Jennie Kipp of Orleans was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Sheldon, last week.
Miss Gertrude Morrill, of Newport
was the weekend guest of her sis
ter, Miss jeanette Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Freeman of
Springfield, Mass, are spending the
holidays with relatives here.
w. w. Reirden and family are
spending the holidays in Littleton, N.
H., with Mrs. Reirden's people. IT,.
Mrs. Frank Shores received word
has been wounded in France.
William Copp of Haverhill, N. H.,
was in town several days last week
in the interests of his business.
Mrs. w. w. Reirden attended a
meeting of the Red Cross officers of
the county in Newport Saturday.
Henry Cutler is at home from Ex-
eter, N. H., where he is a student at
Phillips Exeter preparatory school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Proctor and
four children of Sherbrooke are
spending the week at w. B. Proc
tors.
Miss Gertrude Skinner of New
York is in town to spend the holiday
vacation at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Batchelder.
Health Officer Prime reports seven
recent cases of influenza in town.
Two have been severe cases but both
patients are now on the gain.
Miss Mildred Lang, who is teach
ing in Wentworth Location, N. H.,
came Saturday to spend Christmas
with relatives in this vicinity.
Ralph Hibbard from Camp Eustis,
Va, has been discharged from mill
tary service and is at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hibbard, on
School street.
Phe fire alarm Monday afternoon
called the fire company to the c. R.
Prescott house on Park street. An
oil stove exploded but no serious
damage was done and the water was
not turned on.
T. F. Burroughs of st. Johnsbury
will hold dance in Seaver's hall Fri
day evening. Mr.. Burroughs intend
ed to have dance Wednesday eve
ming but gave up the hall for the
community Christmas exercises.
Snow to the depth of from four to
six inches fell Tuesday evening, MAX
ing good sleighing where few hours
before scarcely a bit of snow was in
sight, owing to ten days Of warm
weather and Sunday nights rain.
School closed in the Devereaux dis
trict Dec. 20. Geneva Damon and
Selby Labounty were without an alb
sent mark during the term. The
school had Christmas tree and ex-
ercises in the evening to which par
ents and friends were invited
One hundred S1Xty-e1ght Red Cross
memberships were received in the re-
cent roll call canvass. Every home
was visited but many people were
out. Any such are urged to send the
81 membership fee to Mrs. G. s. Web
ster. New and renewal member
ships are wanted.
The protest over the listing of
West Glover as a separate exchange
under the proposed toll arrangement
Of the New England Telephone COM