Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17

| Dank is In SnerDrOOke nOSplCal re-
covering from recent operation for
appendicitis.
Elijah Merrill, for several years
with the West Derby Home bakery,
has entered the employ Of the E. Lane
& Son store.
A. Allyn Bishop was in Lyndon
vile Friday and Saturday to take the
photographs Of the senior class Of
Lyndon Institute.
The Trade Extension campaign of
the Huntington Pharmacy closes to-
day and the prize of a new Ford,
will be awarded.
Mrs. o. James and Mrs. E. James,
who have been visiting at W. F. Cool
ey's, returned Friday to their home in
Whitefeld, N. H.
C. l. Moore is making numerous re-
pairs by laying new floors, painting,
ETC., to the house on Green Place, re-
Gently purchased.
Miss Mae Lawson has returned
from Richford and will work for her
brother, P. w. Lawson, at the new
Ford Sales and Service garage.
The annual meeting of Orleans
Council No. 10, will be held Friday
evening and that Of Malta Command
cry No. 10, K. T. Friday, Apr. rs.
II. H. Butterfe1d closed his labors
Saturday with the Metropolitan Life
Insurance company. He is in Barton
this week assisting in the Monitor
Office.
Ora SWEET, who closed his labors
last week at the E. Lane & Son store
has been appointed traffic officer by
Mayor Emery and entered upon his
new duties Monday.
Mrs Percy Fee was taken to Mont
real last week for surgical treatment.
Mr. Fee returned home Friday night
and reports that Mrs. Fee is doing as
well as possible.
The W. c. T. U. postponed annual
meeting will be held Thursday at the
home Of Mrs. L. II. McIver on school
street. Plans will also be made for
the coming county convention.
Harry Stevens and Harry Jenne
have enlisted in the aviation corps,
and are now awaiting the call. Jenne
was recently in the naval reserves but
was discharged for the aviation work.
The following officers of the New
port City Fire company for 1913 have
been appointed by Mayor Emery:
Chief, II. H. Green; first engineer,
VIM. Hanson; second engineer, Ever
EFT Hunt.
The Orleans Motor company sent
five Buick cars overland to Burling-
ton last week. The drivers, Hancock,
Storey, Humphrey, Knapp and Row.
ell, report some strange roads but
they overcame all difficulties.
A. H. West has received the ap-
pointment as captain of Co. II, Home
Guards. Capt. West has been second
lieutenant of the company, was sew
eral years a member Of Co. L, Y. N.
G., and saw service with the Vermont
regiment in the Spanish American
war.
One thing in the Liberty Loan par
ade Saturday deserves special men
ton. The commander of the G. A. |
R., A. C. Sleeper, will be 81 years of
age in July and in the parade he was
color bearer and carried the large
post flag with the vigor and appar-
ent strength of young man.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary societies of the M. E. |
church held their regular Getting with
Mrs. A. G.. Clark Monday evening. A
very interesting program was render
ed. Both societies have been seeking
new members and reported at this !
meeting a gain of seven for the W. |
FIN. S. and nine for the w. H. M. S.
Evening Star Lodge No. 81, I. o.
O. F. will observe the goth anniyer7,
sary of the establishment of Odd
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will also be the Both anniversary OF
Evening Star Lodge. An excellent |
program is being prepared. Rev.
Pergan, Grand Master Of I. 0. Q. T.
for the Province of Quebec, will be
present and deliver an address.
While Newport makes no pretence
for first place in the county sale of
War Savings stamps, she does claim
for one of the R. F. D. carriers the
honor of leading Postal salesman in
the county. So far as we have been
able to learn, R. F. D. Carrier F. L.
Blake has led in the sale of thrift
stamps in January, February and
March, his total sale in March being
S301.33 We won't say he can't be
beaten but we know it will require
work.
DERB1
Kingsbury Foster Of New York is
in town.
A. p. Niles is in New York visiting
his brother, Frank.
Miss Beulah Kelley has been spend
ing her vacation at home.
Mrs. F. T. Rich has sold her millin-
cry business to Miss Emma Bazinet.
The mid-week prayer service will
be in the academy building Thursday
evening.
Miss Mildred Hay of Orleans spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr. !
and Mrs. John Hay.