Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-13
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

BARTON LOCAL NOTES
Russell, son of C. L. Erwin is ill
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Archie Wilkie has been quite
Ill the past week.
Mrs. Carl Carpenter has been very
i'll the past week.
The regular grange meeting of this
week has been cancelled.
Miss Martha Hall of St. Johnsbury
is a visitor at O. D. Rowell's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Griffin were
recent visitors in West Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Drumming Wis
tied friends in Orleans Monday.
Mrs. G. L. Gary of Wheelock was a
guest at H. E. Paige's last week.
Rev. I. A. Ranney is attending a
preachers meeting in Montpelier.
Gladys Hinton is working at Burt
Sherburn's while attending school.
Miss Glen Lang was confined to the
house last week on account OF illness.
Miss Annie Wright is in West
Glover caring for Mrs. Hastings, who
is ILL.,
George Barton was home from
Camp Devens for a short visit last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Gray of Derby
were recent guests of Mrs. A. S.
Redfeld.
John Reed returned Sunday from
PaWtucket, r. l., where he has been
the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hobson of New
port were guests at G. E. BusWell's
the first of the week.
Geo. Reeds teams went to Lyndon
vile last week to draw pulp from
Sheffield for c. A. Mute.
Miss Dorothy Smith of Newport
was the guest of Misses Winifred and
Doris Webster last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Akley and
little son visited at Vernon Akley's
in Orleans the weekend.
Mrs. Charles Naatz of Newbury
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jennings last week.
Miss Julia Durkin of Albany has
been visiting her sisters Mrs. Cor
nelius Buckley and Mrs. Jerry Buck
ley.
Mrs. Della Wilson received news
this morning of the sudden death of
her brother, E. J. Alexander, in st.
Adams.
M. Henderson Nelson of Wheelock.
son of S. B: Nelson of this place, has
enlisted and expects to enter train
ing soon.
Several attended the Norwich uni
verslty glee club concert and dance
Thursday evening at Orleans and re-
port a fine time.
Mrs. c. A. Barrows, Mrs. w. M.
Wright and Mrs. H. J. Stannard were
guests of Mrs. Emma Perley in st.
Johnsbury today.
Walter Buckley, one of B. AS
popular seniors, passed the physical
examination in Newport yesterday
for military service and plans to en-
list at once.
Gerald Plunkett, who has been ill
with pneumonia, is improving. Miss
Jones, who has been caring for him
has returned to st. Johnsbury.
Milton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Prescott, who has been critically ill
with pneumonia, is improving. Miss
Catherine LaBounty has been caring
for the child.
Mrs. Clifton Webster of Berlin, N.
H., was the guest of Mrs. c.. A. Bar
rows Friday, enroute to St. Johns
bury, where she will visit her mother
for two weeks before going to her
new home in Runford, Me.
A. F. French received many post
cards and messages Thursday, his
goth birthday, for which he is very
grateful to all. Mr.. French says he
plans for garden the same as he did
when he was 21, and believes all
should do their bit to produce for the
needs Of the world at this time.
Mrs. George Wilson and Mrs. Asa
Gregory of Glover submitted to very
serious operations at Sunshine sani-
tarium Thursday. DR.. J. NJ. Allen Of
st. Johnsbury performing the opera
tions assisted by Drs. J. NJ. Blake,
P. L. Templeton of Montpelier and
f. M. Lanphear of Orleans. The pa
tients are both doing finely.
There seems to be general i'm
preston that there is a shortage Of
flour since the $3.50 flour and substi-
tute sale went into effect, but this is
not true. So far as this village is
concerned there is plenty of flour for
all normal needs, but the sale must be
confined to the $3.50 basis neverthe-