Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
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A card from Mrs. F. R. Hastings to
friends in town announces the safe
arrival of DIR. Hastings in Liverpool
April 8, to enter upon his duties over
seas.
Mrs. Mary Holtham of Lincoln av-
enue, who does much knitting for the
Red Cross society, is sc years old and
does this work without the aid of
glasses.
The following letters remain I'M
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. DR.. Harry A. Pike, Leery
BARRON.
\ A letter received from Parker Bar
rows by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
A. Barrows, states that he is at gen.
eral headquarters in France, doing
clerical and orderly work.
Mr.. Hoag accompanied his class in
biology to ST. Johnsbury Thursday,
where very profitable and pleasant
day was spent with studies in the mu-
scum in line with their work. They
also visited the Fairbanks Scale
works.
The annual meeting of the. Barton
Improvement club was held last eve
ming. G. E. Hamblet was elected
president; G.. S. Webster, vice presi-
dent; A. w. Boswell, secretary treas
urer. Not all the business was COM
pleted and adjournment was taken to
next Tuesday evening.
Howard o. Woodbury. of this place
was among % young men accepted
for merchant marine training by the
United States Shipping Board at the
Boston custom house, April 9, and en-
rolled on the new training ship, Gov.
Dingley. Only American citizens be-
tween FL and 80 are accepted for sea
training by the shipping board.
The senior and junior classes of
Barton academy gave a social evening
to invited guests in Alumni hall last
evening. There was singing by la
dies quartette from the school, read
ings, singing by a young mems quar-
tette and promenading and dancing.
The evening was a most enjoyable
one from every standpoint.
At the meeting of the w. C. T. u.
held with Mrs. Underwood April 9th,
Mrs Pearson gave a talk on war re-
lief work and what is being done by
the w. G. T. U. 1t was voted to take
$50 from the war relief fund to buy
a Liberty Bond, if the other unions
should vote to do so, also to give 81
to the National Campaign fund.
The Woman's Literary club will
meet this evening at 7.45 at the
home Of Mrs. J. F. Batchelder to
adjourn the business meeting and
program that the members may at
| fond tho ihorfu T l1x, OF A l,,,,o
nj hall. The postponed meeting will
be held Thursday evening of this
week with Miss Butler and Mrs.
Seaver on High street.
Dean Mcclellan left Friday night of
last week for Camp Jackson, South
Carolina, where he enters the service
of Uncle Sam as motor truck driv-
er in the quartermasters' depart
ment. Mr.. Mcclellan was forced to
sell a good business because of the
draft in which he would soon have
been called, but preferred voluntary
induction into the service and took
advantage of the opportunity offered
by the government where they want
tradesmen.
Tuesday afternoon C. P. Jenness
went to the elevator shaft in his store
and finding the elevator at one of the
floors above reached inside the shaft
to, get hold Of the rope which governs
the elevator, in order to bring it down
to the street floor. In some manner
he lost his balance and fell down the
shaft to the basement level, severely
bruising his head and otherwise jar
ring him severely. Several stitches
were required to close the cash on his
head. He is reported as comfortable
AS o. H. Mossman approached the
village from Orleans Sunday after
noon with his car in which were Mr..
and Mrs. r. L. French and daughter,
Mrs. Joslyn and Miss Eva Baxter,
the glass cap to the oil gage blew off
letting stream of oil hit Mr.. Moss
man full in the face, which so blinded
him for an instant that he lost con-
troll of the car, which veered slightly,
striking lumber pile near W. S. Hib-
bard's. The impact of the collision
threw the occupants of the rear seat
out, bruising all more or less. Mrs.
Joslyn sustained a slight fracture of
the shoulder and Mrs. French and
Miss Baxter both decide to remain in
bed for little, owing to bruises and
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