Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-05-07

| mrs. II. w. Patterson and little
daughter expect to go Thursday night
to Washington, D. c., to join her
husband, who is engaged in govern
ment highway construction.
There will be a baseball game be-
tween Barton academy and Crafts
/ bury academy team at the fair
| ground Saturday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock. Admission Is cents.
D. G. Field has purchased the H.
j. Stannard house and Clyde Nutting
and family will occupy the place as
soon as its occupants, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clogston find another tene-
ment.
Mrs. Henry Brooks and two daugh-
| ters, arrived home Sunday by auto
from Southern Pines, n. c., where
! they have spent the winter. The
family will occupy the Williams ten
ement on High street.
Clyde Charette, recently return
ed from overseas, was guest of rel
atives here this week. He was cap
tured by the Germans in an engage
ment and spent several months in
| German prison camps.
Mrs c. E. Hamblet and daughter,
! Bernice, returned home from Califor-
MIA Thursday morning. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Hamblet's
mother, Mrs. H. A. Clark, who. will
reside with them for the present.
The Improvement club entertained
c. NJ. Stone and Edgar Congdon Fri
day evening at the club rooms. These
gentlemen are from Middletown,
Conn, and are connected with the
proposed girls camp development at
Willoughby lake.
Rev. W. A. Warner has accepted a
call to the Congregational church of
Peacham and begins has pastorate
May 11th. The church has been with
out pastor since March l, when Rev.
T. P. Carlson left to minister to the
Congregational church at West Rut-
land.
James NJ. Durkin, formerly of AL
bany, late of Battery E, 101st Field
Artillery, who was recently mustered
out at Camp Devens, was the guest
of his sisters, Mrs. G. Buckley and
Mrs. J. Buckley, also his father and
other friends here, over Sunday. He
was accompanied by Miss Lillian
Fairbrother of Auburndale, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester R. King of
Passumpsic were guests of his broth
er, Geo. E. King, and family on Sun
day. The brothers walked to West
Glover to call on their sister, Mrs.
Walter Scott, and family. c. r. King
Mo, in the interest of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers which he has
represented for many years.
The Grange play, ''The Dust of the
Earth" was given before a large
house in Irasburg Tuesday evening
and large house in Glover Thursday
evening and was given in Lyndon
vile previous to that. The play was
first given here to an enthusiastic
audience and the talent is to be con-
graduated upon the success they have
won with this play.
1t is understood the house recently
purchased by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Roy on Cemetery hill will be opened
by Miss Margaret Batchelder, Mrs.
Roy's daughter, as a sanatarium, on
graduate of Littleton, n. H, hospital
and has had several years expert
ence since that event and will be ably
assisted by her mother, who is also
nurse. For the past few months, she
has been employed by Miss Austin at
Sunshine sanitarium.
A. L. Wilcox, the new baker, re-
ports splendid business. While there
was no business whatever a few
weeks ago he is now putting out al
most 200 loaves of bread day, be-
sides other bakery goods. L. 6. Will
cox of Worcester, Mass, brother OF
A. L. Wilcox, and baker of expert
ence, has come to assist with the
high class of baking continues there
is no doubt about the generous sup
port of Barton people.
The Woman's Literary club met
with Mrs. A W. Buswel Wednesday
evening, Apr. 80, IA members and one
visitor present. Subject of the meet
ing, "Our Library" Miss Elizabeth
Erwin played two piano selections,
"Spring Song" and "Tambourine
Ballet" Miss Fannie May gave
talk on the History and Needs of
Our Library" paper, Choicest Books
Wilson and Miss Scott played two
piano duets, Fragment from Concerto
in ID Minor and "Arab Dance" Pa
per, "What the Club Can Do for Our
Library" Mrs. Lang. The hostess
served ice cream and waters and the
members enjoyed social hour. The
business meeting will be held with
Mrs. Seaver on Wednesday evening,
May IA.
A letter from Harry c. Humphrey,
who was sent overseas from Colum-
bia University, N Y, last June, has
been received, dated March %, at Lis
bon, Portugal, saying he is to be
transferred from U. S. Sub-chaser Al
to 321. This chaser is one of twelve
among them two of the fastest de-
stroyers in the U. S. navy, that are
TO be sent to Russia under special
orders of Admiral Simms for the
safety of American troops in that
country. These twelve chasers are
to be accompanied by the U. S. s.
Hannibal and will be armed with two
three-inch guns, and six machine
oanh ho q riHn and AG