Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-03

bury was a recent guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Lucy Atanasoff. They
spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Irasburg.
Henry M Cutler came home from
Dartmouth, which he entered last fall,
instead of Exeter, N. H., where he
was last year, and as previously re-
ported.
V. F. Miles and Alison Marshall
have each purchased farm in Brad
ford and are moving there. Barton
is sorry to have these families go
from town.
Mrs III. NJ Rider and Mrs. t. B.
Rider of Fitch Bay, P. O.. were guests
of Rev. and Mrs. j. j. Hutchinson last
week Mrs. H. M. Rider is Mrs.
Hutchinson's mother.
There will be meeting of the
Farm Bureau at the Fisk schoolhouse
Monday evening, Dec. 8, at o'clock.
Everybody invited. Come and bring
the women and children.
Mrs. E. P. Wright went to Airing
ton, Va, last week, where she will
spend some time with her daughter,
Mrs. c. G. Warner She also visited
her brother in Boston, en- route.
Mr.. Gendron of Troy, who has
opened a pool room and barber shop
in the basement of the Seaver block,
has moved his family into a tenement
in, the Baldwin block on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson and
family of Newport have moved into
tenement in Mrs. L. p. Paige's house
on High street. Mr.. Robinson has en-
ployment with the j. w. Murkland Co.
Thermometers registered as low as
II below zero Wednesday morning,
which is very cold for the first zero
morning of the season. There is lit
tie snow and the wheeling is very
good.
Mrs. P. L. Webster spent Thanks
giving with her daughter, Vera, in
Plymouth, N. H. Her sister, Mrs.
Emma Sylvester, has gone to Nash
ua, N. H., to spend the winter with
friends.
Prin. Merrill has local charge Of
the sale of Red Cross Christmas
seals, the revenue from which goes to
the Vermont tuberculosis association
to aid in the great work it is doing.
Let everyone buy a few of these
stamps.
Don't forget your 10c subscription
to the Spugs. The dimes thus given
grow into dollars and the dollars
make needy children of the village
happy at Christmas time. Mrs. &. A.
Barrows will receive your 1Oc piece.
Fully 100 persons attended the
union Thanksgiving service at the
CONGREGATIONAL church Wednesday
evening of last week when Mr..
Hutchinson preached the sermon,
which was one full of forceful and
| helpful thought. Rev. M. A. Turner
offered prayer and read the scripture.
The Stanstead Up. O. Journal says
| in its Vermont items: "Quite exten-
sive repairs are being made on the
CONGREGATIONAL church in Barton. The
new pastor, Rev. ]. j. Hutchinson, Is
evidently commencing his pastorate
with his usual energy. He is far
from a passive man; he insists on
working hive"
! The Woman's Thank-offering meet
! ing for foreign missions was held
! with Mrs. George Gorham, Friday at
ternoon. Twelve ladies were pesent
An interesting program prepared by
Frances Dyer, consisting OF Scripture
eadings, prayers and hymns was car
ried out An interesting letter from
Miss Cook, a missionary in China
from Vermont, was read, also one
from one of her pupils, which was en-
| loved. An article on life in China
from "The Life and Light" was read
1 by Mrs. King. After short social
time, the meeting adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Fred Baldwin the last
Tuesday in December.
The Thanksgiving meeting of the
Woman's Literary club was held with
Mrs. Guar Hanson Monday evening,
Nov. 24th, Sixteen members answer
ed roll call and six Visitors were pres
ent. A fine paper, "Woman's Work
Toward Production at Home and
Abroad" was prepared by Miss Aus
tin and read by Mrs. Hanson A
story. Thanksgiving Through the
Year was read by Mrs. Cook. How
ard Cook, Rosalind Buswell. Madeline
; Flanders and Gordon Hanson recited
ssThe Leuding of the Pilgrim Fa-
thers." by Felicia Hemans- An In
teresting Thanksgiving game was
played. Miss Rosalind Buswell win,
ming the prize. The hostess served
delicious refreshments and pleasant
Z social hour was spent The club vii
meet with Mrs. Pierce on Wednesday
Dec 10th.