Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. d. IS. Waterman of
Barre, Mrs. E. B. Wiley and Wesley
Bassett of Corinth were in town Sun
day to attend the funeral of Harry
Bassett.
A cablegramN from Lieut.. Karl S.
Webster received on Saturday says
that he is well and has been trans
ferred from the 1O1st regiment to
the 411th telegraph battalion.
DIR. E. L. Miller, veterinary sur
geon, who has recently been dis
charged from Veterinary Corp, u. S
A. has located at Newport, VT. Cal
Davis Livery Stable 1882. ad.
The time is up for paying sub.
scriptions to the Orleans War Relief
association on Feb. 1st Will al
! those who have not met their pay
ments please bear this in mind.
1t. Raymond Sherburn of the avi-
alton department, U. S. army, a for
mer resident of Orleans and a student
of Orleans high school, has been ap-
pointed athletic instructor at Kelley
Field, Texas.
Harold Bassett came Saturday
from Camp Upton to attend the flu
neral of his twin brother, Harry Bas-
sett He returned to New York on
Monday morning where he expects
to get his discharge from military
service.
Gordon Mckay of Groveton, n. H,
was in town over the weekend, stop
ping with Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Will
son. He returned on Monday, &C
companied by his son, Clifford, who
has been with his aunt, Mrs. Wilson,
for several weeks.
Harry Bassett died of influenza on
Friday, Jan. oath. The funeral was
held at the late home Sunday, mem
bers of the Masonic lodge marching
in a body. The Rev. Hamilton was
the officiating clergyman. Obituary
will follow next week.
A letter from Lieut.. Alton A. Doe
to his father, Elmer E. Doe, dated at
Coblenz, Germany, says that he is
well and enjoyed the privilege of
crossing the Rhine ahead of the
American soldiers by special permit.
He has been appointed secretary to
Col. Rhea.
There will be a special meeting of
the War chest committee Saturday
evening at 730 in the Orleans club
rooms. Not only the committee but
every man and woman in Orleans in
terested in the war relief work are
cordially invited and urged to attend
Reports for the past year will be
made and plans for the future will be
determined upon.
The nineteenth annual convention
- orb nf
with Philemon Lodge No. 6, Jan. %
with the following program: $50
banquet served by Laurette Temple
Pythian Sisters; 700, opening, Phile.
mon Lodge, No. 6; 7.15, reception OF
Grand officers, address by F. E. Hunt
D. D. G. c.; 7.30, eXemplifcation OF
the rank of esquire, Trojan Lodge
No. 20; $50, exemplification of the
rank of knight, Philemon Lodge, No
6: address by Levi F. Miner, Crane
Chancellor of Vermont.
The Book and Thimble club held its
regular meeting Jan. p at the home
of Mrs. R. M. Wells. There were IL
members and one visitor present
! Mrs. Jesse Bates was elected to be-
come a member of the club. The
! following interesting program was
given. Selection on the Victrola;
"Seven Good Things Coming Out OF
the War;" Mrs. Minnie Twombly;
humorous quotations; music; story
"Mother's Dash for Liberty" Mrs
Arthur Ordway; reading, "The Girl
in Overalls." "The Place for Won
an" Mrs. W. B. Guild; music. The
next meeting will be Feb. 9Th, with
Mrs. Frank Hardy.
Leslie Root, formerly of Orleans,
died in Three Rivers, Mass, Jan. IA
of influenza. He was for several
years employed by the Parker Young
Co. and married Eva Emond, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Emond,
Dec. 27, 1913, at Burlington. Two
children, Alfred and Thelma, were
born to them. They moved back to
his native town, Three Rivers, about
a year ago Mrs. Root and her two
children came to live with her par
ents, Tuesday, Jan. 21st. Much SYM
nathy is extended to Mrs. Root, she
having met with double loss in los
inc her only sister, Mrs. Delima Hall,
only few days before the loss of her
husband.
Regarding the location of the Skin
ner Lumber Co., in st. Johnsbury, the
CALIFORNIAN recently said: ga force
of six men are busy at the old plants
of the Observation-Disclosures Co. and the
National Flooring Co. in st. Johns