Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-03-19

Miss Myra Hammond of New Bed
ford. Mass. called on friends here
Saturday. Miss Hammond was at
one time in the Office of the telephone
company here.
Private Malcolm Buck of Barton,
recently returned from France,
where he lost an eye in the service,
visited his uncle, Eber Humphrey.
the first of the week
Rev. Raymond B. Blais, assistant
at St. Mary's church, has been visit
ing a brother in Winooski for few
DAYS. His brother is recently re-
turned from France.
Mrs. Tibbitts and Miss May re-
turned last week from a vacation and
a visit to the millinery markets in
New York and Boston in the inter
est of the Gilman Co. store.
About so people were present Mon
day evening at the o. L. 5. social held
at the Masonic banquet room. The
evening was pleasantly spent with
music, cards and refreshments.
Frank Stone fell while working in
the store room of the Frost Veneer
Seating Co. recently, causing a COM
pound fracture of the right wrist. DR..
Blanchard reduced the fracture.
A. H. DeGolyer of the National
Wrapping Machine Co., is in Boston
on business. He expected his daugh-
ter, who is attending school near
Boston to spend Sunday with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Mcpherson
were called to Concord, N. H., by the
death of Mrs. McPherson's brother,
| George Colby, which occurred Satur-
day, the funeral being held Monday.
Mrs. A. r. Drown received a visit
from her brother, Collins Stevens of
Rock Island. Mr.. Stevens, who was
attached to the aviation service of
Canada recently returned from En-
gland.
J Mrs. L. H. McIver returned Mon
day from a visit of few days to her
/ mother in Plymouth, n. H. Little
Emily, who has spent the winter with
her grandmother, accompanied her
mother home.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Cameron were shocked to learn of the
death Tuesday of Mrs. Cameron. The
funeral was held Thursday and the
remains were taken to Wells River
Friday for burial.
Supt. E. A. Hamilton was in Bur
lington Friday and Saturday to at
tend the convention of Vermont
School Masters. Mr.. Hamilton wa
honored with the office of vice presi
dent of the organization for the mex
year.
c. A. Wood, who has served as as
sistant postmaster for nearly i
. years, has resigned his position an,
) accepted a position with the Nationa
Wrapping Machine Co. Fred H. Co
burn has accepted an appointment t
the position.
The memorial service for Raymon
! Daley, who died in France, held i
the Main Street Baptist church Sun
day evening was well attended an
was a beautiful service. The mem
: bers of evening Star Lodge No. g
l. o. o. F., attended in body.
The W. c. T. U. held their post
poned Frances Willard Memoirs
> meeting with Mrs. L. H. McIver o
the evening of March 18th, about 5
t being present. The program present
e ed was excellent, and was followe
by refreshments of sandwiches, cak
q and coffee.
: The Woman's Club of Newport g
an evening meeting held at the |
f brary Tuesday, March 18th, wit
}. friends, were given a treat. George
Young of Montpelier, son of the clu
president, addressed the meeting Oh
{ 'Some Issues of the War;" dealin
> principally with reconstruction. TIL
address was much enjoyed by all g
| ,,,,,e,aa1 ,or1v1,ho,.c of fh
). program.
The item last week regarding EC
ward Standish, who is visiting h
S sister, Mrs Sessions, misstated some
J. thing, which in justice to the youn
man, needs correcting. Mr.. Stands
4 did not sail for France as state
+ Your correspondent was so informe
o and in good faith wrote the item bl
practical jokes sometimes reach tt
news columns as truth This wa
n one of those cases.
e The family of F. w. Carr has ha
its full share of sickness this white
Mr.. Carr has been sick since Octobe
q though somewhat improved. H
, daughter and family, Mr.. and Mr.
Z Edwin V. Jones and twin sons, liz
ing near Newport Center, have a
n been sick and Miss Freda Carr weI
a to assist in the care of ersister, whe
n last Friday, she also succumbed I
the influenza and Mrs. Carr went
-. the Jones home to assist the tU
= nurses in the care of the sick one
q Monday all were reported more con
~ Portable. Jay Carr was taken i'll
his home Monday.
r EAST CHARLESTON
g Earl Willis is on the sick list.
Mrs. Parker Kelley is quite i'll.
70 Alfred Wilson, who has been qui