Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-01-21

always doing something or somebody
a betterment service, is now holding
an old-fashioned do, re, me singing
school. When Mr.. Edwards was a
boy, the average boy or girl could
read musical score as readily as
their English reader, and out of
these conditions came large volume.
good quality of tone, accurate mass
| singing. Singing, as an influence. is
upbuilding of the unit, community or
nation, and this dominic is building
wisely.
The Woman's Club has been en-
Joying some fine programs i'm the
last few weeks. Original papers and
good selective work has made each
meeting of special interest. Mrs.
Brlgham's program on peace Urea
sance" by Mrs. Young, "Our Island
Possessions" by Mrs. Cunningham
and Mrs. Thompson; "Old Wood. Old
Books and Old Friends" Mrs. Foster:
PROMINENT Women of Today" Mrs.
Page and Mrs. Magoon, were some
of the topics and others as good will
follow.
Miss Dorothy Paquin leaves Tues
day for Orleans where she will enter
the hospital for an operation which
VIII be performed by DIR. Lynch of
Sherbrooke. Last week Miss Dor
othy went to Sherbrooke for X-rav
pictures which showed that there was
a growth about the neck bone pro-
baby caused by some bruise at the
time considered slight. She has been
suffering from this trouble for two
years, and it has for the past three
months been rapidly growing more
painful. Mr.. Paquin will accompany
her to Orleans.
Announcement is made that B. c..
Howard of Sherbrooke has completed
the purchase of Province Island locat-
ed in the middle of Lake ,Memphre-
magog, partly in Canada and partly
IN the United States. Something over
a quarter of century ago this island
was acquired by the late Andrew C..
Zabriskie. wealthy New York bro
ker, who, before his marriage, used it
mostly as summer home for the
New York city boys. Costly build
lngs were erected and extensive i'm
provements made. Afterwards Mr.
Zabriskie acquired an extensive estate
on the Hudson river. His visits to
Lake Memphremagog grew less and
less frequent; the Province Hill pro-
perty was neglected and allowed to
run down.
; Lizzie d. Maxwell D. D. P. of Is
: land Pond, was in Newport Friday
night and installed the newly elected
officers of Morning Star lodge No.
of Rebekahs. The installation ser.
vice was beautifully rendered anC
was attended by a large number OF
: Rebekahs. At $50 o'clock the Re
bekahs served an excellent supper tt
all lady Rebekahs and their husbands
After the banquet the following
officers were installed: N. G. Ma,
Leavitt; V. G., Ruth Shepard; r. S. N
: g., Waite. Rogers; L. S. n. G., Luc.
e Morrill,; R. S. V. G., Grace Morrow
!, L. S. V. G., Annie Bly,; Warden, Clar;
S Hobson; Con-, Florence Place; Chap.
Bessie Niles; R. A. S., Alpha Davis
: L. A s., Jennie Griggs;I. G., DIV
: Banner bearer, Lou Sisco; End, Jan
Willis; 3rd, Pearl Doane; 4th, Alic
Doherty; Sec Attic Leavens; Treas
S Viola Magoon; Drill Mistress, Viol
e Magoon; Pianist. Mildred Mac Guir'
COVENTRY
o Mrs. Ed.-Gorham If on the sic
# hist.
II Mrs. Leta DraFe is sick with tn
measles.
le Among those confined to the nous
y the past week by colds are Alto
III and Arland Noyes and Ray Wilder.
If we have been informed correct
a about two-thirds of our farmers haV
{, lost the water at their barns, it hay
ID ing frozen during the extremely col
weather. This adds greatly t. tn
hard work which has TO be done o
lg the farm.
10 Among those from out of tow
T who attended the roll call were Mr.
=. F. K. Gray and Mrs. Dawson of De
by Center, Mrs. VIM. Dow and daugl
F. tiers, Mrs Wood and Mrs. Rossier,
lb Newport, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ora
he of Irasburg, Mr.. and Mrs. CAIRO
CHI Brooks of Orleans.
C. E. Perry has returned from Bo
n ton. where he was called by the ma
IT. ager of the New England Milk Pr
NO ducers' association for a personal i
[r. terview as to best methods OF han
ling surplus milk and to consider Sc
eral other problems of vital intere
e to Kew Eng aud Gairymen. be sa.
II fiction has about as much snow
al C., vel;try.
ly. Mrs. Helen Evarts died last we,
.lv at the home OF her daughter, MI
-y Lee Porter. She had been in po
n health for long time and had r
IA IA ceived the most tender care fro
nd her daughter and husband. Servi
III es were held at the house Saturda
Many floral tributes were sent
he friends and neighbours. The boz
st was carried to her old home in j;
of for burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Port
lrs have the sympathy of their mai
ng friends.