Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-14


at o'clock.
The result of the Barton Red Cross
roll call is 225 members with $11.5(
given for Branch work. Is your name
on the membership roll +?
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Clark arr
stopping at Hotel Barton for a few
weeks. Mr.. Clark was formerly man
ager of the Beach Hotel in Chicago
HI. L. Porter of Johnson, who has
been visiting at j. B. Harned's, has
gone to ST. Johnsbury, where he viii
spend a few days before returning
home.
Mrs. R. F. Mason and grandson
Mason Rowen, went TO Richford Fri.
day to visit relatives, returning or
Tuesday. Beverly Rowen, who has
! been in Richford for the past si1
months. returned with them.
Mrs. Inez Bona recently received &
letter from Angelo Bona, who with
her little SON, Johnnie, is visiting rel
atives in Italy, saying it is very warn
and pleasant. there. Johnnie is much
improved in health.
The local Red Cross Branch will
have a basket in each grocery store
in town and asks everybody to depos.
it therein anything they may wish
put in the Christmas boxes as there
will be no soliciting.
Herbert Johnson of Rapid City, S
D., has been visiting his cousin, Mrs
A. P. Underwood. Mr.. Johnson owns
"a ranch of 1000 acres and makes a
speciality of raising Shorthorn cattle
L To- I, Il L
cago Horse and Cattle convention
where he sold 14-months-old bull
for $1,000. -
The w C. T. U. meeting was held
with Mrs. Frank Smith Tuesday af-
ternoon. The meeting opened with
scripture reading by the president
discussion about the state plan for
financing the w. C. T. u; Mrs. P. L,
Webster had paper and Mrs. Fair
banks read an interesting story from
"Union Signal" Ten members and
one visitor were present: Two names
were added to the list of members.
Geo. B. Stoddard died at his home,
19 Fourth avenue, Lowell, Mass,
Thursday morning. Funeral services
will be. held Saturday. He was about
20 years old and has been in failing
health the past year. He leaves a
wife, Mrs. Gusta Stoddard and two
sons, Clayton and Fred Stoddard and
family, all of Lowell, Mass. Mr..
Stoddard was former resident OF
Barton and for years was road agent
for the Monitor in Orleans county.
Mrs. Stoddard and family have the
sympathy of large circle of friends.
The many friends of Miss Ina
Paige, who is now teaching Bible in
Jennings seminary, Aurora, Ill.,, will
be interested to know that she ex-
poets to go sometime in January to
Mexico City to teach in a Bible Train
ing school for girls. After a physi-
cal examination which made tonsil
operation necessary, she was accept
ed by the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary society Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church and is the first mission
ary from Vermont to be sent to Mex
leo by this society for about 80 years.
The regular meeting of the After
noon Study club was held with Mrs.
Susan Currier Thursday afternoon,
December 8. There were 28 men,
bers and three visitors present. Roll
call, "Simple Christmas Gifts to
Make;" paper, Responsibility of the
Buyer at Christmas time," Mrs. Reir-
den; reading, "The Spirit of Christ
mas" Mrs. Mae Batchelder; "Christ-
mas Giving" Mrs. Nettie Allen:
Christmas Ideals and Ways of
Celebrating" Mrs. Winslow ANY
who wish can hand money for the
club Christmas giving to Mrs. Alice
Underwood or Mrs. Lucy Robinson.
GLOVER
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton are visiting
their son, George Dutton.
Mrs. Charles Kelton joined her
husband in Burlington last week.
Henry Cook and Henry Stone were
in Newport on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Christie are vis-
iting relatives in Manchester, N HI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Player. who
have been seriously i'll, are recover
ing.
Walter Grav of Springfield, Mass,
visited his brother, Charles Gray,
last week.
Clvde Bean, who has been working
for Harold Shedd had the rnizfort7ne
to cut his foot quite badly last week.
The Glover driving club will hold
an old folks dance Friday evening,
December Is. Refreshments will be
served.
Joseph Alexander left Sunday
night for technical school in Gin