Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-05-25

ledHS over GHe Week-eIu VISICIIlS
friends.
Mrs. Freida Ames of South Albany,
was the guest of Mrs. G. S. Courser
last week.
Alpha, brother of L.. j. Hitchcock,
is very i'll at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Bailey.
Mrs. Eva Chandler, who has been in
Akron, o., for the winter, is in town
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gilmour of
Orleans visited at the home of r. M.
Gilmour. recently.
Regular meeting of Orient Chap
ter, No. 13, o. E. S., Friday evening
at 7:3O O'Clock. .a..
l.. T. Fayes and family are camping
at Stone Pond and Miss III. l.. Austin
accompanied them.
Madison Knighton of Bath, N. H.,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs GIL. Hutchins. zs 2
G. B. Ellis and daughter, Ruth, of
Los Angeles CAL, are remaining in
town fN few weeks.
George Gorham is the night watch
man in the Peerless, taking the place
of G.. E. Buswell, resigned.
G. E. Buswell is in poor health,
and has resigned from his position,
at the Peerless, for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Richmond have
joined Mrs. Hubbard at the New Will
loughby House for the summer sea-
son.
Johnsbury were guests Of Mrs. S. M.
;n1>
over Sunday.
The street sprinkler gives welcome
relief from the dust and will be used
until the oil arrives, which will be
early in June.
Mrs. Harland Paige of Akron, o.,
is expected to arrive here this week
for visit with her mother and other
relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. E. Frasier of Orleans is
spending a few days with her son,
James Martin, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. N. D. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Miles of West
Hartford, Conn.,, are spending their
vacation in town with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Miles.
Several thousand dollars are being
spent in repairs to the buildings on
the fair grounds. One of the princi-
pal items is new galvanized roof on
the grand stand.
There was born in Blackstone,
Mass, May II, James Porter, to Mr..
and Mrs. James Harmed. The latter
will be remembered rs Miss R. M.
Porter, the teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wakeman an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Ursula, to Rolfe Nelson Lyon of
Eastford, Conn. The wedding took
place at Southbridge, Mass, May 81.
Seventeen representatives of the
local Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church went to
North Troy Saturday to attend the
county convention of that organiza-
ton.
The drouth was broken Sunday
when several heavy electrical storms
swept this part of Vermont u Light
ming did some damage in the Hood
milk station and also to the Flood
block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Thompson of
Plainfield, spent the weekend at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
u. j. Huntington, and Mr.. Hunting
don returned with them for a short
vacation.
The play, "Uncle Josh Simpkins," !"
which was presented in Seaver's Hall
Thursday evening to large audience,
was well received. The vaudeville
was full of good fun and given by
clever actors.
G. A. Norris is building an addition
to his blacksmith shop near the pas
senger depot, to accommodate his in
creasing business. The addition is
24x26 feet and will give Mr.. Norris
much needed additional room.
Mrs. Jennie Hall Rowell, wife of
the late Orville D. Rowell, who went
to Los Angeles, CAL, July last to
make her home with her sister, Mrs.
Emma Jones, died May IL. Her re-
mains will be brought here the latter
part of June for burial
The Monte Verde Entertainers,
made up of four ST. Johnsbury wom-
en-, will appear in Barton June %, for
the benefit of the Barton Baseball as
sociation. This organization has been
doing lyceum work with great sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Webster were