Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-28


satisfactory to all. A note on the
Friday evening exercies will be found
| in another column. We wish ese
pecially to make mention of the very
| fine music rendered by the choir un-
der the direction of Prof. Burnham,
both Sunday morning and evening.
Miss Marjorie King returned from
y. V. M. for her vacation on Thurs
day Miss Frances Willard accom-
panied her as far as Lyndonville,
where she will spend her vacation
with her aunt.
| Mrs. Judah Blair has returned
from ST. Francis hospital in Quebec.
where she has been for several weeks
for medical treatment. Her sister,
Mrs. Albert Lambert, of st. Flavien,
P. O.. who accompanied her home, is
returning this week.
/ want to thank the patrons of this
| ly to the department campaign for
early mailing and properly packing
and tying parcels.
Cornelius Buckley, P. M.
| A beautiful wedding cake and al
so a lovely bouquet of carnations
were brought insto Mr.. and Mrs. Ad-
olson Smith on Christmas day, to re-
mind them of the Goth anniversary of
their marriage. 1t was greatly ap-
preciated as were also the letters and
cards.
Fourteen relatives including four
grandchildren ate Christmas dinner at
Milo j. OVENS. This is the 9th year
the family have celebrated the yule-
tide at the old homestead. Those
from out of town were Mrs. S. l.
Rowland of West Burke and Mrs. j.
R. Prue and family of Richford.
The Riverside school closed Friday,
December %. for two weeks vaca-
ton. Thursday evening Christmas
exercises with tree were held at the
schoolhouse, consisting of songs, re-
citations, and a play, Trouble in
Santa Claus Land"
/ Miss Mary L. Wheeler of st. Johns
bury, but formerly of Barton, has ac-
cepted a position as matron of the
boys school of the Berry schools in
Georgia, where she takes charge JAN
uary /. G. Leland Green is princi-
pal of the Berry schools.
On December oath the Elliott Bros.
of Barton had their fine herd of ac-
credited Guernsey cattle headed by
Jack of Rocking Rock No. 46477 re-
tested by Dr. E. L. Miller of Newport.
The herd passed clean combination
ophthalmic and intradermil test and
will be accredited again for the COM
ing year.
Silas G.. Collision, who was a for
mer resident of this town for many
1 years, died in Bradford, N H., De-
cember 28th, at the home of his
brother-in-law, Frank Forsythe. The
remains were taken to his home in
Lyndon for burial. He enlisted in
Co. d of Barton and served three
years in the Civil war. Of the fam
lily of ten children there are three
living, David, of Plymouth, NJ H.,
John, of Lyndonville, and Erastus, of
this town.
i Officers of E. HI. Nye Camp Sons
of Veterans elected and appointed at
the annual meeting Thursday even
ing are as follows: R. P. Webster,
commander; G.. P. Ford, senior vice
commander; F. ]. Jarvis, junior vice
commander; G. j. Clogston, G.. S.
Gil; G.. r. Davenport, chaplain, M. H.
Drumming, secretary-treasurer; C. E.
Hibbard, instructor; E. R. Daven-
port, guide; Perley Chappell, inside
guard; M. c. Salmon, outside guard; /;
G. S. Webster, musician; A. E. Brun-
ming, color bearer. To be installed
in January.
The Afternoon Study club met
with Mrs. Alice Caron, Thursday af-
ternoon, December %. There were
21 members and three visitors pres
ent. The roll call was Christmas
quotations. 'The First Christmas
Day." by Henry Van Dyke, Mrs. Ida
Miles; "Christmas Every Day." by
Howells, Mrs. Emily Webster; Mrs.
Ruth Webster sang "When from the
East the Wise Men Came" by Bull
lard and for an encore Mother
Moon" She was accompanied by
MRS ddas pilsbury rGs0rge fa Washing
went Alleging" by Ruth McEnery
Stuart, Mrs. Alice Caron. The hos
tess served harlequin ice cream and
lady fingers.
| Mrs. John Thorp, who has lived
bard, for some time, died Saturday,
after months of sickness, the result
of her advanced years and general
breaking down. Mrs. Thorp was 79
years of age last October. She was
born in Elmore, was married in Sep
tember 1878, and is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Hibbard, and by a
son, Frank, and three grandchildren,
Mrs. R. j. Shatney of this place,
John A. Thorp, of Caziz, Ind, and
Hazel, who is with her father in
Eden. Funeral services were from
the Hibbard home on Tuesday and
burial was in Glover. Rev. j. j.
Hutchinson officiated. Those from
out of town to attend the funeral
were Ida Niles Of Cambridge, Mass,
Ida S. Thorp of Cambridge, this
state, and Hazel Thorp of Eden.