Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-26

and taken the agency for life, acci
dent and health insurance with the
Travellers Insurance Co., of Hartford
Conn. He will have his office in the
Underwood Insurance rooms.
The fire alarm was sounded Mon.
day forenoon calling out the fire de.
partment to the home of George Kat
en- on Harrison avenue. The fire
which caught, on the roof from the
chimney burning out, was soon under
control doing very little damage ex-
cept by water.
The Ladies' society will serve a
MAY" supper in the Congregational
church vestry Monday evening, May
1st, at 6 o'clock. The public is cor
daily invited. The ladies will meet
for social afternoon in the parlor
at 3 o'clock. 1t is hoped that there
will be a good attendance.
The limited sale of baseball tickets
by the academy boys has somewhat
discouraged the team. The first
game is Saturday afternoon on the
Playground and it is hoped the attend
ance will be large and the further
sale of season tickets be such as to
nelp the boys.
At the military whist party held at
Hotel Barton Thursday evening about
rs people were in attendance. The
first prize was won by r. P. Webster
for gentlemen, and Mrs. S. B. Cowles
and Mrs. G. w. Bartlett were tied
for the lady's first prize. Mr. and
Mrs. j. B. Harmed were not as lucky,
but each got second prize.
Fifteen of the cottages across the
lake have been broken into in the
past few weeks and large amount
of property destroyed, such as doors,
glass, furniture, windows, partitions
clothing and bedding and many arti-
cles are missing. For several years
these cottages have been broken in
to sometime during the winter and
much damage done There should be
some way of finding and furnishing
the guilty parties.
The Afternoon Study club held it's
annual chafing-dish meeting with
Mrs. Barrows Thursday afternoon,
April 20. There were 27 members
and two visitors present. The roll
call was chafing dish menu. Mrs.
Barrows read a paper, "The Chatting
Dish, Is 1t PRACTICABLE" The commit
tee served chicken hollandaise and
olives. The melting was adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Blanche Underwood
Thursday, April 27.
On Thursday evening, April goth,
about 40 friends of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
III. Brunning helped them to celebrate
the Both anniversary of their mar
riage. They were REMARKED by Rev.
M. A. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S.
Whitcher standing up with them, as
they did at the first ceremony when
married by Rev. F. w. Lewis April
Goth, 1892. A very pleasant evening
was passed. Old time songs were
sung under the leadership of Prof.
Burnham. Mr.. and Mrs. Drumming re-
ceived several gifts and purse of
gold, Mr.. Turner presenting them.
Refreshments were served. They al
so received a postcard shower that
day.
The annual meeting of Orleans
Lodge No. 55, A. F. and A. M, was
held in the Masonic hall Friday even
ing with good attendance. The re-
port of the secretary and other Off
GERS showed the lodge to be very
prosperous. The following officers
were elected for the year ensuing:
W. M, F. D. Pierce; S. W., H. R.
Connor; J. W., B. F. Jackman; treas
urer, R. P. Webster; secretary, c. H..
Blood; S. D., A. F. Emerson; J D., H.
J. Owen; marshal, F. w. Cutting;
S. S., C. J. Clogston; J. S., Fred Kin
sey: chaplain, H. T. Seaver; tyler,
F. G. Burdick; finance, G. E.. Ham
blet, I'll. R. Barron, w. M. Wright; hall
committee, H. T. Seaver, C. A. Bar
rows and C. H. Blood; charity COM
mittee, master and wardens, J. A.
Pearson and r. M. Gilmour; griev-
ance, r. P. Webster, F. d. Thompson
and w w. Reirden.
The Woman's Literary Club held
it's annual chafing-dish demonstration
at the Congregational vestry We'd
nesday evening, April 10Th. Thirty
six members answered to roll call and
two visitors were present. The club
voted to hold the annual business
meeting Nav 10th. instead of May Sd,
as printed in the program. Mrs. Kin
sey, Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Hutch
inson were appointed by the president
to serve as nominating committee
Miss Butler read a very interesting
story entitled "Tish Plavs the Game"
Nv Narv Roberts Rinehart Miss
Redfeld SANG in her usual pleasing
manner. "The Swallows" bv Clifton
BINGHAM, and as an encore ga Little