Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-11-29

the family from the French house,
which was built by them and occupied
for so many years.
The meeting of the Woman's Lit
erary Club scheduled for Wednesday
evening, November 29th, with Mrs
Mable Blake, will be only very brief
business meeting. All business will
be postponed to the next regular
meeting of the club.
The fire alarm was sounded Satur-
day night for fire in the Tinker
block on High street but the fire
was soon under control causing but a
small loss. The cause of the fire is
reported to be the throwing of a
match into a waste basket.
Prospect Pomona Grange will meet
with Crystal Lake Grange Thursday
December 7, and the question for dis
cussion is, Glow Can Our System of
Taxation Be Adjusted so that the
Burden Will Bear according to the
Ability and Resources of the Peo-
pie % All members are urged to be
present.
George F. Baldwin of Concord, N.
H., NJ w. A. deputy for Vermont
and New Hampshire, gave talk be-
fore the members of the order at
Woodman hall Wednesday evening of
last week. He spoke on woodcraft
and his Western trip when he visited
the national headquarters of the or
ganization and the great Woodman
sanatorium at Colorado Springs, show
ing pictures of some of these scenes.
The canvass for membership in the
Barton branch of the Red Cross has
not yet been completed, only about
half the membership having yet been
reported in that was received last
year. 1t is hoped that the canvass
may be completed soon and that there
will be at least the> 125 memberships
of last year. The organization is
helping the Armenian relief and other
worldwide work, but the home branch
also does things for the needy of our
community and gifts for the local
work are very acceptable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Patterson
and family of Hornell, N. Y, return
ed here Friday night to spend the
winter with their parents Mr.. Pat
terson has completed a-S343, 900 fed
eral road contract the past summer.
He has employed $50 men and three
steam shovels, with other equipment
to handle the S75 carloads of crushed
stone for foundation. The 10 miles
of bituminous macadam road was
finished on tims<as per contract. Mr..
Patterson is a graduate of Barton
academy of the class of 1905.
Merton D. Emery, who enlisted in
the u. S. navy July % for four years,
is home on a leave of absence for 10
days. He has just finished course
in radio and wireless and has been as
signed to the S. S. Maryland, the
pride of our navy, the largest battle
ship afloat, it being 785 feet long with
eight 16-inch guns for main battery
This ship carries 1855 men with rs
officers and is stationed at present in
Brooklyn navy yard. She will be-
come the flagship of the Pacific fleet
next spring. They go to Panama Yin
February for gun practice. The Mary
land has a speed of 26 knots per
hour and is the only ship that carries
16-inch guns.
GLOVER
Mrs. Lola Clark is at West Glover
caring for a patient.
Mrs. Thomas Marnock has returned
home from visit to Lyndonville.
A party from Glover attended the
Methodist fair in Barton last week.
Rufus Aldrich and family visited
his father, Guy Aldrich, last week.
Mrs. Frank Gray, who has been
critically i'll, is little more comfort
able.
Clarence and Mazinni Phillips got
two foxes Wednesday after an excit-
ing chase.
There has been a large sale of
tickets for the play, Cranberry Cor
ners," to be given Thursday night.
Howard Bickford has been on the
sick list and his place on the r. F. D.
route was taken by Mark Johnson.
Mrs. Clark Bor1and entertained the
,,oinh hnrhnod Christmas ol11h Ia ct Fri