Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-08-09


leard them say that to hear the boy
.ornetist alone is well worth the price
IF admission. -
There will be school clinic at the
Orleans hospital Friday under the |
direction Of DR.. Slayton, district
health officer, for the treatment of
eye, ear, nose and throat troubles
among the children Of several sur
rounding towns. Others are. not ex-
Guided.
The sales Of. U. S. Treasury Saw
ings certificates at the Orleans post
Office for July were $1,000 and Post
master Pierce has received a very
complimentary letter from the depart
ment commencing him for his inter-
est in pushing the sales of this invest
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Stowe and
daughter, Helen, Mrs. Geo. Stowe,
Oscar Stowe and Monroe Whittemore
of Worcester, Mass, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Stafford from
Saturday until Monday. The family
and their guests spent Sunday at
Willoughby lake and while there
climbed to the summit of Mount Pts
gah.
Roy Shippee of Orleans and Miss
Bessie Tucker of Woodstock were
united in marriage Saturday evening.
Their friends extend congratulations
and best wishes. Miss Tucker has
taught in North Hartland for the
past two years. Mr.. Shippee is en-
ployed in a garage at ST. Johnsbury
and it is understood that they will
make their home at st. Johnsbury for
the present.
Sunday afternoon two cars tried to
use the point in the road at the four
corners near G. H. Hunts store at
Evansville at the same time, with the
usual result &c the cars. Fortunate
| ly no one was injured seriously. One
car was driven by A. A. Webster OF
West Glover and the other by Miss
Leland of Evansville who was driv-
ing for her friend, Miss Esther
Smith, whose father, Thomas Smith
of Orleans, owned the car. 1t is re-
ported that the Smith car was hit or
the left side and suffered the greater
damage.
Thursday afternoon, July 28th
about 2.30 o'clock, Mrs. S. B. Parker
discovered a small blaze on the roof
! of the south side of her house. The
garden hose was Immediately ap-
piled but the wind was so strong that
it famed the fire under the shingles
and roofing boards between the two
rafters until it reached the bend il
the room, then the fire spread
through the entire attic and but fol
the prompt action of the fire com
pany it might have proved disas
trous fire. Four bedrooms; bath room
front hall upstairs and downstairs
besides kitchen, ceiling and closets
were sorry victims of fire and water
Mr.. Parker had just been to quite al
expense for interior repairs. painting
floors, vanishing, etc. The insurance
company estimated the damage a
about 500, which they promptl!
paid. The origin of the fire IS no
known but there had not been an!
fire in the house for several days ex
cept electrical.
| IRASBURG -a,-
Pauline Sears has been quite il
the past week. =. y a-. -.
Archie Page has purchased a neV
,seven-passenger Reoi sh s<ar-E
| JIG. Carpenter, has a new Fore
car for his R. F. D. work.
| Miss Grace Rollins of Barton il
working fero Mrs. H: B. Chamberlln
/ Mrs Elmer Wallace of Boston il
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. +. Har
low
Stanley Farrer of Craftsbury visit
ed his uncle, E. A. Pike, over Sun
day.
! Mrs. Wiggin of Orleans has beel
+bo p,,ost IF Mrs. Addie Cook tn
past week. Z
i Dustin Currier of Keene, N. H
visited his mother, Mrs. John Aiken
over Sunday.
! Miss Nora Kennison has been i
Albany the past few days caring TO
Mrs. Gilbert.
Miss Ruth Winget of Lowell i
passing the week with her aunt, Mrs
G. w. Russell.
Mrs. Randolph Turnbull of Green
field, Mass. visited her sister, Mrs
Archie Page, Thursday.
Carroll Sylvester left today flo
Greenfield, Mass, where he will at
tend the Bay State races.
C. H. Hannant is building a ne,
barn. VIM. Mcdowell of Browning
ton is in charge Of the work.
;, Mrs. Sarah Edmunds of Newpor
Center spent the past week with he
daughter, Mrs. o.. w, Metcalf.
5 A. E. Harlow, C. E. Pike and j.
{ Wiley spent the weekend in Wen
lock fishing and blueberrying.
Mrs. Arthur Labounty of Bolton
vile visited her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Ed. Lanou, over Sunday.
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Leblanc er
t tertained his brother and wife G
Holyoke, Mass, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pike, Mr.
Della Farrer and Cecil Scribne
: spent Tuesday in st. Johnsbury.
o. w. Metcalf and G. w. Phillip
!, were in Barton on Thursday evenin
! to hear the candidates for governor.
The Parker-Young Co. has finishe
saving their stock of lumber her
. and the mill is undergoing repairs.
: DR.. and Mrs. P. C. Templeton ar
: entertaining his brother, Henry Wa
Ter, and friend of Providence, K. l.
$ Miss Marian Sears has gone
bonneville, Mass, for a three week
!, stay with her sister, Mrs. Doris Ale'
:, ander.
o. w. Metcalf took F. M. Sears