Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-09-20
IRASBURG

Pearl Bailey and Oliver Wells are
suffering from blood poisoning.
Mrs. S. G. Suitor of East Burke
called on friends in town Saturday.
See "The Sheik" at Orleans Opera
House, Wednesday, September q. ad
Howard Miles has gone to Roches-
ter, n. H., where he has employment.
Clyde Healey visited his brother.
Hermon, in East Barnet over Sunday.
Charlie Cook, Chris Bell and Chas.
Ottemer attended the state fair last /
week. I
Mrs. M. A. Wells attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Will Rowell in Albany !,
Friday.
Paul Buchanan returned to Gard
ner, Me-, Monday, where he has en-
ployment.
Ed. Lanou Is having his house new
ly painted. o. N. Washer is doing
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Chamberlin
visited friends in White River juno
| ton recently.
Harry Cook is having his buildings
thoroughly repaired. Ben Cutler is
doing the work.
Miss Mckenzie of ST. Johnsbury
was the guest of Miss Nora Kennison
over the weekend.
Miss Florence Winget left Sunday
for an extended visit with her aunt,
in Springfield, Mass.
Miss Vera Smith of Barton has
been passing few days with her
aunt, Mrs. G. Fl. Hannant. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sheperd of
Maumee,> Ohio, spent the past week
with his brother, Charles.
!, Rev. Frank Oldridge of Wolcott
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. J. Powers the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Claude Whittemore
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver wells at
tended the state fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs E. A Pike and Mr..
and Mrs. G.. E. Pike attended the COM
munity fair at Craftsbury Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Wilder and
son, Ray, and daughter, Evelyn, left
Tuesday for Hudson, Mass, where
they will visit their daughter.
R. N. Baldwin spent the past week
in Portland, Me-, and Boston and at
tended the Worcester Salt banquet
held in Greenfield, Mass, on Wednes-
day.
The ball game on the common here
Saturday between the Orleans and
Irasburg teams resulted in a victory
; for the home team by a score of 8
to 5.
Mrs. Albert DeMerritt wishes to
extend her sincere thanks to all who
remembered her with flowers, post
cards, ETC., during her recent illness
! and stay in the hospital.
Mrs. May F. Gaynor and son,
Charles, who have been with her ia
| Their, S. w. Beauclerk, and sister, Mrs.
: P. C. Templeton, the past two weeks,
returned to their home in Brookline,
Mass, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Carpenter left
Thursday for Buffalo, N. Y, where he
will attend the national convention of
R. F. D. carriers as delegate. They
plan to visit Niagara Falls and sew
eral other points of interest before
returning.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Scribner and
son, Cedric, of Stowe, and Mr.. Potter
of Wolcott spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Pike. Mrs. Potter,
who had been passing a few days
with her uncle, E. A. Pike, returned
; home with Mr.. Potter.
A disastrous fire occurred Satur-
day afternoon when. the extensive
! farm buildings of M. Fourier, one
and one-half miles north of this vii
lage, were burned with a loss OF
from $4,000 to $4,000. The fire
broke out in the barn shortly after
/ o'clock %. m. and in 25 minutes the
entire buildings were consumed. II
| is not known what the origin of the
fire was. A calf and two pigs were
burned including all the farm nipple
ments, but the household goods were
saved. The buildings were partially
covered by insurance.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Harvest festival services will be
held in the M. E. church next Sun
day. Invitations to attend service II
their public capacity have been ex
tended to the local lodges of Free
Masons, Eastern Stars, and Modern
Woodmen and the master of Contra
Lodge F. and A. M, N. d. Collins
The matron of Cotton Chapter O. E
S., Mrs. E. N. Knapp, and chief for
roster of Irasburg camp M. w. of A.
$ Archie Page, approve of the propose
e and urge the various members tt
r attend in body. The Masons anc
r Eastern Stars will meet at the Ma
sonic hall at 1918 a. M, ana the
. woodmen are asked to meet at the
town hall at 10 o'clock.
Gifts of fruit, flowers, vegetables
and grain for decoration purposes
will be welcomed at the church or
A Saturday afternoon. The Ladies
). Home Missionary society will collect
. the usual gifts of canned goods fol
f the Barre Italian missions.
r The evening service will be of a
musical character. All are cordial
ly invited to the services at 10.45 and
Epworth League meeting on Thurs
day at 7.3O. A special feature this
week will be a speech from mis-
sionary from Ceylon. All members
and friends are urged to be present.
The two remaining memorial win
dows have now been installed in the
Methodist church which give it a
much improved appearance.
Rev. Frank Oldridge of Williams
town was visitor at the parsonage
Friday and Saturday. He also visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Powers.
Douglas Ward had the misfortune
to lose his dog, "Peter," by death on
Sunday night last.