Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-10

The playground slide has a popu-
lar rival in the giant stride which
was completed this week. Wendell
Shippee has been working on this as
a shop project for some time.
schools came to Orleans to witness
the school operetta Tuesday evening.
1t is understood that they are nego-
tiating for the purchase of many of
the costumes used by the children
Sixteen members of the high
school are planning to attend the
girls conference at st. Johnsbury
the latter part of this week. The
program promises to be rare treat.
Take a look about the streets and
alleys and see if you do not think
clean up week had very marked re-
suits. There are still few places
which need attention but the effect
is truly remarkable. Let's keep
clean.
A rumor that some person was il
legally fishing at Willoughby falls
last Friday soon brought several of
the new deputy wardens to the scene,
but if the rumor was true the offend
er had disappeared. A word to the
wise is sometimes sufficient
CARD-To the neighbors and
friends who so kindly gave of their
time and sympathy during the illness
and after the passing of our husband
and ather, Truman Blake, we extend
our sincere thanks.
| Mrs. Abbie Blake,
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Wells,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mancel Clark
The first band concert of the sea-
son was given in the park in Post
office square Tuesday evening. We
are glad to hear the band again this
year. Unfortunately the date con-
fiicted with the evening when the
s'chool operetta was given in the hall
by the grade schools. We will be
glad to announce future concerts if
reported in advance.
The next meeting of the w. C. T.
u. will be held on Thursday after
noon, the 18th, at the home of Mrs.
Converse. 1t is hoped that large
delegation will attend the county
convention to be held on the morning,
afternoon and evening of Tuesday,
the 10th, at Derby Line. Those de-
string transportation are asked to
communicate with Mrs. Dickens this
week.
Hospital notes: DR.. Young and A.
j, Leblanc of Lowell brought the lat
ter's two-apd-a -half-year-old son
"vesday with fractured hip. Dr.
Allen operated. Mrs. C. P. Hitchcock
of North Troy was brought in the
b. S. Curtis ambulance for treat
ment Tuesday. Her daughter, Mrs.
O. L. Kelley of Derby accompanied
her. Orval House went to the hos
pital Tuesday to have his tonsils re-
moved. DR.. Champion operated. Mrs.
Eugene Laramie cf Coventr-- car7e
Tues lay for treatment. A Ia
month-old son of Henry J. Ingalls, of
Barton is here for an operation.
Tuesda7 morning F. H Wright
drove his Nash car up to the Valley
House and stepped inside for mo-
ment. 1t seems that the breaks did
not hold the car and it started for
the river near the bridge alone The
iron rail PARTIALLY stopped the car
SO that after breaking through the
railing the rear wheels dropped over
the granite wall and while the front
wheels rose in the air as if to go
over backwards, the engine was hea-
down and the car hung over the wall.
duty with comparatively little dam
age except to the rail which was
pretty much wrecked. 1t was a truly
remarkable escape from what might
have been a very serious accident.
Pupils in the grades without alb
sent marks during the first half Of
the spring term are: First grade
Muriel Gotta, Lylas Mitchell, Ruth
Searles, Bernice Millev, Albion AL
len. Everett Clifford, Oscar Currier,
WILDER Drake, Clifford Hall, Harold
Hoadley. Clarence Norton, Gerald
Tripp, Kenneth Twon,bly. Kenwood
Wilcox. Second grade = Howard
Baird, Irving Clifford, Raymond
Grant, Harold Green. Orrel Hoadley,
Maurice Kettle, Stanley Witt, Jean
Cotton, Elva Mae Jenkins, Frances
Stevens and Muria Wells. Fourth
grade-Earl Barney, Raymond Il,
Gotta, DWIGHT Dwinell, Donald Hamil-
ton, Rodolphe Rainvilie, Preston
Smith, Leon Whiting, Chesley Al
bright, Helen Dudley, Helen Jenkins.
Ruth Norris, and Katherine Wilson.