Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-01-25
,er, Mrs. H. Skinner, in West Glow

ter, Mrs. HI. Skinner, in West Glow
er.
Albert Buskey, an old gentleman "a
years old, died of acute cystitis Mon
day forenoon at the home OF his son,
Harry, The funeral will be held
Thursday.
There will be a basketball game
between Barton and Sheffield Thurs
day evening with a dance after the
game under the auspices of the
American Legion. See posters.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. HI. Drumming of
Crescent and Sunbeam Lodges, |. O..
o. F. respectively, attended the install
lation of officers of Morning Star
Lodge at Newport Friday night.
Miss Airline Marsh, returning from
Newport Center recently, left her
wrist bag and money on the train.
She notified the railroad company and
the bag was returned to. her the fol-
lowing day.
The residence owned by Fred
Hemings and occupied by Arthur
Baker near Kimball, was destroyed by
fire Sunday morning. The barn was
also burned. Some household effects
were saved and the loss is only partly
covered by insurance.
The extreme cold wave of the past
few days, which started with gale
Sunday, drove the thermometer down
to the 20 below mark on Monday and
to the 80 below mark and lower on
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Some of the time there has been a
brisk breeze to add to the intensity OF
the cold.
At the adjourned annual meeting
of the Barton Hotel Corporation held
Tuesday the following board of direct
ors was elected: w. E. Hanson, F. d.
Pierce, F. w. Cutting, G. S. Bartlett,
and C. S. Webster. Mr.. Hanson was
made president, Mr.. Pierce, vice pres
ident and F. w. Cutting, secretary
treasurer of the organization.
A public installation of officers of
E. H. Nye Camp, Sons of Veterans,
will take place at /. O. o. F. hall
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Sup
per will be served at $50 o'clock.
Members of the G. A. R. and w. r. G.
are invited, also all sons and grand
sons of Civil war veterans and their
families.
It seems more fitting to mention
here the names of some of those
who helped to make the teachers
convention last week success than
in the report itself. For the excel
lent program Supt. Batchelder is
mostly responsible, and Miss Carter
as chairman of the entertainment
committee, and Miss Kendrick as
chairman of the reception committee,
did excellent work, receiving the en-
thusiastic help of every member of
the faculty and of all the people of
the community. Teachers. were un-
stinted in their praise of their en-
tertainment and treatment.
On Tuesday evening the. officers of
Crystal Lake Grange were installed
by o. L. Martin, master of the Yer
mont State Grange The officers are
as follows: Master, Fred May; over
seer, J. A. Smith; lecturer, Vera Car
penter; steward, Ralph May; assist
ant steward RAYMOND Nav; chaplain,
Carrie Smith; treasurer, Emma Pres
cott; secretary, Minnie Mason; gate
keeper, George Humphrey; Ceres,
Virgie Nav: Pomona, Jennie. Ryan;
Flora, Helen SAWYER: lady assistant
steward. Sylvia Jenness; pianist, Bes-
sic Adams. Supner was served and
general good time enjoyed.
The Afternoon STUDY club met
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Alice
Underwood. There were 18 mem
bers and one visitor present. It
was the second meeting on the Bible
and the roll cal was answered by
naming the novels whose titles have
been taken from the Bible. Paper,
s'T'he I,ntte~s of the New Testament
Mrs.. EVELYN Proctor: naper. The
Bible in Art" was written bv Mrs.
Ida Flint and read bv Mrs Batchel-
der: paper. 'sThe Bible as a Souroe of
Literary Inspiration. Mrs. Susan
Currier. Mrs Ratchelder showed a
collection of relieious pictures that
was very instructive.