Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-08-30

| Miss Jennie Lapierre of Newport
visited at John Lowers last week.
Mr.. and Mrs.P G. Stone spent
part of last week visiting friends in
Wallingford.
J Miss Laura Whitehill and brother,
Delmar, attended the Morrisville fair
last week.
! Miss Violet Lower of Bradford is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lower.
! Elmer Norrie, Celine Wilfred and
Benjamin Norrie of Sutton spent the
week at Collins Lacourse's.
Mrs. Lucien Aiken. and daughter of
Newport, N. H., is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Woods.
Mrs. Delvina Racine of New Bed
! ford, Mass, is visiting here parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Dansereau.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Smith spent
the past week with their granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Oliver Wells, at Irasburg.
! Mrs. Philo Powers and children
with friends in Barnet and Passump-
sic.
;, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lower, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Emery and Samuel
Clough were in ST. Johnsbury We'd
funeral of a relative.
, Recent guests at j. H. Curriers'
were Mrs. Mary Labounty and daugh.
: ter, Bertha, of Lawrence, Mass, Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Goethe of Nashua, N
l II Myc de-
. and Mrs. Walter Janus of Newport.
!. WESTMORE
| Charlie Cole has gone to Barton
$ to attend school.
D Mrs. Wilmer Daniels of Barton il
e visiting Mrs. VIM. Wills.
Alfred Legasy has been sick the
past week but is now improving.
I, School began here at Mill brool
: Monday with Miss Leona Moulton Of
:. Barton, teacher.
Levi Wills and Fred Marshall ane
family of ST. Johnsbury were week.
end visitors in town.
Mrs. Florence Grove of Eas
Charleston has been visiting hel
mother the past week.
Mrs. George Gilman and little
daughter, Arlene, are visiting her sis
: ter, who is i'll, in Boston.
r Mrs. Bernard Savage of Newpor
spent the weekend with her father
M. E. Calkins, and brother, R. H
: Calkins.
' Mrs. R. H. Calkins and little son
! Keith, have been visiting her sister
;. Mrs. A. d. Merriam, at Glover thu
, past week.
i Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Huse and Mrs
e Olive Harris of Sutton, and Will
: Priest of ST. Paul. Mimi, visited thei
: friend, Mrs. A. E. French, Thursday.
Mrs. Lottie Welcome, Mr.. and Mrs
I James Burke, Robert and Doroth,
E French of Lawrence, Mass, called OF
J. their uncle, A. E. French, Sunday OF
: their way to Newport for week.
e camping.
The reception given Hon. F. S
n and Mrs. Billings was grand sue
h cess. In spite of the rainy weathel
: more than 100 people ate supper ant
v a very pleasant evening was enjoyed
y the rain outside. Thanks to every
one who helped to make it a success
BILLINGS SPEAKS
:: Hon. Frank S. Billings of Wood
: stock gave very interesting address!
: at the church Friday evening, August
20. He was accompanied on his visi
to Westmore by Mrs. Billings anC
5 his daughter, Miss Nancy Billings.
4 A. Eugene French, representative
!: from Westmore, presided at the
: meeting. Solos were beautifully rem
: dered by Miss Agnes Janeway and by
| Martha Hoyt Cox, with Professor
!, Cowles, accompanist. Col. Billings
fspoke in part as follows:
Zone or the subjects that we hear
much discussion about is the primary
law. 1t looks to me as if it haC
come to stay. One great improve
ment was made by the legislature of
1921, and that is, voter must now
vote the ballot of his party, or a
Republican must vote for Republicans
and Democrats for Democrats, unless
the voter tells an untruth. In my
judgment two other changes should
be made in the primary law. My
name begins with a B and so is near
: the top of the alphabet and I realize
that it is a great advantage to have
your name printed at the top of the
list of candidates. To me this does
not seem fair. Do you think man
or woman should always have this
| handicap when running for Office, if
) his or her name begins with a w
let us say. l believe the order of
printing the names should be decided
| by lot. At the primary elections in
September do learn the qualifications
of the candidates and vote for the
| ones that in your judgment are best
Another mistake is the permission
it gives to, candidates for office to
: spend large sums of money in a per-
J fectly legitimate way. You know of
. many such cases both in your own
: state and in other states. At the last
session bill was introduced placing
limit on candidates expenses. II
was passed by both houses and peck
ct vetoed by the governor. The
amounts may not have been correc'
but it was move in the right direc-
ton and could have been amended
later if, after a trial, there seemed
, need of change.
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