Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-17

and plant forms studied during the
preceding weeks.
The new set of 600 stereographs to
supplement the work in visual educa-
ton has arrived. They are purchased
largely from the receipts of the grade
operettas. The 600 views have been
carefully selected from scenes close
ly fitted to the regular course of stu
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in the United States and every i'm
portant country in the world. A
guide that accompanies the set con-
tains SO cross reference classifcations
on so school subjects and was edited
by 81 leading educators.
IRASBURG
Mrs. E.. F. Wells is quite ill.
Will Gregory is on the sick list.
M. Fontaine is moving to Manches-
ter, N. Ell.
Mrs. Prudence France is in very
poor health.
Miss Marjorie Sears is home from
| Montpelier for a few days.
EYE GLASSES and Spectacles
DR.. Lanphear, Orleans. adv tt
Frank Roberts of West Burke is
passing few days with relatives in
town.
Mrs. Verna Priest of Plymouth, N
H., is visiting her father, F. M
Sears.
! J. C. Carpenter is improving his
residence by the addition of new
veranda.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Page of Orleans
and Mrs. Nutting of Virginia called
on Mrs. Prudence France Sunday.
The ladies of the M. E. w. I'll. M. S
sent 12-dozen crate of eggs to the
Barre Deaconess home on Tuesday
Constable o. w. Metcalf and Mr.
and Mrs G. J. Powers were called tc
Windsor today as witnesses in the
Cinnamon smuggling case.
Mrs. Meta Messier and son, Ellis
| of Morrisville visited her grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Josephine Simino, and son
Floyd, Tuesday and Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs Grin Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Kennison speni
| Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs
Carpenters parents in Randolph.
| Mrs. A. Louise Thomas and Mel
win Kelley of North Troy visited the
village school on Monday afternoon
Mr.. Kelley has been engaged to teach
the 7th and 9Th grades in the village
the coming year.
! Rev. and Mrs. Percy Newton of AL
bany were entertained by Rev. and
Mrs. Ward on Thursday evening al
| the parsonage. Mr.. Ward accompani-
ed them in their car to Albany and
Hardwick on Friday morning.
| Pauline Sears and Leila Labounty
lwere the winners in the spelling con-
test on Monday afternoon. Mr.. Du-
gan of Newport Center conducted the
contest and it was attended by the
teachers and pupils of each district
The contestants will go to Newport
| Saturday morning to take part in the
county contest.
A very good delegation from the
local branch of the w. C. t. u. attend
ed the convention held at Derby Line
yesterday. Cars driven by G. w
Russell and w. III. Kidder contained
the following ladies': Mrs. j. S. Viii
| ley, Mrs Ward, Mrs. Washer, Mrs
| Russell, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Ada Met
calf, Mrs. J. C. Carpenter and Mrs
Ella Clark.
On Thursday evening of last week
a reception was rendered Rev. A. J
Ward and family in the town hal
which was tastefully decorated fol
the occasion. After the reception OF
| guests a pleasing musical and liter
airy program was rendered and ice
cream and cake were served to near.
| ly $50 guests. Many thanks are due
Rev. and Mrs. Newton of Albany fo1
/ program.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. A. J. Ward, pastor.
An extra large congregation at
| tended the morning service in the M
E. church last Sunday when Moth
er's day service. was held. Severa
effective musical selections were rem
| dered, the soloists being Mrs. FL. B
Chamberlin, Miss Florence Wingei
and A. M. Clough. The text of Mr.
Wards sermon was "David's Longing
for the Water of the Well at Bethle-
hem," from which he preached prac-
teal and interesting sermon.
/ The annual canvass of the members
of the M. E. church is taking place
| this week and the responses from
both members and adherents is very
satisfactory.
| The mothers and daughters of Iras-
burg are entertaining the fathers ano
sons in the Congregational church
vestry on Friday evening of this week
A program will be rendered and re-
freshments served. All members OF
the community are cordially invited to
attend.
Rev. A. J. Ward attended the an
nual meeting of the st. Johnsbury
district foreign missionary anniver-
/ sary held in Hardwick on Friday last
Everyone is invited to attend the
services next Sunday Subject OF
sermon, "The Disturber of the Peace