Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-02-15

About 55 people attended the card
party given by Red Clover lodge, No.
698, last Tuesday evening. Refresh
ments of sandwiches, cake and coffee
were served. Ali reported fine time.
Mrs. Edith Traver and daughter,
Audrey, returned from Newport
Center Sunday. where they have been
visiting friends the past week, prior
to their leaving today for their home
at Manchester, N. FL.
The Newport high basketball team
will play Littleton high, at Littleton,
N. H, Friday night. This will be the
first game between these two teams
this season. A return game is book
| ed at Newport March 10.
The Ladies' Social union of the East
Main street Baptist church will have
an oyster supper in the church vestry
Friday evening, Feb. II, from $3.50
o'clock until all are served. A pro-
gram is being prepared also fine
supper. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Assistant Principal Walter d. Kipp
with Marshall Hardy, Crawford Lance
Howard Root. and H. Albee. left on
the morning train Saturday for Han
nival of Dartmouth, also the Yale
versus yarmouth basket ball game in
the evening. They returned home Sun
day morning.
Saturday forenoon about 1880 the
fire truck was called out to a chin
ney fire in the P C. Blanchard two
tenement house on Prospect street oc-
cupied by r. r. Baker and E. L. Gil
man. No damage resulted. This was
only the third time the truck has re-
sponded for service this winter and
one of these it served its purpose
from headquarters.
The Queen Esther circle of the
Methodist church held most success
full valentine sociak Friday evening.
The lower rooms of the church were
decorated with heart shaped valen-
tines and Jack Horner pie disclosed
the names of the supper partners.
The evening was enjoyed in games
and music. The admission was 10
cents and an old rubber, both netting
the society a goodly sum.
A very pleasant evening was spent
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wells of Central street Wednesday,
when their daughter Alice entertained
nine Of her intimate friends. Theeven-
ing was spent with music and games,
and sugar on snow, pickles and dough
nuts were served. Those present were
Blanche and Roy Baker, Merrill Will
liams, Flora Clark, Birdena Niles,
Harriet Watkins, Charles Watkins,
Alton Niles and Philip Lance.
Besides the father and mother he
leaves nine sisters and four brothers
the oldest 27 years and youngest two
years old. Henri and Ambrose en-
ployed as clerks at Barton, Albertine
at F. D. Flint's store, Leonnette,
George, Antoinette, Janette, Dennis,
Pauline, Irene, Lucille, Evelyn and
Dorothy, all of which are at home.
P. C. Blanchard, who underwent
early last week, is reported as doing
as well as could be expected. DR..
Lynch visited him Saturday and
found it necessary to perform sec
ond operation, which is pronounced
successful. He is being cared for by
Nurse Shannon of Sherbrooke and
Nurse Terrain of Stanstead.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Bish-
of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Burgess, !
just before IL o'clock Saturday night.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the home of the daughter on North
Avenue at o'clock this afternoon and
will be private. Rev. A. P. Banks
will officiate. The body will be placed
in the tomb at Pine Grove cemetery
until spring and will then be taken
to Dixville, P. O., with burial in the
family lot.
Raymond, 15-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon G. Liable Of Coventry
street, died of heart trouble Sunday.
When IL years of age he was strick-
en- with pneumonia which left him
with weak heart, and he has been a
great sufferer since New Years.
Raymond was born May 8, 1907 and
was one of family of 10 children,
13 of whom survive him. He was a
pupil of st. Mary's parochial school.
Funeral services were held at st.
Mary's Catholic church this (Tues-
day. morning at $50, Rev. Father
Norbert Lachance officiating with bu-
rial in the Catholic cemetery. The
floral display was beautiful and spoke
words of consolation to the family
who for the sixth time have been
called upon to part with their loved
ones. The family, have the sympa-
thy of large circle of friends in their
bereavement.