Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-11-08

en- to the hospital for medical treat
lnent last week, is reported some bet
ter
MI. and Mrs. Ray Emery of Spring
held, Mass, and Miss Irene Emery of
Craftsbury spent the weekend with
their parents.
B. F. Jackman has moved his fur
n1ture and crockery to his new store
IN Newport and expects to move his
family there soon.
j. c. King and family, who recent
ly went to Florida for the winter, re-
ports the thermometer registering "a
in the shade last week.
Twenty G. P. locomotives have been
leased to the B. & M railroad to help
take care of the great amount of
freight that is being handled at pres
ent
5. M. Bickford, who with his wife
expects to leave soon fe1 California
for the winter, was in Newport city
several days last week doing mason
work.
The special meeting of keystone
Chapter held at Island Pond Wednes-
day OF last week was we'll attended
by members from here and from 9TH
er places.
The time clocks in Barton academy
are being thoroughly repaired and
new storage batteries are being in
stalled, instead of the dry cells for
merly used.
Remember the play at Durkee's
hall Friday night with a dance after
the show. The Blake Players bring
their attraction and stage vaudeville
between acts and have a jazz band
A public meeting of the Woman's
Literary Club, addressed by Mr.. Geo.
A. Burnham on the opera, Faust"
will be held in the assembly hall at
the academy on November Is at 7.45
p. m.
The Verde Monte Concert Co. of
ST. Johnsbury, composed of four
young ladies, played to a poorly pat
ronized house last week. Their work
was highly praised by those attend
| ing.
| Oney Hawkins of ST. Johnsburv.
tonce a resident of this town, dropped
dead on Railroad street, ST. Johns
bury Tuesday from heart failure. Mr..
Hawkins has a brother, Henry, and
two sisters living here.
There will be a regular meeting of
Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge, No. II, on
| Tuesday, November IA. All of the
members are requested to be present
as there is special business to be
attended to, also a social hour after
the meeting.
The exhibit of the Boys and Girls
Club Work of Orleans County in the
Pierce drug store window is well
worth mention and shows what the
farm girl and boy can do if given a
chance. The many first prizes taken
at the different fairs shows them to
be in a class we'll toward the top.
VIM. Wright of Sherbrooke has sold
his race mare, Abbie Brino, to parties
in ST. Johns, N. B. 1t is reported he
has sold his horse, Lambert Todd, to
Tom Murphy of New York. The we'll
known driver on the grand circuit.
This horse won first money in 13
straight races the past season.
The November meeting of the w
G. t. u. will be held at the home of
Mrs. w. w. Reirden on Tuesday, the
18th, at g. o'clock The third lesson
in the Good Citizenship series will be
studied, "How the President Is Elect
ed" A good attendance is desired.
Recent guests at Hotel Barton in
clude G. R. Wis Sohenheim of Hol-
land, Europe; Miss Rose Lucia and
Miss Alice Allen of Montpelier: R. W
Cheney, Springfield, Mass, William
Wright, Sherbrooke, Que, Mrs. VIM
! Tevlor ard son. FL. C. of Derby. and
George G. Taylor of Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. d. III. Dwinell and party of five
from Newport: Mrs. H. G. LaBar anc
two sons of Colebrook, N. H.: Mr.
ard Mrs T. c. Camp and f. T. Camr
| of Newport; Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. c
Phndeett of st. Johnsbury.
The regular meeting of the After
room Str1dv club was held at Mrs
Ratrhelde~'s Thursday afternoon. No
vember e. There were IA member
ard fava visitors present The toni
Of the afternoon was Japan" ant
the following interesting PROGRAM
was given: Reading. "a Rrief His+or'
of Japan," Mrs. Ratchelder: reading
HTornn and tha TTnitnd StatpSo Mrs