Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-02-22

are in Burlington this week attending
State Extension Service conferences
Rev. H. b. Rankin was confined tc
] the house last week with the grippe,
and was unable to occupy the pulpit
| at the First Baptist church Sunday,
although he is much better and hopes
to be out again soon.
The Ladies' Social Union will meet
with Mrs. G.. II. Newland on Pros
pect street, Thursday afternoon at
2:3O. Mrs. Newland and Mrs. Well
man, hostesses. All ladies of the
church are cordially invited.
Thursday morning about six o'clock
! fire again broke out in the ruins of
the cold storage plant at the Mem
phremagog Bottling works, which re-
CURED the work of several fremen
for more than four hours to extin-
guish.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church gave a
very enjoyable Valentine social
Tuesday evening in the church par
lor. The feature of the evening was
ia huge cobweb containing a large
spider. About six dollars was real
lied. Refreshments consisting Of ice
cream and waters were served.
The infant daughter born to Mr..
and Mrs. James Murray Leithead, Is
Summer street, Tuesday, February14,
died on the following Friday. Fun
eral services were conducted Satur-
day afternoon with burial in Pine
Grove cemetery. Mrs. Leithead is
reported as doing nicely and is in the
care of her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Campbell.
Mrs. Frank Wright had the mis-
fortune to receive, a fractured wrist,
in fall at her home Friday. She
was busy about her homework in the
morning and when making hurried
call to the kitchen where she thought
something was burning on the stove,
she slipped and fell on a hard wood
floor, causing Covle's fracture of her
left wrist. DIR. F. D. Badger was
called and reduced the fracture.
Miss Velma Lance of 8 Green Place
a sophomore music student at Skid
more School of Arts, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y, took part in recital
given by the department of music
February IT. Miss Lance's selection
"Kashiniri Song" by Amy Woodforde
-Finden, was welladapted to her deep
contralto voice, and the manner in
which she sang showed competent
training and good understanding of
music. This paper is always glad to
report the achievements attained by
Newport's young people who are
away seeking higher education. The
above is one of the most recent re-
ports received at this office.
The remains of Mrs. Kingsbury
Foster arrived in Newport from New
York Sunday morning and was taken
to Derby and placed in the receiving
vault. Mrs. Foster will be well re-
membered by many in Newport and
Derby, as she and the family have
spent many summers at their summer
home at Derby.
The fifth monthly bargain day sale
under the auspices of the Newport
Cooperative Advertisers Association
will take place Monday, March 9Th.
which makes it necessary for the mer-
chants to have copy of their special
bargain ads in the hands of the pub
licity committee on or before Thurs
day this week. The season is fast ap-
preaching when it will be possible for
the trade in rural districts to get in
to town which will make much in
creased business.
w. w. True and Charles G. Taylor
of the True & Blanchard Co., Inc,
left Sunday noon for Boston where
they will attend the goth annual con-
vention of the New England Hard
ware Dealers association, which is to
be held in Mechanics building, Feb
ruary Fl, % and %. Great prepa-
rations have been made to make this
the most successful convention in
years.
Mr.. True has the honor of being
vice president of the association and
Mrs. True is chairman of the Ladies
Committee. The likeness of both Mr..
and Mrs. True appeared in the Boston
Sunday Globe of the 10Th. Mrs. True
was unavoidably detained at home.