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

About eight babies and their moth
ers were entertained at the home OF
Mrs. James Harmed last Thursday
afternoon, the occasion being the frsi
birthday of James Harmed, Jr.
Guy w. Bartlett and family have
moved to Claremont, N. H., for the
summer. Mr.. Bartlett will be in
charge of the Peerless Mfg. Co.'s New
York Office until Mr.. Turner's recov-
cry from his operation.
There will be a regular meeting OF
Orleans Lodge A. F. and A M, No
55, at their hall Friday evening. I'M
portant business will come up and
the F. c.. degree will be worked. AL
| members are requested to be present
Grant C. Zwart, commandant OF
cadets at De Veaux military school
at Niagara Falls, N. Y, who will be
riding Instructor at Camp Westmore
for the summer, has engaged several
horses for July and August of F. F
Sawyer.
c. III. Swift and son and L. H. Ran
dali of Utica, N. Y, were recent WIS.,
itors at Hotel Barton. Mr. Swift re-
ports his wife much improved in
health and able to walk again. They
expect to return here for the summer
soon.
There will be a bid whist party al
Hotel Barton this Wednesday even
ing instead of the military party
which has been advertised. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend. The
military party will be given some
time later.
The remains of John Bean, former
resident of Barton, who died last win
ter at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Robert French, in ST. Johnsbury, will
be brought here Sunday and buried
in the Welcome O. Brown cemetery
at $50 o'clock. The service will be
conducted by the Masons Members
please meet at the Masonic hall at
2 o'clock.
An item from The Sand Hill Cit
izen, the local newspaper of Aber-
deem, N. c., informs us that c.. B.
Porter has purchased cafe in that
!. town. and as he has had several
years experience in that business
the outlook is encouraging. Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter, nee Maud Hubbard, OF
this village, are well known here and
it is hoped their venture will prove
success.
The annual meeting of the After
noon Study club was held with Mrs
Ida Cutler May II. There were %
members and two visitors present
Mrs Turner read a story, "Intelly-
gence al Ould Maids" after which
the following officers were elected
President, Mrs. Mamie Hanson; vice
president. Mrs. Mae Batchelder: sec
retary and treasurer, Mrs. Florence
Pierce; program committee, Mrs. Jen-
ME Cutler, Mrs. Edith Carter, Mrs
Eta Mcclellan; flower committee, Mrs
Alice Underwood. The committee in
charge served ice cream, cake and
coffee.
The Woman's Literary club held its
annual business meeting with Mrs
Mae Batchelder Wednesday evening
May 10th. Twenty-four members
were present. The annual reports OF
secretary, treasurer, penny collection
and accepted. A report of the conf
mittee appointed by the trustees for
the purpose of investigating the Nc
Dougal property as possible site for
library was read by Miss May. The
club discussed the matter and straw
vote was taken which was decidedly
negative. At the trustees meeting it
was voted not to purchase at pres
ent. Mrs. Kinsey as chairman of the
nominating committee named the fol
lowing officers which were duly elect
ed by the club: Secretary, Miss Bur
CESS; treasurer, Miss Potter; trus-
tees, Miss Wilson, Mrs Cutting, Mrs
Pierce, Mrs. Ruth Webster, Mrs
Blake. Mrs. Perley, Mrs. Mae Batch
elder; program committee, Miss Abby
| May, Miss Kendrick, Mrs. Hildred
Batchelder. At the trustees meeting
Miss Wilson was elected president
and Mrs. Cutting vice president. A
suggestion was made that the club in
terest itself in school matters. Aft
er the business meeting a pleasant
social hour was spent and the hostess
served delicious refreshments Of ice
cream with crushed Strawberries, ano
cake.
GLOVER
! Mrs. Lola Clark has been in NORTH
Troy for short time.
Willard Leonard spent the week
i end at the Leonard Homestead.
/ Miss Dorothy Kimball was home
from North Danville for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Elliott o.
North Troy visited relatives in town
last Sunday.
/ Freeman and Charles Degreenis
. have moved from the Wilson tene
ment to Slab city.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H. Hunt at
tended the funeral of brother-in-lav
in Hardwick last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hobson of Is
4 land Pond visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clar
ence Phillips last week.
Charlie Oddie has moved from tn
Buswell Leonard farm to the tene
ment house of III. S. Wilson.
i The neighborhood Christmas clul
!. was delightfully."- entertained by Mrs
Frances Smith at Exile farm las
Wednesday afternoon.
All dairymen interested in coy
testing association are requested t
, meet in the church vestry at Glove
on May 18th, at 8 o'clock p. m.
!, There will be a special villag
j meeting ut the town hall Monda
) eveninr, Nav %, to see if the-villag
{ viii vote to raise money for oilin
the streets. 1872