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Orleans County Monitor from Barton, Vermont • 4

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PAGE FOUR THE MONITOR, JANUARY 11, 1922 south Albany John Miller of West Glover was town Sunday. Remember the donation at the M. E. church on Friday evening. Mr.

and" Mrs. W. F. Ames have been quite ill with hard colds. Miss' Tressa Morey has finished work for Mrs.

Clyde Anderson. Mrs. Irving McRitchie of Barton was a business visitor in town last week. George Vance was in Greensboro Sunday to attend the funeral of Will Parker Lamoray is a happy boy these days. He has an imported Shetland pony.

Mrs. Clyde Anderson was in North Troy recently visiting her sister, Mrs. Elliot. Mrs. Charles Porter recently spent a few days with relatives in St.

Johnsbury and Passumpsic. Will Courser has been spending several days the past week visiting in Sutton. Mrs; Fred Chase, who spent the holiday season with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

C. Williams, Returned last week to her home in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Urie are the SPE CIA January 12 to January 21 Big Reduction on Ladies' Shoes and Ladies' and Children's Felt Slippers Felt Slippers, regular price $2.00 Sale Price $1.59 1.85 1.48 1.75 1.39 1.25 .98 Ladies' Black Vici Boot, regular price $6.25...: 5.25 5.25...

4.39 5.00 44 4.29 4.C0..... 3.39 Brown 6.25. .1 5.25 Calf 4.59 Tan Veal 475 3.98 Gun Metal 5.00 4.29 Some broken lots and discontinued numbers at WAY DOWN PRICES Perlevs Novelty Store Main Street, 1 1 jiELgwwiJiM igjM.iwui yi UTHffCTVT' T3''" Touring Coupe Sedan Series Roadster (2-Passenger Touring Club Roadster Coupe (4-Passenger) Sedan. 1 THIS IS happy parents of a son, Bernard Ernest, born Thursday, January 5. Mrs.

J. A. Urie is caring for. Mrs. Urie and child and Miss Helen Urie is assisting in the home.

fEAST ALBANY George Morley is working for Harold Cass. Mrs. H. A. McGuire is gaining slowly.

Jacob Blodgett is sawing wood on Burton hill. John P. Sinon is home from New York for a few days. Mrs. Herbert Bridges is keeping house for A.

H. Daniels. George Moxley has been at his home here for a few days. Mrs. P.

J. McDermott of New York City is visiting her parents here. 'Miss Ethel Brown of Quebec is being entertained at T. P. Mullaney's.

Miss Reed was unable to return to her school until Thursday on account of illness. Hard to Get. They use stone money on the celebrated Island of It's a good vrav to avoid floating debts. jf Barton, Vt. 1 A nnounces ALE Mew Prices Series 22 BIG SIX Prices 22 SPECIAL-SIX The New LIGHT-SIX Prices Reduced Effective January 7th Touring $1045 Roadster 3-Passenger) 1045 Coupe-Roadster 1375 Sedan 1750 AH prices f.

o. b. factories I. C. BRYANT, Newport, Vt.

A STUDE BAKER YE A EAST CRAFTSBURY Mrs. Jennie Bailey is suffering with a severe cold. Mrs. H. Root, who has been so ill; is gaining slowly.

Aunt Lucy Kilburn is suffering from a severe cold. Bliss Farrar was in Morrisville Thursday for dental work. Mrs. G. L.

Wheeler of Orleans visited friends in town over Sunday. Mrs. Ouilette, who has been in Montreal, P. has' returned home. W.

E. Wheeler and daughter, Emily, were recent visitors in Barton. James Anderson of New York City spent the holidays with relatives heTe! Mrs. Clarence Urie has been suffering with a severe cold for the past two weeks. Miss Adelaide and Miss Mary Dustin were business visitors in Hardwick Wednesday.

Mrs. Sarah Anderson visited her niece, Mrs. James White, of Greensboro for a few days recently. Mrs. W.

W. Anderson and Miss Ina Anderson were business visitors in St. Johnsbury January 2. Mr. and Mrs.

Ethan Cutler have returned from Brattleboro and were recent, visitors at O. H. Anderson's. .0. H.

Anderson and Miss Maud Anderson were in Albany Saturday to attend the funeral of Harry Martin, Will Hinman, who has been spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. James Anderson; has returned to Barton. Miss Dora Gallagher returned from her visit in id recently, Miss Noonan ret- with her for the winter. Mrs. C.

who has been con fined nouse for a long time, was be at the church dinner Saturday. Misses Isabel Young and Ruth Baker of West Glover were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alton White. Mrs.

Lora Stewart, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will Anderson, returned to Waterbury oh Thursday of last week. Harry Martin's body was brought from the Burlington hospital Friday and taken to his home. Much sympathy is felt for the family. Leslie Mitchell was recently operated on for adenoids and tonsils, also had several teeth extracted.

He is now able to be back in school. Friends of Rev. C. E. Garvin, a former pastor of the U.

P. church, are pleased to hear that he is very pleasantly situated in Utica, Ohio. The church roll call at the church Saturday was well attended and many responded to their names either by letter ox in jperson. Remember the donation the 17th. Plans are made to serve oysters and rabbit pie with all that goes with them.

Everyone is expected to enjoy the feast. $1785 2500 2700 Prices $1425 1475 1475 2150 2350 BROWNINGTON CVIts. John Dwyer is back keeping house for Thomas Canning'. Thomas Canning visited his children in St. Johnsbury recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eley and Thel-ma visited in town last Sunday. Myron (Nichols is confined in bed for a few-days, with a hard cold. Ruby, lone, daughter of Mr.

Mrs. Harold Waterman, is quite sick. Mrs. Fester is stopping with Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Hawes for a There will not be. any promenading or dancing at the social given by the Grange January 13. Mr. and Mrs; Victor Burnell's little boy has been having pneumonia, but is improved at this writing. There will be a box social for the benefit of the Grange Friday night, January 13.

Evervone is invited and jthe ladies are requested to bring boxes. Mrs. Xebronia Watson and Joseph G. Dori are on a visit to Mrs. Watson's sister, J.

Stone, before resuming their world concert tour. They have just returned from Souihy America, British West "India and are now on their way to Japan, and Australia. They leave on the midnight train Monday. CALVIN WILSON Calvin Wilson was born in Salem Derby December 28th, 1835, son of Rev. John and Mrs.

Synthia Wilson; he was of a family of seven children, five boys and two girls. Two brothers survive him, George, aged 88 years, now living in Irasburg, and John, 81 years old living in Manchester, N. and several nephews. When a young man he enlisted in the ninth Vermont Co. and served as corporal three years.

At the close of the "war he bought a farm in Salem Derby and married Miss Martha Griffin and lived there several years. Two children were born to them, both of whom died in infancy. After the death of his wife he married Mrs. Nettie Smith of Brown-ington. After having lived on the farm 45 years, their health failed and they moved to-TVIrs! Wilson's home in Brownington.

And there they spent the remainder of their days. Mrs. Wilson passed, away on October 17th, 1920, and was laid at rest beside her first husband, Robert Smith of Orleans. Since her death- Mr. 'Wilson has been cared for in his home by Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Lacoss, who did everything for his comfort. He had been in his usual health and enjoyed a Christmas dinner and a Christmas tree in the afternoon. He sang some army songs and Mondav morning he was taken with acute indigestion and was' sick only two days, passing away on his 86th birthday, Wednesday morning, December 28. The funeral was held at the home Friday forenoon, with burial at West Charleston beside wife, Rev.

D. Pierce- officiating. BROWNINGTON CENTER Mr. and Mrs. Borret arejvisiting friends in Irasburg.

I i School began Monday, Miss Jennie ChambeTlin teacher. i Miss Sylvia Perry has finished work for Mrs. Adelard Cabana. Miss Laura Whitehill has returned to open her school, at Echo Pond. Mrs.

BarbaraEllis has returned her work at Horace Whitehill's. Miss Pauline Fox spent part of last week with friends in Thomas'' Gilnian of Morgan was a guest at Horace WhitehillV- Vast week. Miss Alice Ennon of Orleans vspent Sunday with her mother, John' Duffy. VMr. and Mrs.

H. T. Blake of Brownington visited at W. Pi Smith's Sunday. Miss-: Jennie Chamberlin "has returned x'tp her school after a two weeks' vacation at her home in North Troy.

EVANSVILLE Mrs. George, Hunt has been on the sick list the past week. Miss Vera Leland has returned to her school at Augusta, Me. Harley Converse has been ill with a hard cold the past week. George Reno of Piernont, N.

is guest at Frank Lapierre's. Marion Skinner, little daughter of Ralph Skinner, has been quite ill, but is improving now Florence Davis is working at Raw-son Calkins at Westmore and Ada-line Davis at Ralph Delina Phierrauop: has come to stay with her aunt, Preston Sheltra, for a time and is attending school here. Mrs. Delia' Hilliard, "who visited her son, Charles Hilliard, last week, has returned 'to" her work at W. B.

Guild's at Mrs. Delia Hilliard has moved her goods from rooms over the parsonage into one of the Pike company's tenements i near schoolhouse. The-annual donation arid" oyster supper will be held at, the church here Fridpv evening, January 20th, Entertainment will be furnished by local invited to come. Ladies please furnish for the table as usual. JONATHAN.

OWEN ROBINSON Jonathan Owen Robinson was born in Barton, February 6, ,1836, son of Lyndon and Sally Robinson. He was united in marriage to Lucy A. Drew of Glover. Of this union four children were born, Irvin of Westmore, Fred, of St. Johnsbury, Mrs.

Alfreda McDowell, of this place and Mrs. Homer Leland, who died two years ago last April. On December. 24, 1873 Mr. Robinson was left alone by the death of his wife.

1 In "1878 he married Mrs. Emily Chandler of Derby, who died February 19, 1893. Since that time he has made his home with his children, spending the greater part of the tirile with his son, Irvin, at Westmore, until four years ago when he came here to make his home with his daugter, Mrs. Alfreda McDowell, where he died Tuesday, December 28, 1921, after less than a week's illness. Mr.

Robinson was our oldest citizen and quite active for a man of his age, being able' to take short wa.ks each day. "He was a great reader, taking a great interest in all the news of the He was a very quiet man but always had a pleasant word" for all he met and i will be mised by who knew him. Besides his three children he leaves mrto nrTa tA -1 -w-j oti 4-xxrr rrva grandchildren and other relatinves and friends. The funeral was held at the house here Thursday, 22, and he was laid to rest in the old North cemetery in the Rev. W.

W. Cook, officiating. ORLEANS (Continued from opposite page.) Mark Warner of Lowell visited at Mrs. D. A.

Wakefield's Saturday. Miss Greta McMullen is in Boston visiting her sister, 'Mrs. Harry. Price. C.

W. Brooks has sold his meat market business to T. Belval.of Barton. Miss Viva Potter snent the wppIc- end with her grandmother and aunt at uarton. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold McNamara spent Sunday with his people' in St. Johnsbury. Mr. and Mrs.

T. J. Hughes are with friends in East Albany for about two weeks. Orval House and Miss Marion Chaffee were week-end guests of his parents at Troy. Miss Clemmer Converse entertained a party of young ladies at her home Thursday evening.

Mrs. Flora Kelley of Richford was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.j F. H. Pierce a paTt of last week.

M. M. C. R. Taplin attended the Hotel Barton stockholders', meeting at Barton Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Phillips and child spent Sunday at the home of his cousin, A.

D. Phillips. Mrs. Stephen Carpenter of St. Johnsbury was the guest of Miss Fanny Dean, a few days last week." Mrs.

W. H. Shippee received word Sunday that a sister in Newport, N. was ill and went there Monday. 'M.

M. Derick, photographer, is getting a good amount of finishing work from the amateurs of Newport. Miss Evelyn Blackburn of St. Johnsbury was the guest of Mrs. Myrtie Perley a few days last week.

Mrs. D. Wilcomb of St. Johnsbury was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

F. H. Frasier a few days last week. "Miss Marie Messier went to Barre Friday and will remain- a few days for consultation with a throat specialist. Mrs.

F. A. Bennett and. little daughter and Miss Mabel Bennett are visiting friends in St. Johnsbury for a few The W.

C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. C.

S. Skinner on next Tuesday. Mrs. Bartlett has charge of the program. WALKING MADE EASY Dr.

H. V. Hight, chiropodist, will be at the Valley House on Friday and Saturday, January 13 and 14. B. E.

Converse and son, Hazen, went to Mclndoes Tuesday and drove their car home. A little grit and shoveling was all that was necessary. F. H. Wright has sent two heavy teams to Lowell to work for the Valley Lumber Co.

They are in charge of Victor Sheltra and Earl Montague. Winslow H. Hall' will be 95 years of age January 16th and has been working in the mill most of the time for years until the close-down recently. 'Henry Whiting has prepared a skating rink on his meadow near the Catholic church on the Barton road. A small fee entitles one to the use of the rink.

members of the W. C. T. U. are invited, to the Book.

and Thimble cluh meeting at the Congregational chapel Thursday at 3.00 o'clock. Subject, Economics and Industrial Problems." The opening sale fbf the Orleans Red Cross Thrift Shop at the band room in the Opera House was tf success and these sales will be continued each Friday afternoon, for this month at least. Central Savings "Bank Trust Co. stockholders held their annual meeting Monday. The same board of directors was re-elected, also the same officers chosen.

Walter Hughes was made assistant The directors of the Orleans Building Association, held a meeting in the club rooms Tuesday to review the conditions. The annual stockholders' meeting will be held in the same place Tuesday evening, January 17th. Central Lodge No. 62, F. and A.

M. of Irasburg will be guests of Valley Lodge Thursday evening, January 12th and will exemplify the M. M. degree with David Webster, a former Irasburg man as candidate. Banquet after the work.

B. A. Scott and at force of help have gone to Barnet for a job of carpenter work. One feature of the job is to move a house about two and one-half miles, two of which are across a lake on the ice He, has done a large amount of in past years. The regular meeting of the Orleans Community club last Wednesday evening was well Action was taken on several matters of community interest.

The following are new members: E. P. Dudley, Herbert Gregory, P. Hardy, F. L.

Hall, C. A. Harris, O. W. Locke, C.

G. Aiken, M. Dwinell, A. E. Dudley and Frank Tripp.

W. Hewitt of Plainfield gave a very. interesting lecture at tfte Opera' House- Thursday evening. Several of his former: friends were glad, of an opportunity to renew his acquaintance. Later he was the guest of the Orleans Community club and gave the members some facts pertaining to educational matters in Vermont.

We will be pleased to hear him again. The basket-ball game planned for Tuesday evening 'between" Orleans and Derby academy had to be cancelled owing to the inability of Derby to come. Rather than to disappoint the fans a game was arranged with the Isl.and Pond town team. Although they faced an older, heavier and experienced team, the Orleans boys put-up a good game and scored 10 to their opponents 26. A little more practice -and team play and the school boys will give a good account of themselves in the remaining games of the season.

Hospital notes: Through on oversight, the management neglected to acknowledge the receipt of a Christmas box from Miss Margaret Batch- elder, containing" o'd and new linen, surgical gowns, night robes and other hospital supplies. Mrs. W. R. Ship-pee recently presented a beautiful baby bassinette puff.

Miss Katherine Labounty of Barton and Hazen Stewart of Lowell, a patient of Dr. Young, both operated on by Dr. Allen Tor appendicitis Monday. Norman. D.

Potter, a two-vear-old son of D. H. Potter of West Newport, was brought jto the hospital late Mondayniht I with a fractured -knee. Dr vHeasby rnr.vre was asrain examined Pr. Allen Tuesday and pronounced A.

Bvt for a near-by hosnital this child must have had. a much longer journey for treatment. CRAFTSBURY S. R. Lathe was a business visitor in Hardwick Vernon Hardy and bride from Norwood, N.

were callers in town Saturday. The Christmas offering for the suffering children of Europe amounted to $37. Percy Keir of this village took the basket-ball team to Newport Friday afternoon. Charles 4nderson of East Crafts-bury was a week-end' guest of Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Moodie. E. J.

Rutter, optometrist, will be at Hatch's store Thursday, the 19th. Call and have your eyes examined. adv The members of Biirch Hill Camp of Albany gave their play, "Dieadon in the town hall Friday night to a large and appreciative audience. Mrs. GeoTge Wheeler of Orleans was a week-end guest of their brother, Walter Wheeler, and attended the M.

E. church Sunday, which was formerly her church home. Mr. Martin, a missionary from China, will speak at the Methodist church Thursday evening. All school children are invited to hear some Chinese stories at the church parlor at the close of school.

Rev. and Mrs. Wells were pleasantly surprised on Christmas night to receive $20 from their friends. This was in honor of their 20th anniversary. They wish to express their sincere thanks to all.

Frank Cowles and Day Sawyer were elected delegates from the Ep-worth League and Willard Young from the Sunday school to attend the Older Boys' conference at Barre this week Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A sale for one week beginning Saturday, January 14th. will sell all Winter goods and our complete fine of Wall Paper at a big reduction. A liberal discount will be given on all Dry Goods, also on men's, women's and children's We invite you to come and look at the bargains offered. The Union Craftsbury, Vt.

British Exiles in Holland. "On this spot llyed, taught and John Robinson, 1011-1625" so reads the inscription on a simple plate In the wall of a picturesque little house in the old town' of Leyden. Here every year masy Americans and English people come to see the spot where lived not only John Robinson, William Bradford. William Brewster, and other men educated at Cambridge, but also many other British exiles mostly from the triangle between the rivers Aire and Trent and Humber. They had refused' to take their religion from the English court, and had been driven from their homes' Into the Dutch republic, where conscience was free.

Most of them stayed 12 years In Ilolland and- then sailed In the Speedwell from Delfshaven to Ply- mouth, where they joined other Brit ish exiles In the Mayflower August 1, 1620. Suggestion Does Much. When you come down to breakfast In the. morning, to be haps, with the suggestion, that' yot look ill and tired, you may, If you are very suggestible, actually feel 111 and tired for the rest of the day, unless you have the sense to countei that unwise suggestion by the opposite one that you are looking well and feel refreshed. 'On the other hand, supposing that you are feeling somewhat out of sorts and think you look jaded, a friendly remark 'that you are looking very weH and fit will "buck you up" Imme-nsely, and you will actually, in the 'course of the day, suggest yourself into a corresponding state of well being I '7 52SS Ask and you shall see, samples of yard goods mentioned below 36 in.

Standard Percale, extra quality Postpaid in tpn yd. lots br: more 40 in. Lockwobd Brown Cotton Twenty yards or in. Bates Gingham Jl 1 36 in. Silk Poplin A.1 27 in.

Best quality Outing uoats lhread, 150 yd. Spools Silk Thread 106 yd. all colors Silkine Crochet Cott doz. lots. We have all kinds of everyday yard goods.

Ask for prices or samples. Beed Blocks HOYT ti I The HOOVER SUCTION SWEEPER IT BEATS AS FT SWEEPS AS IT CLEANS Sc We will be glad to demonstrate New NYear Reduction on Water Glasses "Heavy Plain Glasses were 75c, 'Engraved Glasses were 52.00, now Starred Glasses were $2 00, now. Figured Glasses were 31.50, no Beautiful four-piece Bedroom Suite $135 Dresser, Dressing Table, Chiffonier, Bed the best value we have had for years, we invite your inspection, Some Real Hockey. riocKey Expert Hockey Stick 60c; Amature Hockey Stick Ext ra Spec ial Hockey Stick $1.40 Regulation Hockey Pucks The Whijpple Orleans, Auction Sale of Persona Prope rty Having purchased the personal property on the farm in Westmore, recently occupied by Geo. C.

and Hattie Myers, we will sell the same at public auction on the said premises Friday, Jan. 13, 1922. At 1 o'clock P. M. Viz: One pair gray mares, young and sound, 2500 12 choice grade Jersey cows and heifers, due to freshen this winter and coming spring; 6 grade Jersey yearling heifers; 2 Jersey bull calves; 2 heifer calves; 10 hens; about 40 tons hay, 100 bushels of oats.

Also a quantity of farming tools. BESURE TO ATTEND THIS SALE M. M. TAPLIN W. E.

HANSON GEM THEATRE THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 FLORENCE REID in HER GAME VANISHING TRAIL Orleans Friday FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 A Goldwin Feature THE VOICE IN THE DARK BOTH BARRELS Western Orleans Saturday SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 GLADYS WALTON in SHORT SKIRTS PEACEFUL ALLEY COMEDY TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 WILL ROGERS in THE UNWILLING HERO MIRACLES OF THE JUNGLE Orleans Wednesday SAVE MONEY SAVE STAMPS We share our profits with you by giving you the Standar American Discount The Green Trading Stamps' Our prices are right. Our goods the best. We give you service. We give you Stamps. Amos R.

Robinson Barton, Vermon C3BZZ 17c yd 15c yd 14c yd 20c yd 95c yd yd 5c 57c 10c 9c $1.00 lnts HOYT Vt. it in your home or in our store. L.L-... 60c $1.30 1 en 0 1.00 Sticks, and Regulation rucKs 90c 45c Gonverse Co. Vermont A.

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