Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-29

Mite society will be held at Institute
Hail, Friday p. m. and evening of this
week. An entertainment consisting
of chorals, select reading and songs
for evening. Supper at 5 o'clock.
West Glover.
There will be social gathering
with literary exercises at the school
house at West Glover, Wednesday
evening, March 31st. Refreshments
will be provided by the ladies of the
M. E. society.
| Greensboro Bend.
More side track is being put in to
accommodate the loading of freight,
and the passing of trains.
Prof. S. Pinney closed a very sue
cessful term of singing school this
week Friday. The weeks have been
too short for all that has been going
on here this winter.
A letter from A. p. Folsom of
Loyalton, Dakota, states that the first
funeral was held there last week since
the vt. colony arrived there last
spring.
Holland.
Grace Baldwin who rented T. E.
Ewens place last year, IS going to run
CaswelPs boarding house for one year,
Albert Rumery, who has been sick
for number Of weeks, is now get
ting better. Mrs. Benjamin Smith
who had paralytic shock few days
ago, is recovering, also.
Scholars having no marks in Dis.
No. 3, Nellie and Ernest Walker, Ar
chic and Fred Shampony, Leslie Hall
and Jennie Tice. Those having only
one mark, Albert Zero, BERTHE Tice,
Ernest Simpson, and Emma Larue ;
Ella Heath, teacher.
lrasbur%h.
A Mr.. Pratt, has rented the Fields
blacksmith shop.
L. E. Brewster went to Boston
Monday, to work in store.
The entertainment by the band
Thursday night, was a success.
Many of the costumes of the mas
queraders were we'll gotten up. The
supper was good, and every one had
good time.
The Irasburgh Dramatic Society.
will give the drama the Turn of the
Tide, and the farce Smashington Go.
, it, in the town hall, Coventry, next
Thursday evening.
Lowell.
E. Miller was recently married tc
Miss Rebecca Lawrence.
Ferdinand Sawyer is to move into
: the house with DR.. Hill and boarC
the Dr's. family.
Fletcher Jones and wife of John
son, who have been visiting theil
children here, returned to their home
) on Monday.
, The little three-year-old son Of
: Francis Murphy died on Monday, ant
was buried on Wednesday. 1t is re
ported that brain fever was the
cause of death.
The funeral of the little nine-year
old son of Jacob Greenwood, who's,
leg was badly hurt by the upsettine
of the load of logs on which he wa
riding, was attended at the Catholi,
church on Tuesday.
We hear that DR.. Gray of West
field is considering an offer to trans
fer his ride to DR.. French, who was
here short time to assist DR.. Hill
We have no objection to DIR. French
: but we hope DR.. Gray will not leave
this region. He has the entire conf
, dence of the people in this communi
ty.
Charles Greenwood, aged about 2:
} years, who fell down stairs when thre,
| years old and broke his hip, has beer
very lame ever since, and now a sor,
5 has broken out on the limb near tn,
joint, and it is pronounced incurable
He has struggled manfully with hi
: lifelong affliction in taking up tn
: burdens of life, and has the warn
r sympathy of all in this last great af
Fiction.
The Rev. Mr.. Buzzell of the Bap
5 fist church arose of late in one of ou
union meetings, which were led by Rev
l H. Jordan, the evangelist, and said
n "My boy, Willie, now in heaven ,an'
: | were once climbing a mountain. HI
e went on ahead and was soon far VI
: the steep ascent. | became dizzy b,
I looking back and down. | could g,
e no farther. l gave up and sat OF
the ground. My son was out of sight
r but could just hear his voice from
the far away; Father, why don
r you Gomez l exclaimed, l cannot, IN,
: head is in whirl He answered
;. you can come, only keep your eye
|, on the rock, and look up, and yol
: will soon be with me | did as h
!, directed | looked forward and no
backward up, and not down, an,
after little, came up with my DO
a and we went on together to the to-
Il of the peak. | now, when weary an,
faltering, seem to hear the same en-
j. couraging voice from the Heavenl
n skies Father, keep your eye on tn
;. Rock, Christ Jesus, and look up, am
soon you will gain the Celestia
HejUhtS = This I am endeavorinp +