Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-12

count of the illness of his father, L. Il
Nye.
Rev. E. W. Pierce was summoned to
Mass. last week to visit her mother, who
is dangerously ILL.,
Fred Percival offers some great bar
gains at his store 1t will pay to visit
him. See his ad. next week.
Jennie Partridge is better; Mrs. Chaplin
Leonard is quite ill. There are some
cases of cankerrash, and several have
pneumonia, or something similar to it.
E. L. Stanton was quite badly hurt by
horse last week. He was caring for
wound on the leg of the horse, when the
animal got frightened and jumped upon
him.
The members of the Glover Republican
| Club are requested to meet at Town Hall
Saturday evening, March II, at O'Clock.
Let there be a general turn out.
C. p. OWEN, Pres.
The sudden death of Mrs. Alonzo c..
Phillips casts gloom over the communi
| ty She was an estimable woman and
highly esteemed by all who knew her.
She leaves husband, two sons and a
| daughter to mourn her loss.
The Earnest Workers will give an en-
| tertainment at M. E. church, Tuesday
eve, March 20, consisting of a lecture by
Rev. w. S. Jenne on "Reminiscences of
the War; after which hulled corn sup
per will be served. Admission to lecture
10 cents; supper, cents.
| Col T. NJ Mansur of Island Pond will
| deliver the Decoration day address for
| Mason Post. Col. Mansur lost an arm in
| the services, but is able to strike out from
the other shoulder square and straight for
all things right or patriotic. He is with
al one of the pleasantest and best speak
| ers in this section of the state.
West Glover.
Almond Gray has moved back to his
farm.
George Dow was in town on visit
| recently.
Nelson C. Stevens goes to Norwich to
attend school.
Greensboro.
Miss Margaret Gebbe has returned to
Lowell, Mass, where she has job in the
| carpet works.
Some of our town officers had to get up
and get last Tuesday, though our report
| showed us out of debt with about $50 on
hand to commence next year with. ooh
| why should the spirit of mortal be
proud!''
Town meeting passed off quietly;
though some radical changes were made
| in the officers, no hard feelings were es
| pecially manifest. Our town liquor agent
| came in for a good share of criticism,
though most people think he has tried
hard to administer his office according to
law. An interesting feature of the meet
| ing was the vote taken on the County
Line question. 1t was desired by some
to get an expression of the voters on the
| subject, so rising vote was called, and
every man in the hall but five rose to
| their feet in favor of being set into Gale
donna County. Perhaps fifty voters had
left the hall before the vote was taken,
but no one thinks the result would have
| been vitality different. A committee was
chosen consisting of H. 8. Tolman, j. B.
| Cook and j. b. Calderwood to take such
measures as seem best to them, to carry
the wishes of the town to a successful
| issue.
| Holland.
Harris Bryant and wife from New
York, and Charles Clark and family from
| St. Johnsbury are visiting at Judge
| Fletcher's.
lra<bIGrGh.
Myra Taplin is teaching a class in oil
painting.
Mrs. Carpenter is seriously sick with
pneumonia.
Mary Holman and sister have returned
from Brockton, Mass.
| David Webster has returned from Bos-
| ton, where he has been visiting his broth
Ell. H. Thompson and wife have been
to Great Falls, visiting Rev. Mason Dut-
tons people.
There will be Musical Convention in
the Congregational church, under the
| auspices of the Band, directed by M. M
raplin, beginning Tuesday eve, March i3,
and closing Thursday eve, March l5
| Promenade at court house hall, Wednes-
| day eve. Music by the Irasburg band,
assisted by J. Wesley Batchelder. All
are invited
10 well.
| Mr.. Stewart has commenced select
school in the village.
The auditors report shows the town to
be in debt about So, 400.
The campfire was at comrade Will
Kinsley's Friday eve, March 8.
B. j. Austin was very seriously injured
| by fall of snow and ice Thursday.
| John Papineau has moved into his new
house. and IL. Chase has moved into the
tenement vacated by Papineau.
| A post-mortem examination of the
brain of Mrs. Jane Davis revealed n
fbrous tumor about the size of turkeys
egg.
| Newport.
George Miller talks of going down
country for job.
| Prouty & Miller have shut down their
mill for few days.
| Mrs. Charles Eaton has been very sick
for several days past but is convalescent
| Lane & Davis have awarded the con-
tract to build their block the coming sum-
mer to Frank Mitchell
H. S. Root will build an addition to his
store as soon as spring opens. Mr.. Mo-
rey is the man to do the work.
| Lorenzo and Gilman Pratt were recent
| ly called to West Berkshire to attend the
funeral of their sister, Mrs. c. w.
| Searles.
The meetings at the Baptist church the
past week have been very interesting.
Several have expressed the intention to
lead new life.
DIR. M. F. Hamilton is intending to