Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-08

! child born in Glover. After the death
of his wife, Mr.. Parker sold out TO
Jonathan Randall, and removed with
his family to Rochester, N. Y. On
this lot of land were built the first
meeting house, school house, store,
ashery; and the first kiln of brick ever
burnt in town was burned here by
Mr.. Timothy Lyman, Sr., in 1906, he
having made brick in Mortified,
Mass, previous to moving to Glover
At this place the town and freeman
meetings were held in early days; also
June trainings, when at the sound of
the fife and drum the old "Floodwood
Company" with shouldered arms.
marched up and nown Ralph Parker's
street, and ground their arms at the
Captains feet. The road that ran
through this historic spot has been
removed, and nothing now remains
to mark the spot save the stone in the
old cellars, the woodwork has all
gone to decay, and the land is used
for pasturage. o. V. p.
Greensboro.
Mrs. VIM. Rogers has lung trouble.
Hay will be fed out very closely this
year.
Mrs. G. G. Coomer is improving
slowly.
Fishing is delayed on account of the
ice in the lake.
The amount of sugar made this year
is hardly up to the average.
David Calderwood has moved back
to the farm he formerly occupied.
School commenced in district No. 9
May 1. Miss Spencer teacher.
j. A. Crane is improving the looks
of his premises with a coat of paint.
William Lang went to Oxford, N. H.,
this week to work for the season.
'Have you got the measles at your
house?" is the question you hear now.
Shipment of butter the past week:
Trunks, 90; tubs, 282. Cases of eggs,
81; crates 81.
to Geo. Wood and works for Mr.. Story
in Craftsbury.
HI. H. Bailey is happy. A stalwart
ten pound boy has been added TO his
domestic circle.
Mrs. Soules, and her two children,
from Burlington, are visiting at her
mothers, Mrs. ingalls,.
Miss Guild from Greensboro Village
has been engaged to teach school in
Dist No. and Miss Noble in No. 8.
E. o. Randall has returned from
market with new goods. Mrs. Kin
ney also visited the Hub and brought
home spring millinery.
The outlook for summer boarders
is favorable for our town. Already
Perrin Bros. have their rooms all spok-
ell for. They have charge of the
boarding house formerly kept by w.
w. Goss. Boarders are also expected
at the Caspian Lake House.
William B. Sawyer died at his home
No. al Church street about six
o'clock last evening, at the age of 81
years. Mr.. Sawyer was a native of
Greensboro, VT, where he lived the
greater part of his life. He was a
prominent mason and for some time
was master of Caspian Lake Lodge of
that town. He moved to Keene about
three years ago, where ne and his
e. IL l.
Sawyer being in feeble health. He
leaves a widow, a son living in YER
mont and a daughter who lives at
home Keene, N. H., Evening Sentinel.
Greensboro Bend.
A. d. Osgood has Warwick, the
beautiful Abdallah Wilkes colt, owned
be John Bean of Barton, which can be
seen at Hayden Patch's stables.
Irasburgh.
Arthur Clough is teaching in Lowell.
Our merchants will close their stores
Tuesday evenings during the sum-
mer
A celebration for July 4th is talked
of with probability of decided action
later.
Rufus King has sold his farm in
Coventry Gore and moved into the
Lawrence house at the Common.
Aaron Healey was quite badly hurt
and his wife severely shaken up last
as the result of a harness
breaking while descending Kidder !
Hill.
Eddie Cotton has gone to Montpe-
lier to attend school at the Seminary. |
The Seminary ball team practically |