Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-23

Troy to care for her mother
Mrs. Bennett Field fell last Thursday.
breaking an arm just below the shoulder.
Geo. Wooley OH Elm St., is sick with
scarlet fever.-Alice Laplant is quite ill
with winter cholera.
Mr.. Provincial our shoemaker. has
closed his shop and gone into the employ
of A. c. Brooks of Newport ~
Owing to the death of Noel Cobb. who
died Saturday evening, the contemplated
Christmas tree has been given up.
Mrs. Mary Sawyer is stopping at Amos
Sawyer's. Ell. L. Root and son are
visiting at Mrs. Blakes and Mrs. Hol-
mans.
Freeman Blake has returned from his
farm to his village home.-Elwin Sawyer
has moved from Derby Center to the Grout
house.
The young people of the F. B. society
had an oyster supper in the vestry Thurs
day evening. Proceeds for benefit of
church.
The funeral services of VIM. Porter, who
died at North Derby of typhoid pneumo-
mia, were held in the Advent church last
Sunday.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
office in this place Thursday evening and
Friday forenoon, Jan. 2-3. Try and meet
him at that time.
VIM. McHilverton went into the stall of
horse used by him, to give him pail of
water, and intsead of taking the water, he
bit off goodly piece of the young mans
nose.
Fred Kitchens has moved into his new
house on Stiles STD. Ware has moved
into the Hancock house on Young ST..
B. Sanborn into the Wheelock house on
Young st.
Glover.
Miss Isabel Kinney is stopping in town.
A. E. Leonard of Boston is home for the
holidays.
George Anderson is clerking for his
brother, Alison Anderson.
Lewis Drew has moved his groceries to
the store recently fitted up in the Chaplin
block.
There will be Christmas tree at the M.
E. church Tuesday evening, with appro-
pirate exercises.
Our community was saddened, but not
surprised, to learn of the death of Mrs.
Zana Drew Hill, wife of DIR. Hill of Low
ell, which occurred on Saturday last at her
home in that place. The funeral will be
held here at the Universalist church, Tues
day, at II O'Clock noon.
Young Sherburne, son of w. e. Sher-
hi,oIr hn TO hoH rio in,
the MONITOR to deny the statement made
by his father, that in their recent scrim-
mage he struck his pater. Bad mess, any
way. The less said about it the better. Do
not try to get your family fights into the
MONITOR.
EARLY SETTLERS OF GLOVER Thomas
Baker and his wife, Huldah Dwinell, came
from Keene, n. H., in early days and set
tied on the farm now occupied by his son
and grandson, David and E. c. Baker.
They raised family of five children, three
sons and two daughters, who all attained
to manhood and womanhood and married
in Glover. Mr.. Baker and wife were very
worthy people. He was a consistent mem
Der of the Cong. church, of which he was
a leading member. His well-ordered life
profound respect by all classes of society
in which he mingled. If any were sick or
in trouble, he and his wife were there to
comfort and befriend. He was honored
by his town with important offices of
trust, all of which he discharged with |
honor and fidelity. He died very sudden
ly, Oct. 9th, 1850, aged 81 years. His wife |
died March Sd, 1859, aged 65 years, lament
ed by large circle of relatives, friends |
and neighbors.
Greensboro.
The Cong. S. S. will give their Christmas
on Tuesday evening.
]. B. Calderwood & Son have 1000 logs
on the skids and are still cutting.
Several of our farmers and their wives
the farmers meeting at Crafts
bury last week.
The Monitor agent visits Greensboro
post-office Friday, Jan. Sd, afternoon and
See him and get your club pa
oers.
Owing to the low price of feed, the far
ners are purchasing in large quantities.
1t is estimated that the dairymen of
Greensboro have bought 800 tons of feed
within the last two months.
A CARD OF THANKs.-We desire to ex-
press our thanks to the many sympathiz-
ng friends, whose kindly aid and offers
If assistance were a help to us during the
ecent sickness and death of our loved one;
lso for the flowers from The Sons of Tenn
,erance and Christian Endeavor Societies.
# which she was a member.
ALDEN e. PERRIN.
LILA M. PETTEE.
The second entertainment in the Lecture
Iourse was held in the Cong. church on
Wednesday evening. A fairly good audi
nee received Miss Elsie Powers of Ran