Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-06

church by Rev. j. IL. Smith both morning
and evening.
Mrs. E. H. and Miss Stella Wright have
returned from a visit to their old home in
Richford.-Amos Mott is home from Mass.
Leonard Stevens family have returned
from Noes River, Que, to live. Mr.. Stew
ems went Saturday to Worcester, Mass, to
work.
Mr.. Kinney has moved from Clyde St.,
into the Thomas Gale house.-Mr. Cooper
from the Kittredge house into Mrs. Frank
Gardeners house on Indian Point st.
Geo. Franklin, son .of a former pastor,
Rev. j. r. Franklin, now of Franconia, N.
H., is in town.-Forrest Cousins of Bolton,
P. O., was in town last week.-Stillman
Church, formerly of this county, now Of
Woburn, Mass, called on old friends here
Monday.
Mrs. Emma Richard, whose illness has
been mentioned in these columns, died
March 31st, after an illness of 8 weeks. Her
recovery was hoped for until the day be-
fore her death. She was concious to the
last. A few hours before her departure
singing, ''I'm the child of the King" She
leaves a husband, a frail daughter of eight
years, parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Bass
ford, two brothers and five sisters. This
is a heavy bereavement to her parents, who
but three weeks ago buried another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alvah Merrill.
The Achilles of this place are, with APP
parently good reason, expecting TO receive
May 9TH, the first installment of what
promises to be an immense fortune, they
being descendants of Gen. Montgomery,
who died in an attack upon Quebec, Dec.
31st, 1775. Gen. Montgomery, about 119
years ago, leased to parties an important
tract of land ION Manhattan Island for a
term of 80 years. The lease expired about
10 years ago; in this time a great city has
been built up around and on the tract in
question. A lawyer of Vancouver City,
Oregon, w. H. Wall, who had married an
Achilles, discovered the heirship to this
property, of Mrs. Wall and her relatives,
and has pressed proceedings, until now
the inheritance seems secure. The heirs,
so far as known, are twelve in number.
Glover.
The white mules and stove men have
struck us.
Allen Gilman has finished his work in
Craftsbury.
Miss Amy BIodgett has returned from
Manchester.
Mrs. Lennie Drew has gone to n. H. to
join her husband.
Rob. Allen is moving into the Fuller
house at So. Glover.
Over nine feet of snow has fallen since
Jan. 1, measured as it came.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Phillips are rejoicing
over the advent of twin daughters.
Arthur Salmon takes immediate pos
session of his newly purchased home.
Rev. E. w. Pierce will preach at South
church next Sabbath, April -, at 1870.
"Winter fingers on the lap of spring."
in old Vermont a not infrequent thing.
The w. r. c. at their last meeting en-
the Post with select readings and
music.
Asa Chamberlain and wife have hired
to Sam Hill of Greensboro, and gone to
their work.
The surprise visit at Ora Leonard's, on
Monday evening last, was largely attended
and much enjoyed.
Joseph Days people, who nave rented
heir farm for some time past, are to re-
TURN to their home.
Harley Drew and his wife have returned
TO his fathers, after a winter spent i'm
lumber camp on Black Hill.
Mrs. L. Villa Rich and son are stop
ping at A. Rich's through sugaring. Laura
Rich is at work at Harry Phillips.
We learn of the death of Ezra Clark of
Wakefield, Mass. His body will be brought
lere for burial. Funeral on Tuesday at
2 o'clock.
West Glover.
Mr.. Beach is very low with no hope of
ecovery.
Mrs. S. NJ. Skinner and niece, Bell Sisco,
re in Sheffield, visiting Charles Sisco's
The citizens have responded so literally
oward the enterprise, that Harvey Lewis
las about decided to put up another saw
Mill, etc. He is having plans made and it
s hoped the mill will be soon rebuilt.
Harriet A. Gray, Beach, whose death oc-
urred in Valley Center, Kansas recently,
vas a native of this town. Herself and
were well known by our older cit
Gems. They moved to Illinois many years,
go, and later to Kansas. The local papers
peak of her as having been an amiable
y,who won many friends. She was an ac-
i've and useful member of the church. She
caves an aged husband and five children
o mourn her loss.
Greensboro.
Sugar orchards airs mostly tapped, but
here is very little sugar yet.
Perrin Bros. have been busy the past