Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-10-26

Der. He has introduced several important
bills and has championed the cause of
woman suffrage on the floor of the House
Mrs. c. Leonard and Mrs. II. McGaffey
have gone to Massachusetts, They intend
to make long visit.-Meta McGaffey has
returned to White River Junction to re-
sumo her work in restaurant at that place.
The 4Sth annual session of the Grand
Division of Vermont Sons of Temperance
will convene at o'clock, a. M, Oct. 2sth,
| with Maple Valley Division, No. 40, at In
stitute hall, Glover. Wednesday evening
the meeting will consist of music, recita-
tions, short addresses, ETC., to which the
public are cordially invited. Free dinners
will be furnished all lodge members at the
church vestry.
West Glover.
Ernest Baker has moved to his farm.
John Borland is home from his hunting
| trip to Maine.
Mrs. Newton Lewis has returned to her
home in Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Cook are home from
their trip to Barre and Burlington.
Mrs. John Woodward scalded her arm
very seriously last week by slipping with
boiler of water.
Alison Clark and wife, Allen Gilmour,
Mabel King, Mrs. Abbott, Thomas King
and Henry Clark went to Boston on the
excursion last week.
Greensboro Bend.
P. G. Salmon has been ON the sick list
| for few days.
| Mrs. Williams of South Hardwick has
been staying with her mother few days.
| Mrs. Ora Cole has shut up her house for
the winter and gone to live with her peo-
pie in Ryegate.
Mrs. Paige of Manchester, N. H., is Wis
iting her brother, C. E. Dawson and her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Flanders.
Rev. Guild of Greensboro village is occu-
plying the desk of the pastor here during
his absence. He is giving us some excel
lent sermons.
Quite delegation turned out last Satur
day night to capture the missing Bedell,
who was supposed to be in Stannard. He
was safely disposed of in due time, and
now waits further development in New
port jail
Holland.
There were two jolly feeling boys, who
thought they'd have some fun and see
who'd make the loudest noise; and how
their tongues did run! But by and by
their tongues grew thick; their legs refus-
ed to pace, and then their arms began to
kick out toward each others face. One had
some hide upon his crown, which started
toward the sky; and then thunder cloud
came down and settled on his eye. He
cried sob boys / think Pm deadl got
an awful stroke; III never be the same
again, my breast bone must be broke"
And when they got him in in the barn,
and laid him on the hay. He said, up
raised upon one arm, ''What viii me Bid
dy say?' The other lad took second place, /
but he was sick enough with six long |
scratches on his face, John had been
handled rough. Those boys have grown
to manhood now and say they will be |
men; they are sorry that they made row
and wont do so again. The bones have /
knit; the eye is bright; the scratches all |
have fled. John has his same old face all
right, and Mickey is not dead. eaoEa
Irasburgh.
c. w. Wheeler is in Boston.
Mrs Thompson has returned home
from Montpelier.
A. NJ. Cham berlain from Coventry has
moved into S. Clough's house.
Mrs. Doying has moved from Barton
Landing into Nj. Wells house.
Mr.. Foster held his first singing school
of the season last Friday evening.
Mr.. Holman, George Hill and daughter
Lillian, and Mrs. May Boynton went to
Boston on the excursion.
Fred Grant picked ripe strawberry in
his meadow the 18th. The next day the
ground was covered with snow.
A missionary tea will be given by Mrs.
Granger at the parsonage, Saturday after
noon.
A chicl1en-pi supper viii be served in
the Cong. vestry Friday evening from to
8 o'clock.
Notwithstanding the rain, the chicken
pie supper at the Nj. L. church was very
pleasant occasion, and added S11 to the
treasury.
Miss Simpson has rented rooms in Mrs.
Metcalf's house, and will do dress making.
J. Wilcox has rented Mr.. Pixies place at
the village, recently occupied by Mr..
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Slack gave a party
last Tuesday evening for their daughter
Ethel in honor of her 18th birthday.
About 40 were present, and Miss Slack
was the recipient of number of birthday
gifts.
A bold and daring robbery was COM
mitted in our midst last Wednesday J
morning, when Miss Jessie Cotton, one of
our brightest and most interesting young /