Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-25

John fuckers, Elm St.
2. c. Blake and family are recovering;
also Mrs. James Adams.-Mrs. c. e.
Grandy has been confined to her bed
since the burial of her husband. Much
sympathy is felt for her.
Beebe Plain.
Mr.. Carr, the carriage maker, is very
sick.
Katie House is in a hospital at Boston
for medical treatment.
On account of suspension of business by
the Stanstead Granite Co., Mr.. Chandler,
the foreman, will move away.
The Episcopal society had a social
recently, at which Mrs. Hatch from
| Lennoxville rendered several fine selec-
j tions.
Glover.
Mrs. E. t. Mcclellan has gone to Lyndon
to visit her son.
Mamie and Birdie Hall have gone to
Manchester, N. HI.
| Martha Darling, who has been sick for a
long time died last Wednesday morning.
The w. G. T. U. will hold mothers
l.
day afternoon, Feb. 2.
Edwin Williams celebrates his 18th
birthday this evening Monday by
gathering of his friends at his home.
| G. j. Darling and Mrs. Richard Boment
were called here last week to attend the
funeral of their sister, Martha A. Darling.
| Rev. III. HI. Hoyt will preach in the Uni
versalist church Tuesday evening, Jan. 26,
at o'clock, from the subject, "Certainty
| of Punishment"
| The following is the weather record of
1896, prepared by o. V. Percival, until the
time of his last sickness, and completed
| by his son: Wind was south 129 days,
north 1877 days, west SO days and east 2
days. The amount of snow, measured as
it fell, was IL feet and inches. The cold
est day was Feb. Is, when the mercury fell
40 degrees below zero; other cold days
were Jan. 10, 20 below; Feb. 10, 80; Mar.
"a, 20 below. To give variety and keep up
the reputation of New England weather,
there was thunder shower on the 30th of
March. The weather grew hot in April,
the thermometer registering so on Ethe
18th. Other very hot days were May 10,
mark of 100 or more. Sept. 10 there was
another record of 100, and Sept. 30 climb
to 80. The year 1896 was noted for less
snow and rainfall than is usual, although
the crops turned out pretty well.
West Glover.
Nathan Graves is getting out lumber to
build barn.
Charles Kelton is cutting ice on Parker's
pond, for farmers in this vicinity.
Mr. Wilson from Rupert has been spend
ing some time here with his son, David |
Wilson.
Mrs. Armour Anderson, who has the |
pneumonia is improving.-Mrs. John |
Thorpe, who has been seriously afflicted |
with erysipelas is better.
David Gilmour has divided his farm, on |
which the buildings were burned last |
summer, into three parts and sold it to |
Luther Patterson, Armour Anderson and
Charles Williams.
Greensboro.
Mrs. A. G. Chase .spent several days of
last week in Glover, visiting.
Miss Simpson goes with DR.. Bailey and
VIE on tnelr "Trip 70 Texas, tnleHulHB 10
remain until May.
Several attended the North Craftsbury
musical convention last week. good
time reported.
Messrs. Simpson and Gebbie run the
snow-roller this winter from East Crafts
bury to the Bend.
Albert Young has made 4,25O pounds of
butter during the past year from IA cows,
seven of them being only two and three
years old.
The annual convention of the town
ship Sunday association of this town will
be held in the Cong'l church next Friday
at 10 o'clock.
The selectmen have a very unpleasant
duty in acquiring the school districts to
pay the funds left in their respective
treasures into the town school fund. 1t is
in accordance with the law, but seems un
fair.
This community was greatly shocked
and saddened by the sudden death of Mrs.
Alonzo Taplin, at about eight o'clock last
Friday evening, at the home of Warren
Caswell, where she had gone to attend an
evening party. She was attacked with a
severe heart trouble which lasted about
half an hour, ending fatally. Mrs. Tap
lin was woman of great force of charac-
ter and ambition, kind neighbor, an affec-
tionate wife and mother. She will not on
ly be missed in her home. where she
leaves husband and two sons to mourn
her loss, but in the surrounding commune
ty, swhere she was ever ready and willing
tie assist in times ST sickness. Funeral to-
morrow at ten o'clock.
Holland.