Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-13


Mrs. Dora Phillips has an ageratum that
has one hundred and fifteen blossoms and
many buds.
Grant White slipped on the ice and
broke his leg just above the ankle. DIR.
Prime was called to set it.
Robert Gilmour went to Newport We'd
nesday as juror.-Miss Addie King is home
from her visit at Passumpsic.
Little Glenn Cook, who has had a great
deal of trouble with her eyes, has gone TO
the hospital at st. Johnsbury to be treated.
Stephen Lord, who lived with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Salmon, died with heart
disease. His remains were put i'm the
tomb but will be taken to Canada later.
He was "a years old.
Joseph Shatney has had the neck and
head of deer that was shot near the Con-
necticut Lake in Maine, set up. IL shows
the beauty of the deer and does great cred
it to the taxidermist, Chester Phillips.
George Humphrey is going to Newport
as witness i'm the Clement and Skinner
case.-Winnie Patterson is home from
Hardwick. He expects to remain during
the sugar season.-Miss Francena Aldrich
started Wednesday for Boston and vicin-
ity, where she will spend several weeks.
Greensboro.
G. Y. Simpson has purchased a No. u.
s. Cream Separator.
Winnie Wheeler of Burke is visiting his
sister, Mrs. A. e. Chase.
Rev. Mr.. Boardman from Barnet preach
ed at the Cong'l church Sunday.
The Ladies' Home Circle realized over
$40 from the dinner served town meeting
day.
Town meeting was as boisterous as was
the day. The old board of selectmen re-
fusing to serve another year, and i'm select
ing a new board 10 different men were
elected before a board was chosen that
would serve.
Norward Drown has been suffering with
an attack of the grip.-Mrs. w. b. Simp-
son has recovered SO as to beable to go out
again. Her many friends are glad to well
come her.-Mrs. Bruce Cuthbertson is i'm
very feeble health.
Twenty-Five citizens have petitioned the
county court for the appointment OF n
committee to lay a road from the stage
road to the Spiers neighborhood. For the
past two years the selectmen could not
agree to lay the road.
Carrie Soule from Richford, has been
spending few days with friends i'm town.
Miss DeBrune from st. Johnsbury, is
keeping house for her brother on l.. A.
Jackson's farm.-L. +. Babbitt OF North
ampton, Mass, made flying visit i'm town
the first of the week.
The friends of Lila (Tucker) Blieaing
will be sorry to learn OF the accident TO
her husband, Mr.. Tenny Bliefiing at Peaks
Island, Maine. 1t was occasioned by the
exploding of some dynamite around
which he was working. He was taken TO
the hospital at Portland, and it is hoped
that his injuries will not prove fatal.
Greensboro Bend.
j. A. Clark was in Boston last week.
G. II. Batchelder is working at the hotel.
Vernie Pope is spending his vacation at
home.
Whooping-cough is raging in a mild
form in this village.
o. j. Howard has moved his household
goods INTO the Griffin house on the hill.
Several of our young people attended the
play and promenade at Glover last Thurs
day night.
Albert Batten and family have closed
their house here and Mr.. and Mrs. Batten
will work for their son i'm Hardwick
The meetings during the past week have
been very interesting, preachers from ad-
joining towns having been present. The
last nesting was held Friday evening.
Holland.
j. A. Bradford is invoicing his stock.
Myrtle B. Hartwell is quite sick at j. A.
Bradford's.
II. c. Bradford has rented his sugar or
chard to Clyde Durgin for the season.
Town meeting passed off very quietly,
nearly all the old officers being reelected
by reclamation.
Mrs. j. H. Alexander has returned to her
home i'm Sheldon, after spending four
weeks visiting friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Thomas Goddard of Morgan is Wis
iting friends here.
Irasburgh.
Judge Thompson is in Montpelier hold
ing court.
Helen Somers has finished her school at
Newport Center and returned home.
A large number patronized the ladies'
dinner at the court house hall last Tues
day.
Mrs. Albert Alger went TO Glover last
Wednesday to attend the funeral OF her
sister, Mrs. George Alger.
Ethel Drew has returned home from
Barton Landing where she has been with
her sister. Mrs. LothroD.