Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-20

Mrs. Bert Woodbury. and He,en Gilbert
were in Newport last week. Mrs. George
A. Gage from Lyndonville visited her par
ents last week.-Mrs.. Lucy Ware and Mrs.
Lottie Carpenter visited at r.. w. Cowles'
recently.
Derby.
Harry Richard has been suffering from
quinsy sore the past week.
Mrs. Nellie Frazer, a former student and
teacher here is visiting at DIR. Coming's.
Miss Maggie Ruiter is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop, in Holland.
Quite large number of applicants took
the teachers examination Friday and Sat
urday.
Person Robbins has finished clerlSing at
the Newport House and is at home for the
present.
Miss Harriet Flanders was in town TO
attend the exhibition. She spent Sunday
with Mrs. Edmunds.
Several from here went TO West Derby
Thursday evening to attend the GRADUATE
ing exercises Of the graded school.
We would through the columns of this
paper express our heartfelt thanks TO The
neighbors and friends for their kind SYM
pathy and help during the sickness and
death OF our beloved son and brother We
would also thank those who furnished
music. May God reward them all.
Mr.. AND MRS. VIM. CROFT AND FAMILY.
The closing exercises occurred at Acad-
envy Hall, Friday evening. The night was
perfect.and there was good audience. The
program was very creditably carried out,
and a social time was enjoyed by all. The
school closed for a ten days vacation be
fore the spring term.
West Derby.
Rev. G. II. Wright preached at the Ad-
vent house yesterday.
Corwin JENNIE is caring for Mr.. Libbey,
who is still very i'll. Mrs Libbey is now
convalescent.-Mrs. Ada Hayward remains
about the same.
A crowded house listened to the grad
uating class exercises last Thursday eve
ming. All did well and the best wishes of
their hearers follow them i'm the life
education mot finished, but begun"
The funeral service for Mrs. N. f. Ball.
who died so suddenly the 18th, was held at
her home last Wednesday, Rev. II. T.. BEN
ton officiating. Several officers and MEM
bers of the Eastern Star Lodge attended
the funeral.
c. A. White comes home from Boston
to-day, improved in health.-Mrs. Upstone
has returned from Bronze, p. Q.-Georgo
last week by the sickness and death of his
only sister, Mrs. Ida Stevens. Her remains
were brought to Coventry for burial.
Glover
Mrs. Laurence and Mrs. Wolcott are re-
ported somewhat better.
. Glover Grange has invited Independent
Grange of Wheelocl TO meet with them on
next Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Veasey OF East ST. Johnsburv
occupied the pulpit at the Universalist
church last Sunday i'm exchange with Rev.
Mr.. Stevens.
Glover grange will hold a meeting next
Tuesday evening. 1t is desired that all the
members be present as there is business re-
curing attention.
Guy Anderson is stopping with his sis
ter, Mrs. Ray Dexter, and is i'm very poor
health -Mazini Phillips has hired for the
season to j. Barker of West Glover.-L. l..
Drew from Portsmouth was i'm town re-
Gently. David Leonard has moved TO Sun
cook, n. H.-Mr and Mrs. Brewster were
ia town last week TO attend the funeral of
Mrs. Gray.
Mrs. Arville II. Gray, who died Monday
evening Feb. 10. at her home with her
nephew Olin Dan Gray, was the last re-
member of one of the earliest
Glover families. Her father Joseph Gray.
came TO this town from Keene, n. H., I'm
1899, on foot and literally "with his pack
on his back" to make home for himself
and his prospective wife. -Four years later
he married Nabby Leonard also OF Keene,
\. IL. They began life on hill farm
where Mr.. Gray had made clearing i'm the
but few years later they
bought the river farm which has remained
IN the family possession ever since. Mrs.
Gray was born on this farm Nov 20,
1916, being the fifth in a family OF seven
children She grew up there and lived
here with her father, brothers and a sister
until her marriage to Isaac c. Gray of
&eene, N. II. in 1851. Her married life was
life was spent i'm Keene until i'm 1882, she
md her husband returned TO the old home
place TO spend their remaining days with
Mrs. Gray's brother, the Olin l.. Gray,
Who died in 1895. The death of her hus-
)and tool; place 1886. After the death OF
Ter husband and brother her home con tim
led to be at the old homestead with her
nephew and niece. In her early woman