Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-05

$. E. Cass from Lowell, Mass, was here
last week to attend the funeral OF Jesse
GiImour.-Allen Gilmour from Lowell i,
Mass, has been here the past week on bus
iness.-Henry Thorpe from California, is
visiting his brother, John Thorp. Mr..
Thorp has been away for twenty-three
years.-Mrs. Fanny Standish is visiting
her brother, Freeman Bean.-E. o. Ran
dali from Greensboro, was in town last
week.
Jesse Gilmour, of whose illness mention
was made last week, died at his home near
South Albany last Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Gilmour was bright, energetic young
man, and one who was loved and respected
throughout the community, and his I'M
timely death will be mourned by large
circle of friends. The funeral services
were held at the home of his parents Fri
day, Rev. ]. G. Taylor of East Craftsbury
officiating.
Greensboro.
Rev. P. B. Fisk gave a very interesting
address at Greensboro Bend Memorial
Day.
ChiIdren's Day is to be observed with
appropriate exercises at the CongI Church
June 18th.
Mrs. Sanderson, who has been stopping
at the Lake View House, has returned to
st. Johnsbury.
The selectmen have laid out the Spiers
road, hoping thereby to prevent further
litigation in the matter.
Mrs. w. B. Simpson remains in about
the same condition. Her many friends are
anxious to see her improve.
: Sam Currier. the dramatic reader, will
give a reading at the town hall in Crafts
bury next Wednesday evening.
The forest worms are making great havoc
in the sugar orchards; in some places the
trees are nearly stripped of their foliage.
Road Commissioner Cook attended the
County Board meeting at Newport May
18th, and reports that the per cent state
highway tax must be expended in perma-
nent road building.
Mrs. NJ. G. Ingalls, has returned from
Burlington, where she has been spending
several weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Soule.-Mrs. George Simpson is visiting
friends in Enosburg and vicinity.-Miss
May Baker is visiting her uncle, G. L.
Baker.
Holland.
Mrs. s. E. Little remains about the
same; DR.. Hinman is treating her.
About seventy friends attended the
social at the NJ. E. parsonage recently and
all report very pleasant time.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bennett spent Dec
Grafton day at Island Pond.-D. w. Wark
was in town recently on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Spaulding of Bur-
lingSon are visiting Mrs. Spaulding' sister,
Mrs A. R. Moulton.-Mrs. Chas. Clark and
daughter Alice, also Mrs. Gary Kilburne
and young son of Derby visited at S. r.
Fletcher's recently.
IraSburgh.
Mary Holman has been quite i'll the past
week.
Mrs. Willis of Albany spent Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs. P. n. Granger
The Gypsey bands have been making
their annual trips through the town.
FIJI Holdrege returned from his fish
ing trip in Lowelltown, Me-, last Tues |
day.
The Memorial exercises by the village |
school were fine and enjoyed by quite a |
large audience.
Arthur CIough has his fine new barn i
well along and expects to have it ready for |
the new crop of hay.
A company of 40 attended the Ladies |
Aid at Mrs. Chapman's Thursday, A good |
amount of sewing was done.
Childrens' Day exercises at the Congre |
al,x G11n6 dow OF
churches unite in the service.
1t was F. II. Holdrege not Gertrude |
Leonard, as the MONITOR represented, who |
went to Maine fishing last week. (Ed.)
We are glad to see the Irasburgh boys |
taking the 'thonors", and that Olin Web |
ster comes to the front as valedictorian in |
Barton Academy.
Judge Thompson went to st. Johnsbury |
Saturday as he was to give temperance |
address there last evening. Mrs. Thomp- |
son accompanied him.
Fred Wheeler, former teacher in the |
village school, recently presented the |
school with wall clock, a gift which |
will be much enjoyed and appreciated.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the Cong |
gregational church parIors Friday after |
noon. All are invited to supper which |
will be served at 6 O'Clock, in charge of |
Mrs. Goldsmith.
Herbert Wheeler and family of New |
York city arrived in town last Wednesday |
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wheel |
er. They expect to occupy Mr.. .Wheeler's |
farm house in Albany, which has been un- |
dergoing thorough repairs, for the sum- |
mer.
The Memorial exercises gotten up by |
r \, II Iac |