Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-05

the Stone store and the Stewart store
George House, the post master on the Can
ada side and Miss Ethel House, assistant
postmaster on the Vermont side. This
arrangement is very satisfactory to the
people.
Glover.
John Mcclellan and wife attend the
dancing school at Barton.
c. s. Phillips expects to send some OF his
work to the Paris exposition.
Most of the babies around town have
been i'll with something resembling grip;
all are reported better.
a. c. Clark was laid up few days last
week with injury to his foot.-Willie
Patch has been having a severe time with
a boil over his eye.-Mrs. J. t. Taylor is i'll.
Mrs. J. E. DwinelI was in LyndonvilIe
last week to stay with her little grand
daughter Ruth Mcdowell, while Mrs Nc
Dowen attended the Newport Convention.
CA. Kelton cut 5000 cakes of ice on Par
ker Pond and was cutting at Stone Pond
last week and at Caspian Lake Greensboro
this week.. T. Taylor is filling his ice
next summer. He gave excellent satisfac-
ton last year.
We would say to "a Subscriber" that if
he will give US his name we shall be glad to
publish the item as he wishes. We are al
ways glad to receive locals from any of our
subscribers but in every case must know
thename of the sender. ED
Mrs. Lydia Dwinell returned home Thurs
day from Albert Abbott's, where she has
helped take care of their children. Although
they have been very sick it is now about
settled that they did not have canker-rash
as first thought. This is a great relief to
anxious parents about town who feared an
epidemic of this dread disease.
The poverty party at Mazzini Phillips
Wednesday evening proved to be very
jolly affair. The judges, Rev Alexander
and Cora Marsh fined the unlucky wearers
of anythiny bordering on good looking
lothing; none found favor with them but
those who had strictly adherd to the spirit
of the party. A. E. Anderson and Joe
King received the prizes for the worst
looking costume.
Drew as teacher, closed Jan. 9th, with the
following attendance: Those having no
absent marks We're Ada Allen, Bessie Fayer,
Willie Hanson, Myrtle Lawrence, Mary
Smith, Kay Walcott, and Dean Walcott.
Those having no tardy marks were Ada
Allen, Della Allen, Clarence Allen, Frank
and James Corliss. Clinton Day, Howard
and Simpson Dopp, Bessie Fayer, Alice
and Willie Hanson, Myrtle Lawrence, Will
bur Morse, Mary Murdo, Fred and Maggie
Smith, Ray and Dean Walcott, Myrtle
Ernest Leonard.
Mr.. f. I'll. PercivaI gives the following
report of the weather for the past year:
The wind was in the west III days dur
ing the year, in the south 1872 days, in the
north 20 days and in the east seven days.
Rainfall three feet four inches; snowfall
five feet and five inches. The coolest days
were Jan. 1st, 10 below zero; Jan. End, Is
below; January 18th, % below; Jan. 18th, 10
below; February 1st, End, 3rd and 4th, 10
below; Feb. 18th, 20 below; March 18th, 10
below; March 18th, 16 below; Dec. 18th, 4
below; and December 31st, IA below.
The warmest days were: Jan. 9Th,
56 above zero, April 18th: go above; June
9Th. so above; July 9Th, 80 and Aug. 10Th,
30 above. This shows an uncommon num-
per of extremely hot days and also of cold
pnes. 1t was a very warm, dry season but
frops of all kinds, especially potatoes and
born were very good. The farmers of this
lection have no reason to complain and
Ihe prospects for another year of prosperity
Ire very good.
West Glover.
Cada Graves is home from Greensboro.
Chas Woodland is working in the mill
Ior Merton Lewis.
The school closed here with its usual |
rhetorical exercises. The teacher was pre-
sented with a present from his scholars as |
token of their goodwill. Mr.. Dwinell |
tiIl take two weeks vacation and then |
york for Chas. Cutler till May.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Wright returned
home last week from their visit at Groton
md St. Johnsbury.-Mi Mary Richmond
IF Newport has been visiting her aunt,
Yrs. Sarepta Vance.--Mr. Pierson of Crafts
bury is working at Henry Barber's while
Hr. Barber is in Massachusetts.-Mr H.
Dark and Allen Tichurst are home from
B burlington and are now ready for up-to-
late buttermaking.
Greensboro.
Martin McCue spent last week visiting
b Rutland.
A. c. Hooker was in st. Johnsbury last
thursday, on business.
Themometor registered thirty-nine and
he half degrees below zero Friday morn
hg.
Rev. P. B. Fisk was called to Henniker,
n H. last week to attend the funeral of an