Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-29

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pneumonia.
Officers will be chosen at the Cong. Sab
bath-school next Sunday. A full attend
ance is desired.
Len Fayer received a bad wound in the
head by being hit with an ak while work
ing in the woods for Roy Dexter last week
Albert F. Huxley has moved into Frank
Clark's house at Glover viIlage.-Marshall
Carpenter has moved into w. F. Clark s
house at the village.
The Earnest Workers will hold a poverty
social with Mr.. and Mrs. Mazzini Phillips
next Wednesday afternoon and evening.
A prize will be awarded the poorest dressed
couple and those too well dressed must
expect to be fined.
The Glover grange will give social at
Institute hall next Friday evening. Prom
enading and dancing, closing with clam
chowder supper. Commences at $780, Ad-
mission to social and supper rs cents each
or 80 cents per couple.
The selectmen will meet at town hall
Tuesday, Feb. 6, to settle the accounts of
the town. The auditors will meet We'd
nesday, Feb. z. All persons having
accounts against the town are requested
to present them on above dates.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
| Dairymen's Association held at Brattleboro
recently, the number of entries of butter
was 125. The highest score being SO, the
lowest S5, the average 92.8. Glover Cream
cry butter, exhibited by E. A. Mitchell,
scored 95 the same as Greensboro, Coven-
| try and Derby.
West Glover.
Matthew Nesbit Is in town stopping at
J. Borland's.
Mrs. Emma Skinner has returned and is
with her father, Chas. Sisco.
Miss Winnie Woodland of this place was
married Jan. 18th, to Fred T. Miles of
Irasburgh. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. P. N. Granger. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles will make their home with Mrs.
Miles father, John Woodland. Congrat-
ulations.
Greensboro.
Hugh Cuthbertson from Iowa is here on
a visit.
| Miss Matte Soule, who has been some
months in the West with her brothers
| family has returned and is now doing
homework at L. A. Jackson's.
J. D. Wiley of E. Montpelier was in
town two days last week.-Mr. Fitch of
Morrisville has been in town the past
| week working on the Slayton cottage.
There were twelve couples at the oyster
supper and promenade at Caspian Lake
House Friday evening, but owing to the
| weather which prevented many from at
tending, it will be repeated Jan. 30th.
| 1t is reported that Miss Frances Rabbit
and her mother from Northampton, .Mass.,
are soon to return to their house in this
village, now occupied by DR.. F. c. Kinney.
The doctor will move his family to the I'll.
S. Tolman house.
Alex. McLaren, one of the oldest and
most esteemed residents of this town,
passed away last Tuesday. The funeral
services were held on Thursday at his late
residence and were conducted by Rev D.
Harris, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Taylor. Mr..
McLaren had been in failing health for
m ore than a year.
Rev. j. w. Harris and party, who sa lied
for Cuba three weeks ago last Saturday,
have been heard from since their arrival at
Nuevetas. They find the land between
the coast and La Clara, their destination,
partly under water owing to recent rains,
and for the present will remain at Nueve-
tas, where they are comfortably located,
until the water disappears. Mr.. Harris
has already experienced relief from the
labored breathing which troubled him
here, and the whole party are in the
best of spirits.
Irasburgh.
Mrs. Milo Brown has returned home from
Clinton, Mass.
Mr. Going has moved from John Rang
er's farm to Barton.
Marie Beauclerk is in Newport and will
attend the musical convention.
Christie Mckenzie, who has been stop
ping with his sister, Mrs. Conway, has gone
to Lyndon.
Irasburgh Grange will meet in Court
House hall Feb. End. Troy, Newport
Newport Center and Albany Oranges are
invited.
The address, given by Rev. M. Q. john
son of Newbury under the auspices of the
w. Q. T. U. last Wednesday evening, was
excellent and drew large audience. AS a
former pastor of the M. E. church, the
Irasburgh people were especially pleased
to see Mr.. Johnson.
The subject of the lecture to be given by
Wendell p. Stafford Esq, of ST. Johnsbury
Saturday evening, Feb. Sd, will be the poet
whittier" This is one of his best and
most popular lectures. Mr.. Stafford is
man of acknowledged talent, fascinating
speaker and orator. AS he is also a candi-
date for Congress, the people should be