Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-04

and lastly decorated with festoons of rope
evergreen, notices and flags. 1t showed
that time and labor were not spared.
Decoration Day passed off pleasantly,
the speaker, Mr.. Sheaff, giving a fine adj
dress, and the band did very good work
considering the amount of practice they
get. There was good deal of unnecessary
noise in the streets in the afternoon while
the exercises were going on in the church,
which showed small consideration for the
G. A. R., and which we hope can be avoid
ed in the future.
West Glover.
ChiIdren's Day exercises will be observed
here June 10th.
Mrs. Allen Shedd will finish teaching the
school in the Wright district.
Patriotic exercises were held in the
school here Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Lillian Mcqueen has gone to York
Cliffs, Me-, to take charge of the Passacon-
away Inn.
F. F. Bean, who has been sick the past
two weeks, is very low and in very criti-
cal condition.
1t is reported that our stage route has
been sold again, n. G. Stevens being the
new purchaser.
Mr.. Knights has decided to build. He
commences the work at once. Reuben
Christie and Ben Jerome will do the work.
Rev. s. L. Vincent and delegates from
the Cong1 church will go to Greensboro
this week, to attend the county conference.
Fred knights was married last Tuesday
to Mrs. Ella Nelson. Mr.and Mrs Knights
have the congratulations of many friends.
The E. o. Randall store is lighted with
incandescent Vapor gas lamps, which give
the store brilliant and very satisfactory
light.
Miss Nellie Morey has been here visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Barry.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Ross of st. Johnsbury were
in town over the Sabbath.
Several from this place attended the ez--
ercises at Barton Decoration Day, and 9TH
ers went to Glover where Rev. Mr.. Sheaff
spoke. The exercises at both places were
good.
E. d. Barry returned to his work in
Portsmouth, NH, on Friday.-Tom Smith
and II. III. Skinner started Wednesday for |
Boston.-Geo. Dow, agent for the vapor gas |
lamp, was in Greensboro Tuesday putting |
lights into the Congregational church at |
that place.
Greensboro.
Miss Lila Batten is working for Mrs. R.
A. Richie.
Mrs. M. G. Ingalls, has returned from |
her visit in Burlington.
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address at Peacham, May 80.
Lulu Burroughs of Stannard has finished
work for Mrs. F. c. Kinney.
Pliny Rogers and Miss Eva McKinstry
were married June 1. Congratulations.
c. c. Bingham of st. Johnsbury was
guest at DR.. Kinney's a few days recently.
Holland.
III. B. Bates is quite sick.
L. r. Kelley has bought Hamilton Ran
SONS far1n.-Fred Woodland has bought
the VIM. Elliot farm.
Mr. and Mrs s. R. Fletcher returned
Thursday from their western trip.-Edith
Moulton is home from Burlington.-Mrs.
Clinton Clapper and daughter Minnie Wis
tied in Morgan recently.
The teacher, Miss Wash burn, and pupils
of District No. 6 observed Memorial day
with appropriate exercises. The school
room was tastily trimmed with evergreens,
flags, etc. They prepared an excellent pro-
gram and all the parts were well carried
out.
Eugene Webster recently lost one of his
heavy team horses.
Leo Cook and Elmer Slack graduate from
Barton academy this week.
Mr.. BeaucIerk is quite i'll. Marie was at
home from Newport over Sunday.
The Irasburg creamery paid its patrons
II cents a pound for April butter.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler on
Burton Hill died last Saturday, aged about
one year.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs. !
w. Wheeler Wednesday afternoon at the s
usual hour. 7
Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Cowles went :
to Lowell to attend the wedding of their ]
niece last Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. Treat came from Hartford, | 6
Conn.,, last Saturday and Mr.. Treat spoke s
in the Cong. church yesterday.
Nearly every room in the Cong1. parson-
age has been newly painted and papered,
also many other repairs made.
Alex Benoit of Newport Center is work :
ing in Mr.. Winget's shop. Mr.. Winget,
who has been suffering with a felon, is ,
better.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Cong. S