Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-24

Leon Collins has moved into the COOK
house and is to work for Amos Bean.-Mr.
Roberts has moved from the Richardson
house into the William Drew house.
The Mite Society ladies had large at
tendance and good sales at their fair,
taking $4,000 for goods sold. Some of the
articles sent from friends at a distance
were very beautiful and represented a
great deal of work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin Leonard returned
last Monday from a three weeks visit in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. While
in Providence, r. l., they visited Mr.. and
Mrs J. P. Ellis, who are well known in
this section. They found Mrs. Ellis in
rather poor health and Mr.. Ellis suffering
from his eyes and partially blind. Mr..
Ellis was formerly merchant in this place
and has many friends here who will be
interested in his welfare.
Greensboro.
The Ladies' Home Circle met with Mrs.
F. T. Smith last Wednesday. Nineteen
were present.
The five weeks old baby OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Richardson died last Monday. In
terment at East Albany.
a rare treat is in store for Us next Friday
evening in the way OF a lecture by Rev.
p. 3. Fisk. Subject, ''Cost Of a Boy"
Miss Lindsay is now improving quite
rapidly from her injuries and it is expected
that she Will be in the post-office again
next week.
J.. a. Crane returned last week from
business trip in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts to spend the holidays with
his family.
Mrs. f. j. Chase is teaching in the ori-
mary department of the school at Crafts
bury in the place of Miss Annie Macomber
who is ill with fever.
Through the generosity of Hon. II. S.
.Tolman the town of Greensboro has been
presented with fine new building 20 be
used for free public library. This is the
most useful gift the town has ever received,
and cannot fail to be appreciated by all
those who have an interest in the upbuild-
ing of society. The building is one of
which the people may justly be proud and
will perpetuate the memory of one who
has long been identified with the best in
terests of the town. At a recent meeting
board of trustees were chosen and the sum
of one hundred dollars appropriated for
the use of the library.
Greensboro Bend.
Ethel Allen is sick with bilious fever.
Dr. Weeks is attending her.
c. o. Dawson is moving to Stannard
this week and Mr.. Flanders people are
moving into the Dawson house.
VERNE Pope is assisting in Salmon's
store during the holidays. Greensboro
merchants are not to be left behind in hol
iday decorations and show of goods
Christmas exercises are to be observed at
the Methodist church Tuesday evening
Rev. a. n. Ross expects to be at Albany
part of this week to assist in the meetings
there.
IraSburgh.
Most of the schools in town are closed
until Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry House report q safe
arrival in Pasadena, California.
Christmas exercises will be held at the
Methodist church this evening.
Rev. E. P. Treat will preach next Sunday
on the subject ''Evil of the Century"
Philip Thompson has returned to Barton
for the winter term of school at the acad-
envy.
Charles Fisher went last Saturday to
Montgomery to do teaming for the Hutch
ms mill.
Miss Eunice Wheeler has been caring
for Mrs. George Brewster who has been
quite ill.
Mrs. Treat has taught the intermediate
department of the village school the past |
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Webster have gone
to Boston to spend few weeks with Mr.. !
Webster's brother.
All are welcome to bring their presents |
to the Christmas tree at the Congregation
al church tomorrow evening.
Miss Pierce from Ohio has been visiting
her nephew, Rev. Edward Treat.-Mr. and
Mrs. P. o. Holt of Newport are visiting at
g. w. Parker's.
G. w. Russell is offering his friends an
unusually pretty calendar showing an at
tractive picture of Irasburg common as it
appeared before the fire in 1899.
There will be Christmas cantata with
other exercises at the Cong'I church
tomorrow evening Exercises to COM
mence at half past seven o'clock.
There will be a promenade and dance at
the Irasburgh House, Tuesday evening,
Jan. 1. Good music will be in attendance
and most pleasant evening is promised.
Full bill, $50. Come out and have good
time.
At the annual meeting of the CongI
society Friday evening Dec 18th Mrs