Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23

Med onald officiating. The casket and in
fact the entire room was one bank of flow
ers sent by loving friends. In his remarks
Mr.. Mcdonald very beautifully referred to
the flowers as being tokens of the loving
kindness of earthly friends, 'but," he said,
s'these flowers are very beautiful, but they
will fade, while the love and care of our
heavenly Father which is surrounding US
will never fade and cannot be taken away
from u.s." He reviewed her life as he had
watched it from a little girl in his Sabbath
school to the present and very truly said
that to know her was to love her. The
interment was in the Glover cemetery.
The union memorial services for President
Mckinley were held at the Cong. church
Thursday, Rev. John Mcdonald, Rev. Vim
cent and Rev. Geo. Mcdonald officiating.
The Glover Band played several pieces in
front of the church before the exercises.
After prayer by Rev. John Mcdonald and
singing by the choir, Rev. Geo. Mcdonald
gave a very interesting review Of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's life and his steady advance in
honor step by step. Rev. Vincent followed
with short talk on anarchism and paid
tender tribute to the good life Of our pres
ident. S. n. Clark was called upon, who i'll
a few well chosen words spoke of the
thong htful care Mckinley had for his wife
and mother and of his spotless character.
Mr.. Chas. Cook of West Glover briefly re-
viewed his life as a soldier, giving some
very interesting instances of his success in
the army; Mr.. F. G. Clark brought hearty
applause at the close Of an excellent talk on
the danger of allowing these anarchists to
come to our shores and how they should
be dealt with. The last speaker was w. f.
Clark who referred to the nations sorrow
for Garfield just twenty years ago that day.
and as the "Maine'' disaster was the signal
for the Cuban war, even SO it might be that
this assassination of our dear president
might bring about the uprooting of anar-
chism in our land. There was large at
tendance at the meeting, the services were
impressive, the music good, the selections
rendered by the choir were favorites of Mr..
McKinley's: ''Lead Kindly Light, - zone
SweetIy Solemn Thought and "Nearer
Ny God to Thee" After a short season
OF silent prayer for Mrs. Mckinley the
audience joined in america" and passed
out as the band played "Nearer My God
to Thee"
West Glover.
Vernon Tichurst and Milton Lyman are
attending school at Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Cutler, Roy Styles and
Mrs. n. G. Stevens attended the st. Johns
bury fair.
Mrs Martha Beach has been for a week
or more at Barton visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Bean.
School was closed here on Thursday.
Many from this place attended the memo
rial exercises at the other village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesseman from New Hamp-
shire recently spent a few days here with
Mrs. Jesseman's brother, S. T. Vance.
John c. Borland starts to-day on his
second ca nping expedition to Maine. He
goes this time in company with Orange
Mossman.
Eugene Anderson, Grant White, Frank
Beach and Fred Chase started Tuesday for
Buffalo.--On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. L. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. James Uric
and Clarence Uric started for the exposi-
tion at Buffalo.
The item in last weeks issue to the effect
that Mrs. o. D. Owen erected the monu-
ment at the graves of her grandparents
was incorrect. The stone was erected by
Mrs. James Hall, Mrs. Henry Cutler, Henry
r. Cutler and Mrs. Owen.
A goodly number of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Fayer met at their home the
afternoon and evening of Sept. 10th to cell
citrate their fiftiet marriage anniversary.
Several were present from out of town.
The presents were mum erous, among them
being a nice driving harness, silver teapot
and fruit dish. The occasion was much
enjoyed oy all present. We are pleased to
note their vigor in their declining years,
very few at their advanced age can do the
work they have the past season. May they
enjoy many years of life yet. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fayer wish to express their thanks to the
friends who SO kindly remembered them.
Greensboro.
Stanley Austin is dangerously ill.
Prof. A. S. Cook is having his buildings
painted.
Albert Young is building an add ition to
his barn.
James B. Calderwood is cIerking at the
Caspian Lake House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Coomer are rejoicing
over the arrival of a son.
Mrs. F. w. Goodall of Bennington is
visiting relatives in town.
Rev. and Mrs. P. B. Fisk were in Lyndon
last week to attend a wedding.
The Ladies' Aid met Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. w. B. Simpson.
Mrs. F. G. Chaffee has returned from
New Hampshire where she spent the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Emma Wrig bit has arranged to start