Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-07-14

town with relatives.
Mrs. Guy Carr and daughter Ruth from
Manchester are visiting Mrs. Carr's
brother, s. T. Vance.
Mrs. Will Magoon is in Canada visiting
her parents. Mr.. Magoon accompanied
her, but has returned.
Little Marie Baker Is spending part of
her vacation at Irasburg with her grand
mother, Mrs. Jameson.
A very pretty headstone, purchased of
III. r. Mack, has been placed on the
Graves lot in the cemetery.
c. P. Bean has painted his house and put
in new windows, and otherwise improved
the appearance of the building.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Humphrey and son
Harry spent one day last week at Will
loughby with Mrs. Eben Humphrey, who
is in camp at the Lake.
H. Prescott cuts several OF the village
hay lots this year. G. w. Cook cuts Ly-
man Barber's, Ora Calderwood E. o. Ran
dall's and David Gilmour Alison Clark's.
Holland.
S. E. Little has moved to his farm which
he bought last spring from John Tabor.
e. G. MouIton attended the health Off
GERS convention at Burlington last week
Mrs. Betsey Applebee is in Morgan car
ing for her daughter, Mrs. Daggett, who is
ill.
Jerome Hudson and Kit Hudson of
Charleston were in town on business Thurs
day.
Mrs. S. E. Gray and children of Morgan
spent last Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
Gray's parents.
The M. E. pastor. Rev. Mr.. Newton, has
arrived and is boarding at Joseph Gill
more's at Morgan.
Geo. Sykes of Morgan visited friends
here last Thursday and took his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Sykes, home with him for a
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Fletcher were called
to Tilton, N. H., last Thursday by the sud
den death, by drowning of their nephew,
Maurice Lang, who bad many friends here.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
at Will Kelley's last Wednesday was we'll
attended and was most enjoyable occasion.
Over thirty were present and a large
amount of work was done. Proceeds 500.
Greensboro.
E. A. Cook of Newport was in town
Thursday.
Mrs. Edwin Baker OF Boston is at the
Baker farm.
G. A. Porter, who has been quite ill, is
slowly improving.
William Arthur and c. c. Coomer are in
very poor health.
Erwin Olmstead, who is at home sick, is
improving and hopes to be able to resu me
his work soon.
G. B. Scott, of the Burlington Pharmacy
of Worcester, Mass, is spending a short
vacation with his mother and sister at the
Ingalls, cottage.
John A. Kendrick has sold all of his
real estate and most of his personal prop
erty in Greensboro to Edward A. Duttor
and Harry daniels of Craftsbury, price
s3500.OO. Mr.. Kendrick has gone to live
with his sister, Mrs. Robert Young for the
present.
Mr.. Matthew Marshall, after a painful
illness, died a week ago Sunday evening
The funeral was held at the house or
Monday, services being conducted by Rev
r. j. Barton. Mr.. Marshall was a long.
time resident of this town and haC
reached the age of rs years. and s month his
He leaves daughter, Mrs. Thos. Wilson
and one son, who lived with him on the
home farm.
Someone has said, "T'is good for man
heart to meet with old friends, land espe
cially for one now living thousands O
miles from his old home the meeting O
| smiling sun, all nature showing her glaC
consent, there gathered at the old Mcclellan
home July End for the annual Mcclellan
picnic one hundred snd sixty five of tn,
relatives and friends to meet Mr.. and Mrs
Mcclellan before their return to California
Among those present from distance wer,
Mrs. and Miss Griffin from Greenfield
Mass, Mrs. Cotton from Danvers, Mass.
Mr.. and Miss Dickson from Ryegate, Mr.
and Mrs. Crown from Groton, and severa
from Craftsbury, Hardwick and Glove
and in age ranging from two years old t.
venerable Mr.. Barclay, who is ninety-six
OF course the tables groaned and were re-
lieved at dinner time. Then after passing
through the ordeal OF having our pictur,
taken wesuccumbed to the charm of music
Mr.. Rice and Miss Graves playing violin
and Miss Morse accompanying them OF
the organ. Then there was singing
"Home Sweet Home'' Memberships beau
| tiful duet, words by Burns were sung
Then followed a number of old Scotch
home songs that awoke the sentiment o
''auld acquaintance" Throughout it al
however, like the minor in the music
pervaded the feeling that someone wa
missing. The merriment did not run 81
high, laughter was not so loud, voices
were hushed to gentleness. But happiness
was not diminished, hope quickened thu
! joy of all.
"For there's nae sorrow there, Jean,
| In the land of the Leal."
As the shades of evening fell, reminding
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