Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-02

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and Mrs. George Uric and daughter Phyl-
lis went to Cambridge on Wednesday to
attend the funeral of their brother, DR..
William Buchanan.
s. T. Vance is very much pleased with
the improved United States separator re-
Gently purchased and has taken the agency
for them and all goods made and sold by
the Vermont Farm Machine Co.
Pre-Memorial exercises were carried out
in the districts in town. The G. A. R. and
w. R. @. sent representative to the sew
eral districts. The speaker here was COM
rade D. r. Cobb. Miss Lyman had very
interesting programme which was we'll
rendered by the pupils and there was a
| goodly number of visitors. The interest
| of pre- Memorial day is increasing as our
citizens see that it is one of the best ways
of teaching patriotism to the children.
Greensboro.
w. G. Lumsden has recently had his
house newly painted, and has now fine
looking set of farm buildings.
| w. FL. Austin is boarding with his
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Coomer, and is work
ing on the new cottage near Mrs. Pad
docks.
Foster Babcock and Thomas Wiley have
been engaged to repair the stage road,
which has been in bad condition all the
spring.
Andrew Hill had a colt break it's leg
recently by stepping through small Gull
vert on the highway. The selectmen set
tied with Mr.. Hill, paying $45.
James Young raised the addition to his
barn last Thursday. The new part is
42x6O feet, making the barn now the larg-
est in town, being 42xl65 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lincoln, formerly
OF this town, now residents of Wolsey,
Dak., will celebrate the fiftieth anniver-
sarv OF their marriage June 10th, 1902.
Friends here would be pleased to extend to
them many good wishes.
Mr.. John w. Baker of New York city, a
former Greensboro resident, has recently
presented our free public library with
thousand catalogues. This generous gift
is only one of many by which Mr.. Baker
has shown the interest he still feels in his
native town, and is one which will be
much appreciated by both trustees and
patrons of the library.
Irasburgh.
Let all the voters remember the caucus
tomorrow night.
Mr.. F. Fl. HoIdrldge has been very il |
the past few days.
Mrs. Bogue of West Derby visited Mrs.
Templeton last week.
Roy Phillips has been at home from
Montpelier the past few days.
! Philip Thompson, with a friend from st.
Johnsbury, was in town last week.
George Hill has sold his fine span of
horses to parties from New Hampshire.
A very pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Miss Carrie Fisher, May %.
A large tree in the cemetery was struck
by lightning last Monday night, May 26.
A cow belonging to Henry Macy was
killed by lightning Friday night, May %.
Miss Marie Beauclerk has been very ill in
Concord, N. H., the past week, but Is now
recovering health.
The pre- Memorial exercises at the school
house last Thursday afternoon were very
interesting and well attended. We
Mrs. F. H. Holdridge went last Thurs
day to Northampton, Mass, to visit her
sister, Mrs. Scott, and her niece, Mrs.
Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith have
moved to West Glover, where they intend
to make their future home. Mrs. Leon
ard, Mrs. Smiths mother, has gone with
them.
The Irasburg ball team played their first
| orc ms of tho xUif ho
envy team last Friday afternoon. The
Irasburg boys won the game by score of
II to 1. AZ
Mrs. Jewett Twombly died last Tuesday
after long and painful illness. The fune-
raj was held at the house Thursday, the
Rev. j. e. Knapp officiating. The burial
was at Barton Landing.
F. A. Buchanan was in Cambridge last
week to attend the funeral of his brother,
DIR. William Buchanan. DR.. Buchanan
had the confidence of the people as a
physician and was man highly respected.
The services at the Methodist church
Memorial Sunday were of special interest,
consisting OF responsive readings, and an
interesting sermon by the Rev. j. E..
Knapp. The church was made attractive
with plants, flowers and fiags.3ia4r ss
The prohibition rally at the court house
hall last Wednesday evening was largely
attended and very interesting address
was given by the Rev. Mr.. Sturtevant OF
North Troy. 1t is hoped that Irasburg
will maintain her former record and show
no wavering on the prohibition question.
missionary meeting under the auspices
of the Woman's Home Missionary Society
will be held in the Methodist church next
Wednesday afternoon at 300 o'clock
The meeting will be addressed by Mrs.
Clark, one of the general missionary
workers of the society, and will bring to
us some most desirable facts. The meet
Ing is held in the afternoon in order not to
hinder any one from going to hear Miss
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