Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-14
CraftSDurV.
Jairus Clark is quite sick.


Mr.. Will Farr is suffering with a bad
felon on his hand.
Miss Arthur from Glover will work for
time at P. w. DIVISIONS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cowles have re-
turned to their home in Stowe
Rev. Q. M. Stebbins was in st. Adams
part of last week to attend conference
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kerr of Hardwick
are stopping for time at John Keir's.
Mrs. E. n. Nelson was in Boston last
week to purchase her supply OF spring
millinery.
Miss Nellie Babcock has finished work
at G. 7. Towards and returned to her
home in Greensboro.
Ethel Frazier, who has been attending
school here the past year has returned to
her home in Derry, N. Ii.
M. S. Sawyer and wife and S. r. Lathe
and wife were in st. Adams last week to
attend conference and visit relatives there.
Some of our sugar makers have given up
the job and taken in their buckets while
others are doing good business at sugar
ing.
News was received here Thursday of the
death of Fred Smith in Newport. About
two years ago he was a resident of this vii
lage and later he lived at the Common.
Craftsbury Grange will hold its regular
meeting Apr. Is. Ladies' mig ht will be OBJ
served; literary program has been pre-
pared and refreshments will be served by
the gentlemen. 1t is hoped all the mem
bers will be present. The meeting will be
opened at eight O'Clock.
East Craftsbury.
Miss Nina Wylie of Glover visited friends
in town recently.
School commences Monday, April 81,
Miss Annie Macomber teacher.
Mrs. Bert Morrill, of Hardwick is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
Miss Clara Uric has commenced work for
Mrs. W. E. Bailey.
Mr.. Simpson has bought Mrs. Susan
Alston's place.
Mr.. Geo. Simpson is putting in two bay
windows, and a bathroom and making
other repairs on his house. Mr.. Thomas
Wallace is doing the work.
North Craftsbury.
Will and Dan Dustan are adding to pre-
vious improvements of their barn by shin
Cling the roof.
Edwin Lyon, who has been away to
Northampton, and Boston, Mass, returned
last Friday evening.
There was pleasant gathering of few
friends at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w heller on occasion of his birth
day, Saturday evening. April 5.
| Ernest McClary completed his studies at
the academy last week in advance of the
close of the term, with the intention of
going to Connecticut in few days to take
business position.
The students are getting up ball team
and subscription paper was circulated
last week for purchasing the necessary
equipments. The proceeds of the sociable
Friday evening were for the same purpose.
The recent collection at the Congrega-
tional church for the support of Rev. Rob-
ert Thomson, Samokov, Bulgaria, was
/ generous and was more than sufficient to
make up what was still due on the appor-
! tionment.
The friends of Fred Smith, former res
ident of this place, heard with sorrow OF
his death at Derby last Wednesday. The
deceased had been in poor health during
the winter, but the end came quite sud-
denly as the result of paralytic stroke.
Miss Winnie Williams, who went to
Albany Business College last winter, COM
pleted the course recently, receiving the
highest marks in shorthand and CORE
spondence. She has accepted position
in the Bates Betting Company, Concord,
NH.
Of the eighteen who took the teachers
examinations recently but nine passed
and received certificates. 1t should be
said in justice to some of the rest that they
were students and tried the examinations
for practice rather than for the expecta-
ton of passing.
Another change in stage drivers on the
Greensboro route has taken place but it is
expected that the present arrangement
will be permanent for the present. Thomas
Billiard of Manchester, n. H., whose par
ents reside in Greensboro, is the new
driver.
The following teachers have been en-
gagged for the schools of the town for the
summer term: No. 1, the Common, Mrs.
Bessie Marcy; No. 2, Miss Anna Sheehan :;
No. 8. East Hill, Miss Anna Macomber;
No. 4, the village, Miss Maggie Morse and
Miss Lois Stebbins; No. 5, Mill Village,
Miss Rosa Smith; No. 6, Collinsville, Mrs.
Marckres; No. Z, Ed. Cornell; No. 8, Miss
Abbie Pike; No. 9, Miss Helen Allen; No.
IL, Mrs. Amanda Silver; No. 13, Miss Ida
Dustan; No. 10, A. M. Russ.
Derby.
DIR. Page of Troy was in town last week.
Miss Edith Bailey is in Montreal having
her eyes treated.
Mr.. Ross Moran has hired again to work
in the Highland Creamery.
Fred Cushing has gone to Newport to
work in the store of Lane & Davis.
Mr.. Henry Colby and Ross Moran have
returned from Oregon, where they went
last fall.
Mrs Ed T0ther and two children have