Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-02-10
Derby Line and vicinity.

G.. H. Kathan has been reelected mayor
| of Rock Island.
Josiah Boydell has entered the employ
OF f. w. d. MelloOn as head clerk.
c. c. Hunt has purchased E. E. Bangs
grocery stock and will consolidate the
stock with his own.
Glover.
Mrs. Emily Phillips is suffering with
| the grip.
The Mite Society Will meet at their
vestry next Friday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Kimball will preach at the
South church next Sunday at 1 o'clock.
E. A. Norton has been absent for week
or more, going to Boston and other places.
Fred Taylor of Newport spent two days
at S. n. Clark's, visiting his little daughter
recently.
Homer Kirby is at work for Archie Nc
Dowell instead of Alison Day as reported
last week.
The bachelors OF the town, assisted by
the gents, will give an entertainment in
the near future.
The remains of Mrs. Dorcas Smelling
were brought here from Sheffield last week
and placed in the tomb.
Mrs. John Mcclellan has been to West
Burke several times of late on account of
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Dean.
The So. Glover school, taught by Miss
Blake from st. Johnsbury, closed with an
exhibition which showed good work on
| = Of hot n
Mrs. Henry Whitney, VINO has been at
work at w. n. Aldrich's for several weeks,
was called to her home in Sheffield last
week by the serious illness of her husband.
F. II. Percival recently received from
Edmund S. Joy of Newark, N. j., copy
of the history of the Joy family descen-
dents Of Thomas Joy and j oan Gallop, his
wife, colonists of Mass. Bay. Nathaniel
Joy and his family, who will be remem-
bered by the older inhabitants as living
in this town, being among those descen-
dents.
The following officers of Glover Grange
No. 272 were duly installed by Past Master
H. n. Davis Jan. 25th: w. NJ, H. H. Cook;
o., w. S. Mason; lecturer, F. H. Bean; s.,
A. P. Bean; Asst s., r. F. Mason; L. A. s.,
Maude Mason; Chap, Ellen 5. Bean;
Treas, Nettie NJ. Phillips; Sec, Elnora L.
Phillips; Ceres, Minnie Mason; Pomona,
Lila 3. Dow; Flora, Ella Leonard; G. K.
o. j. Leonard; pianist, Mittie s. Parker;
executive committee, w. S. Mason, A. P.
Bean, F. S. Phillips. Next meeting will be
Tuesday, evening, Feb. II.
The village schools, taught by Martha
Lang and Cora Marsh closed Friday, Feb.
Z. The pupils having no absent marks in
the primary room were Amy Alger, Emma
Alger, Martha Chapman, Alice Dexter,
Eta Hawley, Hiram Mcclellan, Dean
Nc Lellan, Isabella Cameron, Fannie Sar-
gent. Amy Alger, Emma Alger, Matte
Chapman, Eta Hawley and Fannie Sar-
gent have not had an absent mark in two
years. Attendance %, with an average of
p 7-4S. Dean Mcclellan missed no words
in spelling during the term.
Lincoln anniversary services will be held
| in the NJ. f. chucch on Sunday, Feb. Is.
Special attention will be given the Freed
mems AID and Southern Education Society
work. Short addresses will be given on
the following subjects: "Lincoln as a
Statesman and Prophet, 1.-THE Importance
of the Emancipation Proclamation to tbs
Races" "The Promise for the Colored
Race in the Twentieth Century" "Our
Work among Both Races" A special in
vitation is extended to the G. A. r. Post
to attend in a body, with the w. R. c.
Mr.. f. H. Percival sends the following
weather report for 1901. Wind IN the
north 81 days, wind in south III days,
wind in west 96 days, wind in east days.
Fall OF snow, 1O7 in, or it,, II in. fall OF
rain, 2 it,, in. Coolest days of the year
; Jan. 2, twenty below zero; Jan. 10, 5 be-
low; Jan. 20, 6 below; Jan. 3d. II below;
Feb. 3, IA below; Mar. 3, IA below; Dec. e.
: II below; Dec. Z 20 below. Warmest
b. days, June 6, 80 in shade; June %, so; June
g 81, SO; June 2S, 1903; June %, SO; July 10
a 118 in the sun. The first thunder. was OIL
/, May Sth; first snow fell Oct. 9th. Snow
/ all went off Dec. IA. Our greatest falls OF
!. snow are when the wind is in the east
1 Jan. II twelve inches FELL Feb. 4, six inches
more; Dec. 3, 10 in; Dec. "a, 6 in; Dec. 90
snow and rain to the amount of II in. Of
snow. The rainfall for the past year has
= not been up to the average, but came otter
q enough to keep everything growing. anC
average crops were harvested IN good con-
G dition, with plenty for all.
;. West Glover.
S Charlie Gray is working in the mill TO
a Merton Lewis, and Eli Henderson for tn
o Phillips Bros.
It Kate Barry closed her school on Friday
She will work for Mrs. n. z. Stevens dlr
ing her vacation.
= Miss Day closed her school in Distric
= No. on Friday. A candy pull was helC
on Thursday evening. This lcloses he
! third term here.
- Did anyone doubt that the old saying
=. "Candlemas fair, half the snow in the air,
= was being verified on Sunday the 2nt