Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-08

There was no school In Dist. No. on
Thursday and Friday Of last week as tie
teacher attended tho commencement exer-
cises at Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred knight were summoned to
Craitsbury to attend the funeral OF Ephraim
Lyon on sunday, May 81.
Mrs. e. e. stevens went to Barre last
week on business trip. From there she
will 60 to Burlington to attend the Congl
state convention a. delegate from the w. F.
NJ. Society OF this place.
The community was shocked Saturday
morning by the news that Mrs. George L.
Young had passed away. She had been
gaining rapidly from an operation that
was performed some three weeks ago, but
Tuesday there was q change and IL was
thought necessary 10 have another opera
ton which was performed by DR.. Smith Of
Hanover on Friday. Mrs. Young rallied
from the operation and lived till Saturday
morning. Her funeral was held at her late
home to-day. She leaves a husband and
seven children, a father, mother, and sew
eral brothers and many friends to mourn
her loss.
GREENSBORO.
VIM. Barr Of Cabot was in town last Fri
day.
Allen Spiers OF Glover spent last week st
his fathers.
Dsa. John Mcclellan is seriously i'll at
this writing.
h. :. Allen has rented and moved to the
u. p. parsonage.
Miss Berthe Melvin, who has been on the
sick list, is better.
Mrs. ]. II. Darlington returned from
Cabot last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Bell were in St.
Johnsbury Friday.
Geo. Marshall is again in his accustomed
place on the mill team.
Frank Burnhsm has bought the house
and lot rented b. 5. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morse OF Danville
are visiting at Z. K. Hills.
J. ID. Wiley OF East Montpelier was in
town last week on business.
Sam. Philbrook has sold his driving
horse to Geo. Howard OF Craitsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo w. Brown Of Burling-
ton are occupying the E. c. Kinney cot
tsgs.
James Darlington has finished work for
Geo. Spiers and gone to his home In Mon
treal.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. b. Smith from Laconia,
N. H., were in town last week visiting rel
atives and friends.
Irwin Wilson has returned from Laconia,
n 81 IN hare ha hal a..
In business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Simpson and L. A.
Jackson are away this week visiting in
Westford and Burlington.
Geo. Stewart and family from West
Barnet spent few days last week with
Mrs. Stewards brother, r. A. Richie.
Last Tuesday Miss F. II. Babbitt enter
tanned Mrs. J. II. McLoud of Hardwick of
and her sister, Mrs. F. ID. Wright of Min
nespolis.
Mrs. b. NJ. Wiley and children are visit
ing friends in franklin county. Mrs.
Addie Chaffee is housekeeper during Mrs.
Willey's absence.
+. A. Baker and family from Boston ar
rived at the Baker homestead Thursday
evening. Mrs. Atwood, Mrs. Bakers
mother, came with them.
The fire in James Young's pasture last
week was fought persistently for several
days, and Thursday the neighborhood
turned out with teams and drew water
from the lake and finally conquered It.
The fire on land owned by Alex. Calder
. wood Is becoming serious. 1t has already
spread to timber land owned by Geo.
Richardson, and with a heavy wind may
spread greatly. Several farm buildings
are also IN danger.