Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-20

somerville, Mass, are visiting at F. A.
Fields.
Mrs. A. n. Page returned last THURSDAY
from visit to her daughter in Spring
field, Mass.
The Epworth League will serve ice-cream
and cake at court house hall next Satur-
day evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Z. p. Treat and little
daughter of Richmond are calling on
friends in town.
Miss Mary Knapp and Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Gates have gone to Lyndonville to at
tend campmeeting.
Bert France and son of Piainville, Mass,
who have been visiting at John PEance, 9,
have returned home.
e. .. Wells returned last Tuesday from
Pot sdam, N. Y, where he had been visit
| ing his brother Henry.
Miss Helen Lemos and Miss Margaret
Ansboro went to Barton last Friday to at
tend the teachers examination.
| Mr. and Mrs. Byron Clement of Concord,
| N. H., were here last Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. E A. Grant.
The fusion rally held at court house hall
last Wednesday afternoon was attended by
about forty. ]. c. Childs and S. r. Moul-
ton were the speakers.
Mrs. Mansel Clark, who has been at the
Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, N.
| H., for treatment, returned home last
| Thursday, much improved in health.
Bert Eaton, who has been an inmate OF
the town farm for several years, died there
Saturday morning. The funeral was held
at the house Sunday at two O'Clock p. M,
Rev. E. p. Treat of Richmond officiating.
Miss Emma France entertained few of
her friends at her home last Saturday eve
ming in honor of Mr.. Fitzgerald of Frank
lin, Mass, who entertained the company
with several selections on cornet and a
good time was enjoyed by all present.
The Irasburg Dramatic Club presente d
their play, 'sThe Commercial Drummer D
TO large and appreciative audience We'd
nesday evening. The play was good one
and each part was given admirably, the
different parts being especially adapted to
their performers. The play was followed
by q. social dance, with Stones orchestra
in attendance. It is hoped the club will
furnish more of these entertainments.
Irasburg has one inmate in Vermont in
sane hospitals. His maintenance costs the
town.nothing. 1T costs the state about S195
a year and is paid from the tax on corpora
tions, there being no state tax. Ii Irasbure
paid this, as was formerly the case, it would
mean a town tax of 3 8 cents on every dol
lar of the grand list. Clement condemns
| the present system of caring for the insane
Do you? II not vote the Republican ticket
September 4. -.
Mrs. Adeline Grant died at the home OF
her son, F. j. Grant, Monday morning
August II, after long and painful illness
Mrs. Grant was Adeline Wells, born II
Walden February 10, 1880, and in thai
town the greater part OF her youth wal
spent. She was married to Eben Grant il
1848 and they came to Irasb burg in 1864
Since the death of her husband she ha
made her home with fsr son and his wife
| by whom she has been most tenderI,
cared for. She was a faithful member o
the Methodist church and was Away!
ready to do whatever was assigned to her
and was interested in helping others. Sh,
was highly esteemed by all who knew her
Her loss will be felt by a large circle o
friends. She leaves to mourn her loss he
daug hters, Mrs. Lydia Denning and Mrs
Maggie Stennard of Manchester. N FL,
Eher sons, F. j. Grant Of Irasburg, Archi
bald of Barton Landing and Robert o
Manchester, N. FL. The funeral wa
/ largely attended at the church Wednesda,
afternoon at two O'Clock, Rev. q. II
Wright officiating.