Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-04-01

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ten O'Clock. Mrs. Hamilton is at present
quite sick, their son Harry from Boston is
here.
The school in District No. Is, taught by
Miss Mabel Johnson, closed March 10. The
pupils having no marks during the term
were Mabel Wright, Gertie Shannon, Min
ME Shannon, Eta Blay.. Eva Wrlg bit was-
absent one cay only.
WEST DERBY.
Mrs. E. s. Ball is very sick.
Greene's tenement.
Miss Kate Spear is sick at the home of I
her sister, Mrs. Delmer Stevens.
George Webb and e. e. Greene have
rented Els. Balls sugar orchard this spring
Mrs. Will Pearson from West Charleston
visited her sister, Mrs. John Bailey, last
week.
John Shannon, who has been, on
visit to Manchester, Nh, returned last
Frieay night.
Ysur correspondent picked Pansies in
full bloom in Mrs. Thes. Donaghy's gar
den March 29s
George Flanders has moved from Mrs.
Leslie's tenement on Indian Point st. into
James Adams house upat the Pulp Mill.
Mrs.Frank Hayward is quite sick, threat
ened with pneumonia. Her sister, Mrs.
Lemuel Wilson of West Charleston is car
ing for her.
John Riches went to Barton last
Wednesday night to attend a meeting of
I. o. F., Court Roaring Brook, and reports
good time.
The Young Peoples improvement club
met with Lena Cousens last Wednesday
evening. About twenty five members were
p ssent and spent vary pleasant evening.
GLOVER.
Mezzini Phillips was home several days
| last week.
Joseph King has rented tenement of
Mrs. Carrie PrindI9s.
Lewis Cameron is moving to Jesse
Christie's tenemept.
{ The Misses Editha and Relen Dew Wis
tied their grandparents recently.
Rev. I w. Mclaughlin will preach in
the SoCth church next Sunday at ao'clock.
Miss Pearl Woodward and William
Graham were married last weak. Con-
gratusations.
Mr.. and Mira n. II. Wilson went to Glen.
Sutton last week to attsnd the funeral of
Mr.. Wilson'S brother.
In our Letters from the People" VIII be
found a short letter to- the editor from Rev.
b. Drumming. Mr. Burning was Seyears
old Thursday. (ED.
Or. Charles French from Clinton, Mass. :,
and Dean French from Maine were called
hsre last week to, attend the funeral of.
their sister, Mrs. Helen MeGaffey.
The MONITOR is in receipt OF a paper.
containing an obituary notice of Mrs.
Salome Burton Gibson, native OF Glover.
born in August, 1888. The paper says ::
} ''She came west with her parents when
seven years of age There were no rail-
roads at thst time; the journey was made
by canal and the great lakes to Chicago
and by wagon the rest of the distance. -
This notice is published at the request of
the only living sister, Mrs. Minerva z.
Barton Bradley of Maxwell Iowa.
Mrs. Hslen L. McGaffey, wife Of George
W. McGaffey and daughter of the late
Lyndol and Nancy (McLellanl French,
died March 22. She was born in Glover
January A, 1882, ana lived the greater part
of her useful life here. May s, 1854, she
was married to George w. McGsttey of
Sutton and their home for Ia years was In
this latter town. Since then they have
resided at Glover. 10 years at South Glover
and the rsma indef at Glover village. Five
children have been born to them, four
daughters and one son. Zone daughter
died in infancy; the son, Edward L died
in 1890; and Mrs. Lila z. Hall died in
1917 She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Eva z. Scott of Springfield, Mass, and
Mrs. Laura s. Msthie of Old Orchard, Me-,
six grandchildren, an aged sister, Mrs.
, Serveia f. Leopard of Manchester, n. H.,
three brothers, Heman French of Lyndon,
+ Dean Q. French OF Dorchester, Mass, and
DIR. Charles c. French of Clinton, Mass.
AS wife, mother and friend hers was an
ideal life. Never discouraged, always
looking upon the bright side of every
cloud, she was firm believer in the
q Larger Hope, intelligent. outspoken and
progressive In thought, beautiful home
g keeper; she exempliied in high degree
the Pa 1ist's description OF an excellent