Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-20

that all efforts to save it were useless.
Mrs. Schlerman was away from home
at the time, and but for the dog arous-
ing him, Mr.. Schlerman would probably
have persisted in the fire.
CLOVER.
Frank Walcott is not as we'll.
r. E. Davis is on the sick.. List.
All schools in town begin ] April. 27.
Miss Kittie Smith visited in. Barton
last week.
Fred Aldrich of Burlingt on is home
for time.
Miss Lima Gilmour is attending school
in Johnson.
Mrs. Dan Young sprained her wrist
badly recently.
N. R. Young of St. Johnsbury was in
town last week.
E.. L. Alexander's brother from Mont
real is visiting him.
Mrs. Nora Holmes went to Morris
vile Wednesday on business.
Miss Bernice Colby is a guest. at
the home of w. N. Aldrich.
B. U. Wells of Woodsville. N. H.,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Partridge-visited
in Irasburg several days last week.
S. B. French attended the funeral of
his sister in St. Johnsbury Monday.
1t is reported that E. "a Norton has
sold his upper farm to- a party from
Greensboro.
Frank Walcott has nurse from ST.
Johnsbury. He is gaining as fast as
could be expected.
The Easter exercises atFthe. Metho-
dist church Sunday morning were very
fine, and were largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kimball .were
in Coventry Friday to attend the fu-
neral of her brother, Asa Hancock.
Frank Eldridge, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is consideredsa little better.
Elias Miles took his place as lister.
Mrs. Joel Christie's mother. who has
been spending some time with her, has
returned to her home in Greensboro
Bend.
At the republican caucus held Satur-
day evening the following delegates
were elected to attend the state and
district conventions held at Burlington
and Montpelier: M. w. johnson, G. S.
Wilson, V. F. Miles.
Some sneak thief recently took six
pals of sugar from F. H. Beams sug-
ar house and eight pals from H. N.
Dav is. We are unable to express
the contempt we feel for anyone who
would do such mean thing and hope
they will be unprecedented and punished
as they deserve.
Glover grange will serve dinner
Thursday. Apr %, followed by the reg
ular meeting. The following subjects
will be discussed: (Which affords the
most pleasure, summer flowers or win
ter f1owers?" by Mrs. Glenn Ander-
son; and a debate led by Harry Stan
ton and M. A. Bean. Resolved, that
fall blowing is the etter method
The following is copied from the St.
Johnsbury Caledonian Of last week
"Phoebe B. French, wife of the late
F. V. Powers, died very suddenly Sat
urday afternoon april ~ at her
home on Cherry street. Three weeks
previous she slipped on the ice and frac.
tured her hip, which made her help.
less. She suffered no pain and on Sat
urday was feeling unusually we'll
Soon after dinner she complained of {
strange feeling in her heart and in &
few minutes was gone. Death was
caused by apoplexy. Mrs. Powers was
the Oldest child of Mr.. and Mrs. Orrir
French and was born in Glover in 1888
She attended the Orleans Liberia
Institute in Glover and taught schoo
until her marriage to Mr.. Powers
They resided in Waterford for a tim'
then moved to Summerville, wher'
they lived until Mr.. Powers dealt
nine years ago. Since then she ha
made her home with her sisters
Misses Hattie and Lucy French Mrs
Powers was brought up in the Unlver
salist church and has been most IN
fuential member of the church here
She was treasurer of the Ladies Cir
Gle for II years and has held the offic
of collector for the parish. Since he
husbands death she has lived for tn
church and only a few know how niue
she has done for it. She had rar
oft of management which made her a
MI
Guarded every interest of the church
while her faithful attendance at a
church services was an inspiration
all. Those who have heard her ps
pers at the union missionary meeting
know she possessed considerable lite
ary ability. She leaves two brother
Samuel French of Glover and Naths
French of London, Ontario, and thr'
sisters, Mrs. Carlton Felch and Miss
Hattie and Lucy French. The funer
was held at the church OF the Messl;
Monday afternoon, conducted by Re
A. F. Walch. Interment was at III
Pleasant cemetery.
WEST CLOVER.
Jennie Wilkinson remains quite SIC
Roy Buchanan is--at home from Plt
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