Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-02-05


force the hook. catching in frankie
Dufur right limb above the knee.
causing a large and ugly wound.
The toe of Robert Silver's overshoe
was torn off and his toes were badly
bruised. Others received slight in
juries.
=. The following is the program for the
Grange meeting on Thursday evening.
Feb. 18th. Music, reading, Mrs. w.
A. Hardy; A discussion on the ques-
tion-How can we make this Year of
the greatest possible benefit to each
member? W. w. Miller, n. III. Kaiser;
mixed quartette, paper-ln what def
finite ways can this Grange be bene-
fit to this community? F. G. Goodrich;
Discussion.
GREENSBORO BEND
Charles Bartlett is working for
Fernal & Bisbee.
Mrs. Geo. Gle of Danvil]e visited at
Mrs. Jessie Forests Friday.
Mrs. Laura Skinner of Orleans is
spending a few days with her niece,
Mrs. Alice Clark.
Leslie Daniels is i'll with mumps and
unable to attend to his work in the
station at Hardwick.
Mrs. Helen Esden has been quite
sick the past week, and Miss Glenna
King is on the sick list.
Mrs. R. A. Richie returned from st.
Johnsbury Friday after spending a
week there with friends.
A good number from here attended
the meeting of Hazen Road Pomona
grange Wednesday at Hardwick.
Mrs Sarah Barr returned to her
home in Taunton, Mass, Monday after
spending several months here with
relatives.
CRAFTSBURY
S. R. Lathe returned to Montpelier
Monday.
Percy Keir was quite i'll the first o.
the week.
The family of Geo. Wheeler is aff1ict-
ed with measles.
Hollis Lathe, who was i'll last week,
is much improved.
Bay Simpson has sold his village
residence to Ernest Dill.
Allen Larrabee fell on the ice last
week and injured his shoulder
Mr. Edwards was called to Orleans
Thursday by the illness of his father.
S. r. Lathe spent last week at home
on account of the illness Of his son
Hollis.
Several from this town attended
Pomona grange at Hardwick last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Green entertained the
Willing Workers at her home Wednes-
day afternoon.
DR.. Dillingham; was called in council
with DR.. Goddard in the case of Mrs.
J. M. Patterson Thursday.
A union service was held in the
M. E. church Sunday evening, adj
dressed by Byron Clark in the inter-
ests of the young.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Skinner and family gave them very
pleasant surprise at their home Thurs
day evening. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed.
Byron Clark, president of Y. M. c.
A. IN burlington, gave very interest
ing talk in the M. E. church Sunday
morning on interesting and working
with the boys.
Eta Smith is home from Gilmore.
where she has been teaching, and is
teaching at East Craftsbury to finish
the term commenced by Miss Morse
and given up on account of illness.
Many from this part of the town at
tended the lecture at East Craftsbury
given last Monday night by Thomas
P. Byrnes on Wendell Phillips. and all
felt that he measured up to the lecture
standard.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Leavitt, assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Macenter, en-
tertained at Mr.. Leavitt's home FRIDAY
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Skinner of Collinsville. who are soor
to move to MorrisvilIe.
The banquet given last Saturday
evening to the boys and young men OF
this town proved to be a great event
supper being served to sixty-five. A
young mems club was organized ant
the club rooms dedicated.
Fire broke out in the chambers OF
the roof in some unknown way in the
farm house owned by Mr. Edwards ane
occupied by Mrs. James Robbins anc
family Friday morning. destroying
nearly the whole contents of the cham
bers and burning the roof quite badly
= But for the timely help Of men on the
spot, the house would have been il
ruins in few moments.
While Mrs. E. N. Nelson was light
ing her mantle lamp Thursday night,
box of celluloid combs became ignited
The blaze at once nearly reached the
ceiling. but with presence of mine
and persistent effort she succeeded il
throwing the box out of doors ane
extinguished the fire that had reached
other goods. Mrs. Nelson's hand:
were considerably burned. 1t wa
rather close call from disastrou
fire.