Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-26
THE GREENSBOROS
GREENSBORO

GREENSBORO
George Fowler after spending several
weeks in Plainfield has returned to his
home here.
Deputy j. H. Darlington installed
the officers of the Grange at the Bend
Monday evening.
Deputy j. H. Barring ton assisted by
Mrs. Darlington installed the officers
of Caspian Lake Grange Thursday
Jan. Is.
The hay on the Blaisdell farm and
the surplus hay on the A. E. Jackson
farm has been baled and was hauled
last week.
Ernest Marshall has just finished
saving large amount of wood on the
Baker farm, and has moved his saw
ing machine to Hardwick.
F. w. Hutchinson nearly lost one
of his fingers Wednesday of last week
while moving some large logs. Much
of the flesh was pulled from the finger
Mrs. Martha A. Pettee. who has
been visiting several weeks at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E.
Perrin, returned to her home in Jericho
Saturday.
h0C6ulIy JduCS w 1iSOH wa IHIOWI
from his sled near Cuthbertson's store
and was quite badly shaken up. He is
able to be around again after being
confined to the house several days.
The cottage that is being built for
Mr.. Peasants on the lake shore has
been completed except the fireplace
and cbimneys, Fred Newton dong the
carpenter, work.
Dick Stannard sold by auction all his
personal property Tuesday and with
his two little children will make his
home for the present with his father
in-law, Henry Miller, here.
The HaZen Road Pomona Grange
met on Wednesday with the Grange at
South Hardwick. At this meeting the
ladies' degree team from the Caspian
Lake Grange exemplifed the third
and fourth degrees.
The next meeting of the Caspian
Lake Grange will be held Thursday
evening. Among the good things on
the program will be a reading by Mrs
Ned Kaiser and a piano selection by
Miss Merle Harrison.
J. H. Darlington has had the grist
mill wired for electric lights and is the
first to have such work done in this
village. 1t is expected that many
houses will be wired this spring and
lights put on the streets.
The "Tuckebache" class of the Con.
gregational Sunday school will hold
their annual meeting Friday evening,
Jan. % at the church parlors. 1t is
planned to have a special speaker. 1t
is hoped to see large number present.
The report of the town clerk
for 1915 shows 80 births. Is deaths and
six marriages. The large number OF
births in the town the last year shows
no evidence of ''race suicide" the
births showing an excess of nineteen
over the deaths.
The young men of the village have
purchased a basketball and are screen
ing the town hall preparatory to begin
ming practice there. 1t is expected
that Greensboro will have a strons
basketball team in the near future a.
we have some good material.
On Wednesday or Thursday fou
cottages on the Randolph end of tn,
lake were broken into and the furnish
ings badly thrown about 1t is no
known as yet who was guilty Of tn
vandalism. but Investigations are being
made and by the authorities. Th
cottages broken into were the Sails
bury cottage. two Whitehill cottage
and the Terrill cottage.
The "You and I" class of the Con
gregational Sunday school held thei
annual business meeting Thursday a
the home of Dr. Fred Kinney with
good attendance. The following off
GERS were elected for 1916: Teacher
Mrs. l.. A Perrin; assistant teacher
Mrs j A GOss: president, Dea. A. E
Perrin; treasurer, George .Phi.brook
an, Mrs. Fred Kinney. An excelen
dinner was served to all, including tn
pastor and his wife.
1.-The Deacon" a popular coined
drama.in five acts, was presented b
hall Friday evening before a larg
audience The principal character
were taken by P N. Allen, C. Il
Miller, F. G. Cassavah and Mrs. Bet
Allen. All the characters were we
taken and showed good acting through
out The Nonpareil orchestra FUR
isbeJ music between the acts !
reading and solo by Mrs. F. F. Wake
field and solo by Miss Bessie Silve
added to the pleasure of the evening
Coffee. sandwiches and doughnut
were sold after the play by commi
tee from the Grange The expense
of producing the play were consider
able, yet about $50 was cleared.
GREENSBORO BEND
Mrs. Laura Pope has been sic
several days with the grip.
Mrs. Flora Collins visited friends
Craftsbury several days last week.