Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

the Congregational chapel Tuesday,
May 1st. at o'clock. Be sure to
come If you are a member and If you
are not a member you viii be well
coined. The membership fee is only
so cents.
The petition being circulated in IA
vor of asking for the location of n
junior high school in this village is
being signed by most of the voters
TO whom il is presented. The inter-
est in such a school combining the
teaching of agriculture and domestic
science with the regular shcool sub
jects appears to be great.
The meeting called Saturday to or
ganize a Red Cross branch was well
attended, notwithstanding the con-
dition of the roads and the rainy day.
About 20 joined as charter members
and the following officers and COM
mittees were elected: Chairman, Mrs.
Julian Wiley; secretary and treas
urer, George Porter; finance commit
tee, Mrs. Inez Graham and Mrs. Ida
Smith; supply committee, Mrs. Lilli-
an Ingalls,, Mrs Nellie Gebbie and
Mrs. Nettie Lumsden; membership
committee Mrs. Mabel Morse, Mrs
William Bates and Mrs. Hazelton.
The organization starts out with
much enthusiasm and will accomp-
lish much work for the good cause.
HON. ARBA N. WATERMAN.
Although somewhat DELAYED there
should be some words of respect Civ
en- TO Hon. Arba N Waterman, a ma
tive Of this town, who died in Chica-
go March 10th Judge Waterman
was born here Feb. 5th, 1886, and
was the son Of Loren F. Waterman,
who was for a number of years a
merchant here. His great-grand-
father was a soldier in the Revolu-
ton and his grandfather served in
the war of 1872 His paternal an
/ cestors came to America from Wales
and settled in Massachusetts in 1910.
Judge Waterman enlisted in the Civ
Il war as private in the Tooth Hi
nois Volunteer infantry and was mus
tered out of service as a lieutenant
colonel; was a member of the COM
mon council of Chicago in 1874 and
1876; elected judge of the circuit
court IN 1877; appointed Judge of the
appellate court IN 1891 and was for
many years the presiding Judge of
that court. After graduating from
the law school Judge Waterman had
law Offices for a time in this town
over the store of his father and
showed great ability even at that
early time. As a Judge, he was able,
/ patient and thorough; in manner
pleasing and popular with the bar.
So far as known the only relatives
living IN this vicinity are William H.
Blaisdell and Henry S. Webster of
Orleans.
GREENSBORO BEND
F. B. Forrest is in Boston for a
few days.
Bessie Robinson has finished work
at Clyde Smiths.
Hiss Ruth Barr was in Johnson on
business Thursday.
Rev. Howard attended conference
at Newport last week.
George Piper has been quite seri-
ously sick the past week.
Mrs. J. H. Pope attended meeting
of the W. r. c. in Montpelier last
week
VIII Hill was in st. Johnsbury to
see his sister, Mrs. Nettie Marshall,
Thursday.
Miss Barr occupied the pulpit Sun
day IN the NJ. z. church in the abb
sence of the pastor.
". D. Marshall received word. Sun
day of the death of his brother-in-law
Frank Marshall, in st. Johnsbury
Miss Alice Pike has returned to
her homein Cabot after spending sew
eral weeks with her sister, Mrs Car
RE Crowley.
School opened here Monday with
Miss Helen Slapp of Hardwick as
teacher IN the upper room and Miss
Mabel Esdon in the primary room.
GREENSBORO-North Neighborhood
Bertha Carter is visiting relatives
in Albany.
Willard Thompson from Minnesota
is visiting at Charles Lapierre's.
Raymond Philbrook visited his un-
Gle, Fern Philbrook, in Hardwick last
week
Little Arlton Lapierre injured his
right arm quite severely one day last
week
Roy Anterior and Wesley La
Monda went to st. Johnsbury recent
ly to enlist
Miss Ruth Heidger has recovered
from her recent illness and returned
to her school in Orleans.
Mrs. Martha LaMonda is at Ernest
Laird's helping TO care for the ones
who are Ill with the measles.
Frederick Lapierre was in st.
Johnsbury the first of last week for
an operation for adenoids and ton
sis. His mother accompanied him.
HOLLAND
George Rumery's children are on
the gain.