Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-09-04
THE GREE.NSBOROS

went to see Harry McLoud, who has
been commissioned an ensign in the
navy and is awaiting orders for duty
at New York City.
The next meeting of Caspian Lake
grange will be Thursday evening,
Sept. IL and will be observed as gen
tlemen's night. The following COM
mittee will be in charge, George Phil
brook, Foster Gebbie, Charles Good
rich and Guy Allen.
There was a meeting of the library
trustees at the library Saturday af-
ternoon and it was voted to install a
card catalog in the library under the
direction and with the help of the
state library commission. Mrs. Judge
Smith of St. Johnsbury, a member of
the state library commission, was
present.
| Two candidates have announced
themselves for the nomination for
state representative from this town,
Dr. F. c.. Kinney and George E. Colby
They are both Republicans and can
| both be depended upon to vote right
on the National Prohibition amend
ment which is to come before the
next general assembly of our state.
There was quite little excitement
in this village Wednesday morning Of
last week when the telephone an
nounced that the cottage of Prof.
Bliss Perry was on fire. In a very
few minutes the fire department was
at the cottage and found the blaze
which was in the kitchen and was
caused by an oil stove, was already
under control. The damage was slight
buta few minutes more of Roadway
would have resulted in bad fire.
The schools of town opened Tues
day morning. The following teachers
are in charge of the work in this viii
lage: Principal Of the junior high
school, Ray Pestle of lion, N. Y;
assistant principal, Miss Atwell Of
Brandon; domestic science teacher,
Miss Sibyl Amsden Of New Hamp-
shire, teacher of the fifth and sixth
grades, Mrs. Grace Wilson Gregory of
grades, Miss Grace Tyndall Of Nor
risville.
There were about 500 people seated
in the Congregational church and a
few who were unable to get in but
heard through the windows at the
service Sunday morning when Rev.
Allen A. Stockdale gave his talk, "A
Message from the Fighting Front.
Mr.. Stockdale has just returned from
six months work in France for the
Red Cross. He was listened to for
over an hour with great interest and
the large audience went away with in
creased patriotism. On the stage
with Mr.. Stockdale was Lieut.. Donald
Hardy Of the Flying Division of the
A ,.,,,1, who Demonstrated tho 1co Of
the gas mask.
GREENSBORO ROLL OF HONOR
The town of Greensboro with pop
ulation of 931 has sent 26 young men
into the service in this war as fol-
lows: Enlisted-Roy Anterior, Car
roll Anair, Jean Anair, Leon Cushion,
Jean Goethe, Wesley Lamunda, Mr..
Lunt, enlisted in Canada; Albert Kin
ney, M. o. R. c.; Milton Piper draft
ed-Trevor Blodgett, John Burnham,
Edward Blanchette, Linvel Brown,
Charles Chaffee, Bert Cummings,
John Dickson, John Hunt, Herbert
Johnson, w. w. Miller, Austin Ma
coon, Ellsworth Matthews, Elmer
Maurer, Morris Sweetland, Raymond
Silver, Robert Silver, Howard Sar-
gent. Miss Alice Dow has gone as
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Morris Sweetland and Elmer Maurer
have been killed and three young
men, Milton Piper, Jean Goethe and
Austin Magoon have been wounded.
The Greensboro correspondence would
be pleased to know of any errors or
omissions in the above list that we
may get a correct and complete roll
of honor It is hoped soon to place a
service flag either in the town hall or
/ library.
GREENSBORO BEND
There was a good crowd at the auc-
lions at w. D. Hills Saturday.
Robert Silver was at home from
Camp Devens from Friday until Sun
day.
Mrs. Arthur Lamonda is helping
care for Mrs. Mary ellis who remains
quite i'll.
Amos Piper was home from Lyn-
donville to attend the funeral of his
grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brown of St.
Johnsbury were over Sunday guests
of Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs. Katie
Haskins.
QUITE a NUMBER from mere went 10
Greensboro Sunday to hear Rev. AL
len Stockdale speak at the Congrega-
tional church, on his work in the Red
Cross in France and all came home
feeling well paid for attending.
Mrs. Isaac Piper, who has been
sick for number of months, was tax
en- to the hospital at Hardwick Tues
day to be cared for but died Friday
morning. The funeral was held at
the M. E. church Sunday at 1 o'clock
Rev. Shaw officiating, with burial at
Stannard. Mrs. Piper leaves an aged
husband, a son and a number of
grandchildren to mourn her loss. The
family have the sympathy of the
community in their time of sorrow.