Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-29
THE GREE.NSBOROS

the winter in Minneapolis, Mimi, and
Oak Park, ILL.,, has returned to her
home here.
The ladies of the Congregational
church met Thursday and with the
help of a few men gave the church a
thorough cleaning.
H. H. Bailey has bought the DR..
Bailey place in Craftsbury and has
already taken possession. Ted Bailey
will run the home farm
A. C. Chase and Rev. E. C. Hayes
were in Lvndonville Tuesday and
| Wednesday to attend the state meet
ing of Congregational churches.
The Red Cross held a meeting for
work in the grange hall Tuesday af-
ternoon under the direction of the
new president, Mrs. G. E. Colby.
Mr.. Mills of the Lake View board
ing house has bought the Studebaker
automobile Of MIR. Dufur and will use
it in passenger service to the Bend.
John C. Hunt was in St. Johns
bury Sunday to see Mr.. Darlington,
who has been very i'll at Brightlook
hospital the past week. Mr.. Barring
ton is better.
Mrs. Mary Ingalls, and Mrs. H. P.
! Ingalls, were in Burlington last week
visiting at the home of Mrs. Florence
! Soule. Mrs. H. P. Ingalls, returned
home Friday.
Mr.. Densmore of st. Johnsbury
brought $4,000 lingering trout here
Saturday and with the aid of DR.. F.
, c. Kinney and B. M. Wiley, placed
them in the streams.
A fine mission library table has
been given to Greensboro Free Ii
brary by E. T. Salisbury, furniture
manufacturer of Randolph, who has
his summer home here.
0. O. Gregory has sold his farm
| north of the village to Albert Young,
who will take possession at once. Mr..
| Gregory will sell at auction a part
of his stock and household goods on
Monday, June Sd.
The junior high school scholars of
this town gave a patriotic minstrel
show in East Hardwick Friday eve
/ ming and the proceeds of $14 went
to the Junior Red Cross after ex-
penses were paid.
Rev. P. L. Reynolds returned Sat-
urday evening from a three weeks
stay in Ohio, where he went to
preach. Mrs. Reynolds visited dur
ing this time in Port Henry at the
home of her parents.
The Red Cross drive in this town
went over the top last week by about
! $25, raising $500 for a $275 quota.
Mrs. w. B. Simpson was in general
charge of the work and was assisted
by number of solicitors in various
parts of the town.
Mrs. F. C. Kinney has had an cleo
en-, which is the first one to be put in
here. The high cost of fuel makes
such move practical since for this
purpose electric current is sold for
l21A cents per kilowatt hour.
William Young came very near
having a fatal accident Friday while
Philbrooks' place when his wagon be-
came entangled in a fallen telephone
wire and tipped over and threw the
horse. Mr.. Young was thrown to the
ground but not badly hurt.
Memorial day exercises will be held
Thursday in the Congregational
church and are expected to be of
special interest this year. The ad-
the church, Music and speaking will
be given by the children from the
various schools in town. There will be
a mixed quartet and the band will
play.
The following pupils Of the pri-
mary room have bought thrift and
war savings stamps during the first
half term: Thrift stamps-Gladys
Allen 1, Edla Wiley 2, Robert Will
son 1, John Allen 6, George Colby 1,
Richard Collins 2, Elma Debrune 9,
Evelyn Debrune 1, Donald King 2,
Anna Belle Curtis 8, Pearl Curtis 8;
war savings stamp, Helen Jackson 1.
There was a large attendance at
the big sale Of registered Holstein
stock Wednesday at the Baker farm,
when 80 head were sold at big prices.
The largest price paid for any one
of the FL cows was $425 and the
largest price paid for a calf was $500
for which the local Red Cross bid
successfully. Mr.. Baker gave the
entire selling price of this calf to the
Red Cross from whose locality the
purchaser came. The local branch
of the Red Cross is to be congratu-
lated upon obtaining such large
gift.
The monument recently set to
mark the location of the barn in
which was held the first Sunday
school convention in New England in
1917, will be unveiled Saturday at
2.3O o'clock. Among the speakers will
be the following: Rev. Charles A.
Boyd, who will give the principal
address on Builders of the Future"
Arthur F. Stone and F. B. Root, who
will bring greetings from Caledonia
and Orleans county Sunday School
associations as their presidents. The |
music will be led by a cornet and
trombone, both of which will be
played by members of the band. All |
the Sunday schools of Craftsbury
and Hardwick have been invited and |
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