Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-03
dolph spent the week at Camp Win
nemang at the south end of the lake.

LIZ. +. Z: Kinney went to Portland,
Me-, Monday to meet Mrs. Albert
Kinney and two little sons, who are
onthelr way here from Blue Hills, Me.
Mrs. J. A. Goss, who has been in
/ Hardwck for several weeks is now
at j. B. Cooks and plans to move
soon to the tenement in the Miller
house.
Mrs. E. c. Hayes had the misfor
tune to fall on the way home from
church Sunday evening and was con-
nncJ TO tne bed the FIRST OF the week
with badly spained ankle.
The subject for the C. e. meeting
Sunday evening at 7,30 will be, "Bible
Reading" Leader, w. w. Miller.
Please note the change in time which
viii continue through the summer.
E~12~ain Sails went to Concord, n.
! H, last week to be examined for ser
vice IN the army. He passed the
physical examination and will prob
! ably be called soon to one Of the
camps.
All the ladies of the Congregation
al church and congregation are invit-
ed to the chapel Friday afternoon for
the annual thankoffering meeting Of
the Woman's Missionary society. Re-
freshments will be served.
A large number from this place
went to Greensboro Bend Tuesday of
last week to attend the funeral of
Blanche Silver, who lived in this town
a few years ago and was well and ia
vorably known by large number Of
people here.
At the meeting of the Boy Scouts
Robert Wiley was elected treasurer
and it was voted to hold regular
meetings each week on Saturday eve
ming at the schoolhouse. At the next
meeting all officers will be elected
| and patrols organized.
The basket bail game advertised
for last week between the local five
and team from the Bend did not
nlaterialize because of the failure of
the Bend team to keep the app:int-
ment. The boys chose up and had a
game among themselves.
About 500 pounds Of clothing were
shipped to Montpelier last week to
destitute. This falls but SO pounds
short Of our allotment which viii
probably be sent in before the end Of
The week. Officers of the Red Cross
extend their thanks for the generous
response.
The next meeting of the grange on
Thursday evening, April Il, will be
observed as a musical evening" The
music committee, Mrs. II. II. Haines,
Mrs. Foster Gebbie, Mrs. J. II. Har-
len, will be in charge At the last
meeting the third and fourth degrees
were conferred on class Of six can.
didates.
John L. King, who has been driv-
ing on the rural delivery mail route
from this postofice this winter, has
resigned and finished work Saturday.
It is expected that a new ruling will
raise the salary to nearly $1,000 and
q woman is eligible for the first time
the mail route for the present as
substitute.
The local Red Cross branch shipped
to Boston for the month of March the
following articles: sweaters, 25
pairs stockings, $50 gauze compress
es 4X4, 25 wash cloths, 3 comfort pill
lows, with total value of $5O.37. In
addition men in the service have been
provided with knitted articles, paja-
mas, comfort kits and housewives to
the value of $26.19.
Edwin NJ Hall died March 25th at
the home of his son, Allen, north of
this village. The funeral was held
March 9th at the home and was con-
Quoted by Rev. E. C. Hayes. Mr.. !
Hall was 81 years ofage and had been |
Q resident of this town three years.
He was born in Hardwick and spent !
most Of his life in that place. He is |
survived by a son, Allen, and dauph- !
ter, Marjorie, both Of this town and |
by two brothers and four sisters. Mr..
Hall was a quiet man of frugal habits
and will be greatly missed by all who
knew him. His body was placed in
the receiving vault at Hardwick to
be buried later in the cemetery there.
The following persons have bought
Thrift and War Savings stamps at
the local postoffice for the month Of
March: Thrift stamps, Ebert Lo
gan 6, N. II. Kaiser 2, Arlton E. La
pierre 8, Evelyn Wiley II, Donald
man 2, Mrs. J. H. Darlington 2, Geo.
Porter 4, Bernie Atherton 10, Doro-
thy Wiley 3, Chester Boardman 1,
Arthur French 3, Geo. w. Colby I,
Beth II. Allen 1, Everett Perrin B,
Frederick Lapierre 3, Maurice Good
rich 1, Charles F. Goodrich 1. War
Savings stamps: Amos 1. Piper 2,
Emma F. Wright 2, Clara Kaiser 2,
Everette Perrin 1, Herbert Gregory
5, Robert A. Hardy 1, Bertha Miller
4.
GREENSBORO BEND
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Piper arc on
the sick list
W. w. Reirden of Barton was here
On business Friday.
Mrs. Rosanna Hill is spending few '
weeks with Mrs. Katie Haskins. 4:
r. A. Richie was in Barton and