Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-14
GREENSBORO

H. S. Drew has sold his farm to L.
E. Labeau Of New Bedford, Mass.
Cyrus Hall, who has been very ill
for several weeks, is not much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Cobb of Burlington visited
her daughter, Mrs. R. o. Buchanan,
the past week.
The Jr. o. U. A. M. will hold their
regular meeting in the town hall on
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Buchanan Of West Glover Wis
tied over Sunday at the home Of her
son, Roy o. Buchanan.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bird and two
sons of Brookline, Mass, are visiting
at the home of B. M. Wiley.
The members of the United Pres
byterian church held a business meet
ing in their church building Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. E. Colby and son
George returned Saturday from sew
eral days visit at the home of Mr..
Colby's father in Victory.
Prof. Lansing Collins of Princeton,
N. j., came to his cottage near the
village last week. Mrs. Collins pre-
ceded him here several weeks ago.
Miss Elizabeth Ely of Greenwich,
Conn.,, head of large girls school in
that place, is at the Congregational
parsonage for a few weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Hope Klees of Cynwyd, Pa,
who has ben occupying the Sibley
OF Of hn 10 10
was called suddenly to her home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Gebbie left
Friday for Springfield, Mass, where
they will spend week or two with
Mrs. Gebbie's mother, Mrs. Harriet
Silver.
There was a good attendance at the
card party given by the Red Cross in
the grange hall Friday evening.
Twelve tables were in use and about
$12 was cleared.
The road up to the Congregational
church was graded and we'll fixed by
the road men Friday and it will make
it much easier for automobiles to en-
ter this rather steep roadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Harmon, who
have been in charge of the Caspian
Lake House so far this summer,
closed the house last week and left
for Mortified where they will have
charge of new hotel.
There was good attendance at
Grange hall Friday afternoon when
Miss Clemma Seaver, county home
demonstration agent, and Miss Swa-
zey Of Burlington, told the women
how to use substitutes for wheat flour
and sugar.
Eight teams are drawing gravel on
to the road being built by the state
north Of this village, the gravel be-
ing obtained on the Carter farm. This
will make a great improvement as
this has for years been a very bad
piece of road.
Mr.. Lacquer of New York City, one
of our summer colony, was quite bad
ly hurt Wednesday while riding a
spirited horse, belonging to Henry
Miller. The horse made a quick dash
under a low shed and lacerated Mr.
Lacquer's head badly.
There will be a lecture in the Con-
gregational church Tuesday evening,
Aug. 20, by Prof. Bliss Perry of Har-
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Red Cross. Subject, "Alexander
Hamilton. Admission Csc. Chill
dren under II years Of age, 15c.
The preacher Sunday at the Con-
gregational church was Rev. Donald
Frazer of Wells River, who gave a
very fine sermon on, "What Is Re-
ligion?" The preacher next Sunday
will be Rev. Chas. F. Carter, pastor
0f @ho
church, Hartford, Conn.
A party of about 20 went to Barr
Hill for a picnic Wednesday afternoon
of last week, including both village
and camp people Among the party
were Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Smith and
family of Flushing, L. l., Mr. and
Mrs. Finck of New York City and Mr..
and Mrs. Miller and family of New
York City and Mrs. W. B. Simpson
of this village.
There was large attendance at the
G.. E. meeting held at the Kinney cot
tage in Winnemere Sunday evening.
The subject was, blossoms from Ma
ture," and meeting was led by Mrs.
E. c. Kinney. Rev. H. W. Maier ,one
of the camp colony, gave an address
on the present Challenge" to the
Young People," which was listened to
with great interest.
There were about so ladies pres
ent at the Woman's Missionary socie-
ty meeting Thursday afternoon when
Mrs. Ruth Thompson, former treas
urer of the w. H. M. U. of Vermont
and Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks Of ST.
Johnsbury spoke. The meeting was
held at the cottage of Mrs. E. c. Kin
ney, and refresl1n ents were served.
Miss Faith Sutherland Of New York
sang a solo.
The Greensboro Free Public library
has received a request from the
American Library Associations head
quarters in Washington for more
books from this community for the
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