Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-10-16

Island, L. ", and Charles u. Smith OF
Lowell, Mass
Mrs. Esther Titus has closed her
restaurant opposite the post office
for time. She has been sick with
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Burdick of
Claremont, N. H., were recent guests
at the home of his father, F. G. Bur-
dick.
Miss Viola Rollins of Newport is
i'll with influenza at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mae Rollins, on the
Evansville road.
Mrs. Joseph Brooks, who has been
caring for the family of George Gay
at Willoughby, is home i'll with grip
at her own home.
Mrs. John Campbell of Chester,
Pa, who has been quite i'll with the
influenza, is reported as improving.
| Her mother, Mrs. Mary Freeman, is
| with her.
James Goad of Albany, who has
been at Sunshine sanitorium a few
days, returned home without having
an operation because Of an unbalanc-
ed mental condition.
Pvt Edgar Martel has been visiting
relatives in town. He was called
home from Camp Devens by the death
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bernice
Devereaux Martel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester King of Pas
sumpsic were recent guests of his
brother, Geo. E. King and went to
West Glover to visit his father, c. C.
King, who is i'll.
The patients who have recently left
Sunshine sanitorium are Loretta Roy,
Lyman Peck and Mrs. H. B. Orcutt.
Mrs. Alton Marsh is at present stop
ping there for few days.
Carroll Davis of Olympia, Wash,
former resident here many years ago,
was in town Saturday. Mrs. Davis
died Sept. 80 and the burial was at
Albany, her former home.
Mrs. D. J. Huntington is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Butler in Irasburg, who is improving
from a recent illness. Miss Gladys
in the home here is much improved.
Mrs. John Curtis went Monday to
Somersworth, n, H, to visit Mr.. Cur
tis, who is now stationed there as a
government inspector of shoes turned
out under contract by shoe fac
tory there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilpin and Miss Eva
Gilpin, We're in Richford Friday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. K. W. Gil
pin, whose death occurred Wednesday
from pneumonia. Ms. Cilpin was a
resident here several years ago.
Charles B. Porter, who was called
to his home in New Haven, Conn,
by the death Of his mother recently,
has been sick ever since his return
home. He was taken with influenza,
which developed into pneumonia.
The Barton Red Cross branch will
have yarn in about two weeks for
sweaters, which must be finished by
November Is. Any one willing to
knit a sweater in the limited time
will please call for the yarn about
November 1
The Red Cross asks helpers 10
finish and send in at once all sweaters
and also return any extra yarn.
Mrs. Willard Gallup, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Woodard, who
live on the Willoughby lake road
where Mrs. Gallup was born, died
Friday afternoon at her home in
Canada. Mrs. Gallup was about 27
years old and left here some six
years ago after her marriage. Be-
sides her husband she leaves three
small children, her father and mother
and four brothers, Burleigh, Roland,
Parcy and Merrill.
C. S. Webster, chairman Of Barton's
Fourth Liberty Loan committee, calls
the canvassing teams together at the
club rooms Thursday evening to plan
for the final cleanup in Barton's can
vass. Mr.. Webster has assurances
that the quota will be reached by
Saturday night when the drive closes,
but the total amount of the towns
allotment of $85 900 has not yet been
pledged Several places have not
yet been canvassed on account of the
epidemic conditions.
Some of the product of the stone
.crusher purchased by Messrs. Cut
ting, Barron and Barrows last spring
is being used on the street with ap-
parent good results. A strip has been
put in on Main street and while it has
not yet gone through the strain of
winter and spring, the result thus far
is encouraging. Work on Glover
street, which is being drained ready
for permanent surface that is ex-
pected to stand the traffic without go
mo to niocas ic nrOUroccinU c1Ow1v