Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-06
THE GREEsNSBOROS

asked to contribute the number of
pennies which correspondent to the
size of shoes worn. Neat little shoes
of many colors were used to contain
the pennies.
The high wind Of Tuesday evening
of last week blew a large limb on to
the telephone wires north of the viii
lage and they fell across the electric
wires in such a way as to make it
very dangerous for those using the
local telephone The electric light
wires were cut south of the village
and repairs were made Wednesday
morning. The streets we're dark a,d
Oil lights which had not been used
for long time were used in the
homes and stores.
A special effort is being made to
collect books in the community to
send to the soldiers and sailors. Mag
aZines are not desired at this time,
hUt GOOD, bright, attractive-looking
BOOKS. Fiction OF course IS IN great
est demand but there is also much
demand for good solid, non-fction
books, even poetry being in consider
able demand. Books may be left at
the public library Saturday afternoon
or evening or at the Congregational
parsonage at any time.
The Caspian Lake grange held a
Well-attended masquerade promenade
in the town hall Wednesday evening
and took in $13. Miss Elizabeth Bald
Win dressed as a gypsy received a
prize, hand-painted china dish, for
the best costume among the women.
The BOBBY prize went to Mrs. W. G.
Bates, dressed as an Indian squaw.
n. Il. Kaiser won the box of handker-
chiefs for the men being dressed as
clown, and Ellis Rodgers, dressed as
farmer, won the BOBBY prize,
The following persons have bought
war savings and thrift stamps at the
local postoffice during the month of
February: War savings stamps
Charles Fl. Miller, 2; and following, 1
each, Mrs. George Colby, Robert Cas-
savah, Loretta Cassavah, Celia Ohm
stead, Della Olmstead, Jennie Ohm
stead and Katharine HAYES. Thrift
stamps-N. II. Kaiser 8, Frank East
man a, Donald Hayes 4, Mrs. J. H.
HARRINGTON 2, George Porter 2, Geo.
". Colby Jr,, I, This is a good record
but our Village should do better for
the month Of March.
Geo !. Simpson, when returning
from H2rdyvicI Friday with his son,
Harold, had what came near being 3
fatal accident. About a mile from
Q. A. SlaD1's place, he turned out to
pass a big load Of pulp wood and the
horse Went into q deep ditch and
f0urderod in the snow, tipping the
G7ci~h ovor and breaking loose from
-" driver. ron about two miles. n
fall.r~, Mr.. SimnsOn struck his head
GcH~elcGs. The team was CAUGHT ond
after . time The two occupants of the
a'oi~h drove to Their home. Mr.
Simpson IS ahle to be about but is
very sore from the shaking up.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Neighborbcod
Myron Kinney is i'll with shingles.
Miss Marjorie Hallwas called home
from Craftsbury last week by the i'll
ness OF her father.
Mrs. Jackson and Levi Hall of
HardWick were in town the last of the
week to visit Edwin Hall, who is very
i'll.
Mrs. Frank Chase went to Burling-
ton Monday to enter the Mary
Fletcher hospital for an operation.
Dr.. Kinney accompanied her and her
sister, Mrs. Emma Mckinley of Low
ell, Mass, will meet her there
Mrs. Emma Marvin finished work
eor A. " .Chaffee and went to her
home in st. Johnsbury last week. She
has gone to ST. Johnsbury and en-
tered the hospital for an operation.
Miss Freda Cheever of Claremont, N.
II, is working for her uncle, Mr.
Chafee, and her mother is with her.
GREENSBORO BEND
N. 4. Douglass has gone to Morris
lille TO work.
Charlie anderson Is uc~-ll,,::-.1 at
C-aham's hotel.
Mrs. 2. +. Chan7berlin is quite Sc
rioasiy II at this writing.
Mrs. 7. II. Silver was in St. Johns
3arT with her daughter over Sunday.
Nr. Reynolds has moved his family
here from .Jcfrnw4OYvil1n into tho Coo