Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-29
GLOVER

Miss Florence Drew is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Simpson.
Miss Vera Phillips is home from he1
school in Greensboro Bend.
Alex Dwyer and family Of Wheelocl
spent the weekend at Carl Beans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kelton anc
Fred Percival are visiting in Spring.
field, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Lyon enter
tanned Miss Healey and Miss Jennisor
last week.
Misses Amy and Bess Blodgett
spent the weekend in Orleans and
Willoughby.
Miss Sarah Priest is recovering
tarium in Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Simpson and
friend enjoyed trip to Memphrema-
Cog on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weeben and daugh-
ter of Rockingham are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hastings.
Free children's tickets for the Bar
ton pageant Friday night may be had
at the Walcott & Lyon store.
Mrs. Edwin Alexander and daugh-
ter, Edith, are visiting the family of
DR.. Fred Aldrich in Skinner, Me.
The Glover boys were defeated at
Sheffield last Saturday. The score
was II to II in a ten-inning game.
The pupils of Mrs. Danforth's school
and many of their friends enjoyed a
days outing at Shadow lake Saturday.
The Sunday school convention in
town last Wednesday was very large
ly attended Over 800 people were
present at the dinner.
Mr.. Baker of Craftsbury has pur-
chased George buttons farm and Mr..
and Mrs. Dutton are moving to Glover
village into the William Merriam
house.
The auction at the Leonard Home
stead brought together crowd of
people that were interested in Holstein
cattle. Many of the cattle were sold
to parties in St. Johnsbury and Der
by.
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
will hold their next meeting July g..
The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock.
Ice cream and cake will be served. The
ladies are requested to bring cake. All
members are urged to be present as
it is installation of officers and initla-
ton.
Irene Bliss Kelton was born in
Calais. w.. December is, 1881, and
died June z, 1921. When only IL
years of age she went out into the
world to take care Of herself by work
ing in the weaving rooms of different
shops in Nashua, N. H., and Mont
pelier. While working in Montpelier
as head tailoress she operated the first
sewing machine used in that town.
When a young woman she travelled to
Ohio by stagecoach. In 1865 she mar
ried William Henry Kelton, Union
soldier. After his discharge from the
army they settled on farm in Calais.
To them six children were born, Will
liam, who died in infancy, Mary, who
died at the age Of four years; Charles,
who lives in Glover; Julia Mitchell,
who died in 1915; May Foster, who
lives in Northampton, Mass, and
Nora Salmon, with whom she has
made her home since the death of her
husband in 1901. Besides her three
children, she leaves nine grandchll-
dren and five great-grandchildren to
her loss.
CARD-We wish to thank our
friends and neighbors for the kind
ness shown us during the sickness
and death of our dear mother and
grandmother, especially those who Of
fered cars.
Nora Salmon and family.
GLOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH
Rev. John Kimball, Pastor
Morning worship II a. m.
Sunday school IL m.
Evening praise meeting 7.45 p. m.
The communion service will be post
poned one week.
Children's Sunday will be observed
next Sunday morning. The special
musical program will be given by the
children. There will be christening
service and all parents wishing to
have ther children baptised will please
bring them.
WEST GLOVER
Miss Eunice Stevens is home from
her school at Lyndonville.
Mrs. C. R. Vance and children have
been visiting at S. T. Vance's.
Miss Gladys Cameron is home from