Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-09-07
IRAsBURG

! Miss Ruth Corley has returned to
| Newport to teach.
Mrs. Bert Kennison has gone to
| ST. Johnsbury for treatment.
| Miss Doris Sears returned home
=, from Tewksbury, Mass, Friday.
Miss Freda Lewis of Barton spent
| the weekend with Miss Helen Har-
| low.
Miss Veora Roberts of Lyndonvi.le
I spent the weekend with relatives in
town. 81
Miss Helen Crawford has gone, 20
Derby Line, where she has a position
teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pike spent Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives in
Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marcou of Bar
ton visited Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Goss
last week.
C.. II. Hannant has rented his farm
to the Mitchell Brothers, who will
take possession October LIST.
Miss Hazel Fay who has been SER
iously ill at the Orleans hospital, is
reported more comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. McGoff and son,
Harold, left Thursday night for their
new home in Gardner Me.
Ed. Dutton and sister, Miss Lottie
Dutton, of Concord, N. H., were bust
ness visitors in town Monday.
Walter Metcalf returned to Wor-
cester, Mass, the first of the week
where he is taking a college course.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Carpenter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Wells have been
spending a few days with relatives in
| Shoram.
o. N. Washer left Monday for Der
| by Line, where he has position
teaching the 7th and 9Th grades in
| the village school.
| Mrs. Della Templeton, who has
been spending few weeks with Mrs.
Ada Templeton. returned to her home
! in Montpelier Monday.
Irasburg defeated the Lowell boys
| in a game of ball on the common here
Saturday by score Of to o. Clamp,
the Irasburg pitcher, twirled no-hit
no-run game.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Keith and
David Kirkpatrick with party of
friends numbering 1S motored to
Bolton, P. O.. and Bronze lake re-
/
The young people Of Mrs. F. A.
Fields Sunday school class are in
vited to meet at the home of Wendell
Allen for a social Friday evening.
Every member is cordially invited to
be present.
CORNELIUS McGOFF
Mr.. McGoff, whose death was re-
ported last week, was born in Inver-
ness, Can, December 25, 1874, the son
of Joseph McGoff and Mary Ann
| (Curley) McGoff and was the eldest
of family of IL children. He came
to Vermont when 16 years of age
working one year for George Ordway
on what is now part of the. farm
known as the Allen Shedd farm. At
[ the end of the year he enlisted for
three years in Company D, Bird YER
mont Vol. Infantry, serving two years
and 10 months, participating in ~
| engagements. On receiving his dis
charge June 49,, 1865, he returned to
the employment of Mr.. Ordway work
1 ing on the farm until April, 1869. On
May II, 1868, he was married to Mar
tina Samantha Ordway, eldest daugh-
ter of George and Clarinda (Bryant)
Ordway, who survives him. To them
were born nine children. Walter H.,
| who died in Montuelier. Nav 20. 1916:
Isaac E.. of Millinocket, Me-. Mabel
10. of Irasburg. Chas. c., of North
Ansam. Me-. G. Fred of Portland. Me,
Clara " of Hioh River Alberta, Can !:
NJ. Nellie of Trasburo- Edwin G. of
| Bethel and Chester r. of Gardner.
Me. In 1869 Mr. McGoff purchased
| the farm now ocr,nied bv Emerson
Mason on the road between I~ashure
ard West Clover. where he lived for
?5 wears: sellino this he purchased
| Of the Allen estate a >striD of land
| -o,-+h of the old home farm where he
-,,Ia : s-1orase IF rai-i,~ ~'rsen~ for
a number of years. December 1915,