Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-16
CRAFTSBURY

The Epworth League has voted to
hold an April fool social, April /.
John Babcock of Hardwick was a
business visitor in town Monday.
| Hllda Daverson is home from John
son, where she has been teaching.
Mrs. Lydia Robbins returned from
Brightlook hospital Friday afternoon.
Will Barber is working in the
woods getting out timber for the new
Keir store.
j. d. Leavitt has sold his saw and
dressing mill property to Mr.. Stow
ell of Orleans
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Noodle went
Wednesday to Waterbury to visit her
mother, who is ill.
Unit No. 1 held a social at Phillips
Morse's Friday evening. A very
pleasant time was enjoyed.
Mildred Silver finished her work at
the Smith home Saturday and return
ed to her home in Collinsville.
| Ethel Bitter finished her work at
Andrew Young's and returned to her
home in Greensboro Saturday.
Percy Keir has decided to rebuild
his block which lately burned. He
will put up two-story building, So
by so.
Emma Noodle went Saturday to
Hardwick, where she will spend the
! spring vacation with her sister, Mrs.
| Tony Roy.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Noodle of
Hardwick came Saturday to spend
some time with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. w. Noodle.
The w. F. NJ S. meeting will be
held Friday afternoon with Mrs. Mar
tin Sawyer. This is the annual meet
ing and full attendance is desired.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY
James Ryan from New Hampshire
is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Chas. Robbins spent the week
end at her home on West Hill.
James Coomer has gone to Albany
to work for Tom Mullaney in sugar.
ing.
Miss Noolan from Burlington is
visiting Miss Dora Gallagher for a
time.
H. B. Dunn has rented G. W..
Wheeler's sugar orchard for the sea-
son.
Mrs. Fred Root spent the last of
the week with her mother in Green's
| boro.
G.. H. Root has been confined to the
house the past week with severe
cold.
Mrs. Fred Estell, who has been in
Manchester, N. H., visiting friends,
returned home Saturday.
The Greensboro I'd came and play
ed the c.. A. I'd Friday night. The
score stood "a to II in favor of the
| G. A. team.
The game of basket ball at Or
leans played by the G. A. team and
Orleans High School stood "a to IL
| in favor of the G. A. team.
Clarence H. Dempsey, commission
er of education from Montpelier, will
speak at the meeting of the Mems
club Thursday evening, March "a, in
the Congregational church. Every
one is cordially invited. A lunch and
business meeting will proceed the ad-
| dress.
THOMAS M. GALLAGHER
Thomas M. Gallagher died at his
home at North Craftsbury Tuesday
morning. Funeral services were
held at st. Norbert's church in this
village at 1870 Friday morning. Re-
QUEEN mass was conducted by Rev.
A. j. Lever. The service was very
| largely attended.
Mr.. Gallagher had not been in good
health for a year, but had been about
as usual until last week, when he
was stricken after returning home
from Hardwick and gradually failed
until the end.
ThOs. M GALLAGHER was born in
Craftsbury 60 years ago last Octo-
Der, the son of Edmund and Ann Gal
| lagher, who came from Ireland and
settled in Craftsbury in 1847. From
early life he had been a dealer in
! horses and cattle and as such had
Wide acquaintance in the southern
section of Orleans and in Lamoille
and Caledonia counties. He was al
so a dealer in real estate and had
farm and village property holdings
; in Craftsbury, Morrisville and Hard
wick. Mr.. Gallagher was a man of
| good judgment and business accu-
men and always manifested an active
| interest in affairs of this section and
state. He was honored with the Of
| fees of selectman, Overseer and JUS
tice of the peace in tn town of Crafts
bury at different times and was at the
time of his death a trustee of the
Craftsbury academy. He represent
ed the town in the state legislature in
| 1890. He was a director of the Hard
wick Savings Bank & Trust Co., and
was one of the incorporators of that
| institution. He was also one of the
| incorporators of the Hardwick q
| Woodbury. railroad.
Mr.. Gallagher was married to Clara