Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-06-07
GLOVER

| Mrs. Albert Merriam visited her
sister in Westmore( last week.
Miss Vera Phillips was home from
Greensboro Bend over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kelton of
Burlington were in Glover Decora-
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Phillips and
son visited friends in Littleton last
week.
Mrs. Eloise Clark of Manchester,
N. H.. visited her grandparents last
week.
Walter Gray, an old resident of
Glover visited at the home of his
brother last week.
Ben Mason, who has been caring for
William Mason, has returned to the
home. of his daughter in Westmore.
The Decoration day exercises IN
Glover passed off successfully. The
music was furnished by the Ladies'
quartette; Frank S. Phillips read the
general orders and Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, and Rev. j. j. Hutchln-
son of Barton gave the address.
Turner Grange will hold its next
regular meeting Tuesday evening,
June 13. The topic for discussion
will be, "Does the Woman Who Has
no knowledge of Cooking or House
Keeping Give Her Husband a Square
Dea1?" .'What Are Some of the
Problems of the Rural Home?" "Fa-
ther and Son on the Farm; What Are
the Rights of Each?"
The funeral of William Merriam,
an old and ~ell-known resident OF
Glover was held at his late residence
Wednesday last. The services were
conducted by Rev. John Kimball. Mr..
Merriam's wife died 22 years ago.
His four sons, Luther, of Lyndon;
Henry. of Springfield, Mass; George,
of Greenfield, Mass, and Albert, OF
Glover, and his only daughter, Mrs.
Mildred Dutton, were all present at
the funeral. Mr.. Merriam had been
ill for some time and the last OF his
days he was a great sufferer.
We wish to express our most sim
cere thanks to all the relatives,
friends and neighbors who were so
kind and helpful during the illness
and death of our father.
Luther w. Merriam,
Albert D. Merriam,
George L. Merriam,
William H. Merriam,
Mildred F. Dutton.
The following item. which we take
from a paper published in Winning
ton. Mass, will be of interest to the
members of the Clark and King asso-
citation, inasmuch as the person re-
ferred to was the wife of the pres
ident of the association and attended
it's meeting in Glover last August. |
"On Sunday morning, May FL, Annie |
Gridley (Flagg) Clark. wife of Ches-
ter w. Clark, died at Woburn. A
service was held on Wednesday at her
late residence in Wilmington, con-
Quoted by the Rev! DIR. A. z. Conrad
of the Park Street church, Boston and |
the Rev. Richard T. Loring of ST. |
Johns Episcopal church in Newton.
Interment was in the Woburn GEM
etery. She is survived by her huss
band and her mother, Mrs. Melville |
M. Flagg, and two sisters. Mrs. Ben
jamin F. Kimball of Woburn and Mrs.
Melvin S. Barber of Newton. Mrs.
Clark had logical and practical
mind and strong common sense. She
was unselfsh1y devoted to the happi-
ness of others. possessed a rare gen
tleness of manner and spirit, and con-
tantly exemplified the Christian
graces. Her mother has said that she
never knew her to do a wrongful act.
Wherever there is knowledge, wher-
ever there is virtue, wherever there is
beauty, she will find home"
GLOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH
Rev. John Kimball, Pastor
Morning worship IL a. m.
Topic of the sermon, "The Plow."
Sunday school IL m.
Praise service 7.30 p. m.
At the close of the Sunday school
last Sunday Alden Owen of Barton,
president of the district Sunday
School association, met the teachers
and officers of Glover Sunday school
for a round table conference.