Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-18


aged nearly 80 years, died at his resi-
dence in this village on Monday last.
Mr.. Dewey was native of Piermont,
N. H., from which place he moved to
Waterford, VT, when about twenty
years of age. He resided in Waterford
most of the time until 1869, when he
moved to Lyndonville to remain until
1877, when he came to Barton. He
married Miss Laura Kline of Waterford
in 1928, and his wife survives him in
good health. Mr.. Dewey was long &C
lively and successfully engaged in bust
ness, being good mechanic and thor
ough farmer, and participated largely in
the affairs of his town. Himself and
wife joined the Congregational church in
Waterford, in 1928, and from that day
to to this they have been devoted Chris
tians, and ardent laborers for the inter-
ests of the church. Mr.. Dewey led the
singing in Waterford more than thirty
years, and when his church was burned,
gave largely of his means and his labor
in building a new one. His hard
work and exposure in building the
church brought on disease and infrmi-
ties from which he never recovered. At
ter moving to Lyndonville, he took great
interest in the building of the Congrega-
tional church there, and was one of the
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society. Mr.. Dewey came of long
lived family. He was one Of seven
children, all of whom, except one, lived
to be aged persons. Three out of the
family died the past year. At his fu-
neral, three persons were present who
witnessed his marriage ceremony. Mr..
Dewey had only one child, Hiram K.
Dewey, now cashier of the Barton Ma
tiOnal Bank. The funeral services were
attended by Rev. Mr.. Thomas of Glover,
in the absence of Mr.. Phelps, pastor,
who was unavoidably absent. The
remains were taken to Waterford for
burial, on Thursday.
E. E. Foster entertained an "angel''
last week, that took him a little "una-
wares" Early in the week a stranger
came to his house and desired board for
few days. He was young fellow Of
about twenty years, was well dressed
and passed for respectable guest. He
registered his name as"Frank Deem" On
Thursday morning he went away, as Mr..
Foster supposed. to Willoughby Lake.
Early Friday morning Foster discovered
that some one had been in the house
during the night, and that good team
had been stolen from the barn. Search
was made in all directions. and it was
supposed from reports at Beebe Plain
that they had crossed the Line there
But about noon word came up from
South Barton that the team was there
and the person who drove it had gone
south on the track. Mr.. Foster came
down from the north and went to Wes
Burke and in company with D. N. Trull
sheriff, effected the arrest of the THE
near the old Bugbee stand in Burke
Deem (?) was taken to West Burke ant
there owned up to Foster that he stol'
the team, and intended to 60 Wells Riv
er and from thence to his home In Massa
chusetts. Somehow in the night
after he took the team, he 90
bewildered, and though travelling
long distance, he found himself onl,
few miles away in the morning
1t was discovered that he had in hi
possession a railroad ticket which wa
supposed to have been stolen from Well
River depot. Superintendent FOLSOM
telegraphed to have the prisoner he'll
on charge of breaking into depot
Sheriff Trull, to keep the thief safely
caused him to undress and then locke
him into room. In undressing, Dea
took off five shirts and was still unshirt
ing himself when Trull told him he nee
not pull off any more. His clothing wa
secreted, and he was thought to
secure, but some how he took the loo
off the door. slipped out in broad day
light, entered Trull's ed-room, stole
suit of his clothes, gold watch, an
some money and started out again. H
was pursued and captured and lodge
in St. Johnsbury Jail.
BARTON LANDING.
F SAD DROWNING ACcIDENT.-On Wee
nesday last, Freddie, only son of Cap
o. II. Austin of Barton Landing, fe
6 from the steamer Mountain Maid, "whi
returning from Oak Bluffs and Wi
drowned. The body has not yet bee
recovered. The particulars of the ca
are as follows: An excursion from ii
north part of the county, twelve hundre
persons or more, embarked on the boa
at Newport and took trip to Oak Bluff
the new picnic grounds. some twel
miles down the lake. All the steame
were required to carry so large a nur
Der. After day pleasantly spent, Il
party embarked to return. Capt. Aust
and family on the Mountain Maid
When about one mile north of the Pro
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