Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-17
seems to be no particular advantage il
their being longer.

At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Barton National Bank,
the following directors were chosen
Hiram Mcclellan, Amory Dawson, w.
w. Grout. John Bailey, L. H. Thomp-
son, w. H. Blasdell and B. NJ r. Mel
son; at the directors meeting, Hiram
Mcclellan was chosen president, Amory
Dawson, vice president and H. K. Dew
ey, cashier. A dividend of 81 on
share of stock was declared, which is
now payable.
A neighbor having recently paid a
visit to the home of our town clerk,
William Graves, hands us the following
communication Mr.. Graves. as is we'll
known, has been resident of the town
and village many years, and has held
the Office of town clerk continuously
since l947. His books have always
been neatly and Systematically kept,
and he has always been very accommo-
dating toward all who wished to exam
inc the records, or do any other bust
ness in his office. Since his son, Will
liam, became of sufficient age to handle
the pen, he has chiefly done the writing
in the Office. Mr.. Graves and family
belong to the antiquarian order of hu-
manity, delighting in things that are
old. They have in their possession a
variety of articles. as will be seen here
after, that have come down from former
generations, as heirlooms for the fami-
ly. Mrs. Graves is model house-keep-
er, and one who visits her will at once
see that she combines the old and the
new styles in spreading her tables-the
old in the quantity and quality of her
victuals-the new in the tasty arrange
ment of all upon them. Upon recent
visit We were permitted to examine sew
eral articles. both ancient and curious
of their kind. Upon the table was
fine linen spread, the yarn of which was
spun by Mrs. Graves when she was but
eleven years of age. The cloth is in
excellent preservation. The embossed
china tea set used on this occasion, is
the same Mrs. Graves brought to the
family at her marriage, not a single
piece having been broken. Mrs. Graves
has china cake plate that was brought
from Ireland by her grandmother, many
years ago. She has pair of sugar
tongs that look as though they might
have been used by Noah, and silver
teaspoons almost as ancient. But we
would not have it understood that Mrs.
G. has nothing except what is ancient
about the premises, though the house
is quite museum.
Among the curiosities examined we
noticed little time piece, peculiar in
construction. On the top of it, moved
by the pendulum, was a nice little lady
dressed in pink silk, who gracefully
bowed US cordial welcome. The clock
is enclosed in glass globe. We saw
bedpan 100 years of age, and large vari-
ETY. of sea shells. The parlor contains
a curiosity in the form of an artificial
tree, ornamented by cranberries, creep
ers, pop corn, gilt paper and other
things. But we will not enumerate far
Their. Mr.. Graves and his son Willie,
entertained their callers by music on
one of the DR.. Adams violins, and the
old bass viol used so many years by
Timothy Cobb. Mr.. Graves, senior,
draws the bow as sprightly as he did
fifty years ago. A few old church tunes
were played and sung, and We babe
adieu to the family, feeling that the
hours had been most pleasantly and in
terestingly spent. H.F.
Barton Landing.
1t is quite sickly here at the present
time.
Mr.. Brown is recovering very slowly,
from his injury received by the railroad
accident.
Mr.. Joseph Colley intends to rent his
place and 60 to live with his son-in-law,
Mr.. John Collision. in New Hampshire.
Rev. O. D. Clapp is suffering from a
severe lung trouble, and will be obliged
to quit preaching for the present. Sorry.
Two deaths occurred here last week,
Mrs. Hattie Brown of consumption, and
Freddie Simpson a boy about FIVE years
of age Of Group.
The Saturday following the railroad
accident in Coventry, Drs. Billiard and
Brown of St. Johnsbury and Blanchard
of Newport. were here making an exam
ination of those injured by the railroad
accident.
| The railroad bridge just south of the
village was struck by snow pillow, on
Saturday, and board, which was torn
off, passed through the window of the
engine cab. Had the fireman been on
his seat, he would have been hit by the
flying missile. and seriously or fatally
hurt.
Bloomington.
Sllas S. Bartlett has taken job of S.
K. Jenkins to cut and deliver two hundred