Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-07

nesday. How is it Asa !? CASA has been
sick.)
The meetings, under the direction of
Elder Quimby, closed last Sunday night.
He preached some very good sermons.
There was not that marked interest in
the meetings one could wish, yet we
trust some good was done.
One more case of diphtheria in our
village, Frantz Lord, but not severe,
and one case of typhoid fever. Al
though our little village has been great
ly afflicted by sickness, in the past year.
we are glad to state no deaths have
occurred. May We be as well spared in
the year to come.
Newport.
The longe fishermen are having pref
ty good luck.
Seymour Lane is expected to occupy
one Of the new stores finished in the
Fields block.
Lewis Hitchcock, teamster, fell upon
a sharpened sled stake which made an
ugly wound in his body. His escape
from death was a narrow one.
G. J. Kendall, formerly of this town
but now in the West, came near getting
killed recently by being crushed between
car and railroad platform.
Newport Center.
William Norway had horse killed
by kicking mate in the barn.
Jarrett Clendennings' neighbors turn
ed out recently and drew him up stock
Of wood.
The Earnest Workers hold an exhi
bition and antiquarian supper at Quinn
by's hall, Feb. IL.
Heman Gaylor is home from Spring
feld.-Maude Titus has gone to Maiden,
Mass, to live with her aunt, Mrs, T. J.
Shaw.
The young man who tipped over in
A. c. Sleeper's dooryard, on Saturday
evening, can have his sleigh cushion by
calling for 1t.
South Troy.
Mr.. G. W. Aiken has got his new
engine set up and running it works
nicely.
John W. Phillips has moved on to
the place lately vacated by his brother,
M. F. Phillips.
G. B. Albee has moved his palnt-shop
into G. Y. Coburn's shop, where he will
continue the business.
We wonder what North Troy people
would do, if they could not secure some
of our young people to help them, every
time they have an entertainment. Why
can't we have one here
Westmore.
The school at the head of the lake
has closed on account of sickness.
Mr.. Stott's friends raised contribu-
tion and made him a present of horse
to take the place of the one that he lost
by accident.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Theophilus Drew died at his residence
last Sunday night of catarrhal fever aged
90 years. Mr.. Drew was born in Gill
manton, N. H., came to Danville in
1904, at the age of IA years, and COM
menoed clearing piece of land. 30
acres. on the mountain near Frank
Drew's now gone back to forest. The
day he was 81 years old he married and
moved into a log house on the farm now
occupied by his son George R. Drew
where he lived many years and then
moved to his present farm. Mr.. Drew
had Is children. II by his first wife
and by his second, Eliza Norris, whom
he married nearly 40 years ago and who
died last spring. OF these children lC
boys and 5 girls are now living. all be-
tween the ages of go and 81 years. Mr.
Drew was one of the real old stock and
no man ever lived in Danville who
braved all kinds of weather or worked
harder, early and late, than Mr.. Drew
He had a constitution of iron and in
business projects, or political, knew ne
such word as fail. He was man o.
positive opinion. strong will and was
born to lead or 90 alone. He was {
lifelong democrat, perfectly fearless O
all opposition and, if conviction led hin
in particular direction, he would fgh
single-handed and alone with as mucl
assurance as if he was supported by ;
regiment of followers. Such a man 1
never very popular, but he always com
mands respect. Mr.. Drew was yer.
little in town Office, though he was tow
collector the years he was IS and 81
years old, and did all the work himsel
and did it we'll. as he always did every
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thing which be undertook. Inreligiou
opinion he was strong Methodist an
was for years an active member of tina
church. He was also for great man
years one of the uncompromising temper
ance men of the county. He has bee
SO long resident of Danville and s
marked a man in that community tina