Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-09

s4250 and his home farm, reserying
his sugar place and pasture on the
Newport road.
Deacon Seth L. Cowles died on
Sunday the Sth. He had been fail
ing for some months, but had been
able to be about in his shop until
about a week ago. His health has
been poor for several years, and at
last his stomach refused to do its
duty, when he failed very rapidly.
Deacon Cowles came to Coventry in
1928, was for some years engaged in
hats; he afterwards manu-
featured the Cowles patent milk pan,
and has been for good many years
engaged in the jewelry business. = He
was long time one of the deacons OF
the Congregational church, and al
ways ready to assist in anything that
seemed for the welfare of the commu-
nifty in which he lived. He will be
greatly missed by his friends and ac-
quaintances and all who do business
at this village. Funeral services on
Wednesday at one O'Clock.
West Charleston.
Mr.. Hollis Jordan has gone to 9th
er fields of labor, and still the meet
ings continue with great interest.
Craftsbury.
Geo. Root has gone to California.
Mrs. Violet Wheatly is spending a
few weeks in Lawrence Mass, visit
ing relatives.
Charles Chamberlin has sold 16O
acres of timber land to Aaron Col
Inns for $500.
The prayer meetings for the first
week in January, were held at the
Methodist church.
Nelson Rand is repairing his store.
which will be filled with goods in g
few weeks by Rev. j. Wallace.
Dwight Hovey has moved his fam.
lily from the Rand tenement to the
house occupied by his mother, Mrs
Seraph Hoyey.
Craftsbury has three magazine
clubs, one at the Common and two
at the South village, and all have +:
large membership.
Geo. Twiss and Henry Hoyt eacl
met with carriage accident last weeE
that was sore, if not extremely seri
Gus. Tipping over on to the frozel
ground is not agreeable.
The Earnest Workers" held thei
last sociable at Mrs. Marckres in Mil
Village. AS usual large numbe
were present. What has become 0
the Methodist "Workers'' and thei
sociables?
Derby.
Geo. Durgin, who has been in Bos
ton for the past three years, is a
home visiting friends.
| Robert Gerard has sold his black
smith shop and tools, near the girls
mill, to Frank Greenwood.
Meetings will be continued at th
Baptist church the present week
They will be held on Tues, Wed
Thurs. and Friday evenings at hal
past six o'clock.
Glover.
Mrs. III. Kimball has moved int
the Royal Morse house.
Lewis Fisher rents his farm an
expects to go west where he has tw
sons.
Frank Mcclellan has rented h
store to j. p. Ellis of Barton, who
expected here this week.
The Ladies Parsonage Societ
hold their next sociable at Lew
Fishers, on Friday afternoon an
evening of this week.
Mrs. Charlotte Drew recently fe
and suffered such injuries, that
is feared she will never be able
walk again.
A communication from the we
informs us that Joseph Mitchell,
former resident of this town and
, son of John Mitchell, died in Yor
) Wisconsin, Dec. 27, of fever. T
went west in 1856, purchased lal
: near Beaver Dam and began-a care
of business prosperity. Afterwar
he moved to York, purchasing lar!
, farm. He reared family of eig
, children, four boys and four girl
and at the time of his death was
wealthy and influential citizen.
Mention ought to have been ma
some time since of the death of 10
Salmon, one of the substantial ci
a zens of this town, who died of CO
S sumption. He was a sturdy, intel
: gent Scotchman, one of quite lar
number of honest, industrious a
o thrifty citizens, who live in this tow
e in Greensboro and in Craftsbul
n Mr.. Salmon lived on the farm he fl
/ pitched upon, when he arrived frt