Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-12


guided by marked trees. Mr.. Knapp
then built an oven on fiat stone
near the house, and as there was
neither brick or clay it was built of
cohble stones and mud. Mrs. Knapp
considered this great acquisition
and priced it very much, and, says
Mr.. Knapp, .'never in my life did |
eat sweeter or more wholesome beard
than my wife used to draw from that
stone oven.' By persevering indus
try and frugality, Mr.. and Mrs. K,
were not only able to provide well
for their family but to secure more
than a competency for their declin-
ing years, for the acquisition of it,
Mrs. X. did her full share. Mrs.
K. was the granddaughter of Mr..
Wakefield, the first Revolutionary
patriot who fell in the battle of Bunk
er Hill, and his place was immediate
ly filed by his son, Mrs. KS father.
Having descended from worthy stock,
noted for intelligence and patriotism,
she inherited more than an ordinary
share of intellect. She was great
reader and kept herself informed on
all important topics. History, bio
graphy and the current events of the
day entered largely into her know
ledge. A member of the Freewill
| Baptist church, she adorned her pro-
fession by well-ordered life. Feel
ing of late that the tenure of life
must, at best, be short, though she
had often expressed a desire to live
till she should be eighty years of
age, she made such arrangements of
her affairs as she desired and died on
her eightieth birthday. Let us emu
late her virtues. Mr.. Knapp wishes
through the MONITOR to tender his
grateful thanks to the neighbors and
friends who SO kindly assisted him
during his wife's sickness, and for
the deep sympathy extended him in
his bereavement. Con-.
Morgan.
Wilbur Wilcox is home from New
York on visit.
Several or our young people are at
tending school at Derby.
There is family in this town in
which there are two children, who
have, altogether, eleven grandparents
of the different generations. The
father is not twenty-one years of
age.
Newport.
A. j. White has enlarged his car
riage shop.
P. O. Holt expects to start for
Dakota in about week.
G.. A. Prouty intends to build a
house on Pleasant street this season.
Frank Kimball has hired to G.. j.
Hubbard for a year and will bottom
boots in his factory.
An attempt is being made to Sc
cure funds for renting room in the
Fields block for the Y. NC. A.
The Methodist clergymen in this
district are generously supplying the
church here until Conference time.
Geo. Thebedeau, a Canadian, had
a leg broken on the railroad dump,
by the falling of mass of frozen
earth.
Rolla M. Chandler, an employee
in the Erpress printing office, has
left the Office and gone home to Luz
nenburgh, Vt.
Horace Bean moves his family into
the True house near the Methodist
church.-A. G. Sleeper moves into
Camps block on Second street.
HI. S. Root, the popular town
clerk, though democrat, was re-
elected by large majority, though
he had worthy republican candidate
to contend against him.
About 400 cars, mostly from the
S. E. r. r., were on the tracks here
on Saturday and Sunday, waiting for
the Passumpsic folks. The snow
was no advantage to the moving OF
so large number, but they will be
cleared away soon.
Newport Center.
Mrs. T. B. Alexander will start
her steam mill this week.
II. III. Frissell has gone to New
port to work in Searle's veneer mill.
A. Chamberlin has sold his village
residence and goes to Burlington tc
live.
A. G.. Austin of Barton has LEASED
the hotel and will take possession
about Apr. 1st.
John and Laura Alexander, anC
Sue and Iona Morse have gone tc
Derby Center to attend school.
Mrs. III. A. Tibbett's lecture. was
very interesting and well attended
we need many more such active tenn
perance women as she is.
North Troy.
Rev. j. N. Walker is going to Eng
land on a visit.
At the town meeting it was votet
by a small majority to locate th,
town clerks office at this place 70
this year.
Archibald Courser died at Man
; sonville on Friday from the effects o