Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-14

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Our Advertisers o. d. Owen has
a new ad. relative to seed, grain,
flour, plows, etc.; j. Fl. Wallace
talks about his new grocery store !!
The Tower Bros. have lot of cot
ton seed meal they wish to close out
at once; M. j. Smith wants to tell
the world about his monument bust
ness; j. w. Murkland is making
plows for the millions, while the Cor
bin Harrow adj. shows how to do the
best narrowing; G. E. Allen, the
noted Brattleboro, VT, seeds man,
tells about the amount of plants,
seeds, etc., he must dispose of this
spring. The man who cannot get
some benefit out of our advertisements
this week must be short of funds,
and one who does not appreciate good
advertising.
The following resolutions on the
death of the late Mrs. lamar P.
Blake were adopted by the Sunday
school Of the Methodist church on
the 9th inst:
WHEREAS, it has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove by death our beloved
sister, lamar P. Blake, a devoted MEM
Der of the church, and a constant attend
ant of this Sunday school for more than
twenty years. whose devoted Christian
life exemplified the excellence and the
blessedness of the religion of Jesus Christ,
and whose death was triumph in His
faith, therefore,
ResolUed, That while we express our
deep sense of the great loss sustained by
the church and the Sunday school in her
death, we bow in humble submission to
our Heavenly Fathers will, remembering
her even, consistent, Christian l1fe,-a
most precious example Of that Charity
(which envieth not, seeketh not her own,
thinketh no evil; but rejoiceth in the
truth, believeth all things" which was so
conspicuous in the life of our beloved
sister and mother in Israel. Let US each
strive to initiate her virtues, that double
portion of her spirit may rest on us;
ResOlUed That as a church and Sunday
school we extend our tendereSt sympathy
to the afflicted family and pray God to
support them in their great loss and af-
Fiction;
Resolued, That copy of these reso-
lutions be handed the family, and also be
sent to the MONITOR, and to the Christian
Messenger for publication.
ALBANY.
Mrs. Charles Hood has gone to
Massachusetts to visit her son, Frank.
The examination of school teach
ers will be held at the school house
in the west village Apr. 26th.
VIM. Sartwell has purchased the
residence of the late Hiram W. Chat
ey, on the lower end of Main street.
Mrs. VIM. Sartwell, who lost a son
in the army, has just received a pen
sion, which with arrears amounted to
$1679.28.
VIM. X. Annis, Jr., who is getting
a reputation as a barn builder, COM
mences work as soon as the weather
will permit with a prospect of jobs
till winter.
l. HI. McClary, the well-known SUI
gar and butter dealer, whose sickness
at Greensboro was mentioned in last
week. MONITOR, is still in critical
condition, though his recovery is ex-
pected.
Barton Landing.
Rev. L. Dodd preached the Fast
Day sermon at Cong. church.
Messrs. Skinner & Chandler have
been in Boston looking up matters rel
tive to the lumber business.
Our schools commence next Mon
day, April 21, Miss Clara Barnard
teaching the higher department.
Will Richardson has sold his meat
business to Herbert Dane of Canaan
formerly of Charleston; price 5000.
The trade between Mr.. johnson
and the Dodge estate, has fallen
through, Mrs. Johnson's father not
being able to dispose of the land he
has in Derby.
Easter services were observed al
the Cong'l church at O. clock. The
church was decorated with handsome
plants and flowers. Rev. Mr.. Gate:
gave a short talk to the children which
was listened to with deep interest.
The somewhat famous cow, know
as the Stone COW, and owned by J
B. Clement, recently died of mill
fever. She was probably the bes
COW ever owned in this town, havln!
butter record of about 520 pounds
Mr.. Clement had made conditiona
sale of the COW to J. S. Keneston O
Barnet for $175.
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Ahira Joslyn has so far recovere
as to be out of doors.
James lite has a contract to max
1900 handmade butter tubs for Ell
sha Lane of West Derby.
Mrs. Wilder Cannon, who went t
New Hampshire to visit her son Pei
ry, returns and reports that he is i
a very critical condition.
DR.. Young, who it is said, ha
never been beaten by the snow in si
years, found himself in a drift th
other night that he could not plo
through or scale, and after breakin
his harness was compelled to call 0
help to get him through.
Mrs. Taggard, grandmother of Mr.
Lorenzo Grow, is in town making
visit; and though she is 81 years Of
she is able to 60 into the sugar plac