Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-05

full Christian woman and her family and
the circle in which she moved have met
with great loss.
The widow of the late Rev. John Woos-
ter died at her home just north of the vii
lage Sunday, Feb. 26. She was sick only
a few days. Her disease was pneumonia.
She had lived to good old age, 81 years.
She leaves two sons in the west and two
daughters, one of whom, Mrs. Ellen
Thompson, is living in her mothers
house, and the other, Mrs. George Apple
ton, is visiting her daughter in the Sand
witch Isles. Her granddaughter, Miss
Nellie Thompson is still very sick, but
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
sutton.
Mrs. Henry Easterbrooks Is very sick.
Julius Parker has returned from Wis
it in Canada.
Rev. A. P. Tracy has been quite sick,
but is better now.
J. w. Colby writes from Los Angeles,
that his health seems to be improving.
According to present Indications there
will be a lively time at the town meeting
Tuesday.
George Hartman has moved to B. NJ.
R. WiIley's farm. Mr.. Wiley and wife
go to Brandon soon.
John Buzzell had two fingers badly
hurt at Rennie's mill recently, and is
liable to lose one of them.
The schoolmates of Emma Hartman
gave her nice little surprise party last
Monday eve, and presented her with
dressing case.
During the high wind last Saturday,
the smoke stack of A. J. Rennie's en-
to the extent of S25.
As number of cattle were turned
out to drink at the village water tub, they
pushed a heifer belonging to L. j. Camp
bell into the tub and caused it's death.
The Home Circle which met at J. H.
Ainger's recently, brought in ''pound
party" contributions for the Bradbury
Eastman family. The next meeting will
be at Harley Colby's on Wednesday.
A. H. Ball and wife invited the Ladies
Aid society to their house last Wednes-
day afternoon and eve, and through
their genial hospitality, one of the pleas
ATTEST social gatherings of the winter
was enjoyed. Seventy-fve persons at
tended.
sheffield.
Mr.. Armstrong has gone to n. Y. to
attend the funeral of his father.
David Wood has moved into the viii
lase into the house he bought of Mr..
Sturtevant.
Jennie Ingalls, and Mrs. Hollis Brown
are gaining.-Mrs. Franklin Davis is
about the same.-Mrs. Arabcll Davis is
failing.
Mr.. WEIGH has moved into the Folsom
tenement house.-AZro Gray has moved
into the Knox house, Rodney circuit in
to the tenement over Mr.. BARRIERS black
smith shop.
>VheelOctx.
Elder Henderson was here and preach
ed the funeral sermon on the burial of
Mrs. Benz. Morgan.
Geo. Barber carries on the Osborne
Ward sugar place, w. A. Smith the j.
P. Aver place and H. P. King the Sui
loway place.
Rodney Orcutt has rented his farm to
Frank Stanley and moved to Sheffield
vilage.-T. III. Cass has moved from the
Mrs. Bullock house to the Mrs. Davis
house.-Harvey Spaldng who has been
living with Mr.. Fletcher, has moved
back to his farm.-Albert Gray moves
on to the Myron Parks farm.
Hard wick.
Singing convention postponed till June.
Village school opened Tuesday with IA
large number of pupils.
Nellie Place Dutton is here on a visit :
Arthur Jackson and wife have gone to
Maine.
The entertainment given by the Sons
of Veterans was well attended and was
good. The net proceeds were over $50.
Gideon Burnham has the pneumonia;
Edward Stickney and Mrs. Nye are fail
ing; Mrs. Dwight Hovey is hard sick
with heart trouble.
H. r. Mack is obliged to resume work
on his quarry at once, on account of in
crea sing orders. He has an order for
block weighing 10 tons.
j. S. Drenan. secretary, is pushing
the Ex-Pensioner's Association matter.
There is much interest in the PROPOSE
ton to pension such as langushed in
the prison pens of the South.
The will of the late Hon. Alden Z. Ju-
devine will be probated March 8. By its
terms one-half of Mr.. Judevines property
is given to Mrs. Judevine outright. The
other half is given to the executors in
perpetual trust, one-half the income to be
given to the University of Vermont for
the education of INDECENT students. the
preference to be given to young men from
Hardwick and Concord; and one-half To
the town of Concord for educational pur-
poses In each case the fund is to forev-
er be known as the Cornelius Alden Jude
vine fund, in memory of Mr.. Judevine's
only and wel-beloved son. To the testa-
tors brother, Harvey Judevine, Esq, OF
West Concord, he bequeaths his interest
in the business they had together. Esti-
mates of the value OF the estate vary
widely, ranging from 100000 to $780,
OOO.-Republican.
Mrs. c. G. Montgomery, who has been
suffering greatly from Il diseased limb
for many months, suffered an amputa-
ton week before last, but survived the
operation only three days. She was
highly esteemed by the whole commun-
ity and her loss cast gloom of sorrow
over the town.
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