Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-08-06


The following officers have been elect
ed at Harmony lodge l, o. G. T.; J. j.
Sulloway c. T.. Mrs. Byron Berry. V.
T.; Mrs. C. Gilfillian, S.; Ada Johnson,
A. S.. Nellie Forrest, F. c.; Mrs. nj. A.
Varney 7. J. Berry, c.: Bert French,
NJ; Sadie Gaskill, D.; I'll. Colby, S.;
Alice Townsend, g.; L. w. Green, ?.
C. T.
East Burke.
N. L. Parker has bought out Carl
Amidon.
Dr. Fred Newell goes this week to
Lunenburgh to commence practice.
Walter Russell has been engaged as
book keeper for the Lyndon Mill Co.
another year.
About thirty members of Riverside
lodge I. O. G. T. visited Burke Mt. lodge
Friday night.
The republican fiag-raising is adver-
tised for Saturday evening with music
by the Lyndonville band.
Mrs. Fl. P. Cushing and her daughter
three weeks visit. Rev. Mr.. Cushing
and his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Finney are
at Lancaster.
East Hard~vicIx.
H. w. Stevens has bought the Judevine
house adjoining his lot and will remove
it away; price paid 1926.
Hon. John S. Stevens of Peoria ILL.,, is
visiting his brother, III. W. Stevens; he
is a Hardwick boy and We are glad to
note his prosperity as lawyer in the
west
Hunt & Rabbit hrve enlarged their
store room on the lower floor by taking
out the office; their increasing business
has made this necessity; they have
also laid a new floor to the store room.
Hardwic1x.
The Republican club meets each Friday
evening at town hail.
Mrs. g. B. Houston, who has long been
ill, was buried last week.
1t is reported that the Morrisville
camp-meeting will commence Aug. IL.
Henry McLoud and wife went to Peakes
Island August Sd; will stay about two
weeks.
The children of this place are practic-
ing a cantata preparatory to giving
concert soon.
Arthur Clement has greatly Improved
his premises by grading and making
driveway around his store.
Mrs. Chubb, who is SO years and 1
month old, is gradually gaining and
may yet live to be 100 years old.
Ellsworth Post will have big camp
fire, Aug. 18TH when Gen. Thomas, Col.
Sawyer, Major Stafford, Capt. Blodgett
and other well known G. A. r. men will
be in attendance. Prof. Foster will be
present with his portfolio of army songs.
Stephen M. Richardson, one of our
honorable citizens, died Friday night.
He worked haying Monday and was
taken ill Tuesday morning, suffering
great pain nearly up TO the time of his
death.
Sutton.
H. w. Esterbrooks died at his resi-
dence in Sutton, Sunday, July 30, aged
/ "a years. Mr.. Esterbrooks was born
IN Lyndon Pudding Hill district in 1904
the old homestead now being known as
: the Ephriam Ruggles farm. In 1880 he
married Abigail, daughter of William
Ruggles, with whom he lived till hel
death last March. Immediately after
RI
and prosecuted farming till 1871, wher
they moved to Sutton Corner. At the
l age of % Mr.. Esterbrooks experienced
religion, and soon after Joined the Free
Baptist church, of which he was an &C
tive member through life. Mr.. Ester
: brooks was always hard working
: calculating, prudent man, and conse
/ quently remarkably successful financially
In early life he taught school through
. the day, and out of school hours woult
usually put in full days work. Hi
long life proves that hard work, such a
the world calls over-work is not neces
Il sarily detrimental to bodily health. Vi
n to 1871, the date of his retirement, h.
: was always over-worked. He was
. man eager for money, and when h
grasped it, never let go. He spent hu
a trifie of his accumulations, and tool
none away with him. The hard labo
of his life was wholly for others, SOM
, of whom he could have no special inter
: est in. In this is a lesson of life 70
others who are making money gettin:
> an object of existence. If they choos
: they can stint themselves through lif
> and leave an estate to be scattered b.
kinsfolk, friends and strangers. But il
: the light of reason and sound PHILOSOPHY
: it would seem to be mistake. Mr. Els
terbrooks left no children-only an adopt
ed daughter, a sister of D. r. and w. A
Densmore, a most estimable Woma
|. whom he handsomely remembers in hi
j. will, which by the way, commands tn
approval of his relatives and the public
He leaves $4,000 to his adopted daugt
ter, $4,000 to each of his brothers, Willar
and Harlow, and his sister, Mrs. Luthe
Russell; to each of his nephews an
nieces, and to each of his three gran6
Il children; 800 for monuments to th
ents; $500 for a monument to himse
and wife; 5000, the interest to the tow
+. of Sutton to be expended in care of tn
e cemetery; $4,000 to the Lyndon Institute
( His special requests dispose of abor
n $4,000. The residue is to be divide
N into three equal parts, one-third to hi
II own Relatives, one-third to his wife
N relatives, and one-third to Bates Colle9
in Maine, the interest to be used for hell
ing poor men fit for the ministry Union
is "heeIOck.
Mrs. Potter and son from Boston ar
J. at M. d. Parks.
d The selectmen are finishing up til
y. bridge south Of the village
Harvey Spaulding's daughter, Mr.!
Moulton, from Kentucy is here on visi
John Nelson has hired the wido