Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-26

Harry Cheney has received his pension
-$2049.43 and SIG per month. Mr..
Cheney is "a man Ga years of age and was
in need of pension; all his friends are
rejoicing.
Hardviclx.
Sammie Lewis is home from Montpel-
Ter Seminary.
The Aikens will put up cheap build
ing to be used as store till they get
their new store built.
Henry Mack is receiving new orders
for his dark granite, where he has hereto
fore sent his monuments.
Judges H. H. Powers and II. S. Peck,
executors of A. E. Judevine's will, have
been here the past week looking after the
affairs Of the estate.
Rev. A. B. Blake has attended twenty
one funerals during the last ten months.
On recent Saturday and Sunday he at
tended three funerals, in as many towns,
travelled SO miles, and preached four
sermons.
tEitSt Hard wick.
Edison Stickney is quite low.-An in
FAINT daughter of r. B. and Lucy Bailey
EMERSON died in Peacham recently.
sutton.
The funeral of Reuben Ellis held on
Tuesday was very largely attended,
many being present from out of town.
j. P. Ellis of Boston, Mrs. j. B. Robin
Ii fixynC
from Glover, Barton and elsewhere were
among those in the mourner's group,
while very many felt that they were
burying personal friend. Rev. H. p.
Cushing officiating clergyman preached
a very touching and timely discourse
from II Kings, 20 20. The choir, some
who had sung with Mir. Ellis many years,
sang very appropriate hymns and selec-
lions and the organ and gallery were
decorated in Grape. The services were
impressive throughout. The loss of
Mr.. Ellis from the community will be
sorely felt Mrs. Ellis has the SYM
patty of friends in her bereavement.
Stannard.
OOpuit DIAN, a lOH5 OiLA'> S'Nh1
to be improving under the treatment Of
Dr. French.
John Gilkerson who has been living
at VIM. Blair's several years has gone
to reside with F. Leavltt of Wheelock.
Mrs. Ephraim Perrin has left her home
on account of i'll treatment on the part
of Perrin. Rum seems to be at the bot
tom of the affair. The states attorney
has been here and fined two men and is
looking after others.
Weed & Smith have an unusual guam
tity of logs in their mill yard and are
soon to start their steam mill. They
have also put in telephone connections.
Mr. Peter Blair died last Monday even
ing after a long period of hopeless suf-
Il ring, having been stricken with pa
ralysls over four years ago. He has
been resident of this place over forty
years, taking an active part in town af
fairs. He was born in Scotland over
eighty-two years ago and came to this
country when a young man and soon
married Elizabeth Roger, country
woman, with whom he has lived a long
and prosperous life, and who survives
him at an age of nearly eighty-five years.
He leaves four children, Mrs. Elizabeth
Bradley, in whose family he passed the
last of his days, William and Peter, who
both reside in this town, and Agnes,
wife of Joseph JOslyn of Walden, also
thirteen grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
wheeIOclx.
Mrs. Jillson has come back to work for
Mr.. Fletcher.
The entertainment and sugar party that
was to take place last Friday, was post
poned on account of sickness.
The sugar makers, who started out last
week thinking that it was going to be su-
CARING, have concluded to wait few
days.
A Drown from South Barton was here
last week to see his mother who is sick
with pneumonia.-Mrs. H. p King is very
sick.-Milo Burbank is not able to run his
mill, and N. d. Sawyer is running it for
him.