Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-01-12

work Monday, but not everything.
Parties in the iutesest of the j. P.
Coats Thread Co. of Scotland were here
last week examining one of the spool ma
chimes made by Mr.. Murkland. They
were evidently we'll pleased with the
workings of the machine. They are a
very complicated and ingenious piece of
machinery and are the result of much
study on the part of the inventors.
1t the regular meeting of Grout Camp,
No, 40, S. of ", the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: B. c..
Berry, Capt; +. G. Carter, LIST Lieut.. :;
Fred Collision, I'd Lieut.. P. II. Duke,
chaplain; F. A. DWyer, 1st Sergt. AL
fred Trip, Q. NJ. NH. Drumming, Sergt.
of Guard; Orrin Gray, Color Sergt. I.
E. Holmes, Corp. of Guard Wilbur Gray,
camp guard; B. c.. Berry, delegate to dis
trict encampment; P. H. Duke, alternate.
Last week we mentioned the fact that
one Longeway, ~LOngevine) of this
place had been lined for drunkenness and
liquor selling. He concluded that he had
not had quite enough of the law and got
another box of liquor, which he divided
up with a partner and they had a hilari-
Gus drunk. They went before Justice
Mossman, owned up, and took their SEN
fences. Longeway has gone to Rutland
to spend the winter in the Work House,
for his own and for the public good.
Freddie Drumming, youngest son of
William Drumming, died suddenly on Fri
day morning last of heart disease. He
has been in feeble health for some years
and has been subject to bad spells of late
which were doubtless occasioned by the
same trouble. He was a pleasant, we'll
disposed lad of about fifteen years, and
his sudden death is a great blow to his
parents and friends. Funeral services
were held at the NJ. E. church Yesterday,
Rev. Mr.. Lewis officiating. There was a
large attendance with several G. A. r.
men and Sons of Veterans present. The
neighbors, friends and schoolmates con-
tributed a large quantity of flowers.
The Festival of Months to be given
by the Odd Girls on Wednesday evening,
Jan. II, will be of interest to old and
young. Each month will be represented
by a scene characteristic of the month,
and a poem or song. Two fine tableaux
will also be given-''Faith" and Joan of
Arc" After the entertainment an Orange
lunch and coffee will be served, of which
every one will do well to partake. There
will be fine music in attendance. Admis-
sion to entertainment, Is cents; children
under - years of age, 10 cents; lunch
for two, 20 cents.
The village meeting held on Monday
evening last was a very quiet affair with
usual attendance. The report of the
trustees showed the expenses of the past
year to have been about $1,000, nearly
one-half of which had been put into
sidewalks. The trustees report the vii
lage in debt S2I9. The water commits
sioners' report showed that there had a
been a large increase in the number of
water takers during the year and that the
water rentals now exceed the interest on
the bonds by Il small sum. The threat
ened water suit instituted by the Hey
hOOdS DllI COMPANY WIN OuO WHICH, JuC
property was sold to the Barton Manu-
featuring Co. The expense of repairs on
the water system was practically nothing
during the past year. Considerable mon
ey had been expended in putting water
into the premises of new water takers
and about $500 into hose and hose carts.
The following officers We're chosen Mod.
orator, f. w. Baldwin; clerk, H. T.
Seaver; trustees, f. g. Collision, N. NJ.
Scott, Henry Gay; treasurer. H. c..
Pierce; collector, o. V. Joslyn attorney,
f. w, Baldwin; auditors, E. f. Dutton,
j.. n. Webster, o. D.. Owen; fire war
lens j. n. Webster, E. F. Dutton, j. NJ.
Elliott: water commissioner, f. G. Col
liston. Another meeting will be called
later to raise money for the current year.
The trustees were authorized to borrow
money to pay present Indebtedness and
for current expenses.
South Barton.
Mrs. Mary HOltham was taken alarm
ingly sick last Thursday. DR.. Colby was
sent for. She is a little more comfort
able to-day.
Fred Folsom was quite seriously hurt
in the woods last Wednesday. He got
caught in some way, so he could not get
out anl came near freezing.
Albany.
Mrs. G. Coolidge and son, Percy, nave
returned from Boston.
Tho CahIal IN Met y 10 Jo-ol M
q, Gertrude Rowell, teacher. Lena An
mis- had no tardy marks and Norah Annis
and Mark Edison had but one each.
Those having most head marks were
Bertha Pierce and Walter L.afeur.
On Friday evening, Jan. 6, Stillman
Farwell fell from a ladder in his barn,
his kerosene lantern being broken, which
set the hay on fire. He failed to put out
the fire, but succeeded in getting all his
stock out of doors except one pig. The
property was fairly we'll insured.
James Edison, who lived on the S. F.
Phelps farm in Lowell, was killed by a
falling tree Jan. 8. He went to the woods
for a load of wood; when not returning
80 NARNNNON; "S cOS was oShO w hIo
him and discovered him crushed to death
under ii tree. The body was taken to
the house Dr.. Campbell went up and
found his whole right side crushed to a
jelly. His death must have been instan-
taneous. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren, the oldest being but -. His re-
mains were carried to Stowe for burial.
East Albany.
Agnes Buchanan is teaching Il very fine
school in Dist. No. 8.
John Bowen and family started for
Georgetown, Colorado, Thursday.
Mrs. Story, a lady past eighty years of
age, who has been sick over a year, is
failing.
Frank Wells and Henry Lunge are at
tending school at Craftsbury Academy
this winter.
Mrs. Georgia (Bullock) Dudley and
husband, from w. Charleston, spent