Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-23
it until. perhaps. about the beginning


and ran down rapidly to her death,
which occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral was held on Friday, Rev.
Mr.. Lewis officiating. Mrs. Howard
was worthy member of the Method
ist church. She had been in rather
| delicate health for some years and had
suffered much from ailments of the
lungs. She leaves no children and
Mr.. Howard is left in sad and lonely
condition.
A Mass Missionary Convention is to
be held at the church next week, be-
ginning Thursday evening and closing
Friday evening. A very attractive
programme has been prepared, which
will be given in full in our next issue.
Among the speakers engaged are A.
B. Leonard, d. D. of n. Y, A. L..
Cooper, d. D., of Newport, Rev. A. j..
Hough of Montpelier, G. M. Curl of
st. Johnsbury and others. 1t is ex-
pected that the B. & M. r. r. will give
reduced rates, and free entertainment
will be provided.
The advertisement of Barton acad-
envy, which appears in this paper, does
not over state matters in regard to
the success the principal, Mr.. Viii
ley, is having in his school. We can
say to young men who would like some
special advantages in the winter or
winter and spring terms, that good
class will be formed in bookkeeping
arithmetic, civil government, reading
and spelling, which will give them OPP
portunity to brush up or fit up in these
branches. The regular course will be
continued, and those desiring to make
start for college fit will be accom-
modated. Mr.. Wiley is ably assisted
by Miss Fayer in the grammar school
department.
Miss Maud NJ Murkland of Boston,
daughter of J. W. Murkland of this vii
lage, was married to Augustus Turner,
M. D., of Boston, at the residence of
her father on Wednesday evening last.
The only guests were relatives, but
the occasion was very pleasant one.
Many suitable and costly presents
were made. Rev. Mr.. Lewis officiated.
Mrs. Turner has had very successful
career in Boston as a singer, and, it is
understood, will still continue her
musical studies and her concert
work. Mr.. Turner, besides the duties
of his profession, has interests in the
South and West which claim his at
tention. The married couple go to
Tennessee on a wedding trip.
Lawyer Dickerman of Newport was
here last week as auditor on a law
case between James McEwen and B.
P. Shannon & Son of Craftsbury. The
case had been in county court and
went before an auditor to determine
in matter of book account. Other
matters being involved in it, the par
ties left the whole case with Mr. Dick
erman. 1t was a complicated case be-
tween the parties in regard to the sale
of cream by McEwen to Shannon
which involved several agreements,
verbal and written, and other matters
in dispute. Lawyers Miles and Ora
ham appeared for the plaintiff, Messrs.
Bates and May of st. Johnsbury ap-
peared for the Shannons. A large
number of witnesses from Craftsbury
were present. The decision of the au
ditor will be made at the Feb. term of
court.
A
ter of Walter McFarlane, aged about
ten years, was shot by her brother
Erwin, lad of about twelve years,
on Friday Afternoon, November 20,
and at this writing lies in critical
state from which she will, doubtless,
never recover. Henry Baldwin, Err
win and other boys were shooting at a
mark with a small calibred rifle be-
longing to the Baldwin boy. The lit
tie girl with other children was play
ing near by, when for some reason I'M
known, she ran across the line where
the boys were shooting just at the time
her brother discharged the rifle. The
rifle ball struck the head near the right
temple, penetrating the skull and re-
mains somewhere in the head. Drs.
Prime and Skinner were summoned at
once and made examinations, probing
the wound, etc. They were unable to
reach or find the ball. The child be-
came unconscious at once. She is a
girl who is a great favorite among her
mates and is much beloved by all who
know her. She was to have a part in
the school exhibition the same night,
| but it Was postponed on account of her
injury In school and Sunday school
she is among the first in her classes.
Her death would be a great loss to the
family and a grief to the community.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. A. D. Mathews has gone to
Manchester, n. H., on visit.
The wind blew Charlie Halls new
house off the foundation Tuesday.
Mrs. Diantha Cowen has sold eight
cen acres of land to the Bobbin Fact
ry Co. for 5000.
At the Oney Hawkins auction COWS
sold at good prices. The first six sold
averaged $50 each.
Joseph Bartlett will sell lot of COWS
and sheep at auction next Saturday,
at o'clock p. M.
John Cotton has purchased a lot on
the Stafford farm and will build.-Mr
Scott is pushing his work, and if the
weather continues favorable, will build
at once-Hendrick Twombly has his
cellar well along and will build in the
| spring.
The first term of our Graded school
closed the 18th, after two days exam
inat1on in all the departments. The
citizens who attended the examina-
tions are unanimous in their feeling
of satisfaction and pride in our village
schools; it was plain that the very
best of work had been done. Never
before was there such regularity of at
tendance, average los; thus the pupils
have contributed to the success of the
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