Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-27

their friends and neighbors on the ev.
ening of the 22d inst. Among the to.
kens of esteem which were presented
was a fine set of dining chairs, a berry
spoon, etc. Oysters were served anC
the evening was very pleasantly spent
Hon. John G. Tibbett's died at the
residence of David Gillis, his son-in-
law, Nov. 20, aged 88 years. Judge
Tibbetts was born in Starksboro, VT.
and moved to Greensboro when about
thirty years Of age, where he cleared
up a farm and where three children
were born, he having married Love
Johnston of Gilmanton, N. H., in 1928,
While living in tho town he held most
of the Offices in the gift Of the people.
He was a good surveyor and surveyed
and helped lay out many Of the
roads in town. In 1848 he moved to
Sutton and carried on a farm for
many years, moving to this village
sometime about 1868. He represent
ed the town of Sutton in the legisla-
ture, was one of the Council of Cen
sors, and later held the Office Of Assis-
tant Judge Of the county. He was a
man Of good Judgment, a good neigh
boz, in every an excellent citi-
zen. His wife died in 1887, and not
long ~afterward he moved to Barton
Landing, where he was tenderly cared
for in his declining years. He buried
a daughter in her youth and his only
son, LIEUT.. VIM. Tibbetts, in 1868, who
died in Virginia. His daughter, Mrs.
Gillis, alone Of all the family, survives.
The remains were carried to Sutton
for burial.
The past year has seen a large
growth in our village, chiefly in the
erection Of dwelling houses. Among
those erected we call to mind the
Jewett Twombly two-story house
with good barn, on a lot purchased of
Geo. Smith; the Wallace Twombly
house, two story, with sixteen rooms,
on corner Of Main and School streets;
the Levi Towle cottage house on Cot
tage street, on a lot bought of his
brother; the Will Sylvester house,
wo-stories and built for two tene-
ments, on School St.; the Augustus
Bennett house, a large two-story
house on School ST., built on a lot
of Judge Austin; the John
Brennan two-story house on Main
on a part of the Bartlett land;
the Arthur Ordway house, two-stories,
on Main street; the Thos. Landon
cottage house on Dean Rogers lot:
the Ed. Hall cottage house on Cottage
the Land Co. built a good
house on the lot south of Mr.. Glenn
ent's; also the Geo. Bush double ten-
ement house. During the year Caleb
Leonard, E. L. Chandler and one or
two others built barns, and there was
repairing n Improvement in differ
ant directions. The water supply has
been increased and made more eff
by laying new pipes to other
supplies. We call to mind that
the year 1892 sixteen houses
and two blocks were erected, while
eight houses and the spool factory
put UP in 1891. Between 1871
md 1891 thirty three houses and
two churches and the school
house were erected. In 1866 there
we're just 20 houses in the village, there
ire now 125. We cannot estimate
With certainty the cost of the i'm
orovements the past year, but they
Will reach up into the thousands. The
growth in population has kept pace
With the building operations, and
business in the mills and
hops has felt the business depres-
ion, the year has been a fairly pros
porous here. Next year we have the
promise of Improvements in the mat
er of depots and railroad
l~ations, and look forward to a year
If ordinary growth and prosperity.
south Barton.
Miss Hattie Flanders is to teach our
school.
Our wild arrival is still proving
will not some courageous
person kill him?
Lewis Shonyo will sell a pair of
lorses, two good cows, a full lumber
ng outfit, a lot of tools, furniture, &c.,
Vt auction Dec. 1st at p m. See bills.
Fred and Ernest Wheeler and their
wo sisters are home from Montpelier
seminary. Fred, besides taking sew
'ral branches of study, taught COM
nercial arithmetic and did consider
bile clerk work.
Albany.
Mrs. Jennie Bill is home from Chi