Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-11-13

b. d. Stone house by the Parsons fam
lily.
The new State bank people have
their banking rooms nearly ready for
use and expect to be ready to do bank
ing business not later than Wednes
day of this week.
The friends of Mrs. Webb, wife Of
Rev. A. I'll. Webb, for several years
pastor in this county, will be panied
to learn that she is very seriously i'll
with a pulmonary trouble.
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs Scion Rob-
inson and her two sisters have gone
to Jacksonville, where they will spend
the winter. Mrs. Robinson has a very
pleasant Florida home in that city.
The Cosgrove Family Concert Co.
will give concert at Opera Hall, Fri
day eve, Nov. II, under the auspices
Of the Sons of Veterans. Tickets on
sale after Nov. Il, at Ell. @. Pierec's
drug store. 80
W. T. Richardson and family, who
have lived in the E. E. Foster house,
go to Pueblo, Col, on account of the
condition Of Mr.. Richardson's health.
The doctors give him some encourage
ment if he will go to that climate, but
little if he remains here.
Geo. w. Buzzell, who has charge Of
the work in building the Harding fac
tory, is pushing the thing with great
vigor. The foundation is nearly in
for the frame, boiler and engine, and
work on the frame will Commence as
soon as the timber comes.
Geo. II. Blake was in Montpelier
some days last week, visiting his
daughter and his nephews, Francis
Jewell and Fred Pillsbury, who are in
the Montpelier Seminary. They are
all comfortably and pleasantly situat-
ed, and much pleased with the school.
The term closes Nov. "a.
Albert Forte, who has been working
for Mr.. Bickford, blacksmith, is going
to work for Aaron Drown, and they
will carry on all sorts of blacksmith
ing. Mr.. Drown has his shop filed
with good tools and machinery and
does special work in the line of can't
hooks, neckyokes, whiff1etrees and
repairs. Mr.. Forte is a first class
horse -shoer. His shop is on the river
near the Percival mandatory build
ings.
The Aid Society, of which Mrs.
Moss man was an original member, sub
nit the following: So.
While the sudden and unexpected
death of Mrs Benz. Messnlan has fill
ed the hearts Of friends and neighbors
with great sorrow, we, the ladies of
the M. E. Ladies' Aid Society of Bar
ton, desire to publicly express our ap
probation of her character and of her
services while with US, and of our sor
row at her loss. She had long been
faithful and efficient member Of our
Society, and was ever ready with
hand and purse to assist in every good
work. We shall miss heroin our gath
erings,9 and while we humb1y submit
to the divine will, we shall still feel
that we have sustained a great loss in
her death. We wish to extend our
deep sympathy to the husband and
family of the departed sister, and may
they be comforted by the grace that
never faileth, and may the children
and grandchildren ever emulate her
example in helpfulness and fidelity in
all the relations of life.
M. E. L. A. SOCIETY.
The missing chapter in the sad story
of the death of Mrs. @. G. Parsons
seems from the statement OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Roby, who were here last week
looking after the removal Of the
household goods belonging to the
Parsons family, to be about as follows:
Some years ago Mr. Parsons became
acquainted with lady who had some |
worthless husband, and the friendship |
grew into a matrimonial engagement.
Mr.. Parsons people, who were re-
spectacle and in good financial cir
strenuously opposed the /
and have ever since estrang
ed themselves from Mrs. Parsons, and,
rs it is believed, have tried to bring
about a separation between husband
md wife. During the past few N onths
hey have been busy in trying to bring
bout the result, and succeeded, SO
ar as Mr.. Parsons was concerned, in
an attempt to be made to
,uy off his wife with certain sum of
money; this was before they left this
olace for Bradford some weeks since.
The next thing in the conspiracy was
10 summon Mr.. Parsons to Boston by
elegram on some matter of business.
from there he was to go to the Worlds
Fair. At the same time a lawyer
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