Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-07-10

to the amount that it was depleted by
the January dividend. This has been
done and consequently the July divi-
dend had to be passed. The Mer-
chants bank have had prosperous
six months and in addition to return
ing $4,000 to their surplus have reduc-
ed their premium account $1,000.
The schedule of assets and liabili-
ties of the Northwestern Guaranty
Loan Co. of Minneapolis have been
fled in the insolvency court. Their
assets are $5,262, 514 and liabilities
So, 145, 722, leaving balance in the
company's favor of 50, ,791. Not
withstanding this favorable report
there are many here who fear that
the company can never pay dollar
for dollar. If the company is over
s., 600, 900 ahead, they wonder why
President Menage has disappeared
Eastern banks who held this compa-
ny's paper find it almost valueless for
commercial purposes and wish they
had never seen it.-Caledonia,a.
Van Ness Spaulding died at $50
o'clock Friday afternoon, after a long
and trying sickness. The end came
quite suddenly, however, as he was
able to be around the house until We'd
nesday. The remains will be inferred
at Northfeld, by the side of two chill
dren who preceded him to the grave.
Mr.. Spaulding was in the hotel bust
ness for many years at Barton, White
River Junction and elsewhere, and
was well known throughout north
eastern Vermont. A failure of eye
sight, finally res ulting in total blind
ness, compelled his retirement from
active life several years ago; and this
trouble was followed by the growth
of tumor on the brain, which ulti-
mately proved fatal. Mr.. Spaulding
is survived by childless widow, who
will have the sincere sympathy Of
wide circle of friends in her sorrow
Republican.
Sutton.
Caleb Moulton, a long time resident
and an esteemed citizen, is buried to-
day.
Our farmers have been largely hay
vest very fair crop of this needful
article.
E. D. Bearce and wife of Lowell,
Mass, are at w. r. Roundy's, visiting
Mrs. Bearce's aunts, Mrs. Roundy and
Mrs. Ruth Ruggles.
There was very hard hail storm
passed over the village and vicinity
Friday afternoon, June 3Oth, doing
much damage to growing crops and
nearly destroying gardens.
Albert Ruggles of San Francisco, a
brother of il .Ruggles of West Burke,
and native Of Sutton, has been in
twon visiting friends and the scenes
of his earlier days, the past week. 1t
has been quite number of years since
Mr.. Ruggles was in this section.
East Burke.
The village school has closed.
Mrs. Wyman is able to be out again.
Mrs. Emma Gushing has moved to
Thetford.
Some of the farmers in this vicinity
are nearly through haying.
Will Stafford has commenced his
four years. job of carrying the mail
from Lyndonville to East Haven.
Sheffield.
E. F. Root and wife were in town
Friday.
Robert Gray has moved back to his
Newell has moved into
Fred Folsom's house.
The school in Dist. No. closed June
80. Number of pupils, %; average
attendance, %. Those having no alb
sent marks were Martha Blake, Sadie
Blake, Eddie Ash. Nellie Drown, Har
ley Drown, Abbie Gray, Clifton Gray,
jamie Gray, Mahala Simpson and
Florence King.
West Burke.
Mr.. Wellington is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. D. r. Densmore.
DR.. Wishart is having a run of ty-
phoid fever, and is quite low
Al Moulton has nearly completed a
barn ON his farm 40 55 feet.
Glib Davis was at home few DAYS
last week, having three friends from
Campton, n. H., with him.
Ezra Chappel and Russell Huntley
have gone to the White Mountains to
work through the summer.
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Miss Mary Page, who has been liv-
ing here for few months, goes to