Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-07-02
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turn trip, via. Richford, they made
sixty miles in six hours, or really in
five hours running time.
A niece and child of Mrs. Curriers'
from Chicago are visiting at S. c..
Curriers'. Miss Grace Mossman Of
Fitchburg, Mass, is a guest at O. H.
Mossman's Mrs. Caswell of STU ohns
bury was in town last week.
If the county committee succeed in
getting Gov. Greenhalge of Massa-
chusetts here Aug. LIST, as they expect,
it ought to be big day in the town
and county. The governor is one of
the brightest men in New England.
Walter Heating, who is we'll remem
bered here as bright boy in the de-
pot service five Or six years ago, but
now of Derby, Conn.,, was in town last
week on a short visit He has the
management of the telephone ex-
change in that town.
The news of the death of Nellie
Smith having been telegraphed to
Lyndonville during the session of the
Epworth League at that place, reso
luton Of sympathy and coincidence
was passed by the convention and will
be forwarded to her friends.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the
Barton Post Office July End, are as
follows: Mrs. Emma Aldrich, Edward
H.Benway, F.W. Bean, T. G. Degoosh,
r. P. Lindsay, Arthur True, Mrs. Jen-
ME M.Gafield, Mrs. Perry Miles, Miss
Grace M. Donald and Miss Emma
Taugnary.
Mrs. McDougall, widow of the late
Duncan McDougall, passed away last
evening, after several days illness.
She has been a resident of this village
for more than thirty year, and has al
ways been esteemed for her kind and
neighborly qualities. Funeral will be
held at her late residence, Tuesday, at
10 O'Clock a. N.
The many friends Of Charles F.
Mathewson, well-known in this vii
lage, will be pleased to learn that he
has been appointed trustee Of Dart
mouth college, in a contest in which
there were quite a number of noted
college alumni. The compliment is
deserved on account of Mr.. Mathew
sons scholarship and ability, and his
success as lawyer, since his gradua-
ton. Go on, Charles, we are glad to
see you climb. ..r
5 The Epwotth League contention
held eat Lypdonville last week was
well attended, %, chapters from the.
st. Johnsbury district being repre-
sented by over a hundred delegates.
Many others were in attendance and
the meeting was of unusual interest,
nearly every topic being discussed
and every part performed. The fol-
lowing list of officers was chosen for
the ensuing year: President, Rev. l.
P. Chase; 1st vice president, Miss
Jennie Ranney5 I'd vice president,
Mrs. A. r, COwles; Sd vice president,
}ReagF. willie Wis; f4th vice president,
Mrs. Frank Powers; Cor Sec, Miss
K. L. Harvey, st. Johnsbury; Rec.
Sec., Mabel Gale, Barre; treasurer,
w. G. Rodliff, ST. Johnsbury Center;
executive committee, Rev. j. 7. M.
Stevens, Coventry, Miss Josie Steele,
ST. Johnsbury, Miss Alice Townsend,
w. Burke. Delegates to the Conven-
ton of the N. E. or First General
Conference, Rev. w. S. Smithers,
Hardwick; to VT. Conference conven-
ton, Rev. 1. P. Chase, w E. Barney,
Miss K. L. Harvey, w. E. Curtis and
Mrs. Frank Powers.
The death of Nellie Smith, daughter
of Norman Smith, occurred on We'd
nesday last, after a distressing illness
of over three weeks, and her decease
casts gloom over the entire COM
munity. She was born and has al
ways lived in this village. A child
and young lady Of kind cheerful dis
position, faithful in her friendships
and in all her duties, she merited and
won the friendship of all. Gifted
with a talent for music, she acquired
considerable proficiency and had been
organist for the Good Templars and
Epworth League and assistant organ
list at the M e. church. She had been
a worthy member of the I. O. G. T.,
the E. L.; and of the M. E. Sunday
school from childhood. Of late she
had been employed in the Peerless
mill, where she won the esteem Of the
managers and Of all the employees.
The mill was shut down on the after
noon Of the funeral, held on Friday
last, Rev. F. w. Lewis, pastor, assist
ed by Rev. A. G. Swain, officiating.
The congregation was large, filling