Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-05

Mr.. A. III. Hancock is very sick.
Rev. L. Harlow went to Westmore
to preach yesterday. Miss Nelson
had charge of the services at the Cong.
church.
Alvah Brooks of Manchester, N. H.,
is in town, having come to attend the
funeral of his father.
There will be donation and supper
at the M. E. church next Wednesday
evening for the benefit of Rev. M. S.
Eddy. 1t is expected that Rev. S.
Lewis will give an address. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. Childs Brooks, the oldest male
resident, died of heart failure at the
residence of his son, Pliny Brooks,
last Thursday. Mr.. Brooks came from
England here good many years ago,
and was engaged in the boot and shoe
business for several years, until fail
ing health obliged him to retire from
business. His funeral was held at his
sons residence on Saturday, Rev. M.
S. Eddy officiating. He leaves eight
children, fourteen grandchildren and
fifteen great grandchildren.
Craftsburv.
r. w. Cowles has been appointed
deputy sheriff.
George Simpson from Conn. has
been here visiting.
Geo. w. Simpson has sold the Dun
bar place to Mr.. Miles.
Asa Bridges is quite sick. = Mrs.
Chas. Root is sick with grip.
DR.. Bailey is somewhat improved,
but is still in critical condition.
Mrs. Root, who is in the Burlington
hospital, is doing as well as can be
expected.
Miss Myra Gage is at home from
Burlington caring for her father, who
is very sick. s,'AW n a. .W f:,2 "a
Ernest Cowles is home from st.
on visit.-Frank Cochran
of Walden is in town visiting friends.
Rev. w. Aliens donation Thursday
evening was grand success; large
and an excellent social
occasion. Much credit is due to the
many friends of Mr.. Allen, out of the
church, for their helpfulness and gem
erous gifts.
Mrs. Butterfeld of Laconia, N. H.,
formerly Miss Shannon of this town,
has been visiting her parents. Last
evening some thirty of her
friends gave her a surprise party. A
very pleasant time was experienced
by all. She has returned to Laconia,
N. HI. ~
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen desire
to return thanks to their many friends
for their generous donation of one
hundred six dollars and fifty cents of
Thursday evening last. 1t is the more
highly appreciated because it in it
self and is accompanied with express
sions of sympathy and good will.
Mr.. j. w. Gage died soon after mid
night Saturday morning, Feb. 8, the
funeral to be held this afternoon
Monday at 2 O'Clock. He had not
been in his usual health for some
weeks, being left in weakened con-
lition by the grip. Sunday, Jan. %,
he had an attack of angina pectoris,
out rallied from it. He was more
during the week, but
Friday evening he grew worse and
about midnight had the second attack
which ended his life. He was an in
public spirited, Christian
nan, and the community will feel his
oss.
The item which recently appeared
n the MONITOR relative to the burn
ng of the buildings in the "gulf,' and
he suspicion that there might have
,een foul play, with, perhaps, loss of
ife, is set at rest by letter received
rom the north part of the county, in
which the writer says: 81 saw by the
Barton paper that the people in
Jraftsbury and vicinity were exercis-
ID over the matter of one Cowles and
hat an investigation was about to be
made. The mans name was not
Jowles, but Daniel Cole, and 1 am
orry to say that he was not burned
With the barn, but is here working in
he woods. We call him here Shine
Jole and could get along without
1im nicely. If the Craftsbury people
really need him or want him they will
,e welcome to take him away
Derby.
Miss Lucina Rogers, formerly of
his place, has been visiting friends
n town.