Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-26


es; general discussion and plans for
work.
South Barton.
We have to record the sad death of
Dana Folsom, eldest son of A. D. Fol-
som, whose funeral was held here the
10Th inst. He died in Lowell, Mass,
Feb. Is, where he was in the employ
of the B. &. M. R. r. Co., in the Low
ell depot, as ticket agent. He was a
young man highly esteemed by all
who knew him, always pleasant and
courteous to all. He was member
of the F. and A. M. and 1. o. 0. F. and
S. of V. Rev. M. @. Henderson offici-
ated at the funeral, taking for a text,
Isaiah 40:30. The floral display was
beautiful, consisting of pillow from
the B. & M. R. r., two anchors from
lodges, three links from I. o. o. F.
and q crescent and bouquet from
friends.
Albany.
w. j. Campbell of E. Burke is visit
ing his father.
Fred Newton recently cut bad
cash in his knee.
Abel Shedd's pension has been in
! creased 81 month and he receives
1852 back pay.
Rev. Joseph Flanders, "a years of
age, is in failing health.-Mrs. Ezra
Chaffee's health is poor.
Miss Lunt, an excellent teacher,
who has been teaching the village
school, is laid up with rheumatism,
and Miss Clara Vance takes her
place in the school.
The ladies of the Cong. church and
society will furnish warm dinner
and coffee on town meeting day at
| the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mcclellan, at reasonable rates.
Mrs. James Place, lame for the past
year, has become paralyzed from her
waist down. Her daughter, Mrs. Rice
of Highgate, who has been caring for
her, returns home and her daughter,
Mrs. w. F. Flemming, has come to
care for her.
DR.. III. d. Martin, the eminent ocu-
list, will be at Darling's hotel, this
town, from Mar. 1 until Mar. 5. This
is the oculist that spent SO much time
in Barton and Newport last spring
and had much success in treating af
fectations of the eye.
East Albany.
Henry Eldridge's little boy, Fred,
who has been very sick with pneumo-
mia, is reported better.
There will be donation at the old
f. B. church, on Thursday evening,
March 1, for the benefit of Rev. VIM.
Drown. Everybody is invited. Oysters
will be served.
Clinton Walker and wife have gone
to Brookfield, VT, to stay awhile
Mrs. Amos Sanborn has gone to Lyn-
don to see her husbands sister, who
is sick with consumption.
Mrs. Margaret Willis has hired
rooms in Sidney SINNERS house at
West Glover and moved there.-E.
w. Keith is moving this week on to
the M. Cowles farm in Irasburgh,
which he has taken for one year.
Mr.. Campbell moves into the Keith
house and Clark Keith has moved on
to his farm, the Tenney place former
ly.-Mr. Tute has taken VIM. Taplin's
farm near the Baptist church.-Gil-
bert Walker has moved into his new
house.
Bloomington.
Mrs Frank Magoon and Mrs. John
Humphrey are improving.
Mrs. Horace Brewster has been
quite ill of late, but is slowly recover
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Robinson have
moved from Lowell, Mass, to Homer
Leland's.
Gene Burrows has taken the Allen |
Vincent farm and takes possession /
the middle of March.
The community was greatly shocked
to learn of the death of Mrs. Helen |
(Esty) Jenkins, who has lived in Bos-
ton for some time.
Collins Lacourse has moved into
the Hall house and will work for the
DR.. the coming year.-Mart Parker
has rented rooms in Q. A. Crows |
house and will soon move in.
The ladies of the f. B. church will |
furnish dinner in the school room at |
the Centre town meeting day. The
proceeds to be used for their Sunday
school.
Mrs. Perthena (Jenness) Mcdaniel