Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-05-21

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Mr.. Emerson of the Peerless Go.
was here Saturday evening with new
orders which will keep the shop busy
for the present. The Co. will stop the
mill a few days at a later time to put
in an iron bulkhead.
Regular convocation of Orient
Chapter, o. E. S., on Friday evening,
May 25, at Masonic Hall, at 1880. An
entertainment has been prepared and
it is desired that all the members of
the order be present.
DIR. A. M. Ruggles returned from
his trip to California this morning in
good health. He reports very pleas
ant trip, and that he found many
friends, who were glad to shake the
hand of an old Vermont acquaintance.
Superintendent Folsom sent an eX-
ira car here on Thursdays mail train
to accommodate the large number
who went to Newport to the Howe
LAWN concert. Thanks to him and to
Mr.. Blood, station agent, for the ia
vor.
Correspondents, advertisers, and
others, who expect to see their items,
ads, etc., in our issue, which is print
ed every Monday afternoon, are again
requested to send early. We can not
do everything in few hours on Mon
day.
The band boys are running con-
tribution paper to get funds to hire
Mr.. Stone to lead and give them
lessons through the season. If they
give time to the work of maintaining
a band, the citizens ought to "chip i'm
and help them.
S. @. Voodry of Cabot, Assistant In
spector of the Vermont Division of
the Sons of Veterans, was in town
Friday evening, May IS, and inspect
ed Gen. w. w. circuit Camp, Sons of
Veterans, and reports the camp in a
fourishing condition.
Remember the entertainment at
Opera Hall, this evening, to be given
by the New Orleans jubilee singers,
under the auspices of the Odd Girls
Society. 1t is highly spoken of by the
Newport correspondent, where they
sang last Friday evening.
1t is reported that Ed J. White and
Fred Comstock have bought out the
meat business of the Phillips Bros,
including carts, tools, etc., and will
build 2 large refrigeratqrriapd do the
entire butchering in this place. They 4
are Industrious and honorable young /
men and ought to do a good business. i
The Phillips have sold good meat and
have good trade in all this vicinity. |
Memorial services will be held at
the Methodist church on Sunday, May |
81, at 1O:45 a. M, Rev. F. w. Lewis
preaching, Mr.. Swain assisting. The
Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons
of Veterans, who are invited, will |
meet with the Post alto il A. r. hall,
at 10 O'Clock a. H., To- form sin prof
cession. All veteran soldiers in the
vicinity and all citizens are invited to
attend.
We learn that the death of Eben S.
Woodward, which occurred in Charles
ton on the 18th inst, was occasioned
by an injury (which caused peritonitis,
after an illness Of about ten days.
Twenty or more members of the Ma
sonic Lodge here, of which Mr. Wood
ward was a member, went to West
Charleston on Tuesday to attend the
funeral, Rev. Mr.. Abbey, pastor of
the Free Baptist church, officiating.
The burglary of the Barron & Ham
blet store on Friday night shows that
burglars, either professional or 9TH
erwise, are abroad. The amount of
here and there through the
state, show that the thieves of the /
cities and those who make safe break
ing and stealing a business are on
up almost anywhere. 1t will be well
to turn the key for the next few
months.
The many friends of DIR. J. o. Peck,
Secretary of the Metho-
dist church and one of the leading
men of that church, in this country,
will be greatly surprised and grieved
to learn of his death, which occurred
in Brooklyn, N. Y, May 18th, of
Bright's disease, after an illness of
only one week. DR.. Peck was born
in Groton, VT, in 1886. He graduated
from the Newbury seminary and be-
gan preaching at an early age.
The custom of meeting at the burial
on loft dow to Io |