Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-02-04


member. and mentioned the changes
and Announcements made in the school
laws and explained the laws to the
teachers. Mr.. Mathews gave a few
words of advice and encouragement
to the teachers. Such meetings in
spire and arouse a stronger interest
in educational matters.
Albany.
Mrs. Myron Norris is in failing
health.
Mrs. Henry Mills has gone to Jeri-
cho to care for sick sister.
About fifty attended the Relief
Corps meeting at Herschel Marckres'
Joseph Kelley Of Eden was in town
last week, visiting his SOL, George, who
is sick with sciaitca rheumatism. Geo.
is little better.
The people of St. Johnsbury we're
sadly surprised when they learned of
the death Of II. Forrest Cowles, Sun
day, Jan. 20. He died of typhoid fe
yer. He was about II years old, and
was a member Of the academy and Of
the Victor baseball team connected
with the school. He was a conscien
tious Christian, modest and retiring
in disposition, and was highly respect
ed by all who knew him. His funeral
was attended by large number of the
teachers and the students of the Acad-
envy, the remaining members of the
baseball team acting as bearers. They
also contributed beautiful wreath of
flowers. There were, besides, other
floral pieces that were of rich and
beautiful design. The funeral services
were conducted by his pastor, Rev.
Thomas Tyre, of Grace Methodist
church, assisted by Rev. J. Hamilton,
and Rev. FL. M. Douglas, of the Bap
fist church. The family have the
this great bereavement. Com.
1t would appear from Albany locals
in the Express and Standard furnished
by their agent, that he only made
Of the business and enter
prises Of such persons as subscribe
for his paper and those that had been
but are now sleeping with
the dead. Some western reader of the
Express and Standard writes home and
wonders how that correspondent hap
pened to wander into the Albany ce-
metery so suddenly after arriving in
Albany at the cold snowy season of
the year, and had more to say about
the dead than the living. The Albany
Cemetery Association have beautiful
grounds and nicely cared for. The
town has also five other graveyards
cared for in fine shape by the town,
0any also supports six churches and
the preachers generally have a good
word for the town when they take
their departure.
There are six stores in town doing a
4 prosperous business. Mr.. E. Chafey
s still here as he has been for nearly
thirty years, in one place, with
arge stock of good merchandise and
loing a good business, as he always
las, and no signs of his letting up,
'peaking well of the bridge that car
les him safely over and enjoys the
confidence Of his towns people, was
?. M. for many years, is at present
own clerk and treasurer, z Mcclure
3ros, and j. B. Rogers & Co., also in
rade and prospecting. j. B. Rogers
S the P. M. at the Albany Office at
present.. There are three blacksmith
hops, one hotel, one undertaken. r.
VI. CoWles, an enterprising young man
Who does the undertaker's work and is
very good Fire Insurance agent for
he Vt. Mutual, is up in the morning
nd ready for business as was his ia
her, Madison Cowles, who died here |
bout one year ago.
South Albany and other parts of |
he town mourn the loss of an en-
young man, Mr.. E. E. Row
IL, who died last spring; but in
view of the case, perhaps his |
lace is we'll filled by the enterprising
Dung man, Frank M. Anderson, who
ucceeds him as merchant. EEL
ner Douglas is postmaster and
blacksmith. Cass & Son, & w. f.
Ames are doing a good business in
he manufacture of lumber and shin
les. T. M. Rowell keeps first class
otel there.
East Albany has lost F. T. Russell,
heir clean postmaster and merchant,
q having removed to E. Hardwick
nd is in business there, Mr.. Gray,
n ambitious young man taking his
lace here; Mr.. Collins is the black
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