Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-06

the school at the village, and Mr.. Me
Hutchins OF stannard, the school al
Bend for a year.
Rev. j. w. Harris and Miss Mary sd
were married at the residence OF the br
father, Mr.. James Young, March 30.
happy couple started the next mori
for Chicago, where they are 90 TAX
course of study i'm ID. J.. Moody's sell
We understand that they are 90 rotur
Greensboro July list, Mr.. Harris ha
accepted a call from the u. p. church
Dustan G. Eastman died ON Mon
having been sick for several weeks.
was a man that has been for several y
prominent in the affairs of this town
discharged all his duties I'm a way
seemed to him TO be right. He VI
prominent Mason and was buried uI'
the direction of that order, Rev. !,
Taylor OF East Craftsbury officiating.
was born on and always resided on
place where he died. He had only
poorest opportunity i'm early life Co
quire an education, though he was a
of books, but he succeeded, however, In
ting sufficient learning TO become a tet
er, in which vocation he was success
He wa honest, faithful, efficient I'm
discharge of duties and successful I'm
accumulation of property. He leave
wife, but no children.
We are indebted to the Lyndon ~
for the following:
y nuhhff 1fg1 NJ Tho rgafHgVsag "A
son i'm Waterbury last Friday, and thd
mains were brought Co st. Johnsbury
urday, and the funeral was attended at'
late residence on Pearl Street, Monday
2 o'clock, Rev. Henry Fairbanks ofic
ing. Mr.. Babbitt was born in Greensl
in 1910, got his education I'm the pm
schools Of the town, taught school a
terms, then took his pack, footed TO q
necticut, where he worked on "A farm
years, when he returned on foot, bring
back every cent OF his wages. soon a
his return he fell i'm with Sewell Blanch
of Glover, who at that date was supply
goods for the peddlers, who carried /
goods in two trunks. His route was
whole length of the State, travelling
foot with sap yoke and strap TO which
two trunks were attached hanging do
on each side of him. He called at ev'
house and usually left a string of 4
beads, ribbons, or something Of that III
He was quite successful Ina peddli|
After carrying the trunks some three I'd
he got a team. About this time, 1851
married Sarah p. Wilson OF Royalt'
whom he found in one of the families
his peddling route. He then bought
farm i'm Greensboro, hired a man 60 ca'
it on, leaving his young wife In chad
while he took the road with his team 1
peddled two or three years longer, WI
he sold his team, carried on his farl
season or two, then sold out, went 4
trade in Greensboro, running a while a
tie store alone, then bought I'm with ID
Sawyer and Sam Ingalls,. He finally boud
out his partner and continued trade thI
as the leading merchant of the village
40 years, when he moved to 81. Johnsbu|
about 20 years ago, and opened a stord
Odd Fellows block with his son, Henry
where they paid 5000 rent for the presd
Goodrich store for five years. In II
Henry A. sold out TO Albert Worcester,
brother-in-law, and the firm was BabI
d Worcester, in the win Burke biol
where Worcester still trades. On accou
of old age and poor health Rabbit sold
Worcester till 1885, when Rabbit boud
out Worcester and sold the stock TO Hd
& Babbitt Of Hardwick, and went out
business, after nearly 90 years OF contin|
Gus mercantile business. Since that I'D
he has been retired, having a little privl
interest which required only occasion
care. Mr.. Babbitt leaves a wife, wi
whom he had lived 81 years, and one sd
Henry A., OF Waterbury, and three daug|
tiers: Mrs. Albert Worcester OF st. Johr|
bury; Mrs. Edgar Hunt OF Waterbul
and Mrs. Morton Cuthbertson, OF Greer'
boro. Mr.. Babbitt wal a member OF n
Congregational church, a man OF str
probity, very punctual I'm all duties, strid
ly honest and reliable in all busind
a Affairs and highly respected by all. Fol
number OF years he was town clerk
Greensboro, and postmaster for maj
years.
Greensboro Bend.
A new boy at A. A. Caldwell's.
Rev. M. b. Parounagian took a trip
Barton Landing this week.
The Drs. Carter of Lyndon and Hard
wick were i'm town Wednesday.
Miss Leila Flanders is stopping In a
of Judge Tolman for a while.
Mr.. Harry Il. Clark Is at ST. Johnsbur|
a course at Barbour's Business Cd
Holland.
There is at present a great deal OF sic
ness in town.
The community is sorry 10 earn Of /
death OF Mrs. VIM. Hackett, which occu
red last Wednesday evening.
The snow is so deep that q. r.. Caswell
obliged to shut down his mill, an the a
pense of getting the logs IN TO the slip
80 great.