Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-30

ment, we may safely place M. W. johnson
on the roll of public benefactors, and among
the lively business men of Barton. He is an
Orleans county boy by birth and breed
ing, who at the age of nineteen decided
that he could best fulfill his mission of do
ing good, by promoting the cause of clean
illness. Accordingly he went to Manches-
ter, n. H., learned the laundry trade,
worked at it nearly seven years and mas
tered all the details. Smart Orleans Coun-
ty boys drift to Barton as naturally as
ducks take to the water. Last June Mr..
Johnson and wife, and Miss E. Gertrude
Hoyt of Troy came to Barton and set up
first-class steam laundry on Glover street,
the first business of the kind ever conduct
ed in town. The plant is modern and con-
venient, and is run by a water motor;
the water is pure as to dispense with
the use of chemical bleaching, which so
often rots the garments at steam laundries.
MrJohnson employs two regular assistants
besides himself and wife, and extra help
when needed. Tuesdays and Fridays he
runs collecting and delivery team to Bar
ton Landing, where o. w. Locke collects
and delivers for him.
REV. FATHER TURCOT.
Joseph Turcot was born in Montreal,
P. O., in 1859. He was educated in Mon
treal College, graduating from the theo-
logical department in 1882. He was or
dained priest and served as Secretary of
the Bishopric of Montreal two years. After
year spent in travel in Europe and the
Holy Land, Father Turcot served nine
years as assistant Curate of the Church of
Sacred Heart, Montreal. He has officiated
six months at st. Adams and three years
at Barton.
CHARLES T. A. HUMPHREY.
Hon. G. Z. A. Humphrey is a good type
Of the pushing, sagacious, self-made Yer
monter of the old school. Charles T. A.,
son of Timothy and Sabrina Cushing
Humphrey, was born in ST. Johnsbury in
1922. His father was one of the early set
tiers of the town, and Mr.. Humphrey re-
ceived only such educational advantages
as were afforded in the public schools. At
the age of fourteen he began to labor for a,
livelihood Four years LAIR he bought
his time of his father for @125, and chopg
ped cord wood and drove teams from Bos-
ton to Portland, to reimburse his father
for the time he had purchased. In 1910,
with $20 in his pocket, he started for the
West, arriving at Conneaut, Ohio. He re-
manned two or three years in this place |
engaged id farming and trading; thence
moved to Geneva in the same state, and in |
1847 returned to Burke, and finally took
up his abode in East Burke, where he was
Employed in general trade. MIR. Hum
phrey was well known and successful
n oI in, e,
Mr.. Humphreyshas held many responsible
offices; he has been justice of the peace,
lister, overseer, notary public, and town
agent to settle claims. He was elected as
republican to the sswar session. legislature
of 1860 and'61. In 1877, he was elected As
Associate Judge of the Caledonia County
Court. He has been director for more
than dozen years of the Merchants Ma
tiona1 Bank of st. Johnsbury, has been the
in many estates, and has
acted as guardian in many cases. He at
tends and supports the Methodist church.
He was united in marriage in 1871 to Fla
villa PAMELA, a daughter of MathewEush-
ing OF, Burke, who died April IL, 1880.
Four children were born to them, oEe of
c., wife DR.. Frederick Newell,
is living. Judge Humphrey contracted
second alliance with Mary L., daughter IF
Samuel Prouty of Burke. He moved p
Barton in March, 1865, and has now retire
from active business, u
JOSEPH B. FREEMAN. -
Joseph B. Freeman was born in Brook
field, VT, in 1881, where his early life wa
spent. He came to Albany at the age o.
3 years, and, two years later, married Ma
lie L. Rowen of that town, and engaged in
farming, also in the purchase of live stock
md farm produce. He moved to Barton
n 1871, dealt in live stock and was extern
sively engaged in buying butter and sell
ing fertilizers, He is now the agent for
Orleans County of the Page Woven Wire
Fence Co. This stock makes a cheap.
strong, durable and handsome fence, and
requires less than half of the usual number
Of posts. He is also agent for the popular
Buffalo Phosphate and buys wool. Mr..
Freeman is useful and loyal citizen of
Barton His first wife died in 1881, leav-