Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-20


ty, and his fellow citizens have be-
wed upon him many town offices. For
|een years he was town superintendent
schools, and had been justice of the
ice most of the time for forty years till
death. He was member of the leg1s-
ure at the regular sessions of 1890, and
special session of 81. He was elected
Friff of Orleans county in 1872 and held
office two years. Sept. 9th, 1850, he
S married to Sarah c., daughter of Z. >.
Irene Snow of Montpelier. By her he
three children, of whom two are liv-
!, Clarence and Clara, Mrs. j. K. Little)
Boston. Losing his first wife, he mar
her sister, Lucinda, and from this
rriage there were three children, Sarah,
ton and Andrew Jackson, all deceased.
Dodge has always been liberal in his
igious beliefs, and a public-spirited
N, and was ready to help in all worthy
5erprises. His funeral was held from
late residence Wednesday, April 18th,
number attending filled the house,
ing evidence of the esteem in which he
held by his townsmen. His wife, who
been i'll for some time, was in Boston,
d unable to be present, but his daugh-
Mrs. j. K. Little, attended the funeral
vices. The. community mourns one of
most popular citizens.
organ.
Bolon Gray has bought the house known
the Corner house, and rented Mrs. Mary
bore's farm.
Mrs. Emma Bartlett is home from Derby,
here she has been on visit to her
bther, Mrs. 1. G. Taylor.-Mrs. Nimms
n Miss Alice Cummings are spending
I spring months at Orren Taylor's.
Rev. Knowles, a former pastor, of this
bee, has been visiting friends in town,
ii preached at the Corner on the evening
April 5th.-Mrs. Hannah Bean is stop
big in town.-Otis Moulton was in town
Eently.
blland.-Bert Gee works for Lizzie Buck
|Charleston.-Roy Cheney has finished
brk at Charleston, and is now at l.. P.
|ooks'. -Hurbut Burroughs is at work for
p. Bartlett for the season.
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). d. and A. o. Elliott have started their
|y-mill.
H. c. Persons and J. A. Gilman are home
pm Maine.
The w. r. c. will meet at the residence
Mrs. James Brooks, Wednesday, at 1
lock p. m.
export.
;. P. Story was in town last week.
4. E. Lane and wife have returned from
cir wedding trip.
rimer & Macdairmid.
Mrs. s. H. Hobson of Island Pond was
town last week on business.
). l.. Macdairmid has been spending the
st week visiting in different parts of
NADIA.
VI. j. Blair is getting lumber on the |!
ound and will enlarge his barn and fin
it into tenements.
leo. y. Howe has moved into L. E.
ayers house on Third St., Mr.. Billings
10 the Flint block on Central St.
J. S. Tinkham is here from Browning
4 for few days and will go to Burling-
4 to visit his son, DIR. I'll. G. Tinkham.
fred Niles has sold out his interest in
? barber business to W. Ranney of Bar
4 Landing, who will run it. The firm
ii be Tower & Ranney. Mr.. Niles has
POSITION as manager of the new dressing
Ill in Derby.
Rev. A. L. Cooper has gone to his field |
la bor, PIainfieId, VT. He had won the |
eem of the public, who wish him god |
ed. Rev. Geo. E. Howe will take his |
zee here. The community will give him
earty welcome.
The people of this village and vicinity, |
thout regard to denomination, will well
ne Rev. Geo. Howe to this place as the
stor of the Nj. E. church. He has spent |
lr very successful years in Island Pond |
d leaves many friends there. He will
d the church and its affairs in a much
tier condition than it was few years
o. The work of DR.. Cooper will be re-
.mbered by members of the church as
wing been great blessing to the church.
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lIr Editor, - By your permiss son, |
,uId like to make few corrections in an
m which appeared in the Newport Cen
locals in a MONITOR of a recent
tie. Your correspondent says, GA few
VS. since, as Peter Connal, Esq, was
wing along a good road, by some unac-
1ntable reason his sleigh capsized, put
10 Peter and his ''better half'' into the
DIV. Peter says the colt dragged him
-eral rods, but by good grit and stout
ms he was brought to a standstill. But
: witnesses of the tipover say that the
1t left Peter in the snow, and after going
hort distance, stopped of his own ac-
I'd, probably by stepping on the lines"
? were not driving when the accident |
opened, but were turning round where
o roads met, and where the snow was