Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-19

Meth. churches will hold a basket picnic
next Friday. A general invitation is ex-
tended to everybody. The company will
go on the New York train, leaving here at
| S:43 a.. m.
Mr. J. NJ. Foss viii exhibit the latest
| improved Edison's Photograph at GA. r.
| Hall, under the auspices of Quimby Post,
next Friday evening, July %. Doors open
at 7:30; commences at s o'clock. Admis-
sion Is cents. This entertainment is high
Iy recommended by the press and clergy
| of the State. See bills.
! By the death of Luther Colburn, who
passed away July 18th at his home near
West Glover, this town loses one of it's
| oldest citizens. Mr.. Colburn was the son
of Ira CoIburn Of Glover. He was born in
1915, in 1887 he married Miss Jane Scott
and moved to ST. Johnsbury where he res
ided for one year when he moved back to
this town and has since lived here. The
funeral was held last Tuesday, Rev. Mr.
Douglass officiating. Mr.. Colburn leaves
wife, nine daughters and thirty-three
grandchildren to mourn his loss. Seven
three great-grandchildren were present at
the funeral. Although Mr.. Colburn has
not been able to work for some years in his
earlier life he was very active and ener-
getic man.
The backbone Of the rainy season must
have been broken by the storm which Wis
tied this vicinity last Wednesday. There
was steady rain most of the day Tues
day and during Wednesday forenoon it
fairly poured all the time. Some of the
water went into the sewers, but more of
it went down through the streets; there
was good-sized river running across the
street just north of Mr.. Ovens block; the
sidewalk was washed out into the street
and large channel was cut through a
corner of Mrs. Porter Baldwin's yard. The
brook near Mr.. Glaciers was filed up with
drift wood and boulders and considerabl
damage was done; for a time 1t was
thought that some of the buildings on the
bank would have their underpinning
washed out. All of the low land near the
river was covered with water to a cOns1d-
cradle depth, and great amount of grass
must be spoiled as it will be so covered with
SAND that it will not hardly be worth cut
ting. The water was so high that it flow
ed over the road between the Methodist
parsonage and the bridge, and it is claim
ed by some that it reached the high water
mark The trains were late all along the
line as there were washouts in some places
and they were obliged to run slow. The
rain extended all over New England and
much damage was done. There were many
bad washouts and crops are destroyed to
great extent. On the sea coast the water
ragged and the smaller vessels were obliged.
to put into port. This storm was about
like the tornado which swept over the
country in 1880.
Barton Landing. ~
e. D. Collins is at home from Yale.
Mr.. Barnes of New Haven, Conn.,, is
visiting DIR. g. J. Bartlett.
Rev. Mr.. Wright of Boise City preached
at the Cong. church yesterday.
Several of our young people start today
on fishing trip to Ferdinand.
Chas. Wheeler of West Charleston has
moved into the Austin block.
Mrs. Zacher and children Of New Haven
are stopping at Mrs. o. II. Adstif1s.s
Rev.S Donaldson of Albany will de-
liver free lecture in the M. E. church
next Friday evening.
Mrs. Barrows, an aged lady living in
this place, who has had long and severe
sickness, died the first of last week.
Rev. L. Dodd Of Irasburgh preached an
excellent sermon at the M. E. church yes
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land.
The severe storm and high water of last
week did a great deal of damage. The
roads were badly washed and consider
able amount of lumber was washed down
stream by the breaking of Chambers
boom.
Miss Inez French, whose sickness has
been mentioned in this paper, died at her
home in New York last week. She was a
young lady well-known and highly es-
teemed in this community. Her remains
were taken tosGlover for burial.
South Barton.
Mrs. Usula CWillard) Woodbridge is
visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Varney have been
on visiting trip to Derby and vicinity.
The Odd Girls had picnic in Melvin
browns grove last week. A good COM
pany assembled and gra nd time was the
verdict of ALL
Mrs. Thompson, who is 90 years and
eleven months old, was thrown from her
carriage while coming home from Lyn-
donv1lle, where she had been a visit,
and although generally shaken up, she
was not injured but was very much
rightened.
The school taught by Miss fannie Bos-
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