Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-08

social last Tuesday evening. They had
large audience and gave a good entertain
ment. Proceeds, $3.50, which is TO be
used to help pay for the hymn books.
The Epworth League will give book
social at j. c. Davison's Tomorrow eve
ming. A small admission fee will be
charged; the funds are to help pay for the
organ recently purchased for the use i'm
the church. Refreshments will be served
and large attendance is desired.
Newport Center
Mrs. Martha Lathe is sick with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Charles Oben has returned to her
home in Newport.
Mrs. Samuel Page was called to Canada
last week to take care of her daughter,
who is sick.
Geo. Ramsdell has returned home, hale
and healthy. He expects to take posses
sion of farm in No. u.
Mrs. d. r. stetson of Newport visited
her uncle, ID. j. Perkins, last week.--sam-
uel Meacham is visiting here.
Troy.
Park Davis little girl is sick.
VIM. Sinclair visited i'm Sutton, p. O.,
last week
Godfrey Brochure has gone to Water
town, Mass, to work.
Bradley Houston is very sick at his
daughters, Mrs. Bert Chandler. There Is
much sickness about town, caused by
colds.
Henry Bolton met his death last Mon
day afternoon in a shocking manner. He
had charge of the grinding and went TO
the mill at one o'clock, started the water
wheel, lighted lantern and went down
under the mill, setting the lantern on the
stairs where it was seen when looking for
body, which was found revolving on
shaft that had caught Mr.. Bolton by his
coat. The mill was stopped and the body,
which was terribly crushed, was taken in
to the mill, where slight respirations
were seen for few moments. The body
was taken to the house, the funeral being
held Wednesday. He had been i'm the
employ of G. p. Stevens a. Co. for about
fourteen years and is very highly spoken of
highly by them. He leaves three daugh-
tiers, who have the sympathy of everyone
here.
CARD.-We, the undersigned, wish TO
thank all who rendered such kind and
sympathetic assistance during our recent
bereavement. GLADYS BOLTON,
CLARA BOLTON,
EFFIE BOLTON,
WestfieId.
Mrs. N. G. Hoyt is visiting in Montgom-
ery-Mrs. Albert Ryder has returnd from
Springfield, Mass.
Mason S. Stone, State Supt. of Educa-
A. L..
Cong. church, Friday evening.
Rev. p. N. Granger of Irasburg preached
in the M e. church last Sunday i'm ex-
change with Rev. A. Gregory. Though
past three score and ten years, Mr.. Gran
ger breaches with his old time effective
ness.
The annual meeting of the trustees OF
tho Grammar school was held Saturday
evening, Feb. q. The following officers
were chosen Moderator, f. III. Hitchcock;
Secretary, o. p. Wright; Treasurer, Il. l..
Miller; Ex-com. Edwin Boynton. T.. l..
Miller, w. b. Gilpin.
AT the town meeting last Tuesday,
many of the old officers We're reelected.
Following the custom which the town
seems to have inaugurated, w. @. Far
man, chairman of the old board of select
men, was retired, and II. III. Hitchcock as
a new member was given the third place.
Likewise E. III. Hitchcock, chairman of
the old board of listers, was retired, and
w %. Wright, the new member, was given
the third place. w. w. Wakefield, who
has held the office of constable for several
years, was reelected and given the iuris-
diction of the state. He is a very efficient
officer.
Deacon Elisha T.. Ryder, who has been
i'll since Nov. 1895, died of consumption
Feb. q, age 90 years and 9 months. He
was born i'm Waitsfeld and came 60 this
town when fifteen years of age. I'm 1860
he married Miss Ann Eliza Carey, who,
with three children, one son and two
daughters, survive him. He was a kind
husband and father, a good neighbor, an
honored citizen and a faithful christian.
Twenty five years next June he was elect
ed a deacon OF the Congregational church,
which office he held at the time of his de-
cease. The funeral was held mt his late
residence on the following Tuesday, Rev.
l.. p. Atwood officiating. Mr.. Carey, "A
brother of Mrs. Ryder, came from New
to attend the funeral.
Westm0re.
The sick ones are all improving.
Frank LaPoint has moved in with L..
Clapper.
A. r. Garvin OF Craftsbury has been
stopping with his son few days.
Town meeting was well attended nspite
Of drifts and storm, nearly every Office was
illed by new man.
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