Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-08-09

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Hyde Park visited friends here last week.
w. .Batchelder made friends here call
last week and accidentally sold few shoes
at the same time. Wills smiling face is
always a welcome sight i'm this locality
Raymond Power, who has been at work In
the telephone business in Conn, visited his
mother last week.
Morgan.
Maurice Burbank has bought the Lou
Ewens farm.
Joshua Waterman has sold his home
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Campbell have gone to
Bloomington.
Mabel and Nettie Cobb are spending
their vacation with their parents. Geo.
Barnes of Newport, n. H., was a guest at
| VIM. Cobb's last Week.-Mrs. Nellie ALI
bee OF st. Johnsbury ais visiting relatives
in town.-Mrs. Laura Copeland OF Lowell,
Mass, has been visiting her uncle, w. II.
Calkins.-Sadie and Nettie Flanders of
Barton spent last week i'm town.--Mrs. n.
Moulton of Holland has been visiting here.
Mrs. Marcia Bartlett of Barton is Writ
ing her sister, Mrs. Geo. Bartlett.
morgan Center
Leslie Fowler OF Brocton, Mass, is visit
ing relatives here.
Maurice Burbank has bought the build
ings now occupied by Alonzo Ewens, to-
gether with fifteen acres of land.
This community was saddened TO learn
of the death OF Mrs. Mary Lund, which
occurred Sunday morning, July 18th, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. q. j.
Thomas. She was apparently i'm her usual
health until the day before she died, when
she was taken with severe pains In her
side. Medical assistance was summoned
and every possible effort was made TO re-
vive her but she quietly passed away.
She was born i'm Newbury Sept. i, ls12,and
married Ephraim Lund March "a. 1884.
BY this union, eight children were born OF 4
whom three survive her, Mrs. Fletcher OF
Massachusetts, Mrs. G. j. Thomas OF this
place and l.. A. Lund of Bloomington. AZ
the age of 10 she Joined the M. Il. church
of which she was a worthy member. Her
christian life covering period OF nearly |.
seventy years. During the last twenty
years she has been an invalid, but during n
the years that she was shut in, she never
for those who met her. Hers was beau
tiful faith; surely heaven is richer and N
earth poorer for the taking OF such soul
to the kingdom above. Funeral services
were held in the church, Rev. Albert Greg
DRY preaching an excellent sermon. Special
mention should be made of a floral tribute
by large class of Sunday School scholars;
as they passed the caslIet they deposited
their flowers. The interment was al
Bloomington Center. The relatives have
the sympathy of the community. sHI
Newport.
Peter Laxon and VIM. Moore have NOV
ed with their families to Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w Parker are visiting
relatives in Hatley and LennoXville.
c. G. Farrar and family have gone 20
Grafton to visit Mrs. Farrar's mother.
Miss Anna Burbank of Webster, n. Ia,
is visiting her sister, MrssM. H. Rannay.
charge of his hotel until he can let il TO
some one.
There were 147 tickets sold at this sta
tion to people going on the excursion TO
Burlington.
Company L., " n. G. left this morning
on special train for Chester, where the
muster is to be held.
The Newport base ball team was defeat
ed at the park last Tuesday by the Mem
phremagog Stars. Score 10 to 8.
Mrs. S. II. Flint is very sick and is not
expected to live. DIR. Ranney OF Barton
Landing was here Thursday as council.
One of the young men that was in j. h.
Lambert's after ice-cream the night ne
had the money taken from his safe has
returned it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wells spent part of
last week visiting Mrs. Wells people in
Canada.-Mrs. John Blair has gone %
Boston TO visit her son.
Rev. Geo. II. Bailey, a former pastor OF
the Cong. church, is expected here next
week to remain for week or more, and
will occupy the pulpit while here.
Nelson Holbrook has been here the past
week, visiting his brother, j. Il. Holbrook
at the Memphremagog House.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ross of Boston are guests of Mrs
Elisha Lane.-Miss Adela Stubs of Gal
weston, Texas, is stopping with her
cousin, Mrs Theophilus Grout.
Rev. f. A. George of Willimantc
Conn, former pastor, preached a very
and profitable sermon TO
large audience at the Cong. church sun
day morning.-Rev. Geo. II. Barley, who
was pastor of the Cong. church severa
years ago, is here on visit and will oc-
cupy the pulpit next Sabbath.
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Nettie Kennedy has returned from Brad
ford.