Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-06-06

which she is member one evening re-
Gently. "A very pleasant time was re-
ported.
I" In our item last week regarding Memo
!, riaIsexercises,:sNes holsll have stated that
o, n. Joslyn and &c Collision Wenti.to
!, Lyndonville 70 Geeoeate.t he grave ofzGeots
/ w. Quimby. = @a-ss-a..ss, sssa4ass~
Mr. and Mrs. II. j. Stannard and Mrs. L.
P Case and daughter Laura, go to Will
/ Ioughby Lake this week for few days
recreation They will stop in the McLel-
! ian cottage.
The band boys gave their first open air
concert of the season last Saturday even
ing. There was good crowd out to hear
them and all appeared to enjoy the music
which was excellent.
| Charles Blood and VIM. Berwick return
ed from their fishing trip to Maine last
Tuesday, bringing about 40 pounds of
dressed trout each. Some of the fish
weighed over three pounds.
| Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burnham were. in
Groton recently to attend the funeral of
| Mr.. Burnham's uncle, who died at his
home in Boston but was brought to Groton,
his former home, for burial.
Charles Buzzen is building a shute at
| the tub factory through which all the
| waste lumber and shavings will be carried
direct to the engine room. Heretofore all
this has been dumped into the basement
and carried away in baskets.
| w. McFarlane and E. Clark will open
meat market in about ten days in the new
rooms recently fitted up for them in the
Bean block. Mr.. McFarlane has been
with Mr.. Folsom for some time and Mr..
| Clark comes from the Peerless.
The Orleans county conference of the
Congregational churches will hold its an
| nual meeting with the church in this vii
| Iage on Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
| week. An interesting program has been
prepared and a large attendance is expect
| ed.
! Miss Sadie LaPoint, who has worked in
| this village for nearly year, has returned
| to her home in Wheelock.-Frank Whip
| pie, who has been at j. B. Freeman's since
last fall, and attended school at the acad-
envy, returns this week to his home in
Newport Center.
The banquet held at Hotel Barton by
the alumni of Barton Academy last Friday
evening was well attended. there being
about go present. OF these % were graduates
of the school, every class but two being
represented. After pleasant social hour the
company formed in line and marched into
the hall where a fine repast had been pre-
pared. Later few toasts were replied to
in pleasing manner, the toast master, w.
S. Hubbard, affording much amusement by
his wit and humor. The people then re-
paired to the waiting room where Miss
Currier presided at the piano and several
musical selections were rendered. The
company dispersed to their homes at a
rather late hour pronouncing the evenings
entertainment a most enjoyable one.
Benjamin Mossman and his granddaugh-
ter Maud, are expected home from Califor-
MIA this week. Miss Mossman~ to ren-
der violin solo at an entertainment given
just before her departure, and San Ber-
nardino paper contained the following
regarding her which we copy: ''One of the
most attractive features of the Orphans
Home benefit next Friday night at the
opera house will be violin solo by Miss
Maud Mossman, whose artistic playing has
often delighted her friends. This will
be in the nature of a farewell, as it will
proba bly, be her last public appearance in
this city she leaves for her home in Yer
mont soon. Her host of friends in San
Bernardino will take this opportunity to
bid her goodbye and wish her success in
her artistic musical career
We are obliged to record the death of
another of our citizens, Mr.. Grin Cutler,
n h; CO..
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Cutler was born
Feb. 9th, 1910, and was the oldest citizen
in town. When about three years of age
his father died and he went to live with
Mr.. Sherman of Greensboro. He dis
tinctIy remem bered that while they were
living at Greensboro, during the battle of
Pittsburgh, Mr.. Sherman took him out
into the field and they listened to the
firing until it ceased. After leaving the
home of Mr.. Sherman he went to Bos-
ton, Mass, to work; from there he went
to Cambridge and lived in the Lowell fam
lily, residing in the home since known as
the Lowell mansion. James Russell Low
ell then youth in college. Jared
Sparks, Henry w. Longfellow and others
were visitors at the house. Returning to
Vermont he married Mary j. Leavenworth
of DanviIle, May 10Th, 1910, and moved to
this village in 1856. His business has been
that of farmer and drover, taking stock
from here to be shipped from the station
at st. Johnsbury before the railroad was
put through this place. He had served the
town in many capacities atrdifferent times
and was an honored citizen. For many
years he has lived with his two daug hters
in this village. He leaves three sons and
two daughters who have the sympathy of
the community.