Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-24

ing towns, this statement was made by a
lady, whose time is mostly devoted to
travelling in the interests of the different
| lodges and organizations to which she be-
longs, that of late she had attended nearly
twenty banquets, but not one of them
could in any way compare with the supper
the Barton ladies had furnished. A, word
to the wise is sufficient. If we excel in
any given line let US follow that closely
and we may yet expect to become famous
in the annals of history. wi s-
Mrs. EImina Pearson, widow of the late
DIR. A. N Pearson of Berlin, died at the
home of her son, j. A. Pearson in this vii
lage last Thursday night, aged 70 years,
mos. and IA days. Her husband died some
four years ago and since that time she has
resided with DIR. Pearson where she has
been tenderly cared for. She was a life
long member of the Methodist church and
| had most implicit faith in Christianity.
| She had been in poor health for several
years but bore her sufferings with patience
and tried in every way to make it easy for
| those around her. In the time she had
lived in this village she made many friends
| A prayer was held at the house Friday
| morning and the remains were taken to
Berlin where a short burial service was
held.
A large number of people took advan-
tage of the excursion rates to Boston last
week to visit that city, by far the largest
party that has left here for some time going
the mail Thursday morning. Among
those who left were Ell. 9. Pierce and wife,
Mrs. Thomas Hendry, Mrs. Aaron Drown,
Mrs. FL. A. Downing, Luther Patterson,
Alonzo Folsom, Mrs. 0. T. Willard, Ora
Willard and wife, Geo. Ell. Davis, Hank
Skinner, Elijah Norton, FL. w. Phillips
who will visit his son in Manchester, Mrs.
G. V. Frazier, Charles Vance and wife,
Mrs. Lucy Robinson, Geo. Clark, Allen
Gilmour, Enoch Rowell, Mrs. Geo. BuzzeIl,
Mrs. Burt Owen, John France, Mrs. W. r.
Aldrich, Mrs. Kelley, Ed Merrill wife and
child, Mrs. Fay, Friday Graves, Mr.. Wood
and wife and Mrs. Patrick Cummings. In
ali 20 tickets were soI1 at this station.
The supper and entertainment given by /
the Eastern Star at the Masonic Hall last /
Friday evening was very pleasant affair. |
The supper was a good one as those who /
partook of it can testify. The entertain
ment was especially good; music by Ruth |
Barron and dialogue by Roy Barron and |
Clemma Seaver deserve special mention. A |
selection on the violin by Fred Pierce was
also much appreciated. The Barton Her !
aId'' was read and much enjoyed. We !
failed to hear the whole OF it but think .
perhaps it must all have been original mat
ter, and that part which we listened to |
was certainly filled with the interesting
things which go to make up local paper
with perhaps the uninteresting features
left out. We would, however, suggest for
the benefit of the society, that if the usual
courtesies are to be extended to the editors,
such as free supper tickets, ETC., that the
editorial staff be reduced in numbers or
the suppers be made less tempting.
In noticing the death and funeral SER
vices of the late Rev. II. A. Spencer, the
st. Johnsbury Republican says:
''Mr. Spencer was man of many noble
qualities. He was genial, sincere and
helpful. He won the confidence of all who
knew him and his life has been pure and
true. He left every church stronger in
every way than he found it. He eXempli-
fed in his life among men the gospel which
he preached. His friends are legion. The
death of no in the Vermont confer
ence would have brought more genuine
sorrow to larger circle than has his. He
leaves a wife and four children. Funeral
services were held at Grace Methodist
Episcopal church at 1890 Monday con-
Quoted by Rev. Thomas lyric and man
aged by A. l.. Bailey. The official board
OF the Methodist church and about 40
ministers Of the conference were present
and sat in body. The bearers were Revs.
A. S. Smithers, Hardwick, f. L. Clark, st.
j ohnsbury Center. L. P. Chase, Cabot, A.
c. Austin, East Burke, w. G. Johnson,
Lyndonville, and F. E. Currier, Danville.
On the arrival at Montpelier the family
were met by a large number of ministers
and friends, who followed the remains to
the Green Mountain cemetery.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. J. <. Fuller will spend this week
in Montpelier with Mr.. Fuller.
Ell. S. Webster and wife have returned
from their trip to New York and Boston.
Jack Wright and Alfred Wilkie have
moved into DR.. Wright's tenement house.
Twenty tickets for the excursion
to Boston We're sold at this place last We'd
nesday.
Rev. Lawrence Phelps of Boston delivered
a very able address at the Cong. church
Sunday evening.
One Of G. S. SINNERS boys damned a
finger SO badly recently that amputation
was necessary.
Mrs. Lewis Allbee fell down stairs last
week, breaking her collar bone and receiv-
ing other serious injuries. $
South Barton.
Eddie Holmes has taken a large lumber
lob of Melvin Drown.
Mrs. A. w. Varney entertained her sun
day school class last week.
1Trc 7 avx5;c I o,.1 baC ,,,o--.1
Montpelier to join her husband who is in