Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-04-04

with one of the Boston papers to send
! any important news during this critical
period which may be of interest to our
subscribers and shall, if the items demand,
| issue an extra informing our near byssub-
scribers of any great changes in the pres
ent condition of national affairs. I'VE do
4 this I'M order to- show oilrs constitu
ents that we appreciate sthear patronage.
f.. The trustees have appofhted &C. Grow
/ as police officer Of the village As provided
| by the laws of the corporations. This gives
| Mr.. Grow increased powers as he is already
list COASTAL BILE of the town. Mr.. Grow has
| bought for the care of prisoners a new
lookup, made of highly tempered steel
| 7x7, which will be placed in the house
owned by the village opposite Barron &
Hamblet's store. This is considered nee
essary in order to keep the prisoners
curely and will be valuable addition to
the protection Of the town from tramps,
| drunken men, etc. We have never had
any place where a person could be locked
up the constable having to rem ain with
| the prisoner until he could be delivered at
the county jail. Mr.. Grow bears this ex-
pense alone If necessary there will be adj
ditions made to the lookup. The cost of
the cell is some over one hundred dol
| lars.
Barton Landing.
E. H. Lothrop is making repa irs on the
! hotel.
| Miss Clara Austin is at home from Smith
College.
Lewis Simpson has been very sick the
| past week.
| Mr.. Nutting has gone to Chicopee Falls,
Mass, to work.
| Word has been received from DR.. Rowell
that he is gaining slowly.
| Miss Zaida Wiley returned to her school
in Northbridge, Mass, last Saturday.
Union Fast Day services will be held at
the M E. church next Friday evening
| Mrs. J. K. Fuller was called to Richfor d
| last week by the illness of her mother.
| Rev. w. E. Douglass preached an excel
| lent sermon yesterday in exchange with
Rev. B. F. Rowland.
The item concerning Miss RoweIl in last
weeks paper should have stated that she
was visiting in Newport inst cad af Jay.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church en-
| joyed a pleasant time at Ell. G. Dudley's
last Wednesday. Mr.. Dudley furn ished
sugar for large number.
Have you been into Whipple, French &
Co.'S store since they got in their new
stock of furniture? They have an excel
lent line of all kinds OF furniture.
The first practice meeting of the hose
company will be held tomorrow evening.
Any who wish to join the hose company
should send their names in at once.
G. E. Joslyn, a long time resident of
this place, died of consumption last
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Joslyn has been
identified with the business interests of
this village for many years, and was al
ways an advocate of whatever he though
would be of benefit to the community He
was a prominent member of the Cong.
church, and this church, well as the
entire community, has suffered a great
loss in his death.I Mr.. Joslyn served in the
army during the Civil war and had an
honorable war record. He we'll
known throughout this community and
was highly respected. He leaves wife an d
one daughter who have the sympathy of
the community. Funeral services today
at o'clock.
South Barton.
P H. Duke has moved back home after
being away numbering through thetwin-
ter.
James Dodge and wife have returned
from New York and are stopping at
Willis Brooks.
Ernest Wheeler has gone to Braintree.
Lila Kimball has gone back to w ilder.
Fred Forrest has gone to Sutton to
work.
Lew Lord has moved into James For
rests house. Mr.. Forrest returned short
time ago from Hanover hospital somew hat
improved in health.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley have rented their
house to Henry Ross and will go to Attic
boro, Mass, to live for time with their
SON in law, Walter Bostridge.
Albany.
John Prindle has gone to Boston.
B. G. Aiken was in town recently.
Mrs. Brown has returned to Lowell,
Mass.
Roy George, VINO mas Deen travelling IN
the South, has returned.
B. L. Shed has gone to Lowell, Mass,
where he is engaged to run an engine.
Mrs Louisa Tenny, who has been sick
for some time, is not expected to live long.
The people in this town will be sorry to
learn of the death of May Flint Rowell,
wife of Judge G. w. G. Rowell of Califor-
0f hi
was the daughter of w. S. Flint of Iras-