Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-14

correspondent, the marriage of Leon Buck
of this place and Miss Lizzie Campbell of
Bloomington has not been mentioned in
the MONITOR. They were married at the
home of the brides mother, Jan. Goth.
! The young couple will reside here with
his mother sfor the present and he win
superintend the carrying on of her large
farm. ne = 7s'-.es 4sr-.
| West Charleston.
Mrs. Will Holton is quite sick.
Our village schools closed Friday, Feb
| 4th.
George and Porter Lyon have returned
| to their homes In Iowa.
Hon. Charles Carpenter was in town two
days last week on business.
William Nelson has leased his saw-mill
| to Charles A Abbott for year.
The en- .ertainment given by ]. M. Foss
in the Cong. church with Edison's kineto-
scope two evenings, was very fine and well
attended
Mrs. McIver from Maine has come to
Holman.-Mrs. G. E. Bennett is spending
z. Knight, whose sickness has been
mentioned, passed quietly away Monday
evening, Feb. z. Funeral from his late
residence Wednesday p. m. Mr.. Knight
was one of the old residents of the village
Coventry.
An infant child of Charles Cole died
last Monday night.
Lee Porter and Ira Wheelock have gone
to Jay to drive teams for Mr.. Virgins.
Salmon Nye has purchased the B. F.
Tower store and the goods that remained
after the auction sale, of the estate.
Damon Ware is still very sick.-Ray-
mond Wright is better.-John 1. Parker's
Oldest child is very sick with pneumonia.
About thirty friends of the @. E. Society
of Barton Landing gave Mrs. E. K. Gray a
surprise visit recently, leaving a nice chair
as a token of friendship and good will.
Mr.. Brooks, who has lived on the Hub
bard Gray farm has purchased the
Crawford farm.-Frank w. Priest has
bought the Cooper place, paying $780,
Nathaniel Sawyer has purchased the Ezra
Guild place, paying $500.
Craftsbury.
Harry McKendar has bought the James
Robbins farm for $1,000, possession Mar. l.
P. M. Hunt has moved his family to
Jacksonville, where he has job in mill.
Bert Robbins has moved to Barton.
This community sustains a great loss in
the death of Mrs. George Howard. She
w nd cd
by all. Her family have the sympathy of
very many friends. The funeral was held
on Thursday, Rev. Mason Dutton officia-
ting.
The oyster supper for Rev. Boutwell, on
the evening of Feb. s, was success finan-
cially and socially, Proceeds 5000. While
the supper was being prepared, the people
were entertained in the audience room of
the church by interesting musical and lit
erary exercises, in which a large num-
Der of young and older people took part.
The supper lacked nothing in quantity or
quality. The committee desire to thank
the large number present for generous
contributions, Mr.. Howard and Mr.. Dan
iels for large gifts, Mr.. Kier and Mr.. A. S.
Calderwood for valuable assistance, and
doughnuts for the hungry committee.
On the morning of the 18th of February
there passed from this life TO the life
eternal, the beloved wife of Mr.. George t.
Howard of this place. Mrs. Howard had
bsen gradually failing all the fall and win
ter, but her deaf came suddenly at last. She
was devoted to her family; she made a
home for her family full of love and
peace. She gave her children that wealth
of affection which only a generous nature
can bestow. Her LIES work, which to US
seems but half done, may in the eyes of
Heav emily Father be fully rounded and
complete. The sympathy of the entire
community is with her husband, father
and children in this, their deep bereave-
ment; also with the aged mother of Mr..
Howard who was too feeble to be present.
East Craftsbury.
Judge Amasa P. Dutton died Sunday
Feb. 6, aged n years. We shall |
publish an appropriate obituary notice !
next week.
North CraftSbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wheeler visited in
Glover last Week.-Mrs. Sadie Lyon is Wis
iting friends in Newport.
Miss Ella Hartman is home from Bos
ton.-Miss Kate Sheehan has finished her |
school in Albany and is at home.
Derby.
The graded school closed Friday after
noon, after very successful term.
The exhibition of the winter term at the
a cademy occurs Friday evening.
A good number from here took in the
concerts Thursday and Friday at New |