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

to be drawn from it.
A. W.. Larrabee who has been in this
State for the past eight months, returns to
his home in Central Michigan, accom-
panied by his bro Allen. 7 Is" - !
Miss Lie. Golburne is in New York
looking .at1er millinery goods Mrs. Free
man and Mrs. Twombly are in Boston Sc
Letting new stock of goods.
In letter received recently, Mr.. and Mrs.
King state that they will return this sum-
mer, arriving here about the first of July.
Mrs. j. Ell. Corey will not come as she is in
poor health.
Miss Guild, teacher in the primary de-
partment of the village school, was con-
fined to the house part of last week on
account of sickness. Her place was sup
piled by Mrs. FL. J. Stannard.
Mrs. C. B. Whiten of Barre, who is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Ell. Blake, was
taken sick with pneumonia last week and
is quite sick at present. Her husband
came Saturday to help care for her.
AS Dello Grammo, who works in the tn b
factory, was about to fix belt one day last
week, the belt broke and a part of it hit
him over the eye, injuring him severely SO
that the eye will have to be removed.
There will be an Easter Concert at the
M. E. church next Sunday evening, con
sisting of music and Rotations by the
children. A large chorus choir will be in
attendance and grand time is anticipated.
Mrs ]. R. Elliott of Hotel Barton en-
I'll of
last Tuesday evening, and gave them a
very pleasant evenings enjoyment. Sugar
and lots of good things made their hearts
glad.
Mrs. Fl. T. Seaver has been very sick for
some weeks, and last Saturday DIR. Harris
horn of st. Johnsbury was called in con-
sultation with DIR. Nichols Of this village.
We understand that she is a little better
today.
Just as we go to press we learn that the
Presidents message will not be given to
Congress till Wednesday, and Congress
will not be likely to take any action on
the Cuban matter until they receive this
message.
The Peerless reports more goods manu-
featured and sold from this factory during
the past three months than for long
time. Business over the country is pick
ing up eviden tly and the excellence of the
Peerless goods are becoming well known.
The annual village school meeting was
held on last Tuesday evening at the acade-
my hall. All the old board were reelected
and Mrs. P. L. Webster was also added to
the school committee. A tax of IS cents
on the dollar was voted for the coming
year.
George Reed sold blooded rooster and
several hens to a party in New York last
week for S25. This is a pretty fair price to
receive for these kind of goods, but George
has evidently learned the art of raising
fowls as successfully as he has different
kinds Of dogs.
Letters addressed to the following parties
uncaIled for at the post-office:
Willie Austin, Mr.. G. w. Barker, j. G.
G. F. Groder, Lucy Garfield,
George Marcou, Max Newaty, Nathaniel
Norris, Miss Myrtle Priest, Mr.. Lewis
Turcott, Lucy Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. F. Pillsbury and Mrs.
A. c.. Jewell returned from Boston last Sat
urday. Mrs. Pillsbury is much better than
when she left here and her complete recov-
cry is looked for. They will stop at Hotel
Barton until the weather is better when
they will go to their mill near So. Barton.
The remains of Henry Danforth were
taken to Littleton Nh. last week for burial.
Mr.. Danforth came to this town from New
Hampshire and his remains were taken
there where most of his family are buried.
The town will miss him, and while he was
a very quiet man, his influence was always
for the good of the village, and as a man
was very much respected.
At the annual meeting of Orleans Lodge
No. So, F. & A. NJ, last Friday evening
the following officers were elected: III. g.
Pierce, w. NJ; G. F. Percival, S. W.; E. E.
LiddelI, J. W.; E. F. Dutton, Treas. o. V.
Joslyn, Sec.; II. J. Stannard, S. D.; FL. G.
Gay, J. D.; r. L. Sheaff, chaplain; Ell. T.
Seaver, marshal; M. j. Smith, S. S.; G. E.
J. S.; Geo. Burnham, tyler.
We learn of the death of Cornelius P.
Merrill, youngest brother Of the late Orrin
II. Merrill, who died in Iowa, March %,
aged 66 years. He went to California in
sailing vessel in 1850 and was fairly sue
cessful in the gold diggings. At the break
ing out of the civil war, he returned to
Vermont to volunteer from hissnative state,
but was rejected on account of defective
eye-sight. He soon went to Iowa and settled
upon farm. He leaves a widow and one
brother, Eli G. Merrill, of Eldora, Iowa.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Martin gave them a house-warming
evening and presented TENN
with a beautiful sideboard, hat-tree,
dining chairs, napkins, etc. About sixty
attended, and with Mr.. and Mrs. Martins
geniality made the evening a very happy
one. They have very nice home which