Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-23

bury's at the Steam Mill last week, and as
Mrs. Pills bury does not gain as fast as was
expected the doctor thought it best for her
to to Boston and be treated at a hospital,
where she will go the first of this week.
The sermon before the graduating class
of Barton Academy will be delivered next
SSuhiay eeveniht a seven o clock at the M.
E. church by Isev. w. E. Douglass. This
Is to be 4 ;slr1on services AZ cordial invita-
tion is extended to all teachers and scholars
in town.
We learn of the death of Freeman Folsom
who died at his home in Salem, Oregon,
April 30th Mr.. Folsom was the son of
Andrew Folsom of So. Barton, and of
family of sixteen children there are now
but three living. His friends here will be
sorry to learn of his death.
The story is told of two ambitious fisher
men who visited May Pond one day last
week, fished a long time, never got bite.
bought eight trout for dollar and hurried
home to tell of their good luck. They have
been wondering since if they could not
have bought them cheaper elsewhere.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Freeman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubbard returned from their trip to
ST. Adams last Friday and report a very
pleasant meeting. They went to Burling
ton Thursday and visited the boys in camp;
they were all enjoying themselves but
were anxious to leave as soon as possible.
Mr.. Clinton, an African, spoke at the
Cong. church last evening. He spoke of
the conditions Of his people, described their
methods Of living, etc. His remarks were
very interesting. He has been liz this
country about thirteen years and is now
about to return to his home to d o mission
airy work.
Charles Ufford received letter last week
from his son, Will, who is in Spokane,
Wash, in which says that travel to the
gold regions of Alaska has fallen off greatly
since the war broke out. Advices from
other sources report almost total col
lapse of the excitement over the gold finds
in the KIondyke due to the same cause.
A union Memorial Day service will be
held at the M. E. church next Sunday
morning at the usual honr. The service
will be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Douglass
assisted by Rev. r. L. Sheaff. All old SOL
diers, the members of the G. A. R., the w.
r. G. and the S. V. are to meet at the Post
hall at 10 a. m. and proceed to the church
in body.
Last weeks business at the freight depot
was one Of the heaviest of the season, 81
cars being in the yard for local business at
one time. These, of course, were for re-
ceipts and shipments, the receipts consist
ing of corn and feed, coke, agricultural
wagons, barbed wire, etc., and
the shipments Of butter tubs, stone, bark,
furniture, lumber, ties and live stock.
The May issue Of the Vermonter contains
an article on the Dewey family and portraits
of Rear-Admiral Dewey and his father and
brother. It has articles on the war session
Of the legislature, recruiting for the navy,
the personnel of the navy, and Captain
Chas. Clarke of the battleship Oregon.
This number is up to the usual high stan
dard maintained by this publication and is
a very interesting one.
G. W. Tenney receives today about $4,000
trout from Fish Commissioner Titcomb to
be placed in the brooks near Crystal Lake
I hese trout are of a Rocky Mountain
species known as the steel head, and are
said to grow very large. The Fish and
Game League of this village certainly can
have no reason for finding fault with the
treatment it has received from Mr.. Tit
comb.
We see by the Boston Journal that
Ernest E. Peterson, son Of B. E. Peterson of
his place, is to go with the expedition to
the Philippine Islands to serve as nurse
and remain for hospital service during the !
war. The Journal states that Mrs. White
law Ried offered to pay for the services of
two trained nurses to accompany the expe
dition and that Mr.. Peterson was specially
selected for one because of his experience
and past record.
Mrs. Benjamin Hubbard died at her
home last Thursday after a short illness
with typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Hubbard
was born in West Glover and her whole
life had been spent in this vicinity where
she was well known and respected. She
was the sister of the late Harvey Lewis of
West Glover. She leaves a husband and
several children who have the sympathy of
the community. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Sheaff Of
floating.
Mr.. L. Rock died at his home near
May pond last Wednesday of cancer of
the liver. His age was fifty-two
years. He had been in poor health for
some time but was confined to the house
but short time. Mr.. Rock had lived in
this town for many years and was known
as an honest, Woodworking man and was
by all who knew him. He leaves
a wife and several children who have the
sympathy of all. The funeral was held at
the Catholic church in this village Saturday
Rev. Father Turcotte officiating.
Orient Chapter, No. 49, o. E. S., will give
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