Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-24

pneu monia and died after an illness OF lefs
than one week. Mr.. Hastings, we believe
was born in Brighton. When seventeen
years of age he enlisted as a recruit In the
Sd. VT. Regiment and served till the close
of the war. He was always an enthusiastic
q. A. il. man and was member OF Mason
Post, where he had had most of the offices
of the Post lie was a man well posted I'm
general lines and took much interest i'm
business affairs of his town. He married
Lovila Colburn, who survives him, though
in too poor health to admit OF having his
funeral held at the church. He leaves an
adopted son, Willie Holmes; also two
brothers, Whitney Hastings of Kansas,
and Edwin Hastings OF Derby, and five sis
tiers: Mrs. Hiram Farmer and Mrs. David
Arthur of Island Pond, Mrs. Langmaid of
e. Haven, Mrs. Wallace Bruce of Charles
ton and Mrs. Jesse Heath OF Kansas The
funeral was held on Friday, Rev. Douglass
of Barton, assisted by Rev. Vincent
of West Glover officiating. There
was large delegation OF @. A. r.. men
from surrounding Posts present, with
many neighbors and friends, the house
being literally filled. Mr.. Hastings was
pleasant man and good citizen. His re-
mains were inferred in the Glover village
cemetery.
West Glover.
Geo. Dow is remodelling the post-ofiice.
Ora Calderwood is around on crutches.-
James Abbott is suffering from the effec t.
of fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Miles went TO New
port last week to attend the wedding of
Mr.. Miles niece.
Greensboro.
Oscar Petite of Cambridge is visiting
A. e. PERKINS,.
The Bird annual convention OF the Green's
boro S. S. Association will be held i'm the
U. p. church on Thursday, Feb. Bird. LIB.
Miller, field secretary of the Vermont s. s.
ASSOCIATION, will be present. A good pro-
gramme has been prepared and it is hoped
that there will be large attendance. '
Last Sabbath c. L. Baker pres scented to
to the Cong. s. S. his 2Sth annual report as
superintendent. Owing TO his II health
he could not well serve longer. A resolu-
ton was unanimously passed thanking
him for his long and faithful service and
extending sympathy in his prolonged Ill-
ness. j. A. Crane was chosen superint end
ent, Frank Smith assistant.
Lake Caspian Creamery Co. is the name
of the company organized here last Tues
day. Directors, III. S. Tolman, w. S. In
gals, e. o. Randall, j. ID. Wilson, Il. V.
Scott and c. b. Cook. The directors chose
III. S. Tolman, president; w. S. ingalls,,
vice president; L. A. Jackson, secretary
and treasurer. They have bought the CAL
derwood building and will commence
work at once.
Holland.
Plenty of snow for business and lumber
men are improving it.
Alfred Waterman, who has been sick
with typhoid fever. died Saturday.
j. A. Bradford who has charge of the q
w. Tabor house has rented it to Gilbert
Maxwell. . s.
Judge Fletcher and wife are at Tilton,
n. H., with Mrs. Fletcher's sister, who is
dangerously sick. .rsbi
Mrs. A. l.. Demick, who has been quite
sick is improving very slowly, not being
able to sit up any. t,s .l ...
Our former townsman, G.. w. Tabor, OF
Waterbury, made his many friends a
pleasant call last week. uIE .I..
Miss Lizzie Elliott has finished her la
bors at Bradford's store and has returned
to her home at f. A. Boothman's. Miss
Elliott was well liked.
Fred r. Mouton, who has been seriously
i'll for several weeks, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Russell Moulton, who's has been
confined to the house for a few weeks with
the grip, is improving.
Last Friday morning the Canadian GUS
tom officers found and seized about one
ton of Uncle Sans tobacco. 1t was found
in George Cooper's sugar houge just across
the line near caswell's mills. The owner
r.r1g a..
rasa ..
Mr.. Conway has been quite iIl the past
week. INV
Rev. p. n. Granger went TO West Burke
last Monday to attend funeral.d
Rev. /. p. Chaseand wife visited at Rev
p. n. Changers last week, Tuesday.
Phillip Thompson is suffering from a
sore foot, caused by stepping on a nail.
The village schools close this week Fri
day. The term has been a very pleasant
and satisfactory one i'm all departments.
The Ladies' Aid and Epworth League
social which has been announced TO be
held at Fred Grants, Jan. 9th, is post
poned until further notice.
The special evening prayer meetings were
continued last week until Friday evening.
Rev. /. p. Chase assisted and preached an
excellent sermon on Tuesday evening.
The sociable given i'm the Cong. vestry
last Friday evening was well attended and