Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-04-11

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There was an inspiring Easter concert at
the III. E. church last evening under the
leadership of Eber F. Humphrey, superin7
) iendentofs the Sunday SCHOOL, and f. w.
Cutting, eheristsrs, The music, was of a
high order, well rendered, and highly
| pleasing to the large congregation in at
] tendance. The orchestra added much in
terest to the occasion, and special thanks
are due to the young men for the valuable
assistance they SO freely gave. The sing
| ing by the large chorus choir was highly
praised by many who attended the con-
cert That they had been well drilled was
plain to be seen. Mr.. Cutting has shown
! himself to be an efficient leader and his
| services are highly appreciated. The
| children did their several parts in a
creditable manner and the concert was
one of the finest ever given in this place
| on a similar occasion. The church was
prettily trimmed with potted plants and
| cut flowers and special thanks are given to
| the committee who had this work in
charge. That such talent can be found in
small community like ours, who can
efficient is matter of congratulation to
all our people. The children sold Easter
eggs enough to amount to SIS. The. total
collection amounted to $40.
Barton Landing.
Schools here closed Fast Day.
Irving Conner has built a new piazza on
his house.
Miss Clara Austin returns this week to
Smith College.
Henry Dubois will move into David Gil
lis tenement house.
Halsey Hall has been improving his
house by a coat of paint. -
A large number from this place attended
Carl Farley's annual sugar party last Fri
day.
Sugaring seems to be nearly over in this
vicinity. Not very large amount has
been made.
Beginning to-day, there will be a new
mail on the noon train north and the AGO
train south.
Miss Nina HaseIton is very sick, and
counsel of doctors was held last week to
consider her case.
Mrs. ii. T.. 1de has returned to take
charge of E. E. Stafford's millinery depart
ment the coming season.
Interesting and appropriate Easter ex-
ercises were held at both churches yester-
day. The churches were very prettily dec
Grated.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid will meet at the
church next Thursday afternoon. Every
s-Il- L.
meeting of this Conference year.
Prof. E. J. Winslow of Lyndon has been
at home for few days.-Dr. G. j. Bartlett
of New Haven, Conn, is spending a short
vacation here.-John Hall has been visit
ing his father, WinsIow Hall.
The subject of this sketch, Capt. c. Ed
win Joslyn, was born in Morristown April
18th, 1887. About two years later his par
ents moved to Bloomington where his
childhood and youth passed upon a
farm. He received his education in the
district school and at the academies at
Bloomington, Craftsbury and ST. Johns
bury, and afterwards taught school in
Irasburgh and Bloomington. When the
sixth Regiment ofVermont Volunteers was
raised in the fall of 1861, he enlisted as a
private in Company d. of that regiment.
Faithfulness to duty aud manifest ability
soon raised him from the ranks and won
him lieutenant's commission in company
G., and later a captains commission in
company A. In all the positions Whichh
held in the service he acquitted himself
with honor to himself and satisfaction to
his superiors. In regard to his qualities as
a soldier, brother officer who was asso-
ciated with him during his entire service,
and was near him when he was wounded
at Winchester, writes: HE was brave and
conscientious as soldier-so much so that
it could we'll be said of him, Forth from
the sea bbard never sprang a sword from
stain more free. During the battle at
Winchester, Sept. 10, 1864, he received what
was apparently mortal wound, bullet
entering his right eye and passing diago-
nally entirely through his head, but fortu-
nately in front of the brain. The sur
geon's considered the case so hopeless that
his wound was not even dressed until the
next morning, but his native pluck and
pure blood carried him through, and in
three weeks he was on his way home to
Vermont on leave of Absence. In Deem
Der following, he returned to Washington,
settled his accounts with the War Depart
ment and received his discharge, his regi- |
ment having been mustered out of service |
in the fall. In the meantime, in January |
1864, Mr.. Joslyn, having been detailed to |
to receive and drill recruits at Brattleboro
for short time, took the occasion to visit |
and marry Miss Susan j. Fisher of Cabot. |
To them three children were born, a son |
who died in infancy, and two daughters:
Katie B., who died seven years ago, and |
Mabel S. who, with her mother survives |
him. In January 1866, in company with