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

ID.
Those having no marks were Wilma Gray,
Ralph Skinner, Eben Spencer, Urbin
Spencer, George Drown, Iphus Drown and
Guy Bickford. We understand the school
has been very successful one.
Evansville.
Mrs. A. Gallup is very sick.
Lyceum at school-house, Wednesday
evening, Jan. %. All come.
Mr.. Boothman has the job of saving
Foster & Guilds stock of shingles.
Dennison Gallup has sold piece of land
to his brother, E. Gallup.
There will be donation for the benefit
of Rev. o. E. Newton at the NJ E. church
vestry, Tuesday evening, Feb. 8. Oysters
will be served. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
East Charleston.
Mr.. Estabro of Lebanon, N. H., was
in town last week on business.
Miss Mae D. Wiley of Barton Landing
is visiting her brother, Erwin Wiley.
The people here commenced to fill their
ice houses last week. Will Beck does the
cutting on Echo Pond.
Miss Eta Canning has given up going
to school at Derby on account of poor
health and has gone to Stowe.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. R.
P. Stevens next Wednesday, Jan. 26th. A
cordial invitation extended to all.
Willie Holman, from West Randolph, is
stopping for the winter and perhaps long
er, with his grandfather, c. Robinson.
A. j. Lang has bought of his brother, G.
w. Lang, the standing tim Der on his farm
and has several men at work cutting it and
drawing it to his mill.
The Epworth League will hold a social
at their room Friday evening, Jan. 18th.
A literary program will be given, after
which cake and coffee will be served.
Isaac Wilson and Ina Hinton of West
more, were married on Thursday evening,
Jan. 18th. Both of them are well known
here and their many, friends wish them a
long and happy life. -. 1sYScq ssTcd
M. Winslow Farman, the blind orator,
will give his course of lectures here, COM
mencing Sunday evening, JAM 30th MI.
Farman comes highly recommended as
public speaker. The subject of the first
lecture is ''Theism" and will be given in
connection with song and praise service.
West Charleston.
Bert Hamilton went to New York last
Monday.
James Armstrong of ST. Johnsbury Wis
tied his son, Burt, recently.
c. P. Church and wife have been on the
sick list, but are recovering
A. w. Lyon and his sons George aud
Porter, are visiting relatives In Massachu-
sets.
Charles Carpenter and his grand daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine Bennett, were in town
last week.
It is Miss Kate Bruce, and not Lou, Gas
the MONITOR made it last week., that is
at work in the overall factory at Newport.
Arthur Pierson of Coventry was in town
last week, calling on old friends. He will
go soon to Keene, n. H., to work in
wholesale store.
We copy the following article on the
death of Mrs. Lucy d. Cole, former resi-
dent of this town, from the Watertown,
Wisconsin, Republican.
s'Lucy d. Cole, relict of Asa Cole. depart
ed this life Sunday evening, at her home
on Third street, in the 81St year of her age.
Peritonitis was the cause of death and her
final illness was of only weeks duration.
Mrs. Cole was an early resident of this
city, settling here with her husband in
1856. Her native place was Lyndon, VT.
After first locating here the deceased con-
tinued to make Waterford her home for
ten years, her husband being employed
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Bailey & Co., and also conducting a flour
and feed store part of the time. In 1866
the family removed to Iowa, and upon her
husbands death in 1875 Mrs. Cole returned
to this city and had lived here ever since
She was well-known among our older
residents, and was loved and respected
for her kindly impulses and true woman
ly worth. She was in full possession of
vanced years exhibited unusual activity
and smartness.
One of Charleston's aged and respected
citizens, Betsey S. Cook, died at her home
Jan. 9th. Mrs. Cook was a daug liter of
David and Mary Stevens of Plainfield, N.
III. She was born March 9TH, 1908, and
was at the time of her death the ioldest in
habitant of the town, having reached the
age of "a yrs. 10 mos. days. When a
young lady she accepted Jesus as her Saw
Jour and Joined the Methodist church. In
the year 1925 she married John Cook of
Lebanon, N. H., an unconverted man, but
one whose heart was soon changed by the
power which came in answer to the earnest
prayers of loving companion. To them
were born eleven children, six of whom
are now living, four in Charleston and two
in the west. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook came to
Charleston in about the year 1850, and at
once identified themselves with the F. B.
church. Mr.. Cook died very suddenly of
heart trouble about Is years ago, since
which time Mrs. Cook has resided with |
her daughter Mrs O. G.. Georpe who has |