Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-21

Mass.
Raymond Wright is able to sit up; Da-
/ mon Ware is better.
The town auditors have looked over the
matters of the town.
The goods in the Tower store have been
invoiced to Mr.. Nye.
John lEhlsos 60 goes is Boston and viii ca air1rl
on farm near that city - Coax 7..o' :
Mr.. SearIes of Derby moves on to the
Hubbard Gray farm to carry it on. ''q 2
The Loyal Legion entertainment, post
poned on account of the storm, will be
held on Wednesday evening next. Pro-
Deeds for the Cubans. Last rehearsal on
Tuesday at 2 p. m.
Martin Miziner was called to Canada re-
Gently on account of the sickness and
death of his father. Mr.. M. has lost a
father and five other near friends within a
comparatively short time.
Village schools closed last Friday with a
Lincoln memorial exercise in the higher
department and Longfellow exercise in
the intermediate department.. The schoI-
ars did finely and their work reflected
credit on the teachers, Mr.. Wiley and
Miss Douglass
Craftsburv.
Revs. Boutwell, and Moody exchanged
desks last Sunday.
Mrs. @. III. Rawson and children from
Derby Line are visiting in town.
J. G. Allen and r. A. Patterson have
each placed new pianos in their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson were re-
minded of their 18th anniversary last Fri
day evening, by having their house filled
with friends very unexpectedly. The
evening was very pleasantly spent and
many tokens left to remind them of the
event..
Notwithstanding the storm of Wednes-
day, about 80 of the neighbors and friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Babcock gave them
very pleasant surprise at their home, and
the stormy evening was made gay with
sports and games. Substantial tokens
were left with them to remind them of the
occasion.
East Craftsbury.
Ulysses Tallman and Miss Lucy Thomp-
g. w. Simpson is very sick with pneu-
monia. His brother from New York city
is expected daily.
Rev. John M. Dutton from Massachu-
sets and Henry Dutton from New Hamp-
shire, who were here to attend their
fathers funeral, have returned to their
homes.
1t is painful duty to announce
through the columns of the MONITOR the
death of Hon. Amasa P. Dutton, which
occurred at his late residence in East
Craftsbury on Sunday morning, Feb. 9Th.
Mr.. Dutton was born in Royalton, VT,
June oath, 1920. He received only COM
mon school education. Feb. 18th, 1916, he
married Miss May M. Ma son of Hanover,
N. H., and moved to Craftsbury with his
young bride the following March, on to
the farm on which he has resided ever
since. We think the facts will justify
us in saying that he has performed
more hours of manual labor on his farm
than any other man in Craftsbury. His
family consisted of four children, three
boys and one girl, all of whom lived to
grow up. The oldest, Rev. John Mason
Dutton, now of Newtonville, Mass, Mary
Eliza, who was the first wife of Hon. l.. III.
Thompson of Irasburgh, who died about
twelve to fifteen years ago, Henry III. Dut-
ton, now of Portsmouth, N. H., and Ed
home farm and who tenderIy cared for his
father the latter part of his life. Judge
Dutton has held nearly every responsible
office in the gift OF. the church, town and
county, having been overseer of the poor
for Fl years, at the end of which time he
asked to be retired. He was assistant
Judge of Orleans Co. Court in 1884 and 1886.
He was deacon in the Congregational
church in Crafts bury for IS years and clerk |
ill his failing eyesight compelled him to
resign. He was elected to the legislature
in about 1860 and served for two years with |
ability, both a legislator |
and leader. Devotedly attached to the |
republican party, whenever in his opinion
honest principles were assaulted or endanger-
ed he broke the chains of party as strong
nan rends assunder thread, and all the
of his body and mind were sum-
noned to the conflict in support of such
measures as he believed to be right. One
If the leading traits of his character was
owe of Justice, he was eminently a just
nan. He never put to himself the ques-
ion, 'sWill it be polite to pursue given
course of action?' The question which
ne propounded to himself was "Will it be
ust?' and once convinced of the justice
If his position he could neither be persuad-
I'd or driven from his course. AS a poll
ician he was above the petty arts which
mall men use to attain high position.
His personal integrity was pure and spot
ess, indeed he was truly without fear and
without reproach." Ever since we had