Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-10

ing. Meridian Lodge OF Masons, OF which
he had been a member for over thirty
years, were present i'm large numbers and
the burial was under Masonic rites. I'm
addition to what was said OF Mr. Merriam,
it may be added that he had passed the
SIND milestone on his LIES journey. His
father died Jan. /, 1916, just 81 years 20 a
day before his own death. When the New
Year came in Mr.. Merriam was impressed
with the thought and stated that he
should pass away on that day, and he died
about o'clock. He was born I'm Barton,
ON the old place in the north part OF the
town now occupied by Mr.. Brennan. His
father died when he was about three
months old, his mother marrying John
Sartle not long afterwards. There were
quite number of children i'm the next
family of which, perhaps, Daniel II. Sort
well (Sartle), well known here and In Ver-
mont, as president and owner OF the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad, which was
best known. Mr.. Merriam married for
his first wife Charlotte Phillips of Glover,
who was the mother of quite a large family
of children, only two of whom are alive.
He married for his second wife, Mrs james
French, in 1881, whose death preceded his
by only few months. Mr.. Merriam has
been in rather poor health for several
years, but an iron constitution and an al
most indomitable will, seem to have
heightened out his life. He was I'm the
best sense a self-made man. He began
without a cent, never had penny fall to
him and laid up by industry, economy and
good business sagacity pretty good prop
erty for Vermont. He never used liquors
or tobacco.
Greensboro.
Mrs. William b. Simpson is a little bet
ter.
Jas. p. Gebbie has bought cream sep
orator.
Tuesday of last week was the coolest
day of the season thus far.
The Knox brothers from Lowell Mass,
are visiting in this vicinity.
Corey Brayton from Colorado is visiting
his grandfather, W. Barclay.
The people are getting their ice now.
1t is about fourteen inches thick. 4 Yu
A. o. Silver, who got so terribly knocked
out by the falling of limb, Is out again.
The event of the week was the marriage
of Judge III. S. Tolman and Miss Rosetta
s. Cole of Derby. Congratulations.
DIR. r. b. Skinner of Barton was called
last Thursday i'm consultation with DR..
Kinney to see G. L. Baker. The doctors
could not give him much encouragement
on his heart difficulty but expected TO see
him more comfortable i'm other respects.
Holland.
A Happy New Year, Mr.. Editor and read
ers all.
r.. w. Parker is having run of rheu-
matte fever.
H. L. Osgood has taken one half OF his
men out of the woods.
E. A. Boothman goes TO Evansville TO
saw shingles for f. Foster. ,4....
Miss Pearl DE Wolf is making her home
at e. A Boothman's for the winter.
John Alexander has gone to Sheldon 90
work and his wife is keeping house for
James Smith.
Albert Smith and Eugene Gray have
bought a wild lot and have a small gang OF
men cutting logs.
Joseph Jacobs, Sr., has traded with IL.
M. Drown for the farm he decided away
last August.
While working in the woods for G, r..
Caswell, tree fell on Geo. Ross, which
has kept himfor two weeks.
j. A. Bradford has been laid up. for three
weeks with rheumatism but is a little bet
5er though not able to ork,r-Alfred Wat
srman is quite sick with typhoid fever,
A young man who gives bis name as
Chas. Raglan and who has been working
IN G. r.. CasweIl's camp for. two months
,ook it into his head to turn himself of
asst Thursday night, SO at about twelve
o'clock he arose and dressed, rified the
pockets OF the men that were asleep, TAX
ng about 81 in cash, two watches, over
,oat, overshoes, mittens, etc, when he
vent out. Eugene Sanborn, who, was
wake and watched him through IL all,
vas too frightened to move or speak but
woke the men, who dressed hurriedly and
ollowed the thief. He ran through the
leep snow for about a mile and half,
when about a mile from the camp he was
and held in custody until sher-
n underwood and Lawyer Bates arrived
When he was tried before j. A. Bradford
nd bound over i'm the sum OF $500 and
ailing to secure bail was taken to New
,ort to await trial. None of the stolen
property was found except the coat, over
hoes and mittens.
rasburgh.
Mrs. Conway has been quite III during
he past week.
Union services were held in the Cong
estry last evening.
F. A. Buchanan and Fred Sears were on