Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. button brought some
of the seeds from the castor oil plant with
them from California last May and put
them in the ground the last Of the month.
Their growth has been remarkable some
of the stalks being over ten feet in heig hit,
and five inches in circumference. The leaves
are very large, over two feet in diameter.
1t seems quite remarkable that the plants
have had such growth in this climate,
where they do not usually flourish very
Well.
The October number of Our Church
Work is just out It contains most in
teresting letter from Rev. Reuben 3.
Wright OF Boise, Idaho, giving some of his
experiences in his work there. Speaks of
the death of the Hon. III. K. Dewey and of
Mrs. B. f. Emerson. 1t contains an arti-
Gle written by Rev. ]. z. Fuller entitled
ssModern Pharisaism," and read before the
Ministerial Association at it's meeting at
Westfield. Rev. Mr.. Sheaff has secured
photograph of Rev. Thomas Simpson, who
was the first pastor OF tine Congregational
church in this place, and later cut of his
face will appear in the church paper.
Willie Graves, who has been failing for
some time, died yesterday, aged 81 years.
The funeral will be held tomorrow after-\
noon at O'Clock at the residence of L. M.
Hubbard. Mr.. Graves was the son of Will
liam Graves, who was for many years the
town clerk here. Willie assisted him in
the Office and kept the books, and they
were kept in remarkably good shape. OF
late years he has had a shop on Water St.
where he has repaired watches and clocks.
A few years after the death of his father,
L. M. Hubbard was appointed as his guar
dian. During the past summer Mr.. Graves
has been constantly failing and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubbard have cared for him faith
fully and well.
Barton Landing.
Miss Lille Mcclure and Miss Grace
Hyde of Albany are working mere.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis of Marshfield preached
at the M. E. church Sunday morning and |
evening.
Several Knights of Pythias from this
place went to Troy last Thursday night |
and formed a new lodge there.
d. w. Hildreth of Newport was in town
Saturday.-Mrs. Warner of Connecticut |
has been visiting at j. H. Rosebrook's.
H. w. Blake, Miss Williams and Miss
Austin attended the State Teachers Asso-
citation at Montpelier last Friday and Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Page has moved to Island Pond |
Henry Dubois has taken a farm in Green's !
boro and moved there.-David Wiley will |
move into e. l. Chandler's house.
The Cong. Ladies' Aid society will hold |
their annual meeting next Wednesday. A |
harvest supper viii be served III the eve
ming and a hash breakfast Thursday morn |
ing.
DR.. J. F. Wright making repairs on
his tenement house.-Brown & Skinner |
are making quite extensive repairs on the |
gristmiIl. Mrs. Louisa Stafford has i'm
proved her house by new porches. She is !
also repairing it inside.-George Parker is
improving his house by a coat of paint.
Albany.
Mrs. NJ. A. Stone has gone to Littleton, |
N. FL. OH a visit.
Mrs. S. C. Chamberlain has been quite
Ill for some time
P. Bashaw has moved his family to the !!
home Of his son, z. a. Bashaw.
Mrs. Freeman Reynolds invites the NJ |
E. Ladies' Society to meet at her home on
Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 18th.
Wallace Eldridge's son Ray continues in
very feeble condition with rheumatic |
fever. The family have the sympathy of
the entire community.
Clarence Cowles has gone to New York |
to attend law schooI.-W. A. Sargent has |
gone to Boston and New York.-A. HI. |
Darling and wife have gone to Montpelier |
and Berlin.-Mrs. Sylvester Shute recently |
visited in Montpelier.
w. A. Sargent has bought o. Whitcher's
place and will move the buildings and level |
the site off for fine lawn and park Mr.. |
Sargent has done much during the past |
few years to beautify our village. Mr.. |
Whitcher has bought the VIM. Sartwell |
place, and Mr.. Sertwell has bought the |
place of J. D. Kelley now occupied by Mr.. |
Gelo
South Albany.
DR.. Campbell has purchased the store
and goods of A. d. Patterson, and his
daughter Rosa, assisted by Miss Myrtle, |
will run it. The business will be conduct
GU uhoei oAe It'll HdLQS VI IL. M. Camppeu
q Co. The design of this company is to do
business here for years, and their inten-
tions are to SO conduct business as to gain
the confidence of the public. They are
about to construct an addition to the store
which viii add much to its convenience
East Albany.
S. R. Coburn and wife are visiting rela1
tives in Canada. 4k2 H El
Eff. Wells has bought the Wheeler place
on the Creek of A. Frazier. aca