Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-10

A letter received recently from Ernest
Peterson states that he was never in bet
ter health in his life, although he is not
very fieshy. He says that the heat is in
tense there as the hot season advances.
The fighting during the past few
weeks has been sharp; the sharpshooters
are constantly watching for a chance to
get shot at the Americans and it is not
safe to show ones self in the day time.
The natives did not appreciate the lessons
Spain learned to her sorrow but like Spain
they took clemency for weakness and now
they are beginning to find out where they
are They do not under stand how our
troops can fight all day and night without
rest, and when the Americans charge in
face of their fire they are still more surprised.
He speaks very highly of the valor shown
by the troops under Gen. Otis.
We called at the home of Herbert Le-
land, who lives on the Tracy place on the
road to Bloomington Ctr, one day last
week and were shown about the premises.
Mr.. Leland has farm of one hundred and
nine acres in a good state of cultivation,
and keeps large amount of stock. The
barns are large and although they have
been built some time they have been re-
modelled to certain extent and are quite
convenient. At present Mr.. Leland has
fifty head of cattle, all of them jerseys
some of them being full blooded. He will
have about thirty new mich COWS this
spring. He has one hundred and Gig hit
sheep, of different kinds, some of them
being among the prize winners at the
fair last fall. He has recently erected an
addition to his barn 24x56 feet to afford
room for his sheep. Twenty-three hog
kind with goodly number of hens about
the place shows that Mr.. Leland believes
in keeping good variety of stock, doing
all he can in each line. He exhibits his
stock at the fair each season and usually
gets his share of the prizes on his exhibit
lions. He showed US one nice looking
heifer which was giving a good lot of
milk when but fifteen months old. Mr..
Leland has large si1o and is a strong ad
vocate of this manner of keeping feed for
cows.
Barton Landing. ,:t
w. A. Newell has moved to Newport.
Miss Helen Bean of Lyndonville visited
friends here last week.-Mr. Grant, broth
er of Mrs. Rowell, is visiting her.
A sugar party will be given by the
Epworth League at the M. E. church next
Thursday evening. Everyone invited.
There was no session OF the high school
until Thursday last week, owing to the
death of A. G. Austin, father of the prin-
cipal.
Miss Cora Trip of this place was married
to Mr.. Leslie j. Herman of Barton last
Wednesday evening. Rev. w. E. Douglass
performed the ceremony. Congratulations.
Mrs. Matte (Stevens) Kimball died last
night from the effects of blood
She had always lived here IN
til her marriage to Mr.. Kimball when they
went to Newport to live. She had many
friends here who will mourn her loss MIR.
KimbaIl and Mr.. Stevens family have tbs
sympathy of the community in their deep
sorrow. Funeral services were held in the
Cong. church Tuesday afternoon. ..s
The following copied from the lions Her
aid will be of interest to many here The
year just closing haa been one of great
have been added, the net increase in mem
bership being eighteen. Thirty-two new
families have been added to the visiting
list, gratifying evidence of the increasing
hold on the community. There will also
be an increased amount for missions. Rev.
b. F. Roland is the pastor, and it is unan-
imously desired that he should serve this
church another year. ~
We the undersigned desire to express II
this public manner our deep gratitude
to the many kind friends who have rem
dered such helpful service to us in sickness,
and at the death and burial OF a loved
member of our household, Mrs. Matte
E. (Stevens) Kimball also for the skillful
and kind ministratiOns of the nurse, Miss
e. L. Richardson of Newport. May each
and every heart be filled with a great Joy
in the consciousness of work well done
and thoroughly appreciated.
r. M. KIMBALL,
MRS. MAUD M. (STEVENS) WOOD,
MRS. ALICE j. STEVENS,
DR.. e. G.. STEVENS.
South Barton.
Geo. w. Abbott is quite poorly again;
his health has been very poor all winter.
George Duke was quite badly burned in
the face few days ago at Lang's mill in
trying to put out fire.
Arthur o. Berry has been appointed !