Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-29

At the auction of the Austin estate last
Tuesday the Austin block was sold to G.
S. Skinner for $410O. The Wiley House
was purchased by H. c. Dudley, the Full
ton house by J. G. Turnbull, the land
near the home place by f. HI. Churchill,
the land on the Willis hill by Henry Bas-
sett, and the barn with land near il by
David ellis.
Mr.. E. F. Dutton, administrator of the
estate of E. L. Chandler, has closed trade
with the Parker & Young Co. of Lisbon,
n. FL. by which they become the owners of
all of the Chandler Mill property here and
of the mill at Irasburg; they also purchase
all of the lumber now on hand with the
logs in the yard and contracted for. The
sale includesa all of the timbered land owned
by the estate. The Parker & Young Com
pany is very wealthy concern, and it is
said that they are to expend considerable
money in improving the mill here in the
near future, and it is expected that they
will enlarge the business and employ many
more hands than are now being run.
The attendance at the meeting of the
Congregational Club in this village last
Friday evening was very large, it being
one of the largest ever held outside of ST.
Johnsbury. splendid banquet was served
in the evening of which over one hundred
guests partook. The ables were decorated
with flowers, and the room was trimmed
with evergreen and flowers and looked
very fine. Toasts were responded to
by the following: Rev. FL. t. Barnard
of Bradford on ''The Outlook; Rev. G.
w. Patterson of East st. Johnsbury on
ssSibylline Leaves from our Latest Seer';
ex-Gov. Josiah Grout on "NationaI Ex-
pansion." In the evening Senator Ross
answered to 'The 18th Century in Pol
itios'', II. J. Stannard to s'Education'', and
Rev. j. P. Marvin of West Charleston on
"Religion." The meeting was very good
one and entertaining and instructive to
all.
South Barton.
Miss Myrtle Kimball has new wheel.
Mrs. Matte (Switser) Ellis and hus-
band of Wilder were here last week visit
ing.-Amos Drown from Massachusetts,
was here last week to attend the funeral of
his brother.
Hiram Drown of Coventry, who has
been stopping here with his nephew,
Melvin Drown, died Friday. He had been
in poor health for some time and came
here thinking a change might be bene-
fetal. He seemed better until Sunday,
when he became a little deranged and
was helped to bed and could not be
aroused at any time afterwards. A doctor
was called ana everything possible was
done but he kept growing weaker until
Friday noon, when he passed away. He
was born in this town but had been away
a good many years; his age was 50 years.
Funeral Saturday at Melvin browns resi-
dence, Rev. Mr.. Burgin from Sutton Of
ficiating.
Albany.
Mrs. E. Virgins of Barton Landing was
in town last week visiting friends.
John J. Butler, one of our aged citizens,
has had shock of paralysis and is in a
serious condition.
Our soldier boys of the list VT. Vols. of
1898 are wearing their badges furnished by
DR.. Seward Webb, with much pride.
Mr.. Scott from Barton Landing is NOV
ing the Whitcher house owned by w. A.
Sargent to ground adjoining the new
creamery.
r. M. Cowles has his cottage up at the
camping grounds on the shore of Lake
Osmore, and the MCGUIRE Bros. are draw
ing lumber for one.
The union Memorial service at the M. E.
church was conducted by Rev. Mr.. Austin.
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Hildretb. The SER
mon was al especially good one.
Some very fine fish, both trout and
suckers, are being taken here. A report of
4 catch of fifteen suckers which weighed
nearly sixty pounds is the latest. Next!
South Albany.
o. ]. Cass is repairing his saw mill.
Walter Anderson has sold his farm.
Thomas and Laurence Uric recently sold
/ matched pair of horses for $500.
Mrs. Isabelle Williams had the misfort-
1ue to lose her house by fire last Saturday.
Cause unknown.
Mrs. S. E. Cass of Lowell, Mass, is here
IN account of the ilInese of her brother,
Jesse Gilmour.-Mrs. o. M. Rowell is Wis
ting her sister in observation-disclosures
Williams has returned from Passumpsic.
A. e. Miles has begun work on his new
barn. -e-e.. =
Mrs. Gibson is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Arthur Miles.
Rev. S. G. Vail will preach every Sunday
It the Centre church until further notice.
Perley Gallup has gone to Attleboro,
Mass. to work for his uncle, Charley Bloss.
Mrs. E. NJ. Nichols is improving; her
friends are glad to see her out after her
Ong illness.