Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-30

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Rev. w. C. Johnson of this village. The
following sketch of the life of the de-
ceased is copied from the Centennial edi-
ton of the MONITOR: 1.-THE name of Owen
i S prominently identified with the earliest
and later annals of Barten.- Capt. Daniel
owen, the GRANDPA t her ofethe Subject Of
this sketch, was president of the state
convention of Rhode Island, which
adopted the constitution Of that state. He
was also chief justice of the state, and
deputy governor from 1856 to 1890. At the
close of the war himself and others receiV-
ed grant of land in the towns Of West
field and Barton. Joseph Owen, the
Youngest son of the governor, and father
of the subject of this sketch, in company
with other settlers came to Barton in 1898,
thence f1oated down the river to Newport,
made the trip through the woods to West
field, where they built camps on their own
lots, subsequently settling in Barton. The
present Joseph Owen was born in Glover
in 1918, and was educated in the schools of
Barton and Glover and at Bloomington
academy. He commenced the active
business of life as a teacher in Westfield,
Barton and Sutton, and was a clerk in the
latter place. He settled upon the farm
owned by his father, the greater part of
which is now occupied by the village, and
paid off the incum berances. Possessed of
unusual energy and physical endurance,
he cleared land, developed and sold farms
and lots, add was financially successful. In
no small degree he has been identified
with the earlier and more recent public
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spected for his personal integrity. Since
it's formation he has voted with the re-
publican party. He has served the town as
collector and as selectman, and is man of
conservative judgment. For fifty seven
years he has been a member of the M. E.
church, of which he has been one of the
stewards since his early manhood. He has
been a faithful instructor in the Sunday
school, and generous benefactor to the
church. He married in 1848, Diana,
daughter of Daniel and Sally (Gilman)
Shaw of Sutton, who died in 1884, leaving
two children, Ella f., Mrs Waldo Moss
man of Barton, and George W., who is a
farmer in Cabot, Vt. Mr.. Owen married in
1856 Mrs. Abbie B. Giffen Bickford.
Barton Landing.
A May Day breakfast will be given at the
Congregational church tomorrow morning.
E. NJ Carpenter has laid the foundation
of a new horse barn, which he will erect
soon.
Chas. Rash has bought the e. L. Chand-
Ter dwelling house, occupied by David
Wiley.
Mrs. Della Gray will move into one of
Geo. Ford's teIements, and care for Mrs.
Baldwin.
A large amount of painting will be done
here this season. w. j. Joslyn and B. S.
Gallup are painting their houses.
A school sociable was held at the school
house last Friday evening. Several were
present from Irasburg and Barton.
o. w. Locke will erect a dwelling house
this season on the corner near j. B. Win
gets. He has commenced work on the
cellar.
The first ball game of the season in this
place was played last Saturday, between
the school teams of this village and Bar
ton. Score SO to in favor of the home
team.
Ruth Mcclure is home from Massachu-
sets.
Rev. r. G. Lansing and wife have ar
lived in town. Glad to welcome them.
DR.. Campbell is having his barn shingled. |
w. S. Eldridge is shingling his house.
Rev. Mr.. Smith from White River |
Junction visited at Rev. Mr.. Austin's re- |
GENTLY.
Fred Slicer sliced the end of one of his |
fingers off on the shingle saw at Robinson's |
mill recently.
Mrs. Ambrose Brown and Mrs. G. j.
Darling have returned to their homes in |
Lowell, Mass.-D. L. Mcclure has gone to |
Boston.-W. K. Annis is in Burlington.
The Glover creamery man got one of his
lorses into the brook that crosses the road
near the Somers, place drowning the ami
nal. The town settled with him for one
hundred dollars. This amount would have
out in good bridge and saved money be-
sides.
East Albany.
Frank Tinker, who has been attending
he Moody school at Mount Vernon, Mass,
1as returned home for the summer and will
each the spring term of school in his own
district.
. Inez Daniels has returned to her work in
he Peerless.-Ella Page, who has been
VISITING at A. Daniels, has returned home.
Roy Coburn has gone to Barton Landing
10 work in the piano board shop.
Will Shields, who has been working for
Fred Daniels, met with slight accident to
lis foot some time ago. Afterwards he
caught cold in it and is at the present time
n verv serious condition. He has return
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