Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-15

acres of timber land near the lake at 50 OF
| to $500 per acre, and for some time fur
nished Newtons mill with timber. In 1876
he formed the firm of Prouty & Miller
which made strong, sound company. HI
was member of the legislature in 1850
and again in 1884. He married Miss
Hannah Lamb of Newport. They were thu
parents of six children, viz: Chas. A
Prouty, the well-known lawyer, and now
member of the interstate commerce com
mission, the eldset son, Nellie B., wife OF
DR.. L. M. Palmer of So. birmingham
Mass, Harley Fl. Prouty, now in the
west, and who could not get here to the
funeral, G. III. Prouty, and a son and
daughter deceased. Mr.. Prouty married
for his second wife Sarah Wood, who died
In 1890, leaving two sons, E. j. and w. r..
who with their brother, G. Ell. Prouty, are
interested in the lumber business. The
funeral was held Monday from the home
of his son, g. Ell. Prouty, with whom he
had made his home for several years. Rev.
j. M. Dutton, pastor of the Cong. church
officiated. The remains were inferred in
the cemetery at West Derby.
Newport Center.
Dana Hackett of Barton Landing is
here working in the creamery for few
days.
The Advent conference was held at the
Advent church at this place last week.
Misses Mabel Rogers and Flora Kilby
have gone to Barre to teach this winter.
The following officers were elected IN
the M. E. Sunday-school for 1900: Supt.,
AFRO Tracy; assistant Supt., F. D. Taylor;
Sec., Miss Luna Griffin; assistant Sec.,
Miss Lizzie Stickney; Treas, f. D. Taylor
asst. Treas, Miss Abbie Coburn; organist,
Miss Laura Stickney; assistant organist,
Miss Luna Griffin.
G. E. Campbell visited his mother in
Bloomington Center last week.-Mr and
Mrs. I'll. F. Bartlett are visiting relatives at
Providence, r. I.-Miss Cora Leonard has
gone to Albany to work.-Mrs. Oliver
Roe and Miss Minta Tibbetts of franklin,
N. H., who have been here visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Tibbetts, have
returned to their home.
Troy.
Quite a number fom here attended the
sociable at Westfeld Friday evening.
Fred Allbee has returned home.-Miss
Marguerite Merritt has returned from
Bakersfield.
The donation and oyster supper given by
the methodist society last week was quite
well attended.
WestfieId.
Peter Recor who has been sick with
pneumonia is is better.
Wallace D. Miller has purchased the
house owned by Mrs. Ellen Miller, price
$3.50.
w. and FL. w. Burnham are drawing
stone for the foundation of the barn they
plan to build next summer.
Friday the 18th inst. sleighs appeared.
Prior to this we have had only about two
weeks of sleighing this season.
Frank Chapman and wife celebrated their
marriage anniversary on the evening of
the 18th inst. They adopted a baby girl
recently.
On Sunday Jan. Z, the Cong'l S. S. re-
choosing the following officers
to serve the ensuing year. Supt. Homer B.
Asst. w. B. Gilpin; Sec'y and
Treas'r. Wallace Gilpin librarian, Winfred
Hendrix; organist, Miss Gilpin; executive
Conn.,, Mrs. A. P. Ryder, Leslie Woodwork,
Mrs. M e. Hitchcock
Pliny Wright has returned from Mass.
where he has been since last spring. 1t is
he will remain here until spring.
Mrs. Ed Boynton has returned from
Newport.-Miss Lena Gilpin has finished
her school in district No. 12 in Newport,
and returned home.-Mrs Bell is staying
with her son, Walter Bell.
Mrs. Mary Kimball, widow of the late
Philemon Kim ball, will move to So. Bar
Jon this week, to her sisters, Mrs. G. l.
Drown.
There will be town meeting at the
choolhouse in district No. 2 Saturday,
Ian. 20, at O'Clock in the afternoon to see
+ the town will vote to pay the indebted
less of district No. 2.
There will be an oyster supper at D. il
)rne's Thursday evening, Jan. IS for the
purpose of raising money for new bell |
or the schoolhouse in LAX view districts
Tickets 25 cents; children under thirteen |
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