Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-22

Mr.. Murray OF burlington was IN this
place last week on business and calling on
old friends. Ia
o. w. Locke goes to market at Boston
to- day to purchase goods for the spring
and summer trade.
Mrs. Thomas Landon, whose sickness
has been reported in the MONITOR, was not
quite as we'll last week.
Austin Blake, who has been having
short vacation at his home in Lowell, is
back in o. W. Locke's store.
Helen Richmond of Newport has a posi-
tion as stenographer and does the clerical
work for J. G. Turnbull & Co.
No preaching services were held at the
M. E. church yesterday on account of the
absence of the pastor at conference.
John Hall is quite badly off with a can
GER. He has been to several hospitals hop
ing to get help, but has been unsuccessful
so far.
North Star Camp, IN. w. A, of East
Charleston has been invited to do the de-
gree work for the new camp to be install
ed here April 18th.
Among those attending the M. E. confer
ence at Lyndonville are w. G. Twombly,
A. w. Wiley, w. w. Foster and wife, Rev.
J. A. Dixon, wife and son.
w. l.. Cove has arrived and taken charge
of D. W. Hildreth's drug store. Mr.. Cove
and his wife board at E. A. Nutting's res
taurant, as there is such scarcity of ten
ements to rent, new corners cannot keep
house.
George Rollins, Harley Towle, Fred
Towle and Mr.. McNamara are out after
having the measles. John W1nget has
this disease. 1t appears that the disease
has attacked the older class of people this
spring as comparatively few of the chill
dren have had it..
It is thought here that the sugar average
per tree for this season will not give
yield of over one pound to the tree. Many
would not have tapped their sugar places
if they had known the amount they would
make. The experience of sugar makers
for the last few years indicates that the
seasons have so changed as to nearly drop
out sugar making.
Cushman Smith, venerable man in his
eighty-ninth year walks about the village
clear and memory good and one would
think he was a score of years younger.
Mr.. Smith enlisted in the war of the rebel
lion after he was fifty years old, was SOL
der one year and came back as well as the
boys. It is refreshing to see man of his
age bear his years so lightly.
C.M. Foster, brother of w. w. Foster of
this place, who went to California in 1876,
still retains a great interest in Vermont
affairs. He writes he has been much
interested in H. F. Pillsbury's letters.
He is at the head of very prosperous
business firm which deals in vegetables,
fruit and produce. We are always glad to
report the success of Vermonters wherever
they may locate.
Abel Hanson, who went to California in
1849, died in San Francisco April End, aged
about II years. His wife died about two |
years ago. He leaves six children, four
boys, and two girls to mourn his loss, also a
brother, Elijah Hanson of Rhode Island,
and two sisters, Mrs. Persis IA of Fall
River, Mass, and Mrs. Nancy L. Merrill of
this town. Mr.. Hanson was very success
full in mining and acquired a g66dfortune.
Fred Wheeler, our station agent, has his
lawn looking quite summer like with the |
white, yellow, and purple crocuses all in |
blossom. These blossoms close at night |
and on a dark cloudy day, but when the |
sun shines, they are very beautiful. Later
in the same beds will be seen a rich array |
Of tulips and other flowers. The B. &. NJ.
r. r. Co. furnish seeds for the summer
nd ctotin to
cultivate these lovely flower gardens near
the depots.
South Barton.
A. o. Berry is at Pompanoosuc for time.
Dora Aldrich is boarding at Lucius Cor
don's and attending school here.
The B. & M. railroad has been building
new car house her, the Standard, a new
style recently adopted by them.
Mrs. E. M. Clough has returned home
from Barton Laniing.-Miss Lizzie Duke
has been in Westmore the past two weeks.
Miss Eliza Folsom is in South RoyaIton,
sent there by the Burlington hospital to
ARE for patient.
East Albany.
It is with regret we note the death of a
highly respected resident, Mrs. Sarah
Metcalf, which occurred on
Apr. IA. She lived with her daugh liter Mrs.
I. P. Skinner, who went to her room
20 see her, thinking she was asleep.
She then went about her work but
Is she did not get up as usual her
laughter went again to her room and
found her dead. She was as well as usual
when the family retired the night before
md she helped about the work in the
evening. Sarah Huntington Metcalf was
porn in Maine, Apr. list, 1914. In 1910 she
married Cyrus G. Metcalf, who died in