Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-02-04

county. He moved with his parents from
New York, where he was born, to lras-
burg and lived there several years. Later
he moved to Albany and when a young
man went into the mercantile business of
which he made a success. Selling out
there he moved to Burke. He lived there
shor5 time and finally went to st. Johns
bury where he spent the remainder of his
days. He was one of the most resolute and
stirring business men anywhere to be
found. He was an able fnancier and ac-
cumulated fine property. He was highly
respected as a straightforward business
man and leaves many friends.
! o. FL. Mossman has rented his grist-mill
and sold his stock of grain and feed to G.
8. Parker and E. F. Humphrey and they
| took possession last Friday. Mr.. Parker is
practical miller, thoroughly understand
| ing the business and Mr.. Humphrey is a
young man highly esteemed, resolute, en-
ergetic, and is in western language, "a
hustler" For several years he has been in
| E. w. BarrOn's store, where he has become
well known to the people and made many
| friends. Mr.. Parker has been at work in
| the Peerless and is also well known and
| respected. We predict for the new firm
| success. We learn the lease runs for five
years. o. III. Mossman has done an i'm
mense amount of business and many will
regret his going out, but will be glad the
business falls into the hands Of men who
command the respect of all.
The news of the death of Isaac K Drew
at Los Angeles, Cal, on the 18th of last
month will bring to the minds of the
| older inhabitants in the older Inhabitants
in this vicinity the prominent part Mr..
| Drew took in public affairs for a good
| many years in Barton. Mr.. Drew was
born in DanvilIe on the old Drew farm
| eighty-tWo years ago on the seventh Of
| last Decem Der. He came to Barton about
1916 and bought the farm on which BENZ.
Piper lives. He sold this farm and bought
the Adams farm, and dealt in farm prop
| erty for several years. He erected the set
of buildings where H. T. Seaver lives and
also the Nelson block. Here in company
with the late John Skinner he carried on
general merchandise business and sold
agricultural implements. The business
proved unprofita BILE and Mr.. Drew lost all
his property. About 1888 he went west,
spent year on a farm, then moved to
Cal, then to Monrovia, Cal, where he
built house and resided there until re-
Gently, when he moved to the home of his
daughter, Mrs. William Sterling, where he
died. Mr.. Drew was a leading man here
for years. He was honest, outspoken, up
right, benevolent and public spirited. He
was member of the Methodist church
and did more to support preaching than
any other man. In any financial strait he
came forward and made up the deficiency.
He will long be remembered as a public
benefactor and an honorable Christian
man.
Barton landing.
Mr.. Scott has moved into the house he
bought Of Carl Gay.
Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Hardwick visited
friends in this village last week.
Mrs. Maynard Skinner and Miss Rich
mond spent Sunday at c. d. Frenchs.
Mrs. III. 3. Smith has returned from
Boston where she has been for few weeks.
Mr.. Ewens of Derby, who works for c.
E. Gay, is very sick with brain fever at
w. J. Joslyns.
Herbert Cowles went to ST. Johnsbury
last week to attend the funeral of his uncle,
Jefferson Cowles.
Active preparations are being made for
the Old Folks Concert at the M. E. church.
It will be held very soon.
Lawyer Fred S. Wright of WoodsvilIe,
n. H., spent two days here last week. He
is having excellent success in the practice
Of law.
Rev. j. Hamilton of Newport preached
at the M. E. church yesterday.-Rev. r. l..
Sheaff of Barton preached at the Cong.
church yesterday in exchange with Rev.
J. B. Lyman.
E. l.. Perry, Jr., salesman Of the firm
Of w. Spur & Co., Wholesale grocers of
Boston, is quite sick with fever at the Val
ley House. His wife has come from South
Royalton to care for him.
Carl Gay has bought eighty thousand
feet of lumber in preparation for the
houses he will build another summer
Nelson Lyman and Loren Alden are both
getting out timbe to build large barns
another summer.
Edward Black, who has been at work for
the E. L. Chandler Co., has gone to Evans
vile to work in the milestone factory
Bert Scott, Dana Hackett, Lewis Rash and |
Fl. Fl. Person are in South Troy building a
creamery for j. G. Turnbull.
George Lothrop, who has creeping pa
ralysis, is gradually failing.-Mr. ana Mrs. |
Charles Young, w. d. Twombly and Mrs.
e. Fl. Perley have been on the sick list.-I.
d. R. Collins is still unable to be in his
Office, but is improving and hopes soon to
be in his place of business.-Mrs. William
Foster, Who has been sick for several