Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-02-11

Leland.
Ernest Baker of Glover was here last
Saturday.
Lawyer Reirdon spent part of last week
in North Troy.
DIR. Homer Bogue of Richford was in
town last Friday.
o. w. Locke is frightening up his store
with coat of paint.
Carl French spent short time in Ply
mouth, n. H, last week.
Fred Skinner from Lowelltown, Maine,
was in town last Friday.
J. G. Turnbull has engaged Mr.. Clark
of Glover as bookkeeper.
About fifteen persons attended the con-
certs at Newport last week.
P. l.. r. Perry Jr., who has been sick at
the Valley House, is improving.
Henry Smith has moved into the house
he purchased of G. E. Gay on School street.
Have you noticed Whipple and French
& Co.'s new sign? This is the first sign
they have ever exhibited.
The Rathbone Sisters are to furnish the
refreshments at the calico ball which is
to be held next Thursday evening.
G. E. Gay has bought Lewis Simpsons
barn. It will be moved away and Mr.. Gay
will build a house on the site it occupied.
Miss Eusebia Robinson, who has been
stopping with her sister, Mrs. E. r. Leland,
has returned to her home in Bloomington.
Archie Grant of Hardwick has moved
A for
]. G. TurnbulI driving his team to gather
cream.
There was a full house at the entertain
ment given by the Central Play Company
Monday night and the K. P.s cleared q
good sum.
Wilder Joslyn has finished work for J.
G@TurnbuII and entered the railway mail
service. He is running between Newport
and Springfield, learning the route.
Mr. Shute's team from Albany made
things lively here for few minutes last
Saturday by running away. They finally
slowed up on the hill and were caught.
Beede & Cowles commence business to-
day, where they will welcome all their
friends. Their store is greatly improved
ture.
Taplin & Rowell have six men cutting
lumber on the land they recently bought
of Herbert Gray, who are boarding at Her
bert Leland's. Arthur Knapp from West
Derby is doing the job.
On the second page of this paper will be
found a historical article on the Congre-
gational church mere, written by I. D. r.
Collins. The article is very interesting
one and should be read by all.
The K. P.s of this village held a meeting
here Tuesday night and worked in the
third rank. Twelve Or thirteen visitors
from Troy were present. A banquet was
held and pleasant time enjoyed.
Rev. J. A. Dixon, Mrs. Levi Hildreth,
Mason KimbaH, Willard Sylvester. Mrs.
w. H. Scott, H. r. Smith, Mrs. Della Gray,
Mrs. Merricll Taplin and many others have
been on the sick list during the week.
c. H. Lothrop, brother of E. H. Lothrop,
who has had a long illness at the hotel,
passed away Saturday forenoon. Funeral
services were held at the hotel Sunday at 4
p. m. and the body was placed in the tomb.
IL. II. 0tduudEu Went 10 I1duONST, n. H.,
for his wife, who has been in a hospital for
fonr weeks. They returned Saturday night
Mrs. Stannard improved after her surgical
operation and is much better than for
long time.
Burnie EWens, whose sickness was men
toned in last weeks issue, died on Mon
day. He worked until Friday night but
was taken with brain fever Saturday, grew
worse steadily and died Monday. Last
summer he was thrown from his bicycle
and broke his shoulder and injured his
head. 1t is believed that this injury had
something to do with his death. His re-
mains were taken to Derby Center, where
he made his home. He was a steady young
man and leaves many friends
E. E. Stafford, who has just sold out his
business, commenced clerking in a store
here about A years ago and has spent most
of his life in business here. For the past
% years he has been in business for himself,
at first with line of groceries and later in
a general country store. Mr.. Stafford has
always kept large stock of thoroughly
reliable goods, and is a merchant in whom
everyone has always had the utmost conf
dence. In 1882 Mr.. Stafford replaced his
grocery store with large block which was
destroyed by fire in 1891, but in a few
months the large business block which
now stands there took its place. While
Mr.. Stafford's retirement from business is
it is fortunate that the business
has passed into such capable hands.
South Barton.
George Lyman and Dick Richards have
finished work for r. B. Lang and gone to
work for Geo. Smith at Westmore.
Fred Wheeler is home for short stay
Mrs Julia Drown is home from New