Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-30

Miss Myrtle Cass OF Newport visited her
sister, Mrs. Brunniog, aou also spent few
days with her mother, Mrs. Cass, at Woods
vile, y. II +, recently
Miss z. e Paterson, who has been
most effie.e,t clerk at K w Barron's store
for some tune, has closed her work there.
Miss Lena White, of Plymouth, n. H.,
takes her place.
The Womsn's Literary Club Will meet
with Mrs. g. fl. Davis on Wednesday
evening, Jan. /. 1t is important that all
the members be there promptly at 30 to
answer at roll-call.
The tub shop has been idle for week,
waiting for hoops. The company buy
ordered about four weeks SGD bat has been
delayed somew here on the road.
c. NJ Perkins was on the sick list last
week Mrs. Henry Govro was taken very
sick last Wednesday while she was visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ora Lyon, at Barton
Landing, but is reported better.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Goodro visited Mrs.
Goodro's father, l. F. jerks at North Troy
last Wednesday, and Mrs. w. FL. Warner,
Mrs. Goodro's sister, came home wit b
Mrs. Goodro for few days visit.
We are in receipt of a. letter from
e. w. Merrill, who with his family is
spending the winter in Pasadena, Cal Mr..
Merrill states that they are very pleasantly
located and are enjoying the delightful
climate.
Unclaimed letters remaining in Barton
post office Dec. %. Please say advertised
R. A. Clark, Eliza 5. Eaton, Eli D. Fanfaw,
Mrs. S. B. HolIen, Miss Ella NJ. Lowell,
Geo. Lappete, Mrs. Hattie McStevens, Mrs.
George Piper, Frank Wiley.
Clarence Comstock's blacksmith shop
has been thoroughly repaired. 1t has
electric lights, has good basement room
for keeping coal, iron and wood. The
wall, which is most substantial, was built
by j. w. Miller and John Magoon.
Andrew Walcott of Clio yer uuIoads his
first carloa of feed at the Old depot store
this village to-day. Ii competition is
''the life of business" much life will be
put into the feed business of this place
with three live firms dealing in this COM
modify.
last Friday the foil owing off GERS were
chosen: Pres, EneIine Webster; S. v,
Emeline Dryer; J. V, Ellen Bailey; Chap,
n. M. Preston; Treas, Lucina Drumming;
Con, Sarah Jarvis; delegate to convention,
n. NJ Preston, alternate, Ma hala Randall
Through an oversight we failed to
mention the marriage of j. Wesley
Batchelder which occurred at st. Johns
bury recently. Mr.. and Mrs. Batchelder
came to Mr.. Batcheider's home on Elm
street for short stay. It is hoped that
they will decide to make Barton their per-
m tnent home in the near future.
Rickaby & Co., real estate dealers of st.
Johns bury, will open an Office in this vii
Isge soon and will be here one day each
week TO transact business. Their d will
be found in this issue of the MONITOR.
The st. JohnSbury CaLedonian in a re-
cent issue commented very favorably on
this firm and its methods of doing busi-
ness. -- sE#
At the annual meeting of c. W. Quimby
Post the following off GERS were elected for
the coming year: Commander, E. G. Col
Hston; s. V. c., O5man Dryer; j. V. c.,
j ohm Heating; Adj, w. Fl. Drumming; @.
NJ, J. N. Webster; hap, E. N. Randall;
Surg, Dana Cook; o. D., o. V. Joslyn;
o. G., Edward Jarvis; S. NJ, J. &. Down
ing; @. VI. s., E. IL. Webster; Col. Bearer,
John Heating; e., Warren Simpson; del
egate to department encampment, w. W..
Grout; alternate, joan Heating.
H. c. Pierce, G. IL. Davis, DrJ. A. Pear
son, IL. T. Seaver, Arthur Drew, Amos
Bean, John Hoyt, Rev. w. G. Johnson, j.
G. TurnbuIl, +. GIazier, and a. j. Miles
attended the meeting of the Commandery
at Newport last Friday night. The Red
Cross degree was worked. 1t was voted to
have a ladies' evening some time during
the month, under the auspices of the Com
mandery, which should be especially for
the ladies. banquet was held, and
general good time enjoyed.
Antoine Valley, who has lived over the
Catholic Hall in this village, died last
morning at 2:30 O'Clock. Mr..
Valley was an old resident of this town,
having come here in the year 1S49. He was
about the first, if not the first, Canadian to
settle in Barton, having lived here for fifty
two years. Mr.. Valley was born in Lebay,
P. q in September 1918. He was father
of nine children, four of whom have died.
For about six weeks previous TO his death
he was confined to his bed, and suffered
much pain from his malady. The funeral
was attended at the Catholic church at
O'Clock this morning, Revs. Father Tur-
colt and Father CIermont of Newport
The remains were inferred in
: 1, - k<1Is - f.
a wife, two sons and three daughters.
One of the pleasant events of the week
was the marriage of Albert \. Vance and
Miss Maud Newton, both of this place.
Mr.. Vance is young man well known