Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-23

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the Deveresux brothers here. He left here
thirty -four years ago and this : his first
visit to Barton siuce that time Mr. Dew
ereaux has a large plantation in he south
elm part Ct Mex here he does an i'm
mense business 80. and Mrs. Devereaux
Will remain i, tuxn for a few day s and
will visit oi.i AL - iutances.
5. \. FISK, an Old resident well known
in this town died last Tuesday. Mr. Fisk
was borI in Ba ton ia the year 1925 on the
22nd day of January. When young msn
he married Betsey K. Noyes of Montpelier
and was proprietor of hotel in that place,
which business he carried on for several
years. Meanwhile his father aud mother
desired him to come 10 Barton and care
for tuem He sold out his business and
came here ia the fail of 1885 or 1865. The
next year he bough bit he Joseph Lord place
aud lived on that place until DIS death.
Mr.. Fisk was a very industrious man,
good farmer and or ,ught his farm up to
high state OF cultivation. For a good
many years he was i strong democrat, but
later, believing lis party had left the old
democratic principles he changed his pol
itics and came out a stanch repu olican.
He was n resoiute, stirring, active man who
liked to see business going, a man who
had he courage of his convictions and was
fearless to express them. OF late he had
been una bic to do much hard outdoor work
but had done much to lighten the bur dens
OF his invalid wife. About two weeks ago
Mr.. Fisk was taken sick, and, though he
suffered no pain he gradually failed till his
Tine funeral hoiH a
the house last Thursday, Rev. X. L. Sheaff
officiating Mr.. Fisk leaves an invalid
wife, and two daug hters, Mrs. Charles
Boswell of this place, and Mrs. Ella n.
KimbaII of Lowell, also two sons, George
S. and Harry s. both of this place, who
mourn his loss with his friends and
neig hbors.
The community was shock ed Saturday
morning to learn that Mr.. e. I. Wilson of
this place had died during the previous
night. 1t was not known that he was
dangerously i'll, as he was seen on the street
Thursday. 1t appears be had an attack Of
the grip, which caused his death
Friday night Mr. Wilson was born Oct
25, 1881, in Hard wick, where his parents,
Samuel and Martha, resided. He lived
there until he y as f0u~t teen years OLD; but
from that time uniii he as of age ne spent
living in he different cities of Messachu-
sets and New York. Later he went 10
Lancaster, n. H., and in April 1858 he |
married Julia Weutwori h. L. was here lie
learned the photogra ph RS art which bu~i-
ness he folio xed the re-t of his life. " bile
a Young man he began 10 paint landscs pcs |
He continued o paint uhtil be attHined a |
proficiency in / his art " hich gave him mig n |
rank among amateurs. He finished one of /
his eautisul landscape scenes OILY last
week, and always took great delight IN I
doing bis work. In April 1879 he came to /
this place and ughtout Joseph Webste4 IS
photogrs piers outfit, and carried on the
business until his healt failing he sold
out three y. ars ago. Since that time ne
had been in poor health and gradually
failed until the end. Mr.. iIson was
man " no had many friends, kind and be-
nevolent, ready to accommodate or help al yli.
who needed help, of eccentricities,
but large hearted and kind The funeral
was held at his home yesterday at p. M,
Rev. w. Z. Johnson officiating. He leaves
TO mourn his loss a wife, his daughter
Mrs. Williamson of Lowell, Mass, sister,
Mrs. Emma Cham berlin, and =her daughter
Bertha, both very prominent women III the
w. .. t. U. of PIainfield, besides many
friends here. His remains were take to
Lancaster, n. I'll. this morning for burial.
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