Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-28

Rev. Rufus King, who died of pneumo-
MIA in Cairo, n. Y, on Jan. Ia, was a New
! York farmer. He pursued his college
course at Union college, Schenectady, in
| the days when Eliphalet Knott was presi-
dent of that institution. Afterward he
took his theological course in Union SEM
mary, New York city. When a youn e
man he preached in the Congregational
church of Amesbury, Mass, in which town
he made the acquaintance of John c.
Whittier. Later he was pastor of Pres
byterian church in Jamestown, n. Y. I'm
paired health compelled him to stop
preaching and engage in teaching and the
insurance business. But for his broken
health, 1T is not probable he ever would
have located in northern Vermont for
eight and half years of labor as pastor of
! the Congregational churches in Lowell
and Westfeld. He came to Lowell in the
late fall Of 1880 and during he years that
followed he preached and prayed, visited
and married, baptized and buried the
people of these two towns. He said the
open air life agreed with him and that he
was in better health when he left than
when ne came. He went from here to
church in Cairo, N. Y. He was a man
with cultured, refined mind, a keen wit,
a CHEEKY, genial way, a kind heart and a
marked personality. His sayings and his
characteristics are stamped indelibIy upon
the minds of those who knew him. He is
survived by his widow and his daug liter,
Mrs. Margaret King Cussler.
WestmOre.
Willoughby lake froze over Jan. 18th.
We have a class in vocal music con-
Quoted by Il. Ii. Tracy of Charleston.
Miss Emma Todd and Mrs 0. t. White
of Aurora, ILL.,, have been visiting Miss
Sarah Gibson.
The law case reported in the MONITOR
short time ago of Samuel Bean VS.. John
Mathie, was heard before Justice S. A.
Hunt at GiIman's Hotel on the 18th.
Plaintiff obtained judgment for balance
due on note and costs.
Island Pond.
The first camp Of Modern Woodmen of
America to be organized in Essex county
was recently instituted at Island Pond by
District Deputy r. S. Sidelinger. It is
called Mount Bluff Camp and is numbered
cation for charter. J. c. Fogg was chosen
presiding officer, with William Bishop, Jr,
of the Herald as clerk; o. NJ. Carpenter,
deputy. The new camp starts off well and
its members are very enthusiastic 1t is
said to be the largest lodge of any kind
ever started in the county.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West :i,Irfe.
A boy baby at Will Stafford's.
Mrs. Frances Noyes IS very low with
consumption.
Mrs. 6. \. Emery was called to Wolcott
last week by The illness OF her daughter.
May ard Myrtle Aldrich are in Provi-
dence, Il. l., where May has a position in
a store.
Geo. Silver, our barber broke his arm
last Tuesday E. E. Alexander and
Mrs. Noyes remain about the same.
Mrs. Robert McKelvey and her daug liter
Alice who have been visiting friends in
this and surrounding towns, have returned
to their home in Davis, Virginia.
Mrs. Fred Porter has gone to a hospital
a Hanover, n. H., for medical treatment.
An operation was successfully performed
and she is doing nicely at the present
writing.
Mrs. Israel Parker who suffered a shock
severa! weeks ago, died last Thursday
night aged about so years. Funeral SER
vices were held in the Universalist church
on Saturday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Ward of
St. Johnsbury officiating.
Mrs. Edo Gaskill was in Barton last
week.-Mrs.. a. Craig and Miss Aver visit
ed at W. G. Ainger's last week.-Ro bert
Batchelder has been visiting in town.
Belle, daughter of F. W. Silsby of Lyndon
vile is stopping at John Sargents.-
Thomas Aldrich of St Johnsbury is visit
ing his brother, 4. l.. AIdrich.-Mrs. Geo.
Walter Of East Haven has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Lucy Hartweu.
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