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

fatal accident which occurred here that
day. 1t appeared that William Drown, a
young man about twenty years of age, son OF
Marvin Drown, was at work in the woods
chopping for Carroll Alexander, who is
clearing off large strip of land. He felled
a tree and it lodged on another tree, but as
it came down the butt swung round and
struck Mr.. Drown in the head and broke
his neck. He was alone at the time and
when Mr.. Alexander found him later be-
tween two trees was dead. He was an in
dustrious promising young man who was
highly respected here and his loss is to be
deplored. His friends have the sympathy
of all. The shops were all closed Saturday
out of respect to the deceased. The fune-
raj was held yesterday, Rev. o. E. Newton
of Walden officiating.
Bloomington Center.
Alanson Dennison is failing. Alfred
Litchtield is caring for him.
Seavey Brothers gather cream for the st.
Johnsbury creamery. Ralph Quimby of
Lyndon is working for Frank Seavey.
Clayton Burrows closed successful term
of school last Friday.-Miss Elsie Skinner
closed her third successful term of school
IN district NO. D last FRIDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Warner of Shelf
field visited their sister, Mrs. Betsy Pierce,
recentIy.-Miss Ella Stafford has returned
from Sheffield, where she visited relatives.
Mrs. Israel Parker, whose death was
mentioned last week, was for many years a
resident of this town. Mrs. Parker was a
kind neighbor and won many friends who
n i will ba In loo
West Charleston
r. w. Parker has moved into the store
vacated by George Bracket.
DR.. Charles Hinman is very sick. DR..
Longe was called to council with DR.. Cum
mings last week.
Fred Parker has been here and moved
the central telephone office one door above
the former place.
Mrs. Jonathan Cummings daughter,
Mrs. McCelvy, has returned to her home
in West Virginia.
Mrs. c. Fox and Mrs. Nathan Nichols
are both sick with grip.-Myron Young is
sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. John Holton has gone to Manches-
ter, n. H., visiting relatives.-Lillian West
has gone to Maine to care for her sister,
who is very sick.
Mrs. Nora Wiley has returned to her
home in Barton Landing.-Rev. Mr.. Morse
of Craftsbury has been visiting at j. b.
HoltOn's.-Mrs. l.. ID. Farr and Mrs. II.
Johnson of Morgan visited here last week.
Mrs Merton Wilson and son of Barton
are mere and Mrs. Wilson is caring for her
mother, AIRS. Charles Church. - Miss
Emma jerome of Holland recently visited
at j. B. Holton's'-Mrs Edith Fairbanks
is home from Coventry, where she has
been teaching.-Mr. and Mrs. George Rob-
inson of Island Pond were the guests of
MI. and Mrs. a. w. Lyon last week.
East Charleston.
The auditors will meet in G. A. r. hall
Feb. 9th at 600 O'Clock to audit all ac-
counts against the town.
Among those on the sick list at the pres
ent writing are Mrs. Jane Champion and
Mrs. c. n. Moulton. Mr.. Robinson who
has been sick several weeks is better.
Mrs. Hattie Willard, widow of the late
A w. willard, has gone to Massachusetts,
to spend some time with relatives there
Twenty-four members of Mount Bluff
Camp of Modern Woodmen from Island
Pond came down last Wednesday to assist
in organizing a camp here.
f. b. Lang was elected delegate by the
Modern Woodmen here to attend meet
ing to be held in Burlington this month
for the purpose of electing head physi-
clan for this state and also to elect dele
gate from this state to attend the National
Convention to be held at st. Paul next
June.
North Star camp, No. 9171, Modern |
Woodmen of America was organized here /
Jan. 3Oth by Rev. r. s. Sidelinger, district |
deputy, assisted by members of the order /
from Island Pond. There were 2S MEM /
bers joined that night. The officers elected |
were as follows: V. c., G. n. Moulton; w. /
A, Wilson Buck; B., John Buck; c., w. |
Z. Trip; A. o., A. y. Cobleigh; E., G. f.. /
Caruth; e. p, DIR. j. b. II. Cushman Sen
try, B. G.. Morse; Waterman, John Cloud;
Board of Managers, Fred Trip for three
years, F. r. Wolcott for two and &. S.
Copp for one. Fifty-five partook of the
banquet furnished by Landlord Copp at
the Union House.
Miss Grace Stol<er of Island Pond closed
her second term OF school in the Blake
district, Jan. 18th. w. B. Chaffee who
has been at work in the western states for
the last three years on a steam shovel, was
in town last week visiting relatives.-G G.
Spalding and wife went to Griffin Corner,
p. @, last week, called there by the death
of Mrs. Spalding's sister,. b. Moody
and Geo. Parker are the champion wood
sawyers in this section, having recently
sawed with a cross-cu saw twenty-one
and one half cords of maple wood in 10
hours.-Mr. e. l.. Pelsue of Rutland has