Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-10-07

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here in the days when an agent had to
work in ne office until tired out, and then
&C and fill wood car for recreation, was
recently appointed to the office Of assistant
superintendent of the Connecticut and
Passumpsic division of the E. & NJ. r. R.,
above White River Junction. This APP
pointmenG took effect Oct. 1st. Mr.. Ford
commenced at the bottom and is fast
working to the front. He is a general ia
vorite with the patrons of the road, and is
considered a friend and brother by the
employees of this division. Since Colonel
Folsom was appointed superintendent of
the Connecticut division Mr.. Ford has had
charge Of the help on this division to a
certain degree, and every employe las
good word for Mr.. Ford. Previous to his
appointment he had been chief clerk to
Supt. Folsom, and also train master.
One of our honored townsmen, Nelson
H. Lyman, who has been long and we'll
known by the community and highly
respected, died last Tuesday after linger-
ing illness with Bright's disease. He has
been able to look after his work until al
most the last, but for a few weeks his de-
cline has been more rapid. Mr.. Lyman
was born in Glover in 1915 and lived in
that town until 1888, when he bought the
Allen farm where he resided until his
death. He was man very retiring in dis
position, Industrious, one of the best far
mers and a good financier, He was of high
moral character, a constant attendant of
the Congregational church, strictly honest
and upright in his deaIin gs and had many
fast friends wherever he was known. The
funeral was largely attended at the house
last Thursday, Rev. r. L. Sheaff speaking
from the following text, "Come unto Me
all We that labor and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest,'' Matt. II :28. Rev.
B. Lyman assisted in the service. There
were large number of mourners present,
among whom were Mr.. aud Mrs. o. B.
Dodge of Montpelier. Besides many dis
tant relatives and friends to mourn his loss,
he leaves wife, a brother, Newell Lyman
of Glover, ann two sisters, Mrs. z. r. Cook
of West Glover and Mrs. o. B. Dodge of
His remains were inferred in
the West Glover cemetery.
CARD. wish to express my sincere
thanks to the friends and neighbors who
so kindly assisted me in the sickness,
death and burial of my beloved husband.
May the blessing of Heaven rest upon them
for their kindness and sympathy.
MRS. NELSON LYMAN.
Barton Landing.
M. NJ. Taplin is kept busy attending
auctions.
o. w. Locke returned from Boston last
C. E. Gay has his new barn mp and near
~ covered.
Beede & Cowles have a new top on their
delivery wagon.
Mrs. 4. D. Chandler was i'll last week for
several days but is better.
Mr.. Baraw had his foot quite badly
ammed in the mill last week.
The addition to the bobbin mill is up
md will be ready for use soon.
Mrs. j. E. Cham berlin has gone to New
Haven, Conn.,, to visit DR.. c. J. Bartlett's
family.
There was large attendance from this
place on the White Mountain excursion
asst Saturday.
Archie Grant has moved from the Scott
enement into the tenement vacated by
Ernest Matthews.
e. S. Gibbs raised forty bushels of apples
n his orchard during the season. Most of
hese are winter apples.
MarceIus Way, formerly of this place, is
low in hospital in Montreal receiving
treatment for rheumatism.
Miss Eva Bassett has returned from the
White Mountains, where she has been
working through the summer.
Dan Sherman, who has been at work for
4. B. Smith, has closed his la ors in the
neat market for the present.
Miss Anna Bassett will hold her fall
opening on Tuesday, Wednes-
lay and Thursday of this week.
The Ladies' Reading Club met last
with Mrs. Laura Lyman and had
IN especially enjoyable meeting.
Mrs. G. B. RowelI has been i'll ever since |
he returned from the Pan-American but |
5 some better at present writing.
Ora Lyon has moved his family from
Barton to this village. He works at bar
oering with his brother, j. E. Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoyt who have
,een visiting the an-American exposition |
bout ten days, have returned home.
Albert Pattin of Cambridge is coming |
lere to carry on the farm which is owned |
~ his father nIaw, William Barrows.
Mrs. Henry Webster was called to West |
Burke last Friday on account of the illness
# her grandmother, Mrs. Almira Davis.
Frank Nelson, who has been seriously
Ii at Fred McGoff's, has so improved as to
re bile to return to his home in Lisbon, n.
I.
Mrs. G. S. Dodge, successor to Dodge &
Webster. will have her millinery opening