Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-29

and give them good audience.
Mrs. Gertrude Grow, wife of G. c. Grow,
died last Friday after an illness OF six
weeks with typhoid fever. Her age was
thirty-n inc years. Mrs. Grow was born in
Glover but had lived in town since she was
a child. She was a member of the nj. E.
church and of several of the societies in
this village. The funeral was held yester-
day and was private one. Rev. w. G.
Johnson presided and spoke of the work
OF the deceased in the church, the Odd
Girls Society, and in the Eastern Star and
Rebekah societies. He also spoke of the
Willingness which she had always shown
TO assist all who were sick or in trouble.
Mrs. Grow is survived by husband, son
an little daughter.
The board OF civil authority will meet at
the town clerks Office Jan. 18th ard 31st
to revise the check list to be used Feb. Bird
in voting on the high license bill passed by
the legislature. Check lists will be posted
at the post offices at Barton, South Barton
and Barton Landing and every voter
should see that his name is on the list. Do
not fail to do this. Mr.. l.. M. Hubbard
has received a large number of copies OF
the high license bill which he will place
in the post offices in town and also will re-
tain some at his office. If there are any
who have not seen copy of the bill call
for one of these, they are free to all and the
bill should be studied by every voter.
BARTON LANDING.
Christmas exercises were held at both
churches.
! Fred SINNERS new house was finished
last week.
A. R. Bennett has purchased piano of
A. R. Cowles.
The Rathbone sisters will meet Tuesday
evening, Dec. 80.
Mrs. E. A. Ordway has been suffering
with quinsy sore.
Little Viva Wiley, daughter of E. A.
Wiley, is very sick.
Carl French and family are visiting D.
G. French in Dorchester, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown spent Christ
mas in Albany with Mrs. Browns parents.
Harley Towle sawed his thumb quite
badly in the E. L. Chandler Co.'s shops
last week!
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Skinner have
been spending few days visiting relatives
in this village.
Wilder Joslyn is at home for a weeks
vacation. Clyde Wiley is substituting
for him on his mail route.
The Good Templars are showing their
kindness and benevolence by contributing
poor.
Henry w. Smith has moved on to the
Taplin & Rowell farm between Barton and
Clio yer and will carry on the farm for 6
year.
Hamilton Collins started for California
last Monday where he expects to pas:
the winter with his son Ellery, who re-
sides there.
Mr.. William Proctor and Miss Id'
Billiard were married by Rev. w. G. John
son at Barton on Christmas day. Con'
gratulations.
J. G. Turnbull has been invited to TAX
charge of a department Of the dair,
school at Burlington Agricultural colleg
for few weeks.
, Mrs. j. B. Winget was the happ
| recipient Of a nice Persian lamb fur JACKIE,
!, trimmed with marten, at Christmas. 1
!. was an $50 Christmas present.
C. B. Gay informs your reporter ths
several parties are making preparation
for building houses next summer, and /
will commence on them early in tt
= spring.
George Rash and George Clark hay
: commenced lawsuit to recover damag
of the B. & M. r. r. Co. for the killing
their sons in the RAILROAD accident at tn
L place last July.
. j. Revoir and family and J. Chouquet
. and family visited friends at North Tre
Thursday; Ernest Wheeler and fami
went to South Barton to spend Christina
~ and Fred Wheeler and family went
:, Ayers Flat, P. Q.
3 M. M. Taplin was ill last week.-W.
A. Blaisdell and his daughter Lavinia a
better.-Mrs. Myron Allen is improving.
20 Mrs. Blake is a little improved but is qui
m i'll yet.-Mrs. w. w. Foster Is still on Il
:, sick list.-A little child Of Homer Hal
- nant is sick.-Fred McGoff's little girl
70 quite sick.
Some OF the people who spent Christm
with friends in this place were as follow
el Ray French and Grace Dodge who are a
y. tending school at Montpelier Seminar
u Roy and Ray Skinner of the University
~ Vermont, Eva Chandler of Tufts CoIlee
~ Boston; Clara Austin from Lasell Sem
=. nary, Auburndale, Mass; Charles Hildre
OF Of West Charleston, Henry Brown fro
~ Lyndonville, and several others.
% There is to be sale Of bankrupt goods
40 W.. M. Little's commencing Thursds
no Jan. LIST. This stock consists OF clothil
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