Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-10


the guest of Walter Burkes people for
few days recently.
Rev. I. E. A. Morrill, is on the sick list.
Courtney Batchelder's little girl has been
very ill the for past week.
The social at A. Daniels was a success,
about thirty-six being present. Receipts
of the evening $3.50. The evening was
passed pleasantly with music and recita
tions.
On the evening of March 4th about thirty
of the nejghbors and friends Of Isaac Longe
called at their home, it being their thirty
fourth marriage anniversary, and the visit
was a surprise. The evening was spent in
music and games. They were presented
one-half dozen dining chairs, rosewood
center table and cover, and sum Of money.
Mrs Longe has been in very poor health
for long time, SO the company dispersed
at an early hour, feeling it was an evening
we'll spent.
South Albany.
W. F. Ames is saving shingles.
FIorisse Williams is visiting her sister in
Passumpsic.
E. j. Douglass has a large stock of logs
in his mill.
Miss Jane Harvey is going to West Al
bany to work.
Clara Anderson has gone to North
Craftsbury for the spring term of school.
Guy Shepard has bought the store of j
G. Campbell, and is expected to take pos
session on or before April LIST.
Bloomington.
Bonnie BellvilIe has finished work for
Nathan Berry.
Bertha LoveIand is home from Barton
where she has been working.
While Fred Campbell was starting a
large pile of logs at the mill last Thursday
he was caught between two large logs and
quite badly bruised. Help was called and
Mr.. Campbell released. Fortunately no
bones were broken.
A number of the friends and neighhors
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Berry last Thursday evening. Games and
music were in order, after W hich cake and
coffee were served and a very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. John Twombly, whose sickness has
been mentioned in the MONITOR, passed
away last Tuesday Mrs. TwOmbly was
one of the oldest residents of the town,
and had lived on the place where she died
| for sixty years. She was born in Green's
boro in 1918 and married John Twombly
in 1912. The funeral was held last Thurs
| day at 1000 a. NJ, Rev. S. G. Lewis
officiating. 1t is little remarkable that
the Twombly family for three generations
have lived and died on this farm. Another
remarka BILE thing has been the longevity
of the members of this ia mily. Joshua
! TWOnbly was born in 1749 and died on
this farm ia 1886, being 81 years old. His
son JACOB was born in 1916 and died on
this farm in 1852, being IS years old. ia
cob's wife lived to be 81 years old and
died here. Jacobs son John was born in
| 1911 and died here in 1892, being 81 years
| old, and now his wife has died at the ripe
age of 81 years. She was a woman greatly
respected, and retained her faculties
very prominent member of the NJ. E.
church for many years. She was domestic
in her tastes, and for a long time she ten
| derby cared for her hus bands aged mother.
| She was an heir to the promise, with
long life will | satisfy him, and show him
my saIvation.' Her remains were buried
in the cemetery at Bloomington Center.
| bo
! friends to mourn her loss.
Bloomington Center
Mrs. Frank Wells is very i'll at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell have
| moved to their farm.
Mrs. A. E. Denison recently visited her
brother, Edgar Wells.
Arthur MouIton of West Derby visited
Clayton Burrows recently.
| The Cleaners, who furnished dinner,
town meeting day, realized over seven dol
lars.
Peter Fleming has bought barn of Ed
gar and Frank Wells and will move it to
his farm.
Avery Denison's friends are sorry to learn
that his recovery from his dangerous i'll
ness with pneumonia is so slow.
The drama presented by the Browning
Center Dramatic Co. was a great success.
Many attended from surrounding towns
and the amateurs are to be compGmented.
w. D. Fletcher has been carrying
Mr.. j. c. Hood of Lowell, Mass, through
this vicinity to look for horses. Mr.
Hood purchased eighteen nice ones
paying over five hundred dollars for one
pair. Mr. Fletcher has gone to Tewksbury
to the celebrated Hood farm with the
horses.
East Bloomington.
Job Drown has finished hauling his
winter stock of stone from the quarry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Drown and little
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