Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-05-26

III oO11ouo ududSo WAS OOuo
We desire at this time to thank all who
so quickly responded and by their timely
aid saved what otherwise would have re-
suited in the loss of the building. We
DOUBT II a drilled hose company could have
got into line more quickly or done better
service.
N. G. STEVENS,
III. w. CLARKE.
DEFERRED LOCALS.
Albert Smith and family have moved
on to the Lyon farm.
Chas. Chamberlain has moved to Martin
Sawyer's to reside for the present.
Mr.. Annis has moved into l. T. Patter-
sons house, on the road to the Common.
East Craftsburv.
Mrs. Mcguire died Thursday morning
and was buried Friday.
Miss Elspeth Paterson has finished her
course in the hospital in the city of BaIti-
more, and is home on a sh ort visit to attend
the commencement exercises of Crafts buryI
academy, her brother and sister both grad-|
uating.
North Craftsbury.
| Miss Clara Anderson has engaged to
work at Alex. Shields this summer.
Mr.. Camp and wife, who have been
working at the hotel, have left, and are
expecting to go to Worcester, Mass.
Byron P. Moulton, of Rosemont, Pa, is
boarder at the hotel, and is passing his
time fishing. c. Chandler is acting as his
assistant and guide.
G. Stratton has made deal with his
father, whereby the latter is to drive the!
meat cart through Albany and Craftsbury|
this summer.
Rev. G. H. Morse last week attended the|
meeting of the ministerial association at
Coventry and the gathering of the
Passumpsic Congregational Club at Bar
ton.
One day last week Mrs. A. B. Pike fur
nished eighty two plates in all for the
three meals at the hotel. Evidently the
position of hotel keepers wife is no sine-|
cure.
Several members of the Salvation ARMY
of Newport were in town last week solicit
ing contributions for their organization
This is the second time this year that
funds have been solicited for the same
object. The people of Craftsbury are
always ready to help in any good cause !;
but some of them are wondering why this
organization, if it is doing good work I'M
its own town, has to seek its support FROM
other parts of the county.
The G. A. r. Post of Craftsbury is fortu1
nate in securing Judge Henry Powers I'd
deliver the address Memorial day. The
exercises will be Friday afternoon, Begin
, ming at 80 O'Clock at the Cong1 church,
In response to the invitation to come, the
? speaker wrote that he would not ask any
peclniary compensation, but only that he
might have full audience. Let the peo1
pie of Craftsbury show their appreciation
t OF. this generous offer as we'll as of the higI
distinction of the speaker by giving him
: as full house as assem- Ied for the gradu-
ating exercises last week.
Two ball games were played here last
l week. The first, on Wednesday, was bel
tween the academy team and the Barton
high school team, the score being q to
!. in favor of the visitors; and the next wa
4 on Thursday between the second teams o
the same schools, resulting in victory t,
7. the visitors by score of % to II. TIL
:. laurels were fairly won by the visiting
teams, but it should be said in justice t
e the academy team the first day that
i. suffered from the absence of two or thre
of its trained players. One thing whic
g deserves decided condemnation in the Wis
8 iting teams was some loud profanity am
e vulgarity, and that too when many Iadie
It were present among the spectators. Crafts
bury Common is not accustomed to thi
e and its own academy tea ms have main
: tanned clean record in this matter, as "
re hope they will ever do.
/ Mr.. Horace DEMO, who has been in fail
'e ing health Cor several months, pass
lie peacefully away last Friday morning, Ma
J. %. Funeral services were held at tt
house Sunday afternoon, the pastor, Re
g G. H. Morse, officiating. The remain
Il were taken the next day to Wells River fe
1. burial. The deceased was born at Enol
q burg in 1922, and was in his S1st year
40 the time Of his death. He was at differeI
40 times resident of Enosburg, Bakersfield
IL st. Johnsbury and Wells River, VT, and {
" Bangor, Me-, before coming to Craftsbur
70 He was twice married, having eight chi
- dren by his first wife, EIzina Williams,
whom two remain llv1ng-PrOf. Frank
~ DEMO, of Bangor Seminary, Bangor, Me
y and Mr.. Herbert W. DEMO, librarian of ii
State library, Concord, N. Fl. Mr.. Den
came to Craftsbury six years ago, and SOC
afterwards married Mrs. Marion Gage
e. this place, who now survives him. Unitir
with the church of his native town at ii
in age of twenty five, he was an active Chri
tian through his long life. AS memb
to of the Congregational church of this pla'
during the few years of his residence her
lie he won the esteem and affection of all, Il
st his fidelity, consistent life, good judgmel
and charity, and was a substantial he
rt whose loss will be much felt. Besides b
of widow and the two sons already mel
toned, he leaves an aged sister, Mrs. 81
rp mantha Dawson, to whom he has given