Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-02-10


advantage OF rebOunding after de preston
to just Its former level, no amount of de-
preston remaining to destroy the symme-
try OF the couch. All their couches are
made this way. 1t is a new thing and
good thing.
Barton Landing.
John Roam had his wrist quite badly
hurt recently.
John Smith of Lowell is back again
working for TapIin & RoweIl.
c. S. Skinner Of Lowelltown. was in the
place for few days stay last week.
Miss Sherburne of Lyndonville visited
at M. NJ. Taplin's last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clement are re-
joicing over the birth of a son, which oc-
Cured last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee of LyndonyilIe
were here last Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Lees brother, Harry Dudley,
The K. Of P. IS held meeting and worked
the third degree Friday night. They pro-
vided banquet and passed pleasant eve
ming.
sick with typhoid fever, and Mrs. Leland's
brother, Avery Dennison, is also sick, with
pneumonia.
A concert consisting of vocal and instru-
mental music, etc, will be given at the M.
E. church on Wednesday evening of this
week for the benefit of the band.
The Bro Tnington grange visited the
Willoughby grange last Tuesday. About
one hundred and twenty were present in
all and very pleasant evening was spent
A series of dancing schools is expected
to commence about the Goth. They will
be held both in the afternoon and evening.
Prof. Elmore of Montpelier will conduct
the exercises.
On Sunday, Jan. 26, Mrs. H. L. Under
woods house burned to the ground, and
last week the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co. paid the claim. This is doing
business with despatch.
o. B. Dodge of Berlin bough hit the LYMAN
farm, which Taplin & Rowell sold at auc-
ton recently. The price paid was S4O8O.
This is one of the best farms in the valley.
A very large lumber business is being
done here this winter. The E. L. Chandler
20. uses large quantities of hard wood, anl
this is proving destructive to sugar places.
Many maple logs are seen daily being
drawn to the mill.
G. w. Written of St. Johnsb bury was in
town recently looking after the order of
Modern WOOdmen of America. Quite a
number of new members will unite with
this order. Mr.. Written expects to organ
ize lodge in Barton and Glover.
John Chamberlin appears to be slowly
gaining.-Henry Webster was on the sick
list last week.-Ralph Clement has typhoid
fever.-Ed. Porter is no better-Carl Far
ley is still under the doctors care.-Bernice
Bolduc has had the grip.-Charles Jones is
out after a weeks sickness.
Where are the trustees of the town
library, and where is the money which was
put into their hands with which to buv
books? This is the question which our
people are asking. Lists of books have
been put into their hands and the reading
community are waiting for the books to
read.
Harry Dudley, Oldest son of Henry Dud- |
ley, was taken sick on the first day of this |
month, and took his bed that afternoon,
and doctor was called. He grew worse.
and Sunday it was thought he could not |
survive, but he rallied and lived until |
Wednesday morning. Everything was
done for him by friends and medical help.
but of no avail, nothing seemed to help
him from the first. 1t was a severe case of
pneumonia. Harry was a young man who
had many friends, who were greatly
shocked by his sudden death. He was thir-
ty-four years old. The funeral was attended
at his fathers house on Thursday, Rev. s. G.
Lewis officiating. The parents and friends
have the sympathy of the whole commu-
nifty.
One of our enterprising citizens, who
does a large business in MANY lines. had
occasion to go to Boston, His business
did not require his broadcloth suit, and as
he went into the sleeping car, the conduc-
tor seeing him said, "Get right out of here
this is no place for tramps." "But." said
the citizen, ''you let tramps ride if they
have the money don't you?" eyes, sir. if
you have got two dollars and ticket Won
can ride" 81 guess [ have got just that
amount" the man replied, and he pro-
duced the money and got into his berth
without further explanation, though he
might have told him he could buy out
half dozen conductors and have a snug
sum left besides. On another occasion.
when our citizen had donned his best suit.
he was mistaken for minister by fash
ionable lady who saw him in company with
a clergyman. The citizen very phIosoph-
ically accepted the situation in both cases
not seeking to undeceive either the con-
ductor or the lady.
South Barton.
This community was greatly shocked
last Thursday TO