Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-16

Deacon, r. W., A. c. Mcdowell, d. D. G.
NJ, of the 18th Masonic District, w. Lee S.
Tillotson, Grand Lecturer, W., III. s. Root,
Past Grand Junior Deacon, were received
with private Grand Honors. The third
degree was then conferred upon Bro. II. Z.
Davis by Orleans Lodge: NJ. w. johnson,
w. NJ, j. NJ. Blake, s. W., E. A. Leonard,
J. W., pro tenn, F. w. Cutting, s. ID. and
the work was done in a very creditable
manner. The work was then reviewed by
the W. Grand Lecturer and most excellent
short addresses were made by r. w. Cal
derwood, W., HI. T. Seaver, w. 81. S. Root,
r. W., A. G. Mcdowell, II. FL. Somers,
Rev. Chase and Rev. w. A. Warner, after
which the meeting was closed. Thus ended
one of the most successful and the largest
district meeting the 10th district has ever
had. Fully three hundred brethren were
present at the evening session and all
seemed to enjoy themselves. Great credit
is due to Mr.. E. FL. GIazier for the manner
Ia which the banquet was prepared and
served, and TO Fl. j. Stannard, D. d. q. M
for the all around success of the meeting.
This community was shocked last Satur-
day neon by learning of the death of Chas.
n. Hibbard, a prominent citizen OF this
village. It was so sudden that many did
not learn of his sickness until he was gone.
1t appears that he had been sick about
week, being taken with a severe chill, and
the disease developed into pneumonia
which baffied all medical skill and sud-
denly terminated in his death. Charles N.
Hibbard was the son of William and So
phronia Oearned) Hibbard. He was born
&C Littleton, N. H., on the 11th day of De-
cember, 1910. Soon after, William Hubbard
moved with his family to Vermont and his
son Charles spent most of his life in Glover.
He was married March IS, 1869, to Miss
Jennie III. DewiDg, also a resident of
Glover. He was educated at the academies
of Glover and Barton and worked upon his
fathers farm until 1863, when he went
South and into the employ of Capt. Geo. B.
Hibbard, his brother, who was assistant
quartermaster for the army of the Cum
berland. Here he remained until the war
closed. After his marriage he made his
home for a number of years on the large
Dewing farm in Glover, which he owned.
Later he moved to Barton, having bought
residence in this village, that he might
give his children the better ad vantages for
an education. While here he was elected
one of the village trustees. He also held
the Office of deputy sheriff. In the year
1888 he sold his Barton residence and
returned to his farm, W here he had since
lived until he-last year. In 1901 he pur-
chased fine building lot and about four
teen acres Of land just north of the Barton
Hotel, and in the next year erected one OF
the finest residences in the place. Here he
intended to retire and take life more lei
surely for the remainder of his days, but
death came sooner than any one expected.
Mr.. Hibbard was most genial, social,
agreeable man, who made many friends
wherever he resided. In early manhood he
was the life of the circle of friends with
whom he associated, man who saw the
ludicrous side of things and had a good
faculty to make others enjoy the sport he
pictured. He was very worthy citizen
and will be much missed by his many
| friends. He leaves to mourn his loss, his
wife, two SONS, William and Harry and
his daughter, Mrs. Henry Baldwin and
his sister, Mrs. F. w. Baldwin of this viii
lage. He also leaves two brothers, Geo. B.
Hibbard of New York City and Samuel E
Laura Fuller of Montpelier.