Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-03-28

George Frost and w. c. Calhoun of the
Frost Veneer Seating Company are in town
on business.
Miss Barker, head dressmaker for Gilman
& Co, started for New York Friday night |
to make spring style selections.
Hon. L. A. Prouty of the inter state |
commerce commission was here last week. |
| His next objective point is Texas.
! Mrs. Charles Page has returned to White
| field, n. H., having been guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. Z. II. Green for few weeks.
DIR. G. Fl. Newland went to Chicago last
week to accompany the remains of his
father in-Iaw, Mr.. S. w. Parker, to this
place.
The Ladies' Social Union of the Congre-
gatfonaI church are to have sugar supper
this week Tuesday evening. The articles
the ladies had left over from their fair will
also be on sale that evening.
IL is a common occurrence now for the
railroad men along this division to make
run OF "a hours without sleep; since that
Toronto blizzard of six weeks ago, which
stalled vast number of freight cars.
J. c. Holmes OF Washington was here
|
building Col. z. NJ. Mansur has received
his appointment as custodian and will take
charge of the building March 18th.
Since shutting off the lake water, flush
ing the water mains and turning on the
Derby Pond water again, DR.. Whitaker of
! the board of health has sent off more
I water for analysis. The doctor expects it
hack To report upon this week.
, Tom Sheldon has just returned from
Toronto, Canada, where he has been for
six weeks in the interest of Swift & Co.,
s endeavoring to break the blockade of 400
i of the companys beef cars that were
stalled there by the great snow storm in
e that region.
J. l.. Colodny has been in New York the
= past week purchasing goods for the branch
e store he is about to open at Richford. 1t
will be managed by Mr.. Livingston, q
brother of Mrs. Colodny, who has been
Z. Connected with the American Clothing
K Company for some time.
Gilman & Company are preparing fol
e their Easter decorations, which promise tc
be even more elaborate than usual. They
will have two expert milliners instead Of
Il one as formerly. They have enlarged theil
carpet department upstairs. Fact is, thu
a. firm are decidedly progressive.
pr On the sick list this week are recorded
+. the following IF. Z. Williams, w. w
True, Mrs. F. P. Gates, Mrs. Chas. Brooks
Maud Akin, Lee Tinkham, Howard
, Humphrey, Mabel Carr, Martha KING
Y adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
of these are very seriously i'll.
f. Harry Magoon, an employee OF the Eros
Veneer Seating Co., in Batesville, died las
a. Tuesday from the effects OF append1cit1
and surgical operation. The funeral wa
,is held Thursday, Revs. Brown and McClur
officiating. There was large attendant
xn of Odd Fellows and Foresters, the decease
having been a member of each order. Th
IN floral offerings were beautiful; one des1g
had the letters L. o. o. F. interviewer
is Mr.. Magoon was "a years old and un
married. Burial was at the Lake Roa
ay cemetery.
Mr.. Lee Brown, who had run
me- typhoid fever and was recovering, becam
suddenly worse the first of last week wit
"a an attack of hemorrhages and died MOI
day. He was the only son of Mr.. and Mr.
in George Brown of Charleston and was Dor
in Holland April 20, 1879 He had been
to the employ OF Blair & DeLarm for thr'
wears, being foreman in the varnish roor
ON Oct. 3, 1900, he married Mary King
Stanst The funeral was held Wedne
ON day at his late home in the Porter hou
on Third street, Revs. Brown OF the Bal
in fist church and Murch OF the Eplscop
church officiating. Besides his paren
ON and wife there is sister, Mrs. W. d. Ha
living in HYDE Park, Mass. The renal
lest were place in the tomb at West Derby.
Last Tuesday evening was Past Maste
sit Night at the hall of Memphremag
Lodge. F. & A. M. The Past Masters W
in filled the stations we're E. B. True, w.
M. w. johnson Of Orleans Lodge, Bartc
1ter S, WI. E. Thayer, ]. W.; G. l.. Ms
diarmid, S. D.; ]. R. Kirkpatrick, j.
arty o. l.. Grow. S. s. The third degree
lair conferred upon two members, w.
Blodgett and John Kipp. Following
work was a banquet, served by cate
Lambert. Past Master J. W. Redmo
'o0A acted as POSTMASTER. The titles OF
'ioe' toasts and responses were line Ora
are Lodge" assigned to P. M. Fl. F. Graha
"Our Duties as Past Masters" R. w. H
re- stannard, D. D G. M, of Barton; II
Oldest Past Master" (presen0, Z.
nere storrs; response by E. B. True, who
made a Mason in 1864; "To Our VlslIor
'0A P. M. G F. Root. The visiting mast
and past masters were A. w. beeoe
aring ,.1-d 80 por+on Geo. w. Rus.
and Fl. F. Harvey of Irasburg, }. W. y"
lace and H. F. Graham OF Craitsou
Tic Notwithstanding the past masters ri
been doing no team work for years. ev
'oon' detail of the degree work was impresslv
VIII exemplified. Much credit is due the co
mittee for having prepared the program
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