Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-08

the body could be removed. None of the
train crew saw anyone on the track, hence
train was going full speed, and the blow
on Vance's left side was sufficientto cause
instant death, as there were no indications
OF his having moved after the fall. He was
70 years old and single. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon.
TROY.
Milo Porter of Boston was recent visit
| or here.
Miss Lou D. Miller of MarshfieId is in
| town.
Mrs. Abbie Fairbanks is quite Ill at Geo.
w. Days.
Troy sent large delegation to the circus
at Newport.
Charles Counter of Charleston was in
town Sunday.
Mr.an Mrs. Eli Gilbert of Albany were
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. d. Blair visited in
| Newport over Sunday.
Warren Whitehouse has sold his meat
business to Lee S,ropIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Todd of Barton
Landing are visitors here.
The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs.
w. D. Miller Wednesday.
Edison EMERSON cut his hand badly while
working in the mill Monday.
Chester Chapman has moved into Mrs.
Hodgkins' house on Mill street.
Mrs. Edna S1monds of Somerville, Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Houston.
DR.. Slayton and Mrs. A. P. Smalley of
Hyde Park were in town recently.
E. B. Sharney has moved his harness
shop to rooms in the basement of Aiken's
hall.
Mrs. E. B. Sharney and son, Bert
Counter, were in Charleston Thursday for
Charles Counters wedding.
Mr.. Scofield OF Los Angeles, CAL, has
been the guest of his sister, Mrs. Pettingill.
Mr.. Scofield has not been east for 35 years.
Mrs. w. M. Chamberlin and children
who have been visiting her brother, Rev.
w. S. JENNIE, has returned to her home in
Bradford.
Our former toWnsman Hon. g. p. Stevens
who has been in poor health for some time,
is at the Sanitarium at Knowlton, Quebec,
for treatment. Mrs. Stevens is with him.
WESTFIELD.
Mrs. M. D. Gilman has returned from
Troy.
Fl. D. Miller was absent from town dur
ing the past week.
Miss Marion Boynton of Everett, Mass,
is visiting at W.. q. Farman's.
Miss Ethel Hoyt has been engaged to
teach school in Jay the coming fall.
Mrs. VIM. Weed, who cared for Mrs. G.
Woodwork, has returned to Lowell.
Mrs. Lucinda Eaton of Rochester is in
: to- n visiti ng her niece, Mrs. John Brown
J. The Cong'l Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. W. D. Bell last Thursday afternoon
), Gardner Bates and wife have one to
Barton Landing, to live with their SO
j. A. Bates, who has purchased farm
: there.
DR.. Slayton of Hyde Park accompanied
by two children and his mother in law
Mrs. Smalley, visited at Walter Burnham's
recently.
A game of ball played between the NORTH
J. Troy team and the Westield team on oul
: grounds July Both, resulted in score of L
to in favor of Westfield.
u The M. E. society held social at the
70 pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Kel
ley last Friday evening. Cake and ice
9r cream were served. An enjoyable evening
= was passed.
Mrs. Betsey G. Stebbins, who attained
I the age of go years on Aug. 3, was the re
=, cipient of calls, congratulations, and How
ers. A sketch of Mrs. Stebbins was givel
IA in this paper one year ago.. She is remark
| a w vii for If hor
Miss Mary Winslow expects to go thi
week to Shelburne to visit friends. From
m Shelburne she will return to Shirley, Mass
From there she will visit the st. Loui
w Exposition, and then continue her jour
ney to Colorado Springs, Col, where sh
III will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs
do Garstin.
Wv. Wakefield and family have move
ne to North Troy. Mr.. Wakefield moved her
q. from Lowell In 1877. At first he was il
o. the employ of the firm of Hoyt & Wakfel
and later became a member of the firm
Selling his interest in the firm he built til
k house now occupied by Mark Warner. L
av 1899 he moved into the house in the villag
which he sold recently to F. D. Harding
I'M He held various town offices and possesse
thorough knowledge of town business
as He was constable and collector of take
from 1886 to 1899 and during several year
ng Of the time, the town was not called upo
to abate single dollar of tax. In 1892, b
th represented the town in the General As
sembIy. He was always interested in pc
a litical affairs and often served as delegai
=, to the Repu blican conventions. A deput
Inc sheriff of long experience, he was recog
nized as an officer of exceptional abilit
1r- who frequently was called to other towr
his to do work in important cases. We a
sorry to have MI. Wakefield leave our tow
,g- WESTMORE.
i'm Miss Morgan of New York Is visiting
Fox Hall.
ere Mrs. Hickey of w. Burke is stopping
sep Gilman's Hotel.