Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-17

On LeVeretr street, THIS Guy. anu uhniy
he removed to Merchants row. he was
chosen a member of the S IN -rvi'le Com
mon Council in 1876, and In 1877 was
elected TO the Board OF Aldermen. ne
was charter member of Warren Looge,
A. +. a. d A. NJ, and also of Somervllle
Royal Arch Chapter. 6e belonged 70
MonteZuma Lodge, / 0. E and Wss
He also belonged to Unity Council, Royal
Arcanum, and WebcoiE Tribe, /. K. Nj.
WESTFIELD.
The hour for holding the Congrega-
tional g. E. meeting on Sunday evening
has been changed from to 7:30 o'clock
Miss Ethel Hoyt is to teach in Moody
vile instead of Miss Mabel Farman as
reported. Miss Farman is to teach on the
East Hill
On Saturday, March IS, the remains oil
Jennfson Bailey were brought from Evans
vile and laid away in our cemetery by the
side of his late wife Mr. Bailey, who was
born on Aug. 10, 1917, was the son OF Jesse
and Dolly Townsend Bailey His parents
were Groton people who came to Barton
Landing when Jennison was a small boy.
At that time the villsee of Barton Landing
comprised two houses and a saw mill. Mr..
Bailey lived in one of the houses and oper-
ated the mill. The other house was occupied
by man named McNeal. " hen Jennison
was ten years old his mother died. Later
his father came to Westfeld and married
the Widow Miller. She lived on the farm
| nov owned and occupied by Will U.
Wri yht, and Mr.. Bailey came there to re-
| side with her. She was the mother OF the
late Ephraim II. Miller and consequently
grand of Oscar G. Miller of New
| port. She also was the mother OF johnson
Miller of Newport Center. She and Mr..
Bailey had one son, the late Jesse Bailey,
whose widow now resides in Salem Derby.
Jennisor, the subject of-this sketch, / ad
two own brothers who died young. He
also had two sisters, Lucinda and Charity.
Lucinda who married a man named Parker
went with her husband to the West where
she died. Charity left this section years
ago. She also married Jsnnison grew to
| manhood in this town. On May IA, 1914,
he married Miss Mary E, Streeter of this
town. Mary E SLree.er who was born
| Dec. II, 1924, was the daug liter of the late
Dea. John Streetec and consequently aunt
to the Streeter brothers who now reside
| here Mr.. Bailey and wife lived few
years in Springfield, Mass, or that vicin-
! ity, but the greater part of their welded
life was spent in this town or near here.
| Mr.. Bailey was an Industrious man. Usu-
ally he engaged in farming or kept a wood
repair shop. He erected or repaired sew
eral houses in this town. Three children
were the fruits of his marriag Nancy
| A., who married Charles c. Clark, Warren
| A. and one son who died in infancy. In
1898, Mrs. Clark took her parents to reside
with her In her home near Evansville.
Tnere Mrs. Bailey, who had been in fraiI
condition for long time, died Jan. 27,
1895, aged 20 years and one month. The
body was brought here for burial. Mr.
Bailey's residence continued with hi:
daughter. In the spring of 1904 he sus-
tanned a shock. During the past winter
he appeared to sustain two or. three Sigh
additional shocks. About the first o.
March a harder shock rendered him nearly
helpless though he could still move hi
hands and did not suffer pain. On March
10, he passed away, aged 81 years, 6 month
and 81 days. The funeral was held at thu
home of his daughter, Mrs. Clark, wht
had given him such loyal and faithful care
He is survived not only by his daughte
and son, but also by three grandchildren
Dana, Hale and Mansel Clark of Evans
Vile, and four great grandchildren.