Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-10-22

- Samuel Maxwell has moved from the
Bert Scott tenement onto o. D. Rowell's
farm in Barton, which he will carry on the
coming year.
A. d. Beede informed our reporter that
at the Masonic meeting held in Burlington
last week, which he attended, every district
deputy of the state was present.
The regular meeting of the M. w. of
America will be held next Tuesday even
Ing. Several candidates are expected for
initiation. Refreshments will be served.
II. B. Smith advertises an auction sale
consisting of his farm and all the stock
and tools thereon to be held at his farm in
Bloomington village next Monday after
noon at one O'Clock.
The condition of the sick is as follows:
Charles Mute is able to be out. Rev. w. r.
Davenport has also been out. Alfred Will
key is. improving. F. Sherburne was on
the sick list last week.
James Royston of Newport has bought
the livery business of w. NJ. Little and
takes possession today. Mr.. Little has a
position as travelling salesman for the Ar
mour Meat Company OF Chicago.
Hermon Wells and Mercy Dubois were
married here last Friday, Rev. G. L.Shaef-
fer performing the ceremony. They have
hired tenement over Beedes store where
they will make their home for the present.
o. A. Lyon and Chester Colley went fox
hunting last week, and shot ten times at a
fox giving him fearful scare, but he es-
capped safely to his home 'sover the hills
and far away" Ora is discouraged and
declares he shall do barbering during the
deer hunting season.
The new bank wall which the Village
Improvement Society is putting in along
the river near the Cong1 church is one
| hundred and eighty feet long, will average
eight feet high, is four feet thick at the
bottom and will be eighteen inches thick
at the top. 1t will be seen that it is quite
| an enterprise.
The ladies of the v. I. Ss wish to thank
| all who contributed or assisted in any way
to make the rummage sale'a success. The
people responded heartily to our solicita-
ton, thereby doing good in many ways
| that the donors little realize. A few gar
ments were left unsoId and the sale will be
continued through the afternoon and eve-
ming OF Friday, Oct. 26, at the same place.
| The sales thus far have amounted to $162.
| j. G. Turnbull started for Montpelier in
his auto recently, but the machine baked
between Barton and this place. Mr.. 'Turr :
bull took quiet walk to Barton, took the
train for Montpelier, ,telephoned his friends
to take the refractory machine hong, and
has since made good time at. she state
house looking after scate. legislation. One
/ bill Mr.. Turnbull has introduced is called
one of the important bills of the house
1t is relating to telephone rates and is
mentioned in our legislative proceedings
written up on another page.
A very nice social affair was held in z. P
hall Oct. 19 by the Rathbone Sisters, it be-
ing "benetit supper" given to Brother
! George Cole and wife. Mr.. Coles health
the past summer has been very. poor, bu
at present is improving. The supper fur
nished by the ladies of the order was on,
of their best efforts and showed to the par
takers of the same that as cooks they can
not be beaten. Readings and vocal and in
strumental selections were given. The pre-
sentation speech, short but appropriate, b,
Brother Fl. w. Buchanan was responded tt
/ by Brother Cole in q touching manner
These social affairs help to bind togethe
members of the order and make each on
better citizen. There were present abou
seventy knights and ladies.
Mrs. F. H. Churchill, whose sickness ha
been mentioned number of times, passe'
away Friday morning. Mrs. Churchill
has not been well for six years, and OF lat
has grown worse. Last July she took he
bed and has been gradually falling since
Thus ends the earthly career OF one be
loved and respected by the community
Though only forty years old the Goth da
OF last July, the summons came thu
early, releasing from her weakened body
spirit disciplined and refined by years c
patient suffering. Mrs. Churchill was tn
daughter of J. FL. Clark of East st. Johns
bury. She came to this town when a chilG
and has spent most of her life here end q
Barton. Eight years ago she married F:
Churchill. Six years ago her little daugh
l ter Ruth was born, since which time sh
has never been we'll. She has borne he
q sufferings with fortitude, has been kin
mother, affectionate wife, and a goo
g neighbor. She leaves TO mourn her To-
her husband, daughter and father abov
mentioned besides many more distant rel
atiyes and friends On Saturday after
: noon, the last tribute to all that was NOR
q tai was paid and her body returned to tn
earth in the village cemetery. The obse
Il quies we're held from her late home AM
n were conducted by the Rev. G. L. Shaeffer
Congregational Church Notes.
Q Prayer services on Friday evening at 7:3(