Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-20
VICINITY ITEMS.
Cleaned from Towns in Our Territory
of Interest to All Readers.
Newport Man President.

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AT the state meeting OF homeopathic
physicians last week w. E. Locke of New
port was elected president.
Big Fire in Glover.
F. r Wakeman of Glover lost his house,
barn and sugar house last Thursday
about 2 O'Clock by fire. All he
saved was his horse and wagon.
Passumpsic Club at Greensboro.
AS previously announced with program
in these columns few weeks ago, the Pas
sumpsic Congregational club will hold
their spring meeting at Greensboro on
May %. Reduced rates on the railroads
have been obtained as usual.
County w. c. T. U. Convention.
The annual meeting of the Orleans Coun-
ty w. Z. T. U. will be held with the Cow
entry union this week, Thursday and Fri
day. In the Congregational church. Many
OF the papers and discussions are on ques-
tions of vital Importance to the county
and state and should prove very interesting.
Christian Endeavorers meet at Newport
May 2S.
The meeting of the Orleans County c. E.
Union has been arranged for and program
issued, to be held at Newport May %, be-
ginning at 10 a. m. and closing with an
evening session. One of the most inter-
esting addresses will be by j. Chester Hyde,
former missionary In the Congo Free
State, who will tell of the conditions there
where King Leopold of Belgium has held
such absolute and cruel control.
Search Abandoned.
Search for the body of William O'NeiI
drowned three weeks ago to-day in Barton
been searched thoroughly many times from
the point where he fell In to a point
several miles below with grapples, every
inch of the river bottom having been drag.
ged. 1t is thought the body lodged under
some bank or against son object and was
that the bank fell over the body, the bank
having fallen in in many places, caused BY
wifi current and high water.
-Four Boys Start for Canada and the
West, but Return.
! Clyde Hermon, Harry Brier, Louis Kerr
and Cushman boy, all from Bloomington
ran away from their school Friday anc
went to Newport on the train, one of TIT
boys selling his bicycle to get little read!
cash. Friday night they slept beside tn
road in regular hobo style, buying a few
doughnuts for their supper. They hat
started for Canada and the west but OF
Saturday morning decided to return, hav
ing longing for some of mothers cooking
so they took the morning mail and re
turned to Barton Landing, where the
were taken by their friends to their re
spective homes in Bloomington.
Amory Dawson Gone; One of County
Most Prominent Citizens.
Orleans county court, died at his home
Craftsbury Monday evening, May 13, frol
heart failure. The funeral was held Thurs
day afternoon, Rev. w. f. Allen of Crafts
bury officiating, and the interment was
Craftsbury. A mixed quartette rendere
, three selections at the funeral servic
Mr.. Dawson was q man much respecte
, wherever he was known, who had bee
honored with nearly every office the tow
has to give and many county and stat
, offices, and always proved himself worth
J of any trust that was reposed in him. tt
Barton National bank officials and mar
citizens of Barton attended the funera
Ex-Gov. Bell and Side Judge Robbins
Derby. Beautiful flowers were given /
T the bank and many other friends. M
/. Dawson had been in feeble health for son
], time, but was able to attend to his duti
= at Newport during the March term
= Orleans county court. Mr.. Daviscn wou
A have been IS years old in June. He repr
sented Craftsbury in the legislature
q 1850 and was county senator in 1892. l
J. was railroad commissioner under Gov.
}, s. Page and Gov. l.. K. Fuller, and at t
: time of his death was president of t
Barton National bank. Mr.. Dawson b
= also been member of the Republic
: State committee for several years. He "
I. man OF excellent judgment who h
= made a success of life financially and
n every other sense of the word; and will
greatly missed in home, and in town a
at county affairs. Withal the world is bet
he for the life of such man. He is surviy
By three children, Portus W., with whc
ID he had made his home for several yea
7, Amanda, wife of Ii. T. Seaver of Bartc
'' and Julius of Boston.
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