Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-13

Ed. CIough of Barton Landing is working
for r. J. Grant.
IN. Webster of Barton was in town on
business last Tuesday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Chadbourne May 6.
Melvin Kennison visited friends in North
Troy and Newport last week.
Clement Pike and Chester McGoff were
home from Montpelier Seminary over Sun
day.
+. j. Parlin of Barton has been in town
the past week papering and painting Ed.
CoIton's new house.
Mr.and Mrs. Fred Virgins have engaged
to work forH. H. Somers the coming season.
Mrs. Charles Webster visited friends in
Barton and South Albany the past week
Mrs. Corrow and Mrs Trudeau OF Cow
entry were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Herman last Friday.
John Mcclellan OF Albany has been in
town he past week doing carpenter work
for DR.. P. {. TempIeton.
Rev Josiah Poeton was i'll with the grip
several days last week. His youngest
daughter Is also quite i'll.
Charles Fisher, who has had employ
ment in Montgomery during the winter.
returned home last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jane Cole, who has been visiting
friends in Brighton the past week returned
to her home in Coventry Friday.
Charles Hoyt, who has been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. E. A. Pike, for few weeks,
returned to his home in Wolcott last Fri
day.
Charles Macia has taken possession of
the house he recently purchased of F. A.
Buchanan. Mr.. Buchanan's people have
stored their goods and are visiting friends
in South Albany.
The proprietors or members OF the Iras-
burg Cemetery association are hereby no.
titled and warned to meet at the court
house hall Saturday, May Is, at O'Clock
/ p. m, for the purpose of electing five or
more trustees and to transact any other
business that may legally come before said
meeting.
| As Arthur Harlow was driving q lively
| colt home from the common one day last
week the bits broke going down the cream
cry hill and the colt Immediately began to
run. Arthur climbed over the back of the
wagon, prepared to jumpif necessary, but
as nothing happened he chung to the rig
| cling until he reached III. G. Goss's when
Mr.. Goss stopped the horse without
~ ,-r he
does not care to repeat the experience.
The Irasburg Minstrels, assisted by Miss
Irene Mallory of Stanstead, will give an
entertainment for the benefit of the Village
improvement society at court house hall
Tuesday evening, May IA. A chorus of 20
voices and four end girls, new bright jokes,
popular music. To mention Miss Mallory
! is enough, those who have heard her once
are anxious to hear her again, and those
who have never heard her still have some
| thing to live for. Music for promenade
after entertainment. Tickets on sale at
Sears and Russell's; prices 35, Is and 10
cents; doors open at 7:45; curtain at 8:15.
Hon. Elijah P. Church, whose death was
mentioned in this paper last week had been
more than 40 years, the early part of his
life having been spent in the town of Al
bany where he was born March 2, 1925.
During the past winter he had been in
failing health and the two weeks previous
to his death showed a sudden breaking
down that was beyond any hope Of recov-
cry, until he sank rapidly into the sleep
that knows no waking shortly before mid
night, May a, aged 81 years. Mr.. Church
had been a member of the CongI church
for many years, here he was constant at
tendant until failing health prevented. He
had held many offices of trust and for years
had been justice of the peace before whom
many cases had been justly tried. Mr.
Church was an honest man, industrious
and endowed with those sterling qualities
that constitute thrift and success. The
wife of his youth, Pennelia Daggett, to
whom he was married July IS, $780, in Gov
entry, died May 5, 1888 In November19O2'
he married Mrs. Elmeda Lee, who survives
him. or family of six children two only
are living, Sumner Dana, who is whole
sale and retail dealer in wall paper and
house decorations ia Springfield, Mass
and Mrs. Flora Tenney, who has made her
home in Boston for several years. Emma
L., wife of DR.. Wilbur Reynolds of Boston
died In February, 1906 Three died in in
fancy. Mr.. Church was a devoted hus.
band and father, firmly attached to his
friends, whom he always welcomed most
cordially TO his home The funeral was
held in the Cong'l church last Tuesday af-
ternoon. Most fitting and appropriate re-
marks were made by Rev. Josiah PoetoD
who was assisted in the service by Rev
MIR. Bole of Coventry. Arrangements were
in charge of Mr.. Green of Newport. The
interment was in the family lot in Iras.
burg.
LOWELL.
l.. Shufelt has gone to Eden.
Warren Crafts of Piermont n. H., spen
Thursday In town.