Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-19
Webster, and his nephew, John F. Batch

T. w. Pierce Of Salem, Mass, has sent
another horse, "Baby Nye, ITO A. Ii. Hard
ing to race. This horse has a record of
2:154.
Moses Brooks, Nary Brooks and Miss
Mary Brooks of Nashua, n. H., will spend
Brooks.
Mrs Thomas Mullin of Lawrence, Mass,
visited her brother, II. A. Folsom, last
week, and is now visiting relatives In
Craftsbury.
DR.. Fl. A. Suitor of West Burke was the
guest of his father recently, and has now
gone to Waterloo, P. @ for short stay
with friends in that town.
Charles Edwin woodman has returned
to his home in Somerville, Mass, for few
weeks, and will return later and settle the
Woodman estate.
G. s. Pomeroy got second money with
his race horse Tobin Thursday in the free
for all race at Stanstead. A number of
people from this place attended the fair
Wednesday and Thursday.
John Bryant, NJ. D., of Haverhill, Mass,
and his sister, Mrs. Edith Comstock, have
been spending a few days at Wllloughby
Lake. He returned to his home last week
Mrs. Martin Rowell and daughter of
Lowell, Mass, and Mrs. Carrie Bunker of
Manchester, n. H., are staying with rela-
tives in town for few weeks. MIR. Roweil
will join his friends here Wednesday.
d. 1. Grapes has engaged John Austin of
Iras burg to work in his blacksmith shop
while Mr.. Grapes is on the road for several
weeks exhibiting A, w. Gray & Sons
gasoline engines and farming machinery.
The following letters remain uncalIed
for at the post office August 10. Please say
| advertised when calling for tn ese letters
| G. l.. Drown, A. W. Baxter, H. II. Bishop.
| Samuel W. Fulton, Willie Payer, j. E.
| Ricteno, Z. E. Sails.
! The Uncle TOMS Cabin company drew a
full house Tuesday evening, and the play
was fairly we'll received. The house was
the largest any attraction outside the lee
ture course has drawn since Prescelle's last
|
took the part Of Eve, was especially vel
received, It is claimed she is but four
years old and the youngest actress in th6
world. She certainly sang sweetIy, and
was the favorite..
Quite a serious accident occurred al
Waiter Nye's Wednesday by the breaking
of one of the large iron hooks which helC
up staging upon which three men wert
painting. Fred LongeviDe, w. ROLAND
and Truman Rtcl1ard went down with tn
staging. Mr.. Longevine was the mos
seriously injured, his leg being broken
bis kneepan split open, and otherwia
hurt. The other men were badly bruises
but had no broken bones.
Mrs LewelIyn Ray is still confined t.
her bed on account of the surgical opera
tion which she recently underwent. Sh
and her husband have he sympathy of tn
community because of the death of thel
little boy who was taken sick on the 10.l
inst. and died on the 18th.
/ We, the undersigned, take this oppol
tunity 20 thank the friends and neighbol
who have so kindly assisted US during tn
3 sickness and death of our beloved chile
l.. also the singers and those who contribute
flowers. May like kindness be shown [
!. you in time OF sorrow.
d. Mr.. AND MRS. LEWELLYN RAY.
4 At the close of the second meet of tt
season of the Gentlemen's Driving club
the Granite City Trotting park, Barr
Il elizabeth So 2:094, owned by 81. i
b Harding of this place had won the fre
for all and also lowered the track recol
of 2:13, that had stood for five years,
: 2:12. Owing to collision betwee
elizabeth s." and "Miss Ormond" In I'll
y, fourth heat, in which the driver of 'sEliz
u beth s." was thrown from his sulky b'
- not injured, 1t took six heats to decide I'll
race. The driverless horse ran the mi
Is and stopped under the wire. Here Is glo
e for elizabeth s." again and for FL.
Harding, trainer and driver.
g Willis 81. Ford, who has taken up t.
~ duties of assistant superintendent of t.
Connecticut and Passumpsic division
70 the Boston & Maine railroad at Springfield
1t Mass, began his railroad career on the o
Passumpsic road about thirty years ag
OF and since then has worked all over
i'll division In various capacities. He beg
as telegraph operator and station age
~ here. When the Passumpsic was leased
no the Boston & Maine in 1887 Mr.. Ford "
chief clerk in the accounting departme
at Lyndonville, but soon after was a
% pointed clerk to the superintendent of t
)" division with headquarters in Lyndonvil
which position he was holding up to
l., time of his appointment to Springfield.
of
Squire T. Bartlett, whose death "
mentioned last week, was born in Glo'
NC January II, 1921. In early life he came
III Barton and with the exception of t
years spent in Massachusetts, lived his {
lie tire life in this town. June 5, 1852,
ID married Emily Virgins, shortly after
moved to this village where he engaged
of the wheelright business. He was by trs
ith a carpenter which business he followed
!. many years. He was for several years