Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-04
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITORS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 4 1908

social Friday evening. TIE program
Which had been arranged was omitted
on account Of the illness Of some who
were to take part. Mrs A. z. Bus
we'll acted as palmist fortune teller and
gave very satisfactory results. She has
kindly consented to tell fortunes at her
home this winter for five cents each
for the benefit of the society. Light
refreshments were served, consisting
,3of cake, sandwiches and grapes.
The meeting of the Afternoon Study
club was held with Mrs. E. w. Barron
Thursday. There was large attend
| ance, 81 being present. Roll call was
responded to with current events, af-
| ter which the following program was
given: Song. Mrs Fl. j. Stannard.
The paper on developing the Love of
of Home in Our Children. not being
| given the subject was discussed,
and the many ideas expressed were
! both interesting and helpful. Piano
| solo, Mrs. F. II. Pillsbury. Paper,
! 1.-The Importance of the Food Prob
lem," Mrs. a. T. Buswell. Song, Mrs.
w. M. Wright. The next meeting is
to be with Mrs. H. r. Cutler Noven-
Der 12 80 se -'s'9s;t -
Mrs. Abbie B. Owen, widow of the
late Joseph Owen, and former resi-
dent of this place, died at Hardwick
Wednesday. Oct. %. She was sick
only short time and pneumonia was
widow Of former Methodist pastor
here Rev. Geo. H. Bickford. She was
a person of refined character and wa:
resident church worker as long as hel
! health would permit. She leaves thu
following near relatives, two sons, II ar
bert j. Bickford New York lawyer
George H. Bickford of Hardwick
and granddaughter Miss Mildred Gale
,. who resided with Mrs. Owen. TIL
funeral was held at Hardwick Frida
8 and the burial was at NORTH Benning
I ton beside her first husband.
= The case Of Chuancey Drown VS.. tn
! Consolidated Power and Lighting CO
:. and the New England Telephone an
= Telegraph Co. has at last been settle
! outside of court after various trial
and decisions in Tire different court:
. The settlement is satisfactory to a
= parties but the amount received b
y Mr.. Drown is not made public, a
trough it is understood to be lare
;. amount It will be remembered thf
% Mr.. Drown sustained Injuries in Ma
,30 1905, while working for the talephor
!. company, by alleged improper positiC
Is. - Of the wires OF the electric conpan
= - Mr.. Drown was made cripple for Ii
- by the accident and the people Of To
vicinity are pleased that Mr.. Dro4
in las been awarded a substantial amour
- Mr.. Browns attorneys were w.
" Wright, T. D. Thompson and J.
ID | Redmond.
1t The many friends of Miss Auguc
Re Farley were saddened 10 learn Of b
death. which occurred at the home
w. S. May Tuesday, Oct. q. She
suffered for long time from hea
10 trouble, which was the cause Of h
- death Miss Farley was the daughter
: Frank and Sarah FARLEY and was DO
ed in Barton in 1871. .assShe had alwa
- lived here except +ore few ye;
re which were spent in Massachuset
q She was head cutter i'll the Perch
n factory until the plant was closed
an few years ago. Miss Farley was
regular attendant at church here q
was q member OF 1.-THE Baptist chur
IL of Stoneham Mass. She leaves
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