Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-22
Miss Grace Colby of Boston and Mrs.

MISS Grace Colby OF Boston and Mrs.
Elena A. Tower of Portland, Me-,
daughters of John Colby, the donors of
the two beautiful terra Gotta vases
and flowers placed in Maple street GEM
etery, were here for short stay re-
Gently. The improved appearance of
the cemetery is due in large meas
ladies and Mrs. H. P. Cook of Barton. |
Some of the citizens who have been
spending more or less time at Will |
loughby recently are Geo. Ford and
family E. E. Does family, Fred Porter
and family, Ed. c. Skinner and family,
Miss Glenn Adams, J. G. Turnbull's
family. G. D. French and family, A:
H. Gardyne's people, A. S. Harris and
family, E. 3. Mathews and family, Mrs
w. B. Bowman and son Walter, and
others as reported at various times.
The grand concert was greatly en-
joyed by those who attended or Tues
day evening. The cornet solo by Mr.
Parlin was of an order seldom heard
in this vicinity Miss Nash excelled at
the piano and Mr.. and Mrs. Young, J.
F. Moore and H. B. LeBaron did re-
markedly we'll in their respective parts.
A fairly good number attended in
spite of the short notice given. A
social dance was enjoyed after the en-
tertainmentItow which a::good number re-
NAMED.
Never was there such a catch of fish
taken from the river here as was made
Tuesday. Nearly every boy in town
had his pole and line and when opera
tons ceased the lawn near the Con-
gregational church was literally COW
cred with suckers and whitefish. A
large number Of the villagers gathered
: about and many remarked that never
before was such catch Of fish taken
from the river. Some of the boys
caught as many as 80 stable fish
while no one failed to catch few.
One of our aged and respected citi.
: zens died Wednesday, June II. namely
: Merrill Perley, who has lived in this
vicinity for many years. Mr.. Perley
was born in Berlin January 3, 1921
but moved to the farm where he dice
about 60 years ago, and has lived there
ever since. He married Miss Esthel
Gilbert of Bloomington, who survives
: him, December 81, 1853. For the las
t 10 or IL years he has been unable tt
F.: do much work, but being a great read
0 er he has occupied himself by his book
J. and papers, until within about tw'
O years, wher his eyesight failed him il
q a measure. In his younger days h
< was an active, energetic, frugal man
e a man who took an active interest il
< whatever was good for the community
a and was ready to lend helping han'
r whenever needed. He was leader O
d the choir at Bloomington for severa
a years. Perhaps there was not ma
" in the community who was better in
=: formed as to what was Transporting i
n the state than he, or one who took
n deeper interest in our national lif
/. and prosperity. He was a great love
of home and went abroad very little
especially in his later years. Flo
many years he was a member of tn
J. Congregational church, and took dee
II interest in it's welfare. For his day h
~ was a good scholar, intelligent, cor
Is scientious and interesting. He leave
!. to mourn his loss seven children, Mrs
+: Clara Smith, Mrs. Richard Brennan
y Arthur and Albert, Mrs. Walter +
n Pope of Dorchester. Mass, Mrs. Al
! thur Hook of Burlington, and Harr
- of Barton. The funeral was held Sa
n urday at the house at 2 p. M, Rev
# G. L. Shaeffer officiating, and the il
% terment was at Barton Landing in til
~ new cemetery.