Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-19

Fred Fletcher and his daughter Nam
cy were in Barton recently.
Enoch Rowell. who has been sick
with grip, is able to be out.
O. ]. Shepardrof Irasburg was jim
town on business last week.
Miss Lottie Healey visited her par
ents in Irasburg over Sunday.
John Mcclellan has been doing car
penter work for Will Johnson.
Miss Mabel Parlin. who is caring for
Mrs. Geo. Lawrence. is very ILL.,
Heber Bashaw is lowering his big
barn, once owned by DR.. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Campbell of
Morrisville were in town last week.
Miss Evelyn Cheney of LyndonvilIe
has been visiting friends in town re-
Gently.
Walter Copeland, who has been work.
ing for L. Allen of Craftsbury. has re-
turned home.
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Winget and
little sen visited recently at Heber
| Winget's in Orleans.
Mrs. Helen Campbell and son, who
have spent the winter with her uncle
at Groton, have returned home
Miss Gertrude Bullet was called to
Brattleboro recently on account of the
illness of her grandmother, Mrs. S.
Richardson.
Mrs. Abel SheGd died Wednesday,
May II. Funeral services were held
at the house Friday at o'clock. Rev.
Geo. Mcdonald preached the funeral
sermon. Mrs. Shedd was nearly 81
years old. She leaves two sons nd two
daughters, with many friends, to
mourn her loss.
Memorial services will be observed
Saturday, May 29. in this town. The
program will be as usual. The VAL
ley band will be in attendance. The
address will be given by Rev FIR. P. J.
Barrett of Burlington, who is consid-
cred one Of the finest speakers in
Vermont. Everybody cordially invited.
Word has been received of the death
of Clara Alice Johnston at her home
near Columbus Junction, Iowa on Eas-
ter morning. She was the second
daughter of Capt. VIM. and Emily
| (Hight) Johnston. born in Albany May
2. 1848. and lived here until she remov-
ed with her parents to Iowa. when she
was Is years Of age. She was a very
sweet girl, thoughtful and kind to all,
endearing herself to all her associates,
and in her later life she has lived un-
selfsh)y, taking the mothers place in
her brothers family. She leaves-one
sister. Laura (Mrs Asa MerrilD, of
San Jose. Cal, and one brother, Orlo,
with whom she has lived many years.
She has been great sufferer all win
ter from complication of diseases.
SOUTH sALpANY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Anderson of
Barton visited at H. D. Rowell's We'd
nesday.
Mrs. P. W. Dawson of Craftsbury
entertained Mrs. Belle Rowell and Mrs.
! A. A. Webster Friday.
Mrs. A. G. Williams, Mrs. Centebar
and daughter Josie were in Albany re-
Gently, the guests of Mrs. Fred
, Fletcher.
BROWNINCTON.
Miss Woodard of Evansville is work.
ing at Ed. Caron's.
Ruth Joslyn is home from E. A
, Adams where she has been working.
: Mrs. Carmi Parker of Newport Cen
ter visited relatives in town the past
week.
George Caron of New Hampshire
fnl fn&h
past week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rice is home from
Canada. were she has been spending
the winter with relatives.
. Miss Louise johnson, whose illness
t has been mentioned. died May II al
the home of Mrs. o. A. Loveland
where she was being cared for. Flu
I neral services were held Friday after
noon at the church, Rev. G. L. Shaeffel
v officiating. Miss johnson has been in
2 poor health for number of years, but
she has borne her sufferings with
Christian courage and bravery, ever
kind and thoughtful of those about her
to the last. and she will be sadly missed
r by her many friends.
BRoWNINCToN CENTER.
Wallie Houston has bought another
lumber lot of the Stewart estate.
The second child of Hiram Libby was
brought here Sunday for interment in
11 the family lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Houston were
in Sheffield May l6 to attend the funer.
al of her sister. Mrs. Henry Newell.
The Houston brothers finished sugar.
ing on their Westmore lot NAV 8. suo.
J ared off that day. and had sugar on
snow.
2 Mr.. and Mrs. John Dwyer, Mr.. and
r Mrs. Oliver Dwyer were called to
Sheffield Saturday to attend the funer.
al Of their sister.
: John Young and his children, Mar.
cia and Walter, have gone to Manches.