Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-10-06

a fine address on '.God and American
History" Mr.. Wells is very inter-
esting speaker. He also recited some
of his humorous pieces. The oyster
supper was everything one could wish.
good company was present.
The chicken pie supper given by the
I ladies' of the w. c. T. U.Friday even
ing was a decided success socially and
financially. Notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather over 100 peo-
pie partook of bountiful supper.
There were exercises by the L. T. l..
children and Mrs. Edna Herbert Cut
Ter OF San Francisco, CAL, gave
very interesting account of her expe-
rlence at the time of the ear thquake,
much to the qualification of all present.
DERBY.
Arthur Griggs is clerking in Taylor
q Burton's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Robbins spent
Saturday at Barton.
Rev. Holman was unable to preach
Sunday on account of illness.
Mrs. F. N. Aldricn has been enter
tanning friend, Miss Sargent, for sew
eral days.
H. H. Wilder has been off duty at
the postoffce for a few days sick
with the grip.
Mrs. Percy A. Robbins and two
children of Port Huron, Mich, were
guests at w. S. Robbins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kimball re-
turned from their auto trip through
the White Mountains, Thursday.
Morris Burbank has moved from the
Durgin farm into Highland stock
farm tenement at the North end of
Main street.
Hiram Trip and sister, Miss Edith,
! went on the excursion to New York
where they will visit their sister,
Mrs. Coffin.
Mrs. Winnie (Todd) Bates former
resident of this place has been spend.
ing several weeks among relatives and
old friends.
H. H. Wilder entertained ten gen.
tlemen friends at his home in honor Of
Frank Harvey, who with his bride
returns to California soon.
AS Sanford Pinney was driving
down the steep hill near the Todd
farm with one of Browns livery
teams Sunday, in some way the wag-
on overturned, throwing him out and
breaking three ribs, while the team
went over the side into the brook, de-
molshlng the wagon, but not injuring
the horse to speak Of
HOLLAND.
Daniel L. Jenness, who died August
20, 1909, with jaundice and bilious
fever was born in Chichester, N. H.,
May II, 1886. and came to Holland
when Is years of age. With his
father he bought the farm ever after
known as the Daniel Jenness farm
now owned by A. R. Hall, and had
lived in Holland 81 years. He was
member of the Methodist church
and a constant attendant until old age
came upon him. He was chorister of
the Methodist church over 80 years
and did all he could to help the young
singers, having taught several terms
of singing school, In 1859 he married
Chestina E. Colburn of Charleston; to
them five children were born: Frank
of Holland, Ida, who died when e
years of age, one boy who died in in
fancy, Burt, of Lowell, Mass, and
George, who lived with his father
Mrs. Jenness died in 1885 and in 1885
Mr.. Jenness married Maria Ewens
who survives him. He was a mar
always pleasant in his family anC
with his neighbors, was liked by al
who knew him, and thus it can truth
fully be said good man hath gon
from our midst. He leaves to mourn
his loss. wife, three sons, four grand
children and two aged sisters. TIL
family have the sympathy of thei
friends.