Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-27


O. M. Spalding has sold his house
and land onyWest Main street recently
purchased of R. M Bowley to Bert
Watkins, who takes possession soon.
Mr.. Spalding will occupy the upper fiat
IN A. j. Whites new tenement on Main
street.
! DR.. K. L. MacCleay and family have
gone to Nicolette Falls, P. O.. the home
OF the doctors father, where they will
remain until about May 1st, when they
plan to go to High River province of
Alberta where the Doctor expects to
locate.
s. G. Scott has purchased the man
sion at Derby Center erected and once
owned by John Elder, and it is report
ed, will take the house down and use
the material in the erection of ten
ement on the lot adjoining his proper
ty in this village.
The village trustees are putting in
considerable work in cleaning up the
streets and the village looks as we'll,
in this respect as could we'll be wished.
The worn surface of Main street has
been scraped with the road machine
and the refuse carted away.
O. C. Miller returned the first of last
week from an extended journey, hav-
ing visited Boston, New York, Wash
ington and other places. Mrs. Miller,
who went recently to Atlantic City, N.
j., has also returned. Pearl Miller
and Miss Inez Miller have not yet re-
turned.
Ernest Rickaby is building house
on the hill in Derby just above their
residence of G. D. Gilchrist. Building
in this locality is brisk. Guy Wake
man is completing the verandas on his
new concrete house and is doing an ex-
tensive job of grading about his
premises.
Lieut.. Col. Lee S. Tillotson of st.
Adams has been appointed by Gov.
Prouty to the Office of Adjutant,
| Quartermaster and Inspector General
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Gen'l. W. H. Gilmore. Adjt. Gen'l.
Illlotson was in town Monday and
received his commission.
The funeral of William Shillito was
held Wednesday at o'clock p. M, at
Masonic Hall, E. B. True officiating.
The burial was in the cemetery at
Westfeld, the body being accompanied
thither by several brethren of Mem
phremagog Lodge of which the de-
ceased was member. About 80 Mas
ter Masons attended the funeral, be-
sides mourning friends and relatives.
At the annual meeting of Lakeside
Chapter, No. 27. O. E. S., held Mon
day evening, April 49,, the following
officers for the coming year were
elected: Mrs Ruth Lane Dwinell, w.
M. Arson c. Clark, w. P. Mrs. Jan
cite Louthood, Asso. Matron; Mrs
Martha Clark, conductress; Mrs. W.
B. Heyer, Asso. Cond. Mrs. Ada B.
Hill, secretary; Mrs. May Bug5ee,
treasurer. Appointments of other
held at later date.
Adjt. Gen. N. H. Gilmour was we'll
known here and his death is mourned
by many friends and acquaintance.
The general was here on March II,
shortly before his last illness began,
and took part in the annual inspection of
Company L. Among those who attended
the funeral at Bradford last Wednesday
were Gov. G. H. Prouty, Col. C. S.
Emery, Col. z. NJ Mansur, Hon. F. C.
Williams and Maj. A. H. Grout. Com
pany L was represented by Capt Carroll
A. Davis and Lieut.. Richard T. Carey.
On last Wednesday night, Peter Ber-
nard of Glen Derby, presumably while
, under the influence of liquor, fell into
the Lake at the end of the railroad
bridge near the old veneer mill and but
for timely rescue by railroad mer
One of the night car-checkers, hearing
Demands cries for help, signaled the
crew of passing engine, consisting
of Olin Hardy, Benz. Riley and. Ber
Doran, who, after considerable effor
! rescued the drowning man, nov
! thoroughly sober, but so benumbed b!
the cold water as to be hardly able tt
move.
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