Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-17
Local News
Al BAVY.

DuChlCSS Is SlCh Will
fever.
Don Goodwin is working for Forrest
Carter.
Alice Goddard has been quite i'll for
the past week.
Clement Barry was in Lowell one
day last week.
Mrs. Geo. Copeland is spending a
few weeks in Newport
Paul Hartman of Craftsbury spent
Sunday with Charles Sheldon.
Miss Maud Freehart of Irasburg is
guest of Miss Lottie Copeland.
Dwight Dow spent Saturday and
Sunday in Eden and Hyde Park.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clement Barry Wednesday. May 10.
Mrs. Barry of Lowell spent last
week with her son, Clement Barry.
J. o. Fisher moved his family into
his house on Water street last week.
Eli Gilbert was In Burlington last
Wednesday ard Thursday on business.
Mrs. Eta Way moved into Fred
Pierce's tenement over his store last
week.
Mrs. Alma Wheeler of Barton re-
Gently visited her sister, Mrs. Alice
Pierce.
Randolph Rowell and Ralph Hartley
of Hardwick recently visited relatives
in town.
Mrs. James Belser and son of
s1sk loe al
Bert Martin, last week.
Rev. and Mrs. L. w. Pease of Cen
ter STAFFORD, N. H., have a daughter
born May I, Dorothy May.
A. J. Miles has been appointed fish
and game warden for this town by the
state warden, J. w. Titcomb.
The friends of liza Gilbert gave her
occasion being her 18th birthday.
James Hamilton got quite badly
hurt while moving a heavy ladder
Saturday and is not able to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Marsh of
Knowlton, P. O., have purchased Mrs.
Eta Ways farm and moved there
last week.
Geo. Copeland and Frank Sheldon
are loading lumber into cars at Or
leans to be sent to the Roy Brothers
at Inwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stevens of st.
Johnsbury were here last week taking
an invoice in the store of the late M.
B. Chafey.
Mrs. w. S. Eldridge has beer
suffering quite badly with neuralgia
and erysipelas in her face for the
past week.
James Hamilton recently papered 6
ceiling overhead 9x12 feet for J
Davidson at Craftsbury, doing the
work in eight minutes.
Mrs. Betsey C. Stiles, wife of thu
late Rev. Horace Stiles, died at he
home here April 26th. The funera
services were held at her home, Rev
G. l.. Wells of Irasburg officiating
Mrs. Stiles was born on Chamberlil
hill in 1924 and died in her 87th year
of heart failure and old age. Shr
was totally blind the last 10 years O.
her life and was tenderly cared TO
night and day by her daughter, Mrs
Amos Sanborn. She leaves one sis
ter, Mrs. Anna Hodge, and one broth
er, Simon Smalley, to mourn he
loss.
GEORGE C. ROWELL.
Our community was greatly shocked
Wednesday morning of last week t,
hear of the death of George c.
Rowell. Mr.. Rowell had been in
usual health until few days previ
Gus to his death and had been work
ing on the log drive in Craftsbury
and Albany until the morning he
was taken sick. On Sunday morn
ing, May 7th, he was taken very sicl
and grew rapidly worse until hi
family became alarmed and sent fol-
Doctors Templeton of Irasburg arc
Goddard of Albany Upon examina
tion they pronounced his case ap
pendicitis and Monday morning h.
started for Bright!ook hospital, st
Johnsbury. An operation was per
formed on him Monday afternoon
peritonitis. His case was considers
so serious that they sent for Mrs
Rowell and she went there on tn
midnight train, arriving at ] 3
o'clock Tuesday morning. Mr.. Rowel
was conscious when she arrived an
seemed quite bright and cheerful, bu
the doctors gave Mrs. RoWell no hop
whatever. He realized, however
that he was to die and sent greet
ings to his family and friends. TIL
end came at 2 o'clock Wednesda
morning. His wife remained wit
him until the last and accompanie
the remains home Wednesday afte1
noon. Mr.. Rowell was At years oil
and was born in Albany and had live
here the greater part of his life.
1894 he was married to Lenora
Keith of Newport, who with two boy
Lynn and Harry, are left to moul
his loss. He also leaves four siste
and one brother, besides several di
tant relat yes and friends. Mr. ROY
ell was a good and respected citizen,
good neighbor and will be sad
missed in his home and also by b
neighbors and friends. who exter
their heartfelt sympathy to the b
reaved family. The funeral viii,
was largely attended, was held at
home here on Thursday afternoon
/ 80 o'clock, Rev. c. A. Adams
Jrosburo officiating The burial w