Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-03

Mrs. C. c. Baldwin and Miss Ger
trude Skinner we're in st. Johnsbury
Saturday to visit Mrs. Ann Baldwin
at the Brightlook hospital.
Mrs. O. V. Joslyn wishes to thank
the friends and neighbors for their
loving sympathy and for flowers sent,
in her recent bereavement,
Miss Lillian Hazen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Hazen, and
George II. Kirby of Rochester were
married Saturday evening by Rev. w.
A. Warner.
The school trustees are having fire
escapes placed upon the academy
buiding, the work is being done by
the Vermont Construction company Of
Burlington.
A. P. Underwood, local manager of
the Peerless factory, was iii Newport,
n. H., several days last week at
meeting of the company directors and
travelling men.
Mrs. Alma Corley and her daugh-
ters, Sadie and Anna, are moving
Nelson house on Church street now
owned by H. r. Cutler.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Stanley of St
Johnshury are spending a few days
at Hotel Barton. Mr. Stanley is in
town looking after the interests of
the Barton Grain company.
r. W. Brown, who is in the employ
of Marshall Field, Chicago, visited
at C. l.. Erwin's over Sunday Mr..
Brown was a classmate and roommate
of Mr.. Erwin, while in college.
The Peerless Manufacturing COM
pany have decided to hold their an
nual sale at the factory, Barton. be-
ginning Jan. "a and ending Jan. 81.
! Watch for further announcements.
The Crystal Lake garage, Richmond
& Caron, proprietors, has taken the
agency for Mitchell autos and have
! sold a six cylinder, fore door. 48
horsepower car to F. D. Pierce of
this place. We also understand they
have sold one to parties in Derby.
! Clark S. BuswelI died at the home
! Of his daughters in Dorchester,
Mass, Dec. 11th. He leaves wife,
!
the last of the family of John and
Prudence Abbott Buswell, early set
tiers of Barton. He was nearly 81
years old and belonged to the Yer
mont Methodist Conference, and was
a man of much energy, especially III
| the temperance cause. He retained
| his interest 10 current events the
work of the church, etc, to the last.
The pastten days have been some.
thing of a change from the extremely
warm weather experienced most OF
the time heretofore this winter. The
/ thermometer has been close tC the zero
mark several times and a high wind
has prev allied much of the time
While considerable depth of snow Is
reported in some places, nearly a;
many wagons are run, locally, a:
sleighs. The extraordinary weathel
has made some vegetation bud anC
bloom like spHng, as may be noted II
some of the town items and Rober
Gilmour of this place brought to thi
office only yesterday pussy willow!
well blossomed out. Several person!
report having seen and heard robins.
EAST ALBANY.
Joe Fisher is working for Johl
Simon.
Rev. FIR. Cray was in Hardwicl
Thursday.
Miss Cray spent Christmas with he
parents in Bellows Falls.
! Midnight Mass was celebrated at ST
Johns church Christmas eve.
/ Miss Margaret Mu,laney of New
2 port spent Christmas at her home.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Foss and famil
spent Christmas with his parents l
Evansville.
: Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Daniels ar
: spending the holidays in New Ior
with their son Homer.
o John Simon left Friday morning fo
: New York City to spend the holiday
t with his brother Fred.
Miss Margaret Simon. who has bee
s spending the holidays at home. hs
n returned to her school at johnson.
= RoWNIN GTON.
Mrs. Wyman spent Tuesday in New
+ + port.
p Mrs. Litcbfeld is caring for Mr.
Joslyn.