Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-10-09

WESTFIELD
| Mrs. Morris Gray and baby came
here from Johnson Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Wiley Of Troy is keep
ing house for John Martin.
A good many here are having
sort of influenza but not Of the viru-
lent kind.
i Rev. w. G. McFarlane will preach
at Lowell Sunday in exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Kasson.
Misses Marjorie and Frances New
ton of Sutton Flats, P. O., recently
visited their grandfather, William
Dickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gage and daughter
of Massachusetts, came Saturday to
visit the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Martin.
| Albert Gleason of Everett, Mass,
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. w.
G. McFarlane, last week, stopping
enroute from a trip to London, Ont.
Carl Dwinell, contractor, came
from Orleans the first Of the week
with a force of men to erect John
Browns house on the North hill, for
which the foundation was laid several
weeks ago.
Snow fell Friday and Pay peak was
white with snow in the afternoon,
but the White mountains in New
Hampshire have been reported white
with snow much of the time for the
past three weeks.
John Martin recently returned from
visit of month with his daughter
in Manchester, N. H., with friends
in Lowell, Mass, and visit to Camp
Devens, where he found conditions
much improved from those the Civil
war soldier had.
Friend Jenkins of North Troy and
Dewitt Doane of Burlington, are
spending the week with Milton Bell
camping in his fathers lumber shack.
They all enter U. V. M. at Burling-
ton soon, hoping to get into actual
army service later.
Milton Bell has arrived home from
| Breton Woods, N. H., where he has
been employed in the commissary
department of a large hotel this
season. The season with the ex-
ception of August has been a light
one. Mr.. Wing, the proprietor of the
hotel has a contract with the govern
ment to victual 10000 men in an
army camp in Pennsylvania.
TROY
BENJAMIN L. BROWN.
Benjamin L. Brown committed
suicide Friday morning, no cause is
known for the deed. b. - ~--- -
The funeral was held from the
late home Sunday at o'clock p. m.
and burial was in the North Troy
cemetery.
Benjamin L. Brown was born in
the town of Newport, June 5, 1850,
the son of Benjamin w. and Lydia
Stearns Brown. He spent most of
his life in that town, moving here
several years ago.
Mr.. Brown was genial, kindly
man, true friend and obliging
neighbor, strictly honest and was
liked and respected by all. He
leaves a large circle Of friends to
mourn his loss,, besides wife, a
stepson, a brother, and two sisters.
Those from out of town attending
the funeral were Luther B. Brown
of St. Johnsbury; Miss ,Retta M.
Lane of Barton; Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
True and daughter Of Newport;
Herbert Anger of Westfeld; Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Meade, son and daughter,
of North Troy and E. H. Courser of |
Graniteville, P. @.
LOWELL
Steve Sheltra is ill with the grippe
S. P. Hilliker has sold his farm to
Rev. j. E. Leblanc.
Geo. Recor was business caller in
Hyde Park, Tuesday.
Olin Laplant has had a telephone
installed in his home.
Ira Parker of Newport, is visiting
his brother, V. M. Parker.
Angie Finn is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kelley.
Theo. Carl's family enjoyed a
strawberry shortcake Wednesday,,
Sept. 25, made with Strawberries
picked from their garden that after
noon.
Mrs. Harry Hoquard and son,
Somerville, Mass, Wednesday of
last week. Mrs. S. B. Cello accom-
Harold, returned to their home in
Sunday, reporting her better.
Mrs. J. S. Brahana has been stay
ing in Troy, the past week, on ac-
count Of the illness Of B. L. Wurst-
horne's family.
Azarias Bousquet has bought the
Peter Blodgett farm on West hill, of ]
Rev. J. E. Leblanc, and taken posses
sion of same.
Miss Evelyn Wells is very i'll, DR..
Templeton of Irasburg, the attending
has pronounced it as 4
suspicious case of diphtheria. =
Shell out, New England!
Seal the fruits of early =,
victory! '
No sum too small; no sum {