Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-20
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Lyndon.
Mrs. Lucy burlington of Lyndon died
April 1st, at the advanced age of SO years
and four days. She was the widow of
Wilbur burlington, Esq, formerly we'll
known in Lyndon and Burke, who died in
1868. The place where she died had been
her home for 6S years. On her goth birth
day, SO years ago, she was married and
some articles of her bridal apparel had
been kept and were used in preparing her
for burial. Her family consisted of nine
children. Three remain, Mrs. Horace
Randall of ST. Johnsbury, Mrs. Isaac Gage
of Lyndonville, and Mrs. Ira Eggleston of
Lyndon, who tenderly cared for her moth
er during the last ten years. For two years
and six months she had been an invalid,
confined to her room and bed. She leaves
an aged sister, Mrs. Charles Randall of
Lyndon. She was one of the charter mem
bers of the Baptist church at East Burke
and continued a devoted member until re-
moved by death. She was hig hly esteem
ed by all favored with her acquaintance.
Sutton.
Craig & LaClair are selling out their
groceries at cost.
II Mrs. r. A. Sturgeon has fine lot of
millinery goods which she will sell out at
cost.
f. A. Holmes has made quite extensive
repairs on the inside of his store, painting,
ETC., making it present fine appearance.
He has also added a fine lot of spring
goods.
Rev. Mr.. Burgin has arrived, and COM
menced his labors as pastor of the church
here. Sutton people feel they were very
fortunate in obtaining the service of so
able man.
Dea Andrew P. Taft was born in Bur-
rillville, r. l., Dec. 16, 1907, and died in
Sutton, April II, 1896. He was the son of
Dea. Laban Taft, who came to Sutton in
1872 and raised family of nine children,
Andrew being the second son. All have
passed away except Chas. S., (now 80 years
old and cared for by Sylvester S. Gray
and Mrs. Betsey L. Fairbanks of Newark.
Mr.. Taft married Miss Sarah Eastman,
daughter of the late Stephen Eastman of
Sutton, Dec. S, 1881, and from this union
there were two sons, Stephen E. and
Moulton A, both of this town. In 1913
Mr.. Taft went to Newark, then new
town, and commenced clearing up farm
in the then almost unbroken wilderness
and after ten years of hard labor and many
privations he secured comfortable home.
During these years he held several town
offices and in 1856 represented the town.
On June Sth, 1870, the wife of his early
youth was called to higher and nObler
life, leaving him to mourn, but not as
those without hope. In 1871 he married
Mrs. Miranda A. Parker of Newark, who
survives him. In 1871 he came back to
Sutton and has resided here since that
time. In early life he became interested in
religious matters and identified himself
with the Free Baptist church in Sutton,
being deacon of the church, as he was also
previously at Newark, and wasiat the time
of his death the last one of the charter
members of the Sutton church. Honor
able. upright in all his dealings with his
fellow-men, he won the respect and es-
TEEN of all who knew him, and retained
his reasoning faculties up to the day of his
death, which was sudden from heart fail
ure, but not unexpected. Although his
years were many, yet not only his rela
tives, but friends, neighbors, church and
community feel that their loss is great and
that it may be long time e'er the vacancy
can be filed. Funeral services were held
at his late home on Tuesday afternoon at
2 O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Burgin officiating
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West Burke.
Willie Coe has commenced the spring
Improvements by shingling his buildings.
Hugh Alexander has gone to Browning
ton to spend some time with old friends.
Elwyn Jenness is on the sick list, and
has been obliged to give up work for