Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-12

passed away last Thursday evening. Sh'
was an only child of the late Josiah B. ano
Martha L. Wheelock. Mrs. Nye was borr
and reared in this town; she was highly
educated and taught school in several ad-
joining towns and gave excellent sat1sfac-
ton. About thirty years ago she united
with the Congregational church ana re-
NAMED loyal and faithful member until
Death called her. She was of very gen
erous disposition, the sick room In the
community found many luxury that her
hands had prepared. She had been grad
ualIy failing for the past two years and for
many weeks confined to her room, yet she
was always hopeful and cheerful, and had
a large circle of friends. Twenty-one years
ago she buried an only child, beautiful
daughter. She planned for her burial and
talked as calmly about it as she would to
have taken Journey. She leaves COM
nanion in very feeble health, who has the
sympathy of all in this great bereavement
Her funeral was held on Saturday, Rev.
Andrew Bole officiating. A large NUMBER
of friends were present.
CraftsburY.
WCQaS. SOudnI OI- oAN Wa '-S-oo -
Cabot last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant have moved into the
Shannon house.
Mary Cass is home from North Hampton
for two weeks vacation.
I'D. Clark and wife have gone to Ran
dolph to visit their children.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson attended the
CONGREGATIONAL conference at Lowell last
week.
The Grange from this town attended the
picnic at Lake Osmore last Saturday. A
very pleasant time was reported.
There will be an ice cream and straw
berry lawn social on the grounds of Mary
A. Scott, Wednesday June IA. Everyone
cordially invited.
Friday morning while Mrs. VIM. Kaiser
was descending a ladder, the ladder slip
ped throwing her to the barn floor COM
pletely crushing her right wrist and other
wise injuring her.
The reading in the town hall by Sam c.
Currier was a very pleasing event and
success in every particular. The box social
held at the Grange hall was very pleasing
affair and profitable both socially and fl
nancially.
East Craftsbury.
Rev. Mr.. Shaw of Boston will assist
Rev. ]. S. Taylor ct the Reformed Presby-
terrain Church Sunday June Is. very
cordial invitation is extended to all to at
tend the service.
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Children's Day was observed at the
Cong. church Sun day.
E. H. CoIburne and son Fred have NOV
ed into the Graham tenement.
Rev. Mr.. Morse and N. B. Williams and
wife attended the County Convention held
at Lowell last week.
III. n. Stevens is having a new shed
built.-A.P Paddock is having a cottage built
at Caspian Lake at Greensboro.
Mrs A. R. Pike of Morrisville is visiting
at Bloomington the past week.. o.
Douglass is visiting in Newport.
Derby.
Carl Robbins is on the sick list.
A good number of our townsmen gather
ed Tuesday to help Chas. Ewens raise new
barn.
Preparations are under way for the OBJ
servance of Children's Day at the Cong.
church in the near future.
The Ladies' Aid Society held a very
pleasant gathering in the vestry of the M.
E. church Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Blanch Daley has gone to Boston
from which place she goes to Greenwich,
Me-, to care for little child this summer.
Mrs. w. B. Holbrook has joined Captain
Holbrook at Lake Park where they will
spend the summer. They VIII be greatly
missed here.
Vigorous measures are being taken by
the residents of the place against the cat
erpillar which threatened to destroy our
beautiful shade trees.
Wilder Bros. have just placed a fine new
soda fountain in their store which adds
greatly to the appearance of the store and
will be appreciated by lovers of good soda
water.
Mrs. w. S. Robbins has returned from
her trip to Boston much improved in
health MIR. Thomas Robinson mas return
ed to town and is boarding with Mrs.
Winnie Bates.
Harry Richard and Sheriff w. R. DALEY |
had quite an exciting chase after one Fred
Church who had team from the Richard
stable last week. They did not succeed in |
getting him after all.
The event of the week was the marriage |
on Tuesday morning of Mr.. John Wood |
and Miss Ellen DeIusha. The ceremony oc-
Cured at Newport after which the we'd |
ding party forming a possession of over
twenty teams drove to the home of the |
brides parents where they made merry.