Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-19

spending very enjoyable afternoon with
music and song the friends were grouped
together for picture by the three artists
present, Rev. Mr.. Kelley, J. Wiley and II.
Waugh. The friends then joined in sing
ing Auld Lang Syne and with many hearty
handshakes and good wishes for Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcclellan on their return journey they
parted. 1t was day long to be remem-
bered by them. They will carry with them
to their home in California many pleasant
memories of the kind treatment and de-
lightful visit they have had after SO many
years of separation. Among those present
from distance were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crown of Groton, Misses Maud and
Blanche Guthrie of South Peacham, and
Mrs. Mary Rutledge and family of Oxford
n. Fl.
Irasburgn.
Edward Webster came home from Bos-
ton to be with his father in his last illness.
Elmer Slack AMI Willie Wright started
last Wednesday to take in the sights at
Buffalo.
Rev. Mr.. Gill of Westmore will preach in
exchange with Rev. E. P. Treat next
Sunday.
Miss Christie Mckenzie has been spend
ing the week with her sister. Mrs.
Conway.
DR.. George Webster of Boston came to
attend the funeral of his uncle, Mr.. D. III.
Webster.
George Phillips and his brother, who is
visiting him, have been spending a few
days at WiIloughby.
Fred Fields returned home last Thurs
day after a two weeks stay at Caledonia
Springs, considerab bly, improved in health.
The M. E.!Ladies' Aid meet society with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miles Thursday
afternoon. Support will be served at 80.
All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Alice Woodward, of Nashua, n. H,
and Mrs. Clara Brown and daughter, of
Hudson, n. Y, are visiting at Warren
Bryant's, their old home.
Mrs Flora Tenney, who is an efficient
nurse and had come from Boston to take
needed rest, assisted in caring for Mr..
Webster during the last week of his illness.
The Epworth League will give a social
with literary entertainment in F. A. Blu
chanan's new store next Saturday evening.
Cake and ice-cream will be served. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
The lumbermen have for several days
been hauling hard wood logs from the
bottom of the river, where some Of them
have lain for more than twenty years.
From one hollow log an eel three feet and
three inches long craWled out to inspect
the weather.
Edward Knapp has been spending few
days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. E.
Blanche Keith has been
spending a week in East Burke with Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Webster.-CIayton
Story of Morristown recently visited at
w. F. Brewster's .-Charles Locke and
family of st. Johnsbury are visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Locke.
The following is from the Topeka Capt.
tai, issue of August 10: Yesterday after
noon at 4:15 O'Clock Sabin KelIam, the
only son of George Kellam, was struck by
lightning and killed at the Glover Hill
farm, four miles north of Richland. Sabin
hellam was about forty years Old and to-
gether with his father operated the stock
farm known as the Glover Hill farm He
was unmarried. Sabin Kellam was re-
lated TO the well-knOwn NelIam families
in Topeka The Kellams were formerly
residents OF this town.
The funeral of David II. Webster was
largely attended the house last Wednes-
day afternoon, Aug. 14th. Prayer was
offered by Rev. ". Z. John of Barton,
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sermon by Rev. J. E. Knapp. Mr.. Web
5ter had spent his life in the town Of
Irasburg. He was a hard working man
and thrifty farmer. A devoted bus baud
and father, as citizen, friend and neigh
Dor he was highly esteemed. His kindly, /
genial manner had endeared him TO a large
circle Of friends, as was evidenced by the +
who gathered at his home on the I.
18th of July in honOr of MS seventy fifth /
He was in his usual health at
hat time and the suffering and death so
soon to follow those happy greetings I
bring inexpressible sadness to mourning .
friends. OF family of nine children only |
four are living, three sons and one daugh- 4
.er who lives in the west. In the death of .
heir children Mr.. and Mrs. Webster have
great sorrow, and IN this H
great berea vement Mrs. Webster has the
sincere sympathy Of many friends. One
brother, Mr.. Frank Webster of Boston,
who was unable to be present at the
funeral, and one sister, Miss Jennie Web
ter Of Boston, who was with Mr.. Webster
Turing his last illness, survive him. Mr..
Webster had for many years been a con-
istent mem Der of the Methodist church
md helpful in every departm ent of church
work. He will be greatly missed.
Mr.. EDITOR: An article appeared in
ne Irasburg items of last weeks issue of
he MONITOR which should be corrected,