Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-13


Mrs. Fred Rand of Barton is visiting at /
Ii. A. Scott's.-Mr. and Mrs. Guy Goodrich !
from Canada are in town for few weeks .
visit.-Mr. and Mrs. II. I. Seaver OF Barton
visited friends in town last week. MIR. |
Ho. mes Of Sheldon visited his daughter,
Mrs. r. j. Christie last week. Several
couples from Cabot were guests at c. Z.
Commits island cottage at the Elligo Pond
last Saturday.
EAST CRAFTSBURY.
An ice cream social will be given by the
c. E. Society at the home of Minnie Seaver
next Thursday evening. All invited.
Among those who spent the Fourth out
of town were Messrs. Dean Mitchell and
Elmer Barclay, who spent the day In Port
land, Me. Also Miss Zenith Marco and
Wallace Morse, who attended the races at
Barton.-The hay crop around here is i'm
proving, and the corn is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Goodwin, who has been seriously
Ill, is recovering.-Mr. Foster and family
of Fall River are guests of Carlos Thomp-
son.-The Robbins house owned by Harry
Daniels is now occupied by Mr.. Richard
sons family.-A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Daniels last week.
Among the campers at Lake Willoughby
last week were Miss Helen Barclay and
Mrs. Charles White.-Flora and John
Dutton visited in Barton during the past
week.-Mrs.. VIM. Arthur spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. Campbell in She field.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY.
Deacon Moses Root died at his home
here Thursday, July 2, aged 50 years.
Deacon Root was born in Sunderland,
Mass, March %, 1921. He came to Crafts
bury with his parents in 1888 and settled
on the farm on which his life since then
has been passed. In 1851, he married Miss
Sarah SWEET, who died but little more than
a year later, leaving a SOD, Sidney Dwight,
who survived her but few months. In
October, 1852, Deacon Root married Miss
Mary Blanchard of Greensboro, who, to-
gether with eight children, five sons and
three daugh ters, still survives. A remark
able thing about this marriage is that
until Deacon Roots death, period OF
nearly fifty one years, the family circle
has not been broken by death, although
that circle consisted of the father and
mother, eight children, of whom six are
married, and twenty grandchildren
Coming of good New England stock
which reached back to the fathers of the
Republic, the life of Deacon Root has beer
that of SO many who have contributed te
the higher success of New England life
Although living all his life in a retired
community, he has made himself felt in
the life of the state as well as that of the
community, and, through his children, ir
the larger life OF the nation. The estimate
of his fellow townsmen as to his ability
and integrity is shown in the fact that ht
has held all the responsible offices in theil
gift. He represented his township in tn,
state legislature in 1865 and 1866; was Sc.
lectman for number of years; held the
Office of town grand juror again and again
and was also justice of the peace for some
time. He was deacon in the Cougrega
tional church of Craftsbury for over fifty
years, keeping up the traditions of tina
office as they were held in the past, and h'
was guide, philosopher and friend to TIT
church and its pastors during his who'll
active life. Some years ago his eldest son
Charles, returned from California, wher'
he had spent several years, and took upoI
his capa BILE shoulders the burden of tn,
homestead, and set his father free from
the responsibilities that had become some
what irksome to him on account of hi
years and increasing infirmities. Sine
then Deacon Root has travelled consider
ably, visiting his children and other rela
tives, and has been household comforter t.
the sick, the lonely, and the tired OF hi
community. as well as the one to welcom
the coming and speed the, parting guest o
that community. Hagingi lived lon
: enough to know everyone in his vicinit
he looked upon himself as in some measur
/ the host of the township, and many wan
derer has felt new sweetness added to hi
return when he felt the warm grasp of tn
Deacon's hand and heard his hearty wei
come. The only sadness to the gatherin
to his fathers of this patriarch of Vernon
life is that we shall see his benign coun
tenance no more among US nor hear h
kindly greeting. He has felt himse
t weakening in body for the last year, br
this has detracted not at all from his en-
q joyment of life nor from his habitu,
cheerfulness. Why should it? He kne
j., in Whom he believed and for over sixt
, years he had had the consciousness of tt
eternal life in himself and of the consta1
presence of his Saviour. AS his tamil
q gathered for prayers in the accustome
IL manner the morning after his death, tt
son who now is known as Deacon Rot
> the second turned almost instinctively
5. the first Psalm and read, ''Blessed is tt
man who walketh not after the counsel
d the ungodly, nor standeth in the way
e sinners, not stitch in the seat of ii
scornful. But his delight is in the law
- the Lord, and in mis- law doth he media