Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.
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morning OF Dec. 8, while sitting bv tbs fire..
place reading his morning pepper. He had
com pia1nea at times for about two weeks
OF pain which he thought in his lusnes
and had not bees able togo to his business
In Worcester for few days. but on Dee.
7thy feeling SOME betterrhe went to his.
Disco for a~tsw hours, retiring that night
feeiIng as WeA'as he had bsen ;;eeoat three.
O'Clock in the morning he-had aqlotber at.
ltack OF the psin, but which was soon re-
l1eved. He arose at Z, orea kSasteeE as x,suaJ
I jokea with his. grandson, PhiIiI7, Jesivps.
snd shortly after saak down in his chair
without moan or struggle and before the
ooctog coDh0 arrive he was dead HE fu--
neral was held at his residence at, 2.e7eaeck
Mondsy and was enc 81 the LARGEST known
in' Oxford SoT years. The casket,as also his
plsture, was q mess OF beautiful flowers s.
lbs Shuuaann querteb of Worcester sang
LEAD Kindly Lig hi, ;"'-Sweet Voices from
the Spirit Lend" and Departed Dsy.ns
ihynan especially prizsdi by Mr. Willis as il
was always played at night blythe buules
In ms regieeDt and sang by the4comYany.
Rev. Vo3neE ID. Simonds delivered g. yerv
Etoucaing sad appropriats eulogz, and the
Doughnett club of tyzSosR ke wes=ame.uher
| repeated tie Lords Prayer at the grave
| He leaves co mourn bis less one daughter.
Mrs. Henzer S. Josynr and one SON..
| lrving,. also three grandchildren :: one.
sister,. Mrs. N K. Morse, and five,brothers,.
Clark O.. s. Harrison, 8. Ixvsng- w.
| Eugene, and Charlie M, besides a. large,
circle Of relatives, not cniy at his home,
! but akse. IN this and surrounding towns.
wtoWiIf be grieved 10 learn of his death.
Wherever he was known it uas- TO be-
| loved, for be was a man Of broad sym
pathies- 80 S kindly heart He wase g aobLs,
image Of aod in heart ana mind an7ywin.
be- sadly missed and deeply maarnea by
all who. knew him. Mr.. Willis- wes tbs,
third sen of Samuel g. Willis, t9rmesly OF
! Hanover, N. H, and Mary Cook Willis of
Thetfozd, and was barn In Albany On tLe,
farm now owned by Il. a. McGu&re. When
| he was six years old the family removed 20
Grattan, Mass. In ESaRand at the aee ST,
seven years be went into the cotton mills
| with, his Older b-otkers and sisters.Whe
| he worked until he Ras u years old Re
than. went to Bartonsgl1Ie, 5. s., fora few
years. When the war OF the Rebellion
broke cut he enlissed In the 1st Rhode
Island Cavalry and served wiah. hanorshIe,
record during the2waI Hesmarr3ed Miss
Lucinda Taft of @Ef0zd, who died about
SIX years ago., Afser the war NJ. Willis
engaged in the insurance busiSess, and
later united with JOhn D. Washhnrn-
! together they built mp g. very extensive
insurance BUSINESS doing bussness, az
over the world. His many friends. have.
the sincere sympathy of ALL
/ BROW NEAGTON. CENTER
! Mr. and Mrs. Reaick OF Watarfora. visiA-
ed at w. l Smiths last week
Last Sunday Mr. Mercy had another
severe attack O. heart tnauble.
Horace Smith recently killed. Mig eight
months old vasighin 4o2 pounds.
MRS. Harry Robinson and little son of
Massawippi visited her bEotnez,. Iamesz
Maxwell, resently.
Mrs. Lucius Luna returned last Wee
nesday from ten oays'vis3t III CIa-snaonf.
Charlestown and other places IL New
Hampshire and il Springfield.
EVANSVILLE.
L
to e. h Alexander.
Mrs Lucia Tyte has gone to, Newport to
stop few weeks.
Christmas exercises will BE held in tbs.
M. & churehs Tuesday evening.
Rev. g. {. Mcdonald ana family visited
his father in Glover the past week.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Clark Royce was very Ill last week but is
Improving.
Mrs. Eliza Allard of Barton Landing is
visiting ais daughter, Mrs. Eugene Buck.
A nu0ber of the small children sire IN
able to. attend school on account Of sick
ness.
Miss Grace. Kimhsn of Lyndonxille was
the guest Of Dir. and Mrs. A. c. Gallup re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Hudson and littla
dangh ber of New York city are visiting
Mrs. Hudsonas parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank naVis.
number of our young people went en-
straw ride TO Island Pond Wednesday eve
ming. After fine supper they returned,
reporting very pleasant time.
There will be a masquerade promenade
in the Vestry Hall on Friday, Jan. A, for
the benefit of the Buck school. Cakes and
coffee will be served. Everybody is re-
quested to mask. Admission 10 cents.
WEST CHARLESTON.
DIR. Gatchell was in st. -Johnsbury last
Wednesday.
G. E. Colby and Will Cha fee are visiting
friends in town.
Mr.. Henry Allbee of st. Johnsbuxy was
in town last week.
Miss Effie and Ethel WaIdron are at
home for the holidays.