Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-30
NORTH CRASTsBURY.

Prot. Coz burns little sen John IL, yerw
i'll at tha cottage.
Miss Agnes Hughes viii Sork al. Mrs.
Aliens for the present
Mrs. Shehan has gone to Derby to, visit
her daughter, Mrs. MoCaffrey.
Mr.. Scott Ransom from New York is Mt
Mrs. Scott Aliens for few days.
Several of the young people have gone to
Lake Willoughby to camp for a weak.
About forty of the eit:zen went to Lake
| Hosmer and enjoyed picnic recently.
Henry Cowles and family from Lyndon
vile are visiting his father, A. E.
Cowles.
Prof. j. E. Colburn, DR.. d w. Dustin
and Victor Gilbert have gone on. 3 fishing
trip to Eden. y
Mary Root is reported much better ana
the nurse, Miss Douglass has returned to
st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Daniel Stone of Boston and Mr.. Bert
Stone of Burlington were entsrtained at
e. T. Wheeler's camp part of last week ;.
Mr.. D. Stone talks of building a camp at
Lake Hosmer. -
Professor Charles Conant VIII conduct a
three days Memorial convention here on
August 6, z and s, closing with grand
concert Wednesday night. Mrs. Lanphier
Of st. Johnsbury will be the aceompanist.
Mrs. George E. Howes of Willlamstown,
Mas, will assist as will OF q. singers. The
| proceeds of the concert ABOVE expenses
| will go to the academy.
Following is more extended obituary
notice OF A. Paddock than has been before
| published: Died, Monday, July Is, at his
home in North Craftsbury, Augustus Pad
dock, aged sixty light years. Mr.. Paddock
was born at what is known as Craftsbury
Common and lived there during his whole
| life with the exception of his three years
| in the army, for sixty five years living in
| the same house. He was educated in the
! district schools Of the town and in Crafts
bury Academy. In 1862 he enlisted for
| three years in the war, and served till his
regiment was disbanded in 1865. He was
wounded at Broad River, Va, shortly after
entering the army, being shot through the
right lung. He did not recover from the
| effects of his wound so as to reioin his
/ company, but served the rest of the war in
the hospital corps. Returning from the
| war, he went into business and continued
in trade until his death. He was post
master at different times for. over fifteen
years, serving in this capacity at the time
OF his death He was also town treasurer,
having served as such for thirty-tWo years.
He represented his town in the state legis-
lature in 1916. He was member of the
Congregational church of Craftsbury for
nearly fifty years. In 1866, Mr.. Paddock
married Mary Hill Dustin, who survives
him, with three daughters, Mrs. Anna
Cole OF Vellore, India, Mrs. Caroline Pratt
of Monson, Mass, and Mrs. Mary Hazen
of Falmouth, Mass. Mr.. Paddock was a
/ good citizen and business man, an obligiDg
and helpful neighbor, a liberal supporter
of the church and other institutions, and
kind and indulgent husband and father.
With his death another of the old families
that have made New England what 1t has
been ceases to be represented In the town
and state. He will be greatly missed. The
funeral was held at his house on Thursday
morning and was largely attended by his
townsmen and comrades from adjacent
territory.