Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-23

massive and beautiful quartered OAK
sue board and other gifts were also pre-
sen'eo' on the homeward way all In the
oig team agreed that prof table and en-
!oyaole evening had been spent.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY.
Nellie Gilbert Thompson is in very poor
health
The little daughter of Frank Hatch is
quite sick.
Albert Cowles is in Barre with bis daugh'
er, who is very i'll.
LII Z. W. Dustin was in Burlington last
thursday on business.
Fred Witt and wife are spending short
vacation with friends here.
Leonora Sheehan is at home from Man
chester for short vacation.
Chas. W. Wheeler, who has been in very
poor health for some time, is failing.
Little Donald Strohm is gaining very fast
rom his severe attack of bronchitis.
Howard Woodbury. and wife OF Boston,
Mass, We're recent visitors at Bert Wood
bury's.
The marriage Of Leon Witt and Miss
Beatrice Stevens of Lawrence, Mass, has
oeen announced. May success attend them.
The Academy Nine went to Barton last
saturday to play base ball with the Barton
team. They played good game but lost
by score of to 9.
The Academy students were invited to
sugar party at Chas. Roots sugar camp last
Thursday, and it seems now as though it
would be the last one OF the season.
The following is from the Kern County
(Cal.) Echo:
Mary Blanchard was born in Greens boro,
| VT, Sept. 3, 1928. She attended school in
Middlebury, VT, and also was student at
Mount Holyoke Seminary under Mary
Lyon. For some years she was teacher
| in New Jersey. In 1852 she was married to
Moses Root OF North Craftsbury, VT. The
| home she went to as bride has been her
home ever since. Her eight children have
all been spared to her till last month, when
her Oldest daug hter died. Three years ago
her husband died, But for fifty years there
was no death in the family of eight chill
dren and twenty grandchildren. Her chit
dren were all with her at the time of her
death except her oldest son who lives on
the old home place in Vermont. In her
own home she has been a faithful, noble
mother. 10 the community where she
lived she has been helper and comforter
to those IN trouble or sickness. For th1r-
ty seven years she has been a member of
the Congregational church. Her children
rise up and call her blessed. Funeral serv-
ices were held at e. 3. Roots, near Wasco,
| March 2Sth, 1906.
DERRY
Carlton Adams has returned to Bigelow,
Me.
Darius Badger is very i'll with pneumo-
MIA.
F. I. Marvin of st. Adams was In town
last week.
Frank Rich has gone to New York fol
the summer.
Miss Graham has gone to visit her peo-
pie In Gorham, N. 81.
w. 81. Sails has returned from Montreal
not improved by the trip.
DIR. Somers has been entertaining his
sister for a few days past.
Mr.. Clarence Mosher, who was In FLORIDA
for the winter, has returned.
Frank Greenwood has bought place at
West Derby and moved there.
Charles Mooney has been making repairs
on the Derby house the past week.
State Superintendent CT Education Ma
son s. Stone was in town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark have bought
. the Hamblet residence OF Mr.. Nelson.
Mrs. A. T. Daley went to North Troy
Friday to spend few days with her son.
Miss Beatrice Merrill of Beede Plain visit.
ed her sister, Mrs. Edmund Wilder, last
week.
, Caise Blay has bought land of George
Fuller on which to erect new house this
spring.
George Nourse has bought the two small
houses on the lot next to his mothers
house OF Cslise BIay.
Mr.. Henry Bushaw, who with his wife is
!. stopping at Cephas Dopopt's, has just re-
: cieved raise in bis pension. greatly de-
!, served.
Miss Mae Adams, who has been working
at W, F. Hayward's, is now at home caring
: for her mother who hiss been very sick but
now is reported as improving.
The Ladies' Mission Circle. of Baptist
church will furnish a supper at their ves-
try Tuesday evening from to s o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to ALL
The 7. P. s. c. E. of the Congregational
church will give May day box parsy and
promenade at the town hall on Tuesday
;. evening, May 1st. Good music in atten-
dance, admission 10 cents.
} Mr. CORTLAND Turner, who good many
years ago lived with tha. Newconbs in this
place and attended Derby Academy, called
on old acquaintance here last week. He
now resides in Cliftondale, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Kelley of New York
came Wednesday morning to bury their
little daughter three and a half wears old
who died very suddenly of pneumonia
: Funeral services were conducted at j. C
Hays Thursday afternoon. Sincere sym
! nv felt for hcr17