Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-12-23

club held at the home of Mrs. Il. j. San
nard Dec Der IL the following program
was rendered: Papsr, "Roosevelt as a
Nature Lover and Observer" Mrs. Orcutt;
paper, "Habits of Insects" Miss Barron;
poem, Miss Wright; solo, Mrs. BatcheIder.
II members were present.
The Woman's Literary club will meet
with Miss Foss Thursday evening, Dec.
26th, at 7:39. This is the annual Christ
ms meeting and each member is
requested to carry gift, the value not to
exceed 10 cents. 1t Is expected Mr.. War
ner will be present and give short talk.
Anyone desiring to take friend Is asked
to consult the hostess.
The Afternoon Study club met Thursday,
Dec 10, at the home of Mrs j. A Pearson,
nine being present. Roll call was res
ponded to with quotations from Scott.
Mrs. Corde!ia Cutler read selections on
"Kenilworth." A paper on warwick
Castle" was written by Mrs. Prime and
read by Mrs. Currier. A piano solo by
Mrs. Pearson was followed by English
history less IN taught by Mrs. Currier.
The next meeting is to be January 2.
Last fridays rhetorical program was as
follows: Miss Dilly, recitation,'Th Game
OF Life;"D. Corley, dec tarm alton, THE Ele
ments of President Roosevelt's Greatness;"
Dennison, essay, "Life of Franklin; )" duet,
Miss Bickford and Prof. Hartford; f. Cor
| ley, essay, 1.-THE Future Leading Nation;"
| Miss Flndlay, recitation, Home Sweet
| Ell Home;" Doyle, composition, 'Waat Is
| Happiness?" music, Miss Jerome; Miss
| Davis, recitation, ''A Legend of Bregen."
| At the annual meeting of the Qaimby
| Post Wednesday the following named
| officers we're elected for the ensuing year:
Osmond Dwyer, P. c.; John Keating, S.
VIC; A. W. Varney, j. V. c.; w. H.
BrunniDg, Adjt.; j. r. Collision, @. M i;
| N. Randall, Cnap.; d. Cook, Surg; E.
G. Collision, o. d e. 81. Webster, o. g.;
j. N. Webster, s. NJ A. D. Folsom, @. M.
s.; Elisha Foster, g.; o. V Joslyn, G.. B.;
| A. f. French, {. M A. D Folsom, dele
gate; E. Foster, alternate.
Mrs. e. E. Foster, whose sickness has
been mentioned several times in the MON
IToR died Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Three years ago last June she was taken
very sick at Derby, when on her way to
visit friends in Canada, and from that
time until her death she has been grad
ualiy failing. One cause of her i'll health
may be in the fact that in January, 1881, she
was in a train wreck which So Injured
her that she walked for over 20 years On
clutches, and never fully recovered from
the shock and injury received at that time.
7 Josephine Merriam was the daug hter oil
the late William and Charlotte (PniIlips)
4 Merriam OF Glover. She was born in
Glover on August 18th, 1874, ami educated
In the common schools of Glover and In
the o leans Liberal Institute. On Decem-
ber 3lst, 1874, she married e. E. Foster and
moved to what was called the Billy Rowe
place in Barton. After living here fol
some time the Fosters sold out and
bought the Glover hotel where they spent
several years. From this place they wen,
J to Morrisville, kept the hotel there until
tthey came to Barton and bought the hote
} which occupied the same place as the on
now known as Hotel Barton. Here MI
r and Mrs. Foster lived until twenty-five
years ago, when they moved to the plac,
;. on Lake View avenue which they occu-
i pied until their death. Mrs. Foster was
bright intelligent lady, q constant atten
dant at the Congre gational church. Las
j, September she took her bed and has beer
failing until her death. She leaves fou
;, nieces and eight nephews, and only on
= brother, William, the last of family Q
seven children. The funeral was held q
the house Thursday at 8 80 p. m +, Rev. W
i A. Warner officiating. Tne intermen
was at Glover.
Il Wilson Allchurch, gene rally known q
9 s'William" AIlchurcn, who has been yer,
sick for several weeks, died Thursday. MI
a AIlchurch has been out of health for abou
!, a wear, but did not take his bed unit
{ about eight weeks ago. His heart ha
d been troubling him for some time, bu
d Bright's disease was the final cause of hi
death. During his sick ness he has bee
v accomplishing, though at times sufferin
, exceedingly. MIR. Allchurch was born
d Littleton, Eng, on April 4th, 1843. Il
p married Miss Mary M irshall on June 2
= 1869. For several years before coming t
this country he was member of tt
Episcopal church. He and his famil
~ came to America 26 years ago, and for
% number of years have lived in this towr
He was sexton for long time, and too
" pride in beautifying the village cemeter.
- and being gardener by trade ne vas ab
to do exec lent work along this line. 6
1T was great lover of flowers, and speI
IN much time in the cemetery, car ing for tl
,R graves and making it attractive by Gu
~ tivating the plants, shrubs and flowers an
eI doing other nee1ed work. Mr. Allchurc
w was an omniVerous reader, and having
good memory he retained much that Wi
interesting of what be read. He was
great lover OF home. He was industriol
and faithful, pleasant and agreea Die,
man who cou ID be depended upon to &
:, always what ne considered right. Ha W.
great worker, always in demand, mo
useful man in the community and witt