Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-20
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afternoon. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. g. FL. Davis; first vice president, Mrs.
o. Ii. Mossman; second vice president,
Mrs. Merton Wilson; third vice president,
Mrs. A. r. Cowles; secretary, Mrs. Fl. R.
Cutler; treasurer, Mrs. Alice Underwood;
program committee, Mrs. Erwin, Miss
Sophia Drew and Mrs. P. l.. Webster;
| superintendent purity and literature, Mrs
Cordelia Cutler; superintendent S. 7. l.,
Mrs. FL. r. Cutler; superintendent medical
temperance, Mrs. A. r. Cowles; superin-
| tendent flower mission, Mrs. Cordelia Cut
| Ter and Mrs. Stoddard; superintendent s.
| g., Miss Sophia Drew. The delegates elect
ed to the county convention were Mrs.
| Cordelia Cutler, Mrs. o. D. Owen, Mrs.
| John Millar, Miss Sophia Drew and Mrs
| o. II. Mossman.
Memorial day will be observed in Barton
Thursday, May 80, by Quimby post, G. A.
r. AT 900 O'Clock in the morning COM
rades will visit the Heath, North and
South Barton cemeteries and place flags
and flowers upon the graves of all veterans
and sons of veterans. At 1000 o'clock a
procession will be formed in front of the
| schoolhouse under the direction of Osman
Dwyer, commander, and j. A. Pearson,
marshal. Barton Cornet band will furnish
| appropriate music for the occasion. Chill
| dren from the Sunday schools and day
schools are especially invited to join the
procession and march to the cemetery,
| hora ha ho
graves Of our noble dead will take place.
At the noon hour dinner will be served in
g. A. r. hall. All comrades and their
families and the band are invited. At
200 O'Clock there will be speaking and
other exercises in Seaver's hall. The Hon.
John L. Lewis of North Troy will deliver
| an address. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all soldiers and sailors of the
late wars, sons of veterans and citizens to
join in the exercises of the day. Let this
be Memorial day devoted to honoring
the memory OF those who died that we
might enjoy the privileges of a free
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Burdick and family
were called to DanvilIe by the illness of Mr..
Burdick's mother, Mrs. Mary j. Burdick,
May7. Mrs. Burdick died Saturday, May
11,at the home of her son. Noah W., of that
place at the age of 81 years,
months, IA, days after an Illness of ten
days with lung trouble. Her son, Sam FL.
of Penacook, N. H., was also called and
her three children were with her when she
died. Mrs. Burdick was the daught of
Noah and Sarah Wiley and was born in
Wheelock, moving to Danville with her
parents when eight years old. In 1889 she
united in marriage with Jerome Burdick,
blacksmith, and lived for while in
Craftsburg, later moving to Danville where
they lived until Mr.. Burdick's death Sept.
13, 1881. They were the parents of nine
children, of whom three survive her, n. N,
OF Danville, s. NJ, of Penacook, n. H,
and F. g., of this place. a daugh Mrs.
} Lizzie Hendrick, died only four weeks be-
fore her mother. Mrs. Burdick leaves II
, grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
} She was a member of Orient chapter, No.
, 13, o. E. s., of this place, its Oldest member.
s he was member of the NJ. E. church in
: which she was deeply interested. Mrs.
Burdick was kind and thoughtful, ready to
lend a, helping hand to those in need. She
, was a most devoted mother and grand
mother and was most tenderly cared for by
, her family. She will be greatly missed by
a wide circle of friends and in the homes OF
J her children. The funeral was held al
, her home iniDanville Monday at o'clock
Rev. w. A. Warner of Barton Off ciating
q The NJ. E. choir of ,Danviile sang "AsleeI
in Jesus.'' There were many beautiful
= flowers, pillow to ''Mother" by her sons
pillow to ''Grandmother," a wreath anC
: bouquet OF carnations from her grand
children of.Boston and st. Johnsbury, {
. beautiful bouquet of carnations and lille
from the o. E. s. of Barton, sheaf of whea
: from William French of Boston and fern
from Orpha Rickaby of ST. Johnsbury
ferns from DanvilIe friends. The O.. e. s
of Danville attended in a body and paiC
the last rites at the cemetery, where sh
was laid beside her hus band and. fou
children gone before.