Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-27

man until compelled by failing health
to give UP work. He was terribly
injured by being caught in machinery
of the mill in which he was working
10 years ago. He was tenderly cared
for in his own home until taken to
Brattleboro the first of the month. He
leaves a wife, brother and sister. The
funeral was held from the house Fri
day at O'Clock, Rev. James Ramage
officiating. F. B. Hammond was the
funeral director. The burial was at
Westtield.
WEsTFIEED.
Miss Lou Gilman has the mock
measles.
Mrs. Ann Ryder, who has been very
ill, is better.
Mrs. Harold Farman has been visit
ing in Beebe Plain recently.
Ernest Gilpin is in Newport for
few days; helping in Bullock's job
printing Office.
The body of Thomas Kirk, former
esident, was brought here and inferred
in our cemetery Friday.
Ernest Brown is visiting in Wood
stock, N. H Miss Eleanor Brown
was home from Johnson normal school
a few days last week.
Thursday morning, Apr. 16, Napo-
leon Root died of kidney trouble, aged
80 years, % days, as mentioned last
week. The funeral was held the follow
ing Monday forenoon. At 8 80 brief
service was held at the Root home
here conducted by Chaplain M. w.
Farman, and attended by neighbors
and friends. The floral tribute Was
profuse and beautiful The sons and
son-in-law were bearers, while Fred
Taylor of Troy served as manager.
Then the body, attended by the rela-
tives, was taken to Lowell. where the
funeral was held in the Roman Cath
Ollie church, the Rev. Father Lavlgne
officiating. The church was filled with
large number of people and the u.
A. R. attended iu a body. Mr.. Root,
who was a member of a family OF IA
children, was born in ST. Hyaclnth,
Canada When boy he was appren-
ticed to learn the shoemaker's trade,
which he did. In his teens he went to
New York, where he renamed long
time. At the time of the civil war he
enlisted in New York regiment, the
169th. He was over three years in the
service and was wounded by three bull
lets, two Of which were never extract
ed. He belonged to Meeker's famous
brigade. The illness of his father call
ed Mr.. Root home to Canada. After
the death Of his father, his mother
survived but short time. Then he
decided to return to New York. One
Saturday in December, 1867. he arrived
in Troy and remained over Sunday at
Smiths hotel, since burned. At that
time the Hibbards were running a
shoe business in Troy. They engag ed
Mr.. Root to work for them, so that
instead of going to Newport to take
the train for New York, he remained
in Troy. Here he met Miss Betsy
Pelky whom he married February 22,
1868. He worked at Newport and Der
by Line and about 1873 came to this
! town to work for the Reeds. who then
: conducted a shoe business. The plant
having burned and the business being
7 suspended, he opened shop of his
own for custom and repair work,
which he has conducted ever since. He
. was a man of great industry, thrifty
: and honest in his business dealing. He
! was sociable and humorous, courteous
: and affable to all, and possessed of a
:, French suavity and adaptability to al
= classes of people which won him many
= friends and made his shop frequenteC
by many. While in impaired health
: for several years he never closed hi:
J. shop. On the day Mr.. Root was 81
! years old, the writer called at the shol
: and found him with sight and hearing
d and mind in good condition, but with
Y body enfeebled by chronic heart ane
Il kidney trouble. He was confined to tn
d house only few days before his death
Il He will be missed sadly by large
circle of people, for everyone knew
him. Mr.. Root is survived by hi
y widow and seven children and sevel
- grandchildren. One daughter died a
>. the age of nine months. The surviv
'oe ing children are Henry of Montpelier
y, ". Mary, who is the widow Of Capt. Thon
& as; Josephine, who is the wife c
- Fred Allard of Uxbridge, Mass, Elsie
= who is the wife of Fred j. Robbins G
\ Newport; George and Bessie of thi
i town and Ernest of Newport. All tn
children were present at the funera
10 except Mrs. Allard, whose healt
At would not permit. Others prese1
n from out of town were Eli Currier {
70 Lyndonville, who is nephew, Mr.. an
: Mrs. David Prue and Mr.. and Mr.
r Fred Pelky of Newport and Mr.. ar
III Mrs. Henderson Of West Derby. Nj
to Root is survived by brother who r.
l. sides at Roxton Fall, P. O..
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