Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-18

Several from our town plan to take .
teachers examination at Newport this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John BRYANT, who have
spent few days in town, returned
no ne Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIbro Hunt and Lee
Miller visited in Westmore the latter
part of last week.
1t is expected that the Peoples tele-
phone line will be extended over the
West hill to Lowell.
Elk Lieut.. Gov. C. H. Stearns of
johnson, called in town last week
while on his way to Newport.
Mrs. Mary Thomas was called to
MONTPELIER Saturday by the illness of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry Root.
Misses Ruth and Ruby Calkins of
Westmore are expected this week to
spend a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Albro Hunt.
DR.. F. A. Mckenzie of Columbus,
Ohio, professor of sociology in Ohio
State University, is here visiting Guy
H. Farnham.
w. D. Bell and three oldest children,
Iva Gilman. Rev. ]. E. Bowman, Miss
Winnie Ryder and two nephews, were
among those who took the excursion
to Lake Champlain Friday.
Mrs. Nav Eastman and son Albert,
returned from their months visit in
Canada Saturday. She was accom-
panied by niece and friend who will
visit in town a short time.
Several of the members of the
grange from this town met at the
home of Mr.. Larrabee in Troy last
week Tuesday for a picnic. The
weather was rather uncertain but a
good time was reported.
Exercises appropriate for Children's
day will be held in place of the reg
ular afternoon service next Sunday,
August %. A collection for the Con-
gregational Sunday School and Publish
ing society will be taken at that time.
1t is hoped there will be good
attendance.
The funeral of Mrs Elvira M. Brown
whose death was announced last week,
was held at her late residence in this
village on the afternoon of Wednesday,
August IL, Chaplain M. w. Farman
officiating by wish of the deceased.
He was assisted by the Rev. J. E.
church. Mrs. F. S. Gray and Mrs.
Nellie Goodwin of Troy sang three
selections. F. E. Taylor of Troy was
manager while four brothers-in-law of
the deceased served as bearers: H.
H. Newton of Lowell, A. l.. Brown of
Troy, and John F. Brown and Charles
S. Gilbert of this town. The floral
tributes consisted Of sprays of beauti-
full carnations, sweet peas, and roses,
all white except one spray of pink
carnations and the accompanying
greenery. The house overflowed with
relatives and friends who came to pay
a last mark of respect to the departed
on. Among those from out of town
were Mrs. S. ]. Sisco of Bradford ;
Archie Wakefield and Mr.. and Mrs. B.
B. Gilbert of North Troy; Mrs. Sarah
Brush of Usage, Iowa: also other
friends from Lowell and Troy.
The interment was in the town
cemetery by the side of her husband
Mrs. Brown was the oldest child of the
late Hon. Nathaniel G. and Mary Ann
Trumpass Hoyt. She was born in this
town on January 6, 1849. After attend
ing school and teaching several terms.
she married Edward H. Brown on May
II, 1871. The newly welded couple
remained on the home farm of the
brides father on the West Hill. After
four and half years of happy welded
life, her husband died in November
1875. Accompanied by her little
daughter, Is months old, she came to
how fo fbor'c homo IN hio Lo
following year her mothers health
failed and from that time forward she
was practically the head of the house
hold. She cared for her parents in
their declining years. Judge Hoyt,
who was leading business man ar
politician of this section, died in 1899.
Mrs. Hoyt died in 1906 after nearly 80
years of i'll health during which time
she required much attention. Mrs.
Brown was a capable, kind-hearted.
} self-5acrificing woman devoted to her
family and her friends. She possessed
an intelligent mind and a delicate
senslbility. She was interested in
events historical as we'll as in general
affairs Of the pre-ent day. Mrs.
Brown had been in declining health for
some months and the coming of the
summer witnessed no improvement in
her condition. The enfeebled body
, could not respond to the ministrations
even of loving daughter, and she
died from complication Of troubles
She will be missed sadly by her family
and her friends. She united with the
Congreg church on June 8
1883, during the pastorate of the Rev
Rufus King. She is survived by hel
daughter Ada. who is the wife OF
Albert w. Farman. by two grand
children, Beatrice and Willard, by one
sister who is Mrs H. H. Newton O.
Lowell and by one brother, George K.
} Hoyt Of Los Angeles, Cal.
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