Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-02
WESTFIELD


Ralyh Larabee of Troy is clerking
for FL. Il. Hitchcock.
Mrs. D. G. Woodwork has been ill
for the past few days.
Gerald Drown of Derby was at VIM.
Dickson's over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hitchcock OF
Coventry visited his brother, NJ. @.
Hitchcock, Sunday.
Carroll Smith and family moved last
week into the Gilman house, which he
recently purchased.
Messrs. Bar Der and Cook of West
Glover were in town Sunday to attend
the funeral of H. o. Miller.
Miss Maude Howes was in town over
Sunday. Tuesday she returned to
her work in Groveton, N. H.
Perley Benware and Herbert Angler
had the good luck to shoot deer on
the first morning Of the hunting sea-
son.
Mrs. Fred Rollins and children of
Burlington have been spending a few
days with her mother, Mrs. Napoleon
Root.
The C. E. society will give a box
party on Tuesday evening. Ladies
please bring boxes. A promenade will
follow.
Roy Miller was home from Boston
over Sunday on account of the death
of his father. He returned to his
work Monday.
Messrs. B. B. Gilbert, Herdy Hunt,
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have been spending the week in camp
hunting game.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hamilton of
Bakersfield were in town Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Hamilton's
uncle, H. o. Miller.
Mr.. Burbage of New York city is
expected in town the last of the week.
He intends to spend the winter at his
farm on the North Hill.
A birthday party was given Natalie
Bailey on her eleventh birthday, Oct
z6. Fifteen of her young friends were
present. Games were played and re-
freshments served. All enjoyed the
event very much.
HIRAM o. MILLER.
The death of NJ Miller, Friday
morning, removes a resident of West
field VINO had been one of its most
useful citizens.
Born in Troy, June End, 1849, Mr..
Miller had lived in Westfield since
the removaI thither, in his childhood,
of his father and mother, Josiah Ell
Miller and Susan Miller, and their
family. Of That family, four mem
bers are still living: Ara j. Miller of
Troy, Charles Fremont Miller of Tar
rytown, n. Y, Mrs. Edwin Boynton
| Westfeid, and Mrs. George Watson of
Lowell. A sister died in early youth;
the eldest brother, the late Lee Q,
Mil er of Newport, died in 1888. Mr..
Miller had been in failing health for
more than two years and during the
last ten months had rapidly de-
clined. The nature of the oiseas4
which caused bis death, a form of
anaemia, permitted him, though weak,
to receive the visits OF friends, and
the privilege of seeing him was en-
! Joyed by many, VINO received to
/ The last MS CHEEKY greeting. During
/ the past sum mer his death had seemed
! immi nent tut had been averred by
the care of his family. It came fnal~
! ly AZ the result OF incurable disease.
In September, 1876, Mr.. Miller mar
rieu Emma O., daughter OF the late
Aaron Q. and CalisJa (Jenkine) Hitch
COCK. Mrs. Miller survives her hus
band with their children, Max M. Mil
Ter of Yonkers, n. Y, Maud E. Mil
ler) Hunt, wife of Aloro j. Hunt OF
Yves field; Roy L. Miller of Dos ton
and Lee k. Miller.
Mr.. Miller had served faithfully and
we'll in the various town offices; only
a short time before his death he had,
on account of illness, resigned the
Office of chairman of the board OF
school directors. During many years
his sagacity and inte gritty had made
his services ID the settiemenl of es-
tates and as an adviser in matters OF
Importance, highly valued in the
community.
Public services for Mr.. Miller were
held at 1870 p. M. on Sunday after
prayer at the residence, the funera
taking place from the Congregations
church at which he had been a regu-
lar attendant. The church was filleC
with an audience of about two hun
dred people, to nearly all of whom
Mr.. Miller had been known for many
years. The pastor of the Federated
churches of Westfield and Troy, Rev
u LIZ" OhO 1uAOJd
service. Appropriate hymns 1wert
sung by choir: Mrs. George Root
Miss Mildred Bell, Winifred Hendrix
L. and Dana Gilpin. Mrs. Lillian Wrigh
acted as Organist.
All the brothers and sisters of Mr.
Miller living were present, as wer,
also all the members of his immediat,
p family and many relatives from West
field. There were also present from
out Of town: Mr.. and Mrs. Parr,
y Hitchcock of Coventry, Mr.. and Mrs
ct E. A. Hamilton of Bakersfield, Johl
i Kelly of Highgate, George Watson O
y Lowell, Mrs. Lois Watson and Carol
= Powers of Lowell, Oscar @. Miller an,
r. family of Newport, Mrs. M. @. Gran
V. dy of Burlington, Charles Cook an,
$ Lyman Barber of Glover, Mr.. an
y Mrs. Warner Farman, Mr.. and Mrs
x Arad Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
:, lace Miller of Troy, Mr.. and Mrs
IS Nelson Martin of Troy, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Kelley of North Troy, Mr.. Steph
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