Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-01
WEST CHARLESTON.

Mrs. Merton Wilson of Barton is
guest of her father &C. P. Church. and
other relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. Hurd of Lowell are
guests of friends here.
Mrs. tSeavey is in West Derby, a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ellis.
Mrs. Will Farrer of Holland spent
Monday with her cousin, Mrs. George
Piper.
Norman Wiley and family are NOV.
ing into the house recently vacated by
Arthur Duquette.
w. H. Calkins, who has been very
i'll the past two weeks, is gaining and
is able to sit up some.
Vanessa and Airline Holton of New
port are visiting their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Holton.
Mrs. William Armstrong has gone
/ to Woodsville, N H., to visit her
granddaughter, Mrs. Bernard Thayer.
Willis Wiley of Mansonvi1le, P. O.,
is here visiting. He reports Mrs. Will
ley as gaining and able to sit up
little.
Mrs. Chaplin has returned from New
port where she has been working.
Her son Ernest of Newport has spent
the past few days with her.
The M. w. Of "A. will have straw
berry supper at their hall Friday ever
ing. June 4. Price Is cents Wood
mems wives please bring cake.
Doris, little daughter of Mr.. and
10
button few days age, and SO far it
has been i'm possible to remove it.
. The memorial exercises passed off
most pleasantly and although the
weather was not as perfect as could be
wished, large crowd from this and
surrounding towns gathered to pay
\ tribute to the G. A R. and W. R. c.,
of the past and present. Rev. Hurd
gave very inspiring address and Mrs.
Hurd gave an excellent reading. The
children who took part did very we'll,
and at the close of the church exer-
: cises a group of girls gave a flag drill
on Comrade w. H. Calkins' lawn, as
has been custom for number OF
years.
Mrs. w. H. Calkins died very sud
denly on the morning of May Is, while
dressing She suffered a shock or
Dec. 10, 1906, and never fully recovered
from its effects. Mrs. Calkins was
born April %, 1848 and was daugh-
ter of Geo. w. and Ruth S. Pierce
She was married to w. H. Calkins
q Jan. 10. 1867, and the greater part o.
5 her married life was spent in Morgan
till the fall of 1899 when they came
here to reside. Mrs. Calkins, very ear
lily in life united with the Methodist
$ church of Morgan and had been con
( sistent member, always attending Di
n vine services when possible. She wa
t member Of the w. R. C. here and al
ways a most helpful member. Mrs
Calkins will be sadly missed by hos
1 Of friends as we'll as the family, which
y consists of the bereaved husband AM
two sons, Marshall E. of Westmor
$ and Geo. M. of this village. To these
q lis extended the sincere sympathy o
their many friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Calkins were called upon on Oct. II
r3d888, to give up their only daughter
9 Martha. The funeral of Mrs. Calkin
T Twas held at the home Friday, Rev. J
H. Dickson officiating There wer
many beautiful flowers. A pillow o
roses from the family; a pillow O
IT roses from the G. A. R. and w. R. c..
wreath of roses from the M. w. of A.
# Pcrescent of roses from the grange
bouquet of roses from the F. B. church
bouquet of sweet peas from the Moth
y ers' club; bouquet of Gala lilies fror
y Mrs. Walter Buck; cross of cut flow
ers, from Mrs. M. E. Hill bouquet c
J. lilies from Mrs. Henry Church; bou
: quet OF roses from Mrs. Belle Vince
- er bouquet of roses, Mr.. and Mrs. H
Hudson. bouquet of white roses frol
'e Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Melcher: bouque
.e of roses, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pierce
1t The burial was at Morgan.
le Card of Thanks-We wish to expires
le our heartfelt appreciation to the frienC
to and neighbors, who so kindly assiste
D. tus in the death and burial of our des
wife and mother, also for the beaut
full flowers which were presented
May Heavens blessings be with you
ct your times of sorrow.
Ill w. H. Calkins,
V. Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Calkins.
al Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M. Calkins.