Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-24
week with Mrs. A. L. Burns.

Humphrey of Island Pond visited at
Sydney Brigham's last week.
Miss Elsie Whipple. who has been
working at W. w. Goes, went home i'll |
Saturday to her home in Sutton.
Mrs. H. S. Chappell and daughter
Beatrice and Mrs. Lucian Chappell are
visiting friends in Newport, N. H.
Mrs. Mary F. Smith spent several |
days in camp with Mrs. Janette Coe
at F. H. Orcutt's cottage last week.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich is boarding at
DR.. Dickerman's this week while her
mother is attending camp meeting.
Mrs. Ray Rosebrooks and son visit
ed at H. M. Powers and j. Rose
brooks the latter part of last week.
Rev. F. E. Healey, former Uni
versalist pastor here. is boarding at
Charles Varney's for the summer. He
is in poor health.
Miss Jessie Dearborn spent several
days at Newport last week and Miss
Marian Walter attended to her trade
during her absence.
Mrs. E. E. Orcutt went to Woods
vile Friday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. James Lowe who died Wednesday
after short illness of pneumonia.
Mrs. E. J. Heath is entertaining her
mother. Mrs. Sisco of Stanstead, P.
O., and her sister, Mrs. Pomroy and
son Howard of Long Island city, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Skinner of Or
leans were guests at A. H. Stoddard's
last week, also Mrs. A. E. Emerton
of Everett, Mass. was a recent guest
there.
Assistant Postmaster C. B. Spald-
ing and family of Morrisville, who
have been visiting at w. w. Goes and
Prof. E. E. Orcutt's, returned home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Fogg, A. C.
Griffen and DR.. Burke attended the
shore dinner given by the Forest and
Stream Club at Barnet on Wednes-
day of last week.
Rev. Mr.. Williams is attending
camp meeting at Lyndonville this
week and during his absence Mrs.
Williams and little son are visiting
relatives in Sawyersville, P. @.
Miss Alice Townsend returned to
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earlier than she had intended, owing
to the serious illness of her nephew's
! little daughter, who is not expected
to live.
One of the pleasant events of the
past week was a dinner party given
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Stoddard, in
/ honor of Mr.. Stoddard's brothers and
sisters, who were visiting him at that
time. Those present were:J. L. Stod-
dard of Charleston. Mrs. Ellen Street
er, Cambridge. Mass. Mrs. Mary Cate
of st. Johnsbury and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stoddard Of West Derby, brothers and
sisters Mrs. Ellen Thompson and Mr..
and Mrs. Riley Richardson of West
Burke, Halsey Ruggles and Mrs. Eu-
gene Campbell of Lyndon Center, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Ruggles and Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Stoddard of Lyndonville.
Mrs. Brainard and son of Lowell,
of Cambridge, Mass, nieces and
nephews. Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Stod-
dard of West Burke. One cousin, Mrs.
Anne Randall of st. Johnsbury was de-
tanned at home by the illness Of her
husband. She sent letter of regret
however, which was read to the as
semhled guests. The day was greatly
enjoyed by all and will be bright
spot upon which to look back in the
coming years.
GEORGE E. POWERS.
George E. Powers, the aged pilgrim
who has for SO many months been
lowering on the border land between
time and Eternity. crossed the boun.
dairy and entered the Great Beyond
Friday, August nineteenth, at seven
o'clock D., m. Mr.. Powers was borr
in Bradford. eighty-six years age
and moved with his parents to farm
two miles south of Lake Willoughby
at the age of ten. He had lived ii
this locality ever since that time.
Sixty-three years ago he married Miss
Louvisa Johnson of Newark, who sur
wives him. He had been a loyal mem
Der of the M. E. church for abou
seventy years. and was ever a gen
erous contributor and faithful worke
while his health permitted. Twenty
two years ago his sight failed him ant
| soon after he became quite feeble, ant
; had been in poor health ever since
and for the past year had been great
care. Mr.. and Mrs. Powers celebrate,
their golden wedding thirteen years
ago, and also their siXtieth anniver
sary, which Mr.. Powers was able t.
,, enjoy thoroughly. He was very fon,
of entertaining his friends and fol
many years his faithful wife hal
given him much pleasure by having
small dinner party on his birthday. |
is seldom that two life streams ar,
permitted to run side by side for a
many years as have these two AM
their devotion and constancy SHOULD
be beautiful lesson to US ALL Dur
ing his long illness his grandchildren
Professor Smith of Tucson, Arizona
Miss Edith Smith of Washington, D
c., and Miss Elva Smith of Pittsburg
: Penn, were able to be with him TO
several weeks. but the younges
granddaughter. Miss Bertha Smith O.
California, has not been here, owing
to poor health. Mrs. Eliza Powell
and Miss Nancy Bailey have assisted
Mrs. Powers in caring for her hus
band. and also niece. Mrs. Nelson
Burt of Hanover, N. H., was will