Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-07-26
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.

Miss Pearle Walker of Manchester,
N. H.. called upon friends in town
Tuesday.
S. L. Brigham moved into Mrs.
Parker's house on Main street last |
week.
Mrs. Jewett of Franklin, Mass, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. ID. !
A. Fowler
Mrs. E. J. Heath and daughter are
visiting relatives in Stanstead, P. O., |
and vicinity.
A. w. Rrockway and w. B. Mel
cher spent the first three days of last
| week in Boston.
Howard Cleasby of Dartmouth Uni
versity has been visiting his cousin,
Mrs. R. w. Densmore.
Zenas Heath is visiting his grand
parents at Orleans, while his mother
and sister are in Canada.
Mrs. Shufelt of West Derby has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. ].
| Heath, during the past week.
Mrs. Fred Percival and little son,
John, were the guests of Mr.. and
MIS-. c. H. Coburn, recently.
o. C. Spencer fell from his wagon
| last week and cut quite bad cash in
his head, but is able to be out.
John Buzzell recently fell in his
barn and the fall brought on chronic
trouble. He is quite i'll in consequence
of the fall.
Mrs. Niles of Albany, N. Y. and
| De- sc
visiting at Curtis Stoddard's during
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Fowler and two
children of New York city are
spending their vacation with their
mother, Mrs. Kate Fowler.
F. T. Porter and H. S. Chappell
have added two automobiles to the
number of those already owned in the
village, making fourteen in all.
Mr.. and Mrs H. L. Doyle of Lyn-
donville have opened their house on
Gaskell Hill and will occupy IL more
or less during August and September.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Braynard of
Lowell, Mass. are spending two
weeks vacation with their aunt, Mrs.
Louise Stoddard, and other relatives
In this locality.
Charles Fletcher celebrated his S4th
birthday Sunday, July 23rd. Twenty
five of his friends were invited to his
home Saturday afternoon and eve
ming. Ice cream and cake and fruit
were ~A,ed and very pleasant time
enjoy y all. Mr.. Fletcher has
caught ov1 trout this season.
NATHAN ]. WASHBURN.
The news of the death of N. ].
Washburn, which occurred Wednesday
evening of last week at Brightlook
hospital, St. Johnsbury, after very
brief illness. came as distinct shock
to the people of West Burke although
little hope had been given from the
first. Mr.. Washburn was taken sick
on Monday, July 18th, but felt much
better by the middle of the week ane
on Thursday did some work in his
garden. That evening he and his
wife spent pleasantly with one OF
their neighbors, little thinking VIVA
changes one short week would bring
about Mr.. Washburn was taker
: much worse Friday and on Saturday
morning DR.. Allen pronounced it t.
be case of strangulated hernia, ant
said that he must be operated upol
at once Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn re-
l turned to St. Johnsbury with DR.
t Allen in his automobile, and the op
. Grafton took place Immediately. Tn
5 patients condition proved to b
T even worse than was at first thought
and he continued to fail gradually I'm
til the end which came at II p. m
; Wednesday. The remains were brough
to his home in Sutton. The funera
b took place there, on Saturday after
e noon, Rev. Mr.. Chandler officiating
Caledonia Lodge, F. and A. M, 0
: which he was member, was pres
v ent in body. and conducted thei
beautiful service at the grave. TIL
l. the Newark grange were present a
5. so, beside large number of othe
e friends. Three selections were suns
by Mrs. W. E. Gaskell. Mrs. H. 4
Fowler, Miss Myrtle A. Aldricf
. Miss Bernice Roundy; Mrs. Ann
- Crandall was the accompanist. MI
Washburn was born in Holland, DC
Is 20, 1850. His early life was sper
It there, and in Brattleboro and Milan
v. N. H. He was married to Miss Al
" die Moreau in 1873, and lived for
=. time in Lyndonville. They the
d. moved to West Burke and built IL
house now occupied by Gordon All
y, ger. After some years they went
IN Massachusetts, where they lived Fl
m ten years, returning finally to the
no home in this village where they r
ne sided until Mrs. Washburn's deaf
We In October, 1906, Mr.. Washbul
Vn married Mrs. Flora Densmore, wi
with. two aged sisters and other rel
t1ves are left to mourn his loss II
deceased had one son, Herbert. wi
died in infancy, many years ag
at The family have the sympathy of Il
life community in their sfliction.
er, Those from out of town, who a
I'm tended the funeral of Mr. Washbu
he were his two sisters, Mrs. Coffin al
no Ms. Rush of Milan, N. H., Mr.. a.
~ D,. Mrs. Elmer Washburn, Mr.. and Mr.
lcA Lisle Washhurn of Newark. Mr.. al
ap- Mrs. Will Kelley of Holland. Mr.. a
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