Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-06-19
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Frank Fuller is visiting friends
here.
Albert Merriam is repairing his
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Page are boarding at
Mrs. Ford's. z~ go
Laban Darling has been quite i'll
but is improving.
Bert Coomer and family are away
on a visiting trip.
A. Mustie visited his home in Len.
knoxville over Sunday.
Geo. Chase of Island Pond was in
town the first of the week.
Miss Matte Chapman has been
away on a two weeks vacation.
Miss Hazel Cook is assisting Mrs.
E. M. Dwinell through vacation.
Martin Abbott has been confined to
the house with grip but is better.
The visitors at Stone Pond are get.
ting some fine strings Of fish of late.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Wylie Willard from
Sheffield were in town to attend the
funeral of w. N. Aldrich. IL,
Mrs. Percy Templeton and little
daughter from Montpelier have been
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Henry E. Clark and son Don
drove to Troy Friday to spend a few
days with relatives there.
, Mrs. Lucius Nye from Orleans
spent a few days recently with her
aunt, Mrs, Sarah Stebbins.
Charles E. Flood from. the u. S.
, Navy has been here for the past week
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Abba
r. Drumming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eleazer Sanville and
little daughter of Westfield, Mass,
have been staying the past week with
his parents here.
The Mite society will hold a sociaI
at the town hall next Friday after.
noon. June 2lst. The annual business
meeting of the society will be held al
three o'clock followed by the sociaI
t hour and supper at six o'clock. Ice
cream will be served. Price Is cents.
All are cordially invited.
!, w. N. ALDRICH.
W. NJ Aldrich was born at TROY.
June 18th, 1853, and died of pneumonia
q at Glover June 8. He was the fifth
child of a family of eight children.
! When the subject of this sketch was
about fourteen years old his father
: with his family moved to Glover arc
soon after died. He was the main
stay of his mother in carrying on the
farm and in keeping the family to
I gether. He nobly assisted three
Il brothers in acquiring a college educa
ton though he himself had the ad
vantages only of a common schoo.
course of study. He was happil,
e married in 1874 to Edith Lackey OF
:, Wheelock, who excelled as a wife ant
mother, and who in deep sorrow
o walks alone the remainder of life:
l. journey. Two children there are
e Mrs. E. L. Alexander of Glover ant
e DR.. F. n. Aldricb of Derby who follow
p fathers life and character. The Mar
: of Galilee taught that usefulness il
e greatness. And measured by tina
test Mr.. Aldrich's life can claim reat
greatness. He was a consistent
e faithful member of the Methods
Episcopal church over thirty years,
filling official positions honorably ant
successfully. He served his town d!
selectman and was at the time Of hi
death town grand juror. In his lift
there was the rare blending Of humil
ity and courage: Quietness and per
sistence in right doing, tenderness O
heart and answering loyalty to duty
n He was a man of strong moral con
n victions and had the courage to liv
them. He was the foe of evil doing
,r and righteousness and decent livins
found in him a bulwark of strength
For several years his health has bee
.e frail and from exposure to rain ant
Le cold, pneumonia set in, and t~rustin,
and unafraid ne passed on to be wit
God. Funeral services were held a
j his home Tuesday, June 18th an
lie were conducted by a former pastor
to