Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-02
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
WE BULLOCK. Local Editor

: John Powers's children are very ill
with measles.
Mae Hastings is at the home of her
cousin, Ed. Eastman, during her vaca-
ton from the Lyndon Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benware of
Coventry visited his sister, Mrs. E. M.
Pickel, and familysone day recently.
Ray Faufaw of Holland is visiting at
the homes of his aunt, Mrs. S. D.
| Barrup and his uncle. Luke Faufaw.
Mr.. Callahan of the Plat Iron Works
| in Ohio, is here attending to some
machinery at the Barton electric sta
ton.
Mrs. Adella Bracket is in West
Stewartstown, N. H., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Allen, and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Young of Der
by and two lady guests were callers at
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Holton's last week
Saturday.
Mrs. George Piper is Ill with meas.
les. Mr.. Piper's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Piper of East Charleston,
are Cnere.
Mrs. Leon Burroughs has returned
to her home in Morgan. and Tessie
Goodsell mas returned to her work at
DR.. Hendricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nelson have
gone to Springfield, Mass, to visit his
relatives. From there they go to Bos-
ton to visit her relatives.
Mrs. A. H. Kidder has returned
from Georgeville, P. O., and Miss Es-
Their Kidder has finished her school at
Derby Line and is at home.
Mrs. Everett Driver went last week
to Burlington, where her son, Howard
Human, graduated from the U. V. NJ
They have both returned here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Adams of
Coventry and Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Will
son of Bloomington were here Sunday
to attend the funeral of James Craw-
ford.
George Roberts has had a new barn
, built, Eddie Hill has had several hard.
wood floors laid in his house and Ches-
ter Eastman has made some repairs on
his buildings.
> While driving oxen one day last
, week, Bert Gee had the misfortune tc
have the tip of the lash come back anc
hit him in the eye. 1t is feared Mr..
Gee may lose the sight.
2 Margaret Kidder has gone to Bristo
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Parker
and family and attend the wedding OF
:, their daughter, Eta Belle. The groom
:, is an Episcopal minister.
f j. H. CRAWFORD
r Another good neighbor has gone
from our earthly sight in the passing
away of James Harcourt Crawford
:. He has been a long and patien
? sufferer with tuberculosis and although
= every thing that loving mind coulC
- devise and willing hands perform wa
= done for him, all of no avail and OF
Wednesday morning, June rs, just a.
the dawn was breaking, he told hi
k faithful wife, ''Do what is right ant
n calmly closed his eyes and went t.
), sleep. Mr.. Crawford was the sixth O.
a the ten children born to Josiah ant
e Maria Lee Crawford at Newport and i
e was at his home that both parents
J.. were cared for in their declining years
He lived, until a young man, in Newport
r Center and there united with the Meth
t odist church and on coming here abou
e twenty four years ago., there being
Y no church here of that denomination
e he always attended and literally sup
a ported the Baptist church of which
e Mrs. Crawford is a member. Mrs
Crawford was Miss Amy Lanpher O.
4 Newport Center and had Mr.. Craw
g ford lived until July 4, they would
4 have reached the 18th milestone O.
- - married life. To them were born tw,
q daughters, Mrs Clifton Barrup of thi
q place and Mrs. Loren Silver of Hol
T land, who with the wife and thre,
n grandsons and one granddaughter, thu
= = children of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Bar
= rup, are left to mourn the loss of
= kind husband and father and ever low
II ing grandfather. There are also fiv,
brothers and one sister remaining, be
sides large number of more distan
3 relatives and large circle of friends
e One author has said. Life is made VI
# not of great sacrifices or duties, but o
g little things, in which smiles and kind
l. nesses and small obligations give
n habitually are what win the heart an
ID secure comfort It seems as thong
ID these lines were we'll adapted to tn
,e life of the deceased, and like tn
# snowflake, his life has left mar
lg but not a stain. Mr.. Crawford wa
,e an honored charter member of tn
in Modern Woodman camp here and hel
G. some of the offices when his healt
permitted The winter of 1912, Nj
and Mrs. Crawford spent with h
sister, Mrs. John Dunn, and family,
g. California. These relatives on accou1
10 of distance and one brother, Josiah
as Guilford, Conn, on account of Hines
wv were not present at the funeral. Tn
of brother visited here about a mont
IS. ago. The funeral was held Sund ay
IS 1870 a. m. at the Baptist church. Re
J. w. Burgln, a former pastor, speal
ing words of rare consolation from IL
text. HE was a good man" Re
J. A. Mitchell also had part in tt
service, and the choir sang appr
priately. Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Trat
as- sang two duets, with. Mrs. Tra'
as accompanist. Four brothers act