Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-05-28

Work on the roads with road
machine commenced last week in this
part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Horn with their
daughter Catherine from Derby are in
town for few days.
WESTFELD
The C. E. society will give straw
berry social in the church on Friday
evening, May 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Miller were in
Montgomery on Monday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Miller's uncle, Mr..
Dow.
The Missisquoi S. S. Union will hold
rally in the church here on Friday
afternoon and evening, June 6.
Everybody in the valley invited to
attend.
!. Wright Annis of Usage, Iowa and
his son Frank are visiting at Walter
Burnham's. Mr. Annis, who is a
banker. is native of this town, the
son of the late DR.. A. w. Annis, who
was an old time practitioner of medi-
cine in this town.
The c.. E. society reorganized last
Sunday evening and chose the follow
ing officers: President, Miss Mildred
Bell, vice president, Dana S. Gilpin ;
secretary, Miss Laura Burnham; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. j. Albro
Hunt; treasurer, H. B. Hitchcock.
The local w. C. T. U. were repre-
sented at the meeting of the County
union held recently at Derby Line. by
the following delegates: Mrs. A. j.
Miller, Mrs. H. D. Miller, Mrs. w. A.
Young and Mrs. Herbert Longley. A..
J. Miller conveyed the party in his
automobile.
The body of Carroll C. Stoddard was
brought here and buried by the side of
his wife in the cemetery on Wednesday,
May Fl. He died in the early spring
at the home of his son, DR.. F. R..
Stoddard in Shelburne. The body was
placed in tomb in Burlington. The
body was accompanied here by Mrs. F..
R. Stoddard and by granddaughter,
Mrs. Perley Hodgkins of johnson. DIR.
Stoddard was not able to be present on
account of his health while the other
three sons are living on the Pacific
coast. Mr.. Stoddard formerly lived in
this town and was an earnest member
of the Congregational church. His
wife was a sister to Deacon M. C..
Hitchcock.
WESTMORE
Horace Hyde, an Albany boy and
brother of j. w. Hyde of this place,
died at his home in Marshfeld, Ore
gon, May 10th. In early life he en-
| dured hardships of miners life hav-
ing gone to California in 1853, when
the gold fever was raging, going the
overland route with an OK team
There were five hundred in the party
who took five months and fifteen
days to reach their destination. He
| leaves wife to mourn his loss. Sym
pathy is extended to the brother here,
who has not seen him for many years.
Mrs. Sarah Chase died Saturday after
several weeks illness at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Myers. She has
| been in poor health for some time but
has gradually failed in the last few
weeks She was tenderly cared for by
her daughter until the last few days,
when Miss Harriet Austin was called
| to care for her. She won many
friends here by her kind ways and
pleasant smile. She was con-
scientious Christian and was member
of the Baptist church at Jay, where
she and her husband were great work.
ers for many years. She leaves to
mourn her loss beside her daughter,
one son, Edgar Chase of Barton, and
several grandchildren, one brother of
! Manchester, N. H., and several
nephews and nieces. Funeral services
were held-at the home of the daughter