Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-24
LOCAL NEWS
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Mr.. King and family of Troy visited
at John Collins's last week.
Miss Grace Brown has gone to New
market. N. H., to visit friends.
A basket picnic at Willoughby lake
in the Foster grove on July 18th, by
the M. w. A. camp. 1911. of Evans
vile: A cordial invitation is extended
to all camps and the Evansville Cornet
band will be in attendance.
Miss Sadie Randall finished her
school here Friday with success. The
pupils who had no tardy or absent
marks were Raymond Foster, Ida
Lapierre. Raymond Going, Ned Wood
ard, Paul Randall, Clara, Georgia and
Thirza Orne, Erma and Doris Woodland.
Sara Randall. Helen Collins and Ray.
mond Foster missed only one day in
the whole year.
Mrs. Horace Abel was seized with
choking spell yesterday morning and
died as result before the physician
arrived. She suffered an attack few
weeks ago but had since been better.
VV3>S
G. D. Gilchrist has returned home.
Thomas Gilbert visited in Manches-
ter, N. H., recently.
Miss Theo Hendrix has returned
from Barre for the summer vacation.
The Rev. F. B. Hyde and daughter,
helen. have been visiting in Glover.
Ivan Burnham has been clerking in
the Miller store while Harvey Martin
was on vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Hyde. Judge
and Mrs. Gilpin, Mrs. w. D. Bell and
Chaplain M. W. Farman attended the
meeting of Congregational churches
held at North Troy last week.
SUDDEN DEATH OF C. H. CURTIS
Charles Henry Curtis of Westfeld,
while visiting at the home of his
granddaughter, Mrs. Ernest Richard,
! at St. Adams Bay, died suddenly Mon
day night, June Is, while sitting at the
supper table with the family. He was
q years old on May 3. Though afflict-
ed with heart trouble, he apparently
had been as usual for some time. He
went to ST. Adams on the preceding
Thursday by automobile. He was
enjoying his visit much which included
fishing by the lake. The body was
brought to his home in Westfeld on
Tuesday where the funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. NJ w.
t'arman officiating assisted by the Rev.
r. b. Hyde. The attendance was
large. F. E. Taylor was manager
while the bearers were Oscar P, and
": .. Wright. Ed. Boynton and E. H.
Hitchcock. The singers were Dana
Gilpin. Mrs. H. Fl. Farman and Mrs.
F. B. Hyde. There was a fitting
floral tribute.
The burial was in the town ceme-
terry. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Recor and Clarence
Austin of Lowell, Arthur Austin and
two children and Melvin Austin of
Northampton, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Richard and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Austin of st. Adams. The deceased
was born in Lowell, the son of the late
Asa Curtis. When a young man he
went to Massachusetts where he
remained several years. His wife,
whom he married more than SO years
ago. was Miss Charlotte E. Boyden of
that state. He returned to Lowell with
his family and about 1881 he moved to
| Westfield, which town has since been
his home For many years he en-
gagged in the meat business which he
thoroughly understood. Everyone re.
garded him as skillful butcher.
About twenty years ago he purchased
the Barnes farm on the North hill and
moved there. For several years he
conducted both farming and the meat
business. After a time he turned the
farm over to his son, Fred, and later
sold out the meat business. Mr.
Curtis was social man who enjoyed
the humorous. He was kind to dumb
animals. an obliging neighbor and g
good provider for his family. He is
survived by two children, Cora, who
! is Mrs. Geo. Recor of Lowell, anc
Fred, with whom he lived, and who is
road commissioner of Westfield. He
is also survived by several grandchil
dren and great grandchildren.
WEsTMORE
Franklin D. Gaskill of Worcester
Mass, and Miss Leafie Pearl King O.
Sutton were married on June IL at thu
parsonage by the pastor Rev. james
Richmond.
No Small Attentions Now.
Marriage seems to have made {
different man of Tom His wife
says 1t has made an Indifferent mar
Of him. omaha Bes