Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-10-21
Friday and Saturday, October 23rd and 24th

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Mrs. Amanda Powers is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Eli Duval, in West
Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kettle of
Orleans spent the weekend at Collins
Lacourse's.
" Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Armstrong
have returned to their home in Chester
field, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Porter and chill
dren spent Sunday at Evansville at E.
M. Porter's.
All voters in town should see that
their names are on the check list on or
before Oct. 81.
Stannard Campbell has finished work
for Clarence Mcdowell and attending
school at Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Norris of Bar
ton visited her sister, Mrs. C. C.
Mcdowell. Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Weeden and Miss Gladys
Orne. teachers, spent the last of the
week in st. Johnsbury.
Thomas Smith and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Smiths brother,
Elmer Leonard, in Barton.
Charles Whitehill has closed his
house and with his infant daughter
will live with his father, Horace
Whitehill.
Nurse Goodwin of East Charleston,
who has been caring for Chas. White
hills little daughter, has returned to
her home.
Mrs. VIM. Hinton and Mrs. Eugene
Hinton of Westmore and Mrs. Ellis
Clarke of Evansville recently visited
at Chas. Benefits.
Mrs. Stewart Lafoe, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever, is gaining, but
the youngest daughter, Natalie, is i'll
with the same disease.
Saturday evening, Mrs. E. A. Emer-
son. hearing noise among her chick
ems, went out to investigate and dis.
covered large owl in the act of carry
ing off a chicken. She captured it
alive and with bare hands. It is quite
rare bird, being white with brown
spots on the tips of the feathers and
measuring "a inches from tip to tip.
MRS. CHARLES WHITEHALL
In this community many hearts
were filled with sadness. through the
death of Mrs. Myrtle May Whitehill,
beloved wife of Charles Whitehill, at
their home Oct. 9, after few hours
illness. All around one could hear OF
| this person, whose ways we're pleasant
and cheerful, whose life was one OF
! sunshine and whose face always bore &
smile, that she had been called to hel
Heavenly home. Mrs. Whitehill has
left in the care of her husband ar
| infant daughter. who at the time OF
writing is making satisfactory prog
ress. She was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Armstrong. who
reside at Chesterfield, N. H. She was
born at Oaktown, Virginia. May L.
1894. and came to Vermont in 1899 anc
on May IL, 1909. married Charles
Whitehill. The funeral was held or
Sunday, Oct. 18th. the home being
crowded with mourning friends. Rev
Jno. Robinson oficiated and preached
a splendid sermon from the text
"Arise my love, my fair one, and come
away" which just fitted the life o.
her who had been called home. Twt
| Deautl1ul selections were rendered b!
Messrs. Miles and Marshall, after tn,
sermon Rev. Jno. Robinson sang
touching solo. The pure white cask e
was literally covered with beautiful
floral offerings which were loving We
mute messengers from the many rela
tives and friends of this sweet youn
woman.
Relatives from out of town attend
ing the funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs
Armstrong of Chesterfield. N. H., MI
and Mrs. Griffith of Craftsbury, Mr.. an
Mrs. Matthew Grow. Mr.. and Mrs
Morris Grow. MIR. and Mrs. M. D
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Willis, MI
and Mrs. Geo. Pierce of Charleton, MI
and Mrs. Thayer of Stanstead, Mr.. an
Mrs. E. M. Whitehill and Mrs. Emm
Marsh of Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
White, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Thayel
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thayer of Cover
try
Charles Whitehill wishes to than
all who by word or deed have heIpe
him in his time of deep sorrow
We miss thee from our home, dear,
We miss thee from thy place,
A shadow Ger our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face,
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care.
Our home is dark without thee
We miss thee everywhere
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