Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-04-29
WEST CHARLESTON

WEST CHARLESTON
Mrs. Henry Kline is improving.
Mrs. Nancy Allen is much better.
G. w. D. Reed has been papering
for C. P. Church.
Mrs. Derusha of Salem Derby is
working at Arved Labor's.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Webster of West
more recently visited Mr. and Mrs. A.
w. Lyon.
Beatrice Lamere of Derby is board
ing at G. w. D. Reeds and attending
school at Plunkett.
Maurice Pickel has been painting and
papering John Eley's tenement occu-
pied by David Cook.
Mrs. Carl WEIGH of West Derby
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mcnamara, last week.
John Smith and Mrs. Henry Church
were in Wheelock Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Smiths brother
Mrs. Peter Pickel and Winsome
Jones Of Newport visited Maurice
Pickel and family two days last week.
Ray Jenkins of Woodsville, N. H..
has been here to visit at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
Jenkins.
Mrs Lottie Goodwin Of East Charles
ton has been here the past week
visiting at Clark Royce's and calling
on other friends.
Norman Brown is having his tene-
ment, occupied by Mrs. Wood, papered
and painted. Alden Armstrong of HoI-
land is doing the work.
The ladies of the Baptist society will
have q food sale at the library Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. Ladies are
invited to kindly contribute.
At the Baptist church Rev. J. W.
Rurgin will have for the theme Sunday
evening, "When. Where and Howl"
Mrs. Hattie Willard Chamberlin of
Island Pond called on friends here part
of last week. She has recently re-
turned from Florida where she spent
the winter with friends.
Mrs Everett Driver. who has been
in the Beverly. Mass, hospital the
past two months, returned home Sat-
urday. Her many friends hope for a
speedy and lasting recovery.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Esther Hancock of Coventry has fallen
andsswas quite seriously injured Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Worboys went to
Coventry Monday and Mrs. Worboys
will remain for few days.
G. w. HAMILTON
George w. Hamilton was born July
10, 1928, in Waterford and was the son
of Robert and Polly Hutchinson
Hamilton. Mr.. Hamilton was one of
the pioneers of California, for in 1851
the lure of the gold fields called him
there. In January. 1859 Mr.. Hamilton
came here to the farm now owned by
his son. E. w. Hamilton, and the next
month he was married to Miss Mary
Green. To them were born six chill
dren, three of whom died when quite
young Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton were
both honest and Industrious. hospitable
and always ready to help those in
trouble. Mr.. Hamilton was of quiet
and pleasant disposition and has been
an invalid for nearly six years. He
died of old age and acute Bright's
disease. He had lived for the whole
Ill w live years VI HIS IOSlUGIlCC Ill 70 II
on the same farm and has been we'll
cared for during the last years by his
son, Ed and wife. Especially has the
daughter-in-law been cheerful and
thoughtful and done verything to
make Mr.. Hamilton's declining years
peaceful.
He passed away April IA and the
funeral was held at the home. Rev.
j. w. Burgin officiating. Interment
in the village cemetery beside tie
wife, who died about five years ago,
aud the three children. The son, Bert,
and wife of Woodsville. N. H.. and
brother, B. F. Hamilton of West Derby
were present. but the daughter. Mrs.
G.. o. Holton of Newbury was not
present on account of illness in her
family. There are also five grandchil-
dren.