Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-11

scious of the hardships and sacrifices
which it requires. They are in the
truest sense heroes of this generation.
EAST CRAFTSHUaY
Miss Myrtle Bailey has been unable
to teach her school for three weeks on
account of illness.
Lee Fletcher of this place has bought
a farm in Albany to which he expects
to move this winter.
Al chorus of local singers has begun
rehearsing for an "Olde Folkes' Con-
certe," to be given in the near future.
Ben Locke has gone to Sheldon,
where he is now employed in pulp
mill. His family is to move there
soon.
Mrs. Robert Young came home from
Burlington Friday after taking
months treatment for nervous prostra-
ton.
Miss Mabel Findlay of Nebraska
has been quite i'll the last week at the
home of her uncle, Chas. White, where
she is visiting.
Arthur Coapland recently sold his
session at once. Mr.. COapland is
exploring for a new home.
Chas. Locke. who has been working
in Morgan for few weeks, came home
Saturday for short visit He ex-
poets to retrun to Morgan for the
winter.
| Two of our near neighbors were
elected to the state legislature last
week, M. Z. Thompson to represent
Craftsbury and Armour Babcock, just
over the line. to represent Greensboro.
MRS. JASON A. YOUNG
On Sunday, Nov. 8, 1914. at noon,
| Mrs. Jason Young passed to her
eternal home. Her illness began a
year ago when she underwent an oper-
alton at Brightlook hospital. St. Johns
bury for cancer in the left side. She
soon recovered sufficiently to return
home and during the summer was able
to attend to a large share OF her
household duties. On Sept. Is, she
was stricken for the last time. the
disease affecting her spine and para
lying the lower half of her body. She
was the daughter of Robert and Agnes
(Shiejds) Calderwood. and was born in
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ried to Jason A. Young in March, 1881
and all of their married life was spent
on his farm in Greensboro, four miles
from East Craftsbury. Their home
was one in which the Christian religion
!. was exalted above all things earthly
and was made the rule of life anc
practice. Mrs. Young was a woman
!; of sweet and cheerful spirit, very
unassuming and retiring. Her mine
was one Of high intelligence and was
stored with the noblest truths. Hel
character was strong and answering
in her devotion to the right. Hel
rugged Christian faith never failed
She was intensely devoted to her home
and to her church. If she was absen
from church it was because she was
unable to go. In her death the United
Presbyterian church of East Crafts
bury has lost one of, its best members
Her home life and church life were
) very simple and natural. radiating !;
fragrance that is now blessed mem
; DRY. The bereaved ones have los
much but have much to console them
She is survived by her husband, Jaso1
!, A. Young. two daughters, Mrs Waite
, M. Hayden of Hollis, N. H, and Mis-
7 AnnabeI, who teaches in the higl
t school Of Practical Arts in Boston
: also her aged father, Robert Calder
( wood of Craftsbury, three sisters, Mrs
< Arbena Farley of Hollis, N H.. Mrs
= Carlotta Howe of Nashua. NJ H., ant
} Miss Ruth Calderwood of Craftsbur,
} and one brother, Hugh Calderwood, O
4 Craftsbury. The funeral was held il
r the United Presbyterian church a
2 East Craftsbury on Tuesday. Nov l
: at O'Clock and was conducted by Rev
, c.. E. Garvin, pastor of the church
5 The burial was in East Craftsbur
n cemetery.