Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-02
WEST CHARLESTON
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Ed. Eastman has a new automobile

been entertaining relatives from MALL
chester, N. H.
Mrs. Hannah Eley has been i'll the
past week and Mrs. Farr has been
caring for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Lyon go to their
cottage at Willoughby lake this week
to spend the summer.
Mrs. Josie Royce is entertaining
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Boardway, of Island Pond.
The ball game here Monday between
Charleston and Morgan resulted in a
score of to 5, in favor of Morgan.
Herbert Badger and family and Mr..
and Mrs. John Dudley visited at
Coils Pages in West Burke Sunday.
Mr.. Moulton and family of East
Charleston have moved to the farm
recently vacated by Fred Carney.
The Seymour Lake District Sunday
School convention will meet at Morgan
June 5. All Sunday school workers
invited.
Mrs. Margaret Coffey has had a fine
monument placed for her husband, the
late John w. Coffey. in their family
lot here.
Charles Young, Mrs. Emma Royce,
Mrs. James Hamilton, Miss Fellows
and others from Derby were here for
Decoration day.
Mrs. Loren GLADDEN. has gone to
places in Canada to visit relatives
before returning to her home in
Springfield, Mass. 60 s--.s@ = ss@
Horace Wilder and family of Coven.
try and MIR. and Mrs. Wilmer Leach of
Orleans were here to attend the
Decoration day exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Shedd visited at
the home of their son. Bert, in Island
Pond one day last week and Mrs.
Shedd remained for week.
Mrs. Felix Lankey and daughter of
sutton and Miss Vena Steadiford of
St. Johnsbury visited their father,
Richard Steadiford, last week.
Mrs. VIM. Palm. Mrs. Adm Arm
strong and Miss Sylvia Weymouth of
Holland and Arthur Palm and Mrs.
Goodrich of Derby visited Irwin Wey-
mouth Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Kingsbury, of Derby Line
the pleasing and efficient worker
for Frank Flint of Newport. was here
Friday with beautiful line of WON.
ems and children's clothing.
This place was visited Friday by the
school childen of Derby, who were
conveyed by auto by twelve kindly
men of that place All seemed to be
thoroughly enjoying themselves and it
was very pretty procession.
Next Sunday union service will be
held in the Congregational church and
Mr.. Boyd, secretary of the Vermont
Sunday School union. will speak in
the morning. There will be Sunday
school as usual at the Baptist church.
Rev. and Mrs. w. R. Price have had
as guests during the past week Mrs.
Eugene Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Gardner of East Charleston. Mrs. B.
J. Lang and son. Earle, of Lyndon
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox and daugh-
ter Mrs. Lizzie Holmes of Morgan.
On Memorial Sunday 225 people
gathered at the Baptist church and
! listened to an excellent sermon by Rev.
w. r. Price. The music was also fine.
On Monday. Decoration day was
observed and all the exercises of the
day were participated in by a large
crowd. The forenoon service at the
cemetery was very impressive. The
long procession was led by Sanderson's
drum corps. L. r. Wilson kindly con
veyed the G.. A. r. by team and Chas
Young was equally kind by conveying
the older members of the W. r. C.
with his auto. At noon all did justic,
to the good dinner and later gathered
at the Baptist church. The exercise
by the children and young people wer,
the best ever held here and Rev. j. w
Burgin's address was fine, also tn
singing. 500 gas1sgy17-7775 So. -
Henry Deforest Smith was born il
ST. Adams March 4. ss1837. On April Z
1860. he married Amanda F. Phillips a
North Troy, and enlisted a private i
Co. G, 18th VT. regiment and was dis
charged LIST sergeant. After havin
lived in Newport Center nearly 4
year, he died on May 2. and was burie
May 4. Funeral services were con
Quoted by Rev. j. w. Burgin of Yves
Charleston, assisted by the residen
Baptist and Methodist pastors, fror
the old church where he had so lon
served, and where he had so long wor
shipped. The funeral was largely at
tended by old and respected neighbor
who knew him best. For a number o
years he served the railroad and wa
financially remembered by a pension
He leaves a widow. two sons, Hermo
and Herbert L. of Orleans, two daugh
ters. Mrs. w. A. Harris of Newpor
and Mrs George Twombly of Newpor
Center. In 1905, his daughter, Mrs
Geo. Page, passed on before. MI
Smith was q man of warm sympathie
for his children and grandchildren, an
reluctantly parted from the wife wh
had shared the tolls, privations an
hardships of life. and who did all sh
could to make the last days of suffer
ing comfortable. He was interested i
the welfare of the community. tow
and nation. to which he had given tn
service of his young manhood. He wa
outspoken and true and commando
! the respect of those who saw fit to dis
agree with him. He was an earnes
Chris ian for MANY wears. deacon O