Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-11-03
Gil LOVER GLEANINGS
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Freeman Bean has been sick with |
Jane back.
Mrs. Amy Bean is visiting in Spring
field. Mass.
Mr.. Marcou' S little child is sick with
scarlet fever.
Mrs Lucy Cook is spending the
week at P. H. SINNERS.
VIM. Hanson and Miss Basford were
married Saturday evening.
Mrs, Jessie Norton Gwen is serious
| ~ iii at ner home III I4akeport.
Mrs. Vancour. who has been away
visiting returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Southworth of Fairlee is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Douglass.
H. A. McClary of Craftsbury was
guest at P. H. SINNERS recently.
The village schools are closed for
time because of scarlet fever in the
village.
Miss Nellie Cook cut her hand badly
recently while trying to open a can
with knife.
E. r. Pitkin and J. Newton of
Lowell, Mass We're in town on bus;-
ness last week.
L. L. Drew and family have returned
, home to West Derby. He is expected
here again soon.
The chicken pie dinner by the
WOman's Union is postponed until one
!. week from Friday.
Ray Wolcott is still very i'll with a
, very high temperature with typhoid
fever at Burlington.
Mrs. Charles Shepherd received
news of the death of her mother al
, Bristol, Mass, and has gone there.
v Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Clark and Mr.
y and Mrs E. L Clark and granGdauph
ter. Norma, visited at P. H. Skinner!
last week.
S Carl Bean has sold his famous regis
J. tered Holstein COW to Mr.. Whitney O
Montpelier, who came for her with
:, motor truck.
) Mrs. Fl. N. Davis, who has been il
S for several weeks with typhoid fever
3 is improving now and the fever il
= gradually decreasing.
MRS. SOPHIA SMITH
Mrs Sophia Smith, probably the old
[ est resident in this town, died in GLOW
Il er at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Emma Christie, on Saturday, Oct. 16
Il at 2 p. M, at the age of 81 years ant
6 nine months.
Mrs. Sophia Downer Smith was borl
e in North Walden, Feb. 2, 1918. He
n early girlhood days were spent in Wal
den, but for some years previous t.
S her marriage she resided in Manches
+ ter, N. H, and Lowell, Mass. In, 1873
she was united in marriage to DAME
S S. Smith of Compton. P. @. who die
in 1878. Six daughters were born t
=, them, three of whom are now deceased
II About ifty-seven years ago the,
q moved to Stannard, in which place tn
deceased lived until 1887, when sh
IS came to Greensboro Bend, where sh
a has since resided.
When about eighteen years of ag
E she was converted and united with tn
e Methodist church in Lowell, Mass.
She was kind neighbor, an unsel1
S ish, devoted mother and faithful cor
"a sistent Christian. She had Away
enjoyed good health until about min
C years ago. when her failing health ne
"a cessitated the selling of her home
since which time she has been tenderl
q cared for in the home of her daughter
Mrs. R. J. Shurtleff of Greensbor
Bend. Last June she went to visit he
% daughter, Mrs. Christie in this place
X expecting to return in few days. bu
on account of i'll health was unable I
a do 50 and she failed gradually until til
end came. Her remains were taken I
Greensboro Bend Sunday afternoon an
to the funeral was held at the home {
% her daughter, Mrs. Shurtleff, on Tue
day at p m. Rev. A. D. Simpson
er pastor of the Methodist church offici,
h ting. The beautiful flowers spoke
the esteem in which the deceased VIZ
e held. The interment took place in tt
va family lot in North Walden cemeter
She leaves to mourn her loss, thrt
al daughters, Mrs. Emma Christie of tn
Nv place, VINO cared for her so tenderly
! her last illness Mrs. Georgianna Ga
field of S(annard; Mrs. Melissa Shur
or left of Greensboro Bend IL graBdch
dren, 80 great-grandchildre and o.
ly great-great-grandch besides mar
other relatives and friends