Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-07-12

john Cneney from MARION, OnlO,
spent part of last week with Oliver
Dwyer and family. Mr.. Cheney and
Mr.. Dwyer were neighbors on adjoin.
ing farms for Ii years in Bloomington,
this state.
VIM. Simpsons remains were brought
home from Waterbury, Friday and the
funeral was held at the home Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Oldridge officia-
ting, assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Collins.
Mr.. Simpson was 62 years old. Mrs
Simpson and seven children survive
him, also three brothers and four Sis
tiers.
SUTTON
E. A. Lafoe has a new Overland car.
Ernest Lanpher has bought an auto
mobile.
Miss Eva LaClair is at home from
Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Emma Counting is visiting her
mother Mrs. Mary LaClair.
w. D. Wood visited his sister, Mrs.
Emily Smith, in Newport recently.
Forest Chase of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting bis sister, Mrs. L. M. Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Anger of East
Burke visited at F. B. Norris's recent
ly. -
Guy Clark and family of Enfield, N.
H., are visiting his mother, Mrs. T. j.
Mitchell.
The Ladies' Aid society took in 81. so
at their strawberry social last Friday
| evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Murphy of st.
Johnsbury are visiting at Leonard
Hovey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gordon of st.
Johnsbury visited at G. L. Gordon 8
last week.
Truman Ricard has recently bought
60. acre farm in the town of Roxbury
for $14OO.
! Riley Butterfield and family of
West Thornton, were in town recently
calling on friends and relatives.
|: Miss Gladys Masure and Miss Ethel
Hogge have gone to Bethlehem, N. H. ,
Mrs. Fannie Aldrich, Mrs. Abbie
Switzer, and Miss Sadie Blake have
gone to Johnson to attend summer
school.
Robert Moore died very suddenly
July 2 of heart failure. He had been
out strawberrying and on coming into
the house and feeling tired lay down
to rest and went to sleep. One of the
family went to call him to dinner and
found he had passed away. He was
over 70 years Of age.
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While out walking in the fields last
Wednesday, death came very suddenly
to one of the oldest residents in town,
due to old age and over exertiongin the
heat. Charles Granville Flint was
born SO years ago on the 4th of July,
on the farm commonly known as the
old Flint farm. He was married tc
Minerva Metcalf who died six years
ago, since which time he shasEboardeo
out through the winter but would &C
back to his farm and live alone in the
summer, until two years ago he went
to live with Mr.. and Mrs. Dana La
Clair. There he has since had a goo(
home and been very patiently and ten
Derby cared for. He gave literally il
the support of the church and in {
great many ways he will be missed
He was a member of Company I, 15tf
Reg. VT. volunteers. The funeral wa
held at the house Friday afternoon
Rev. C. r Upton officiating. Inter
ment was at the village cemetery Tn,
flowers consisted of white carnations
cross of roses, wreath of evergreen
and a profusion of wild flowers an.
, ferns which were very beautiful. HI
leaves an adopted daughter who live
in the west and was not present at tn
funeral.
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE.
Durward McShane is visiting friend
in Boston.
; Master Raymond Buck, who has bee
sick. is better.
/ Mrs. E. E. Curtis spent the past wee
. with relatives in Newport and Derby.
Miss Laura Case of Barton is 'spenc
: ing a few days with Mrs. B. H. Fail
banks.
: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Miles and so
: Of Hardwick returned to their HON
: Monday.
The members of the Library Leagu
are feeling much sympathy for the
. sister member, Mrs. Robt. Mowel
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