Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-05
BROWNINGTON

Mrs. G. D. Burroughs is sick again.
w. G. Dutton is in very poor
health.
Mrs. Grace Hagar and daughter
were in town last week.
Miss Grace Emerson has returned
to her home in Weathersfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Dutton spent
Thanksgiving with her parents in
Weathersield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Virgins have
closed their house here and have gone
| to Orleans to live this winter while
Mr.. Virgins works in the mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Flint had as
guests for Thanksgiving their daugh-
tiers and families, Mr.. andMrs Ar
MI. and Mrs. Frank Seavey and
children of Bloomington Center and
Madam Seavey Of Bloomington Cen
ter.
The Grange held it's regular meet
ing Nov. p and elected the following
officers: Master, A. W. Davies;
William Davies; steward, Leslie Dut-
ton; assistant steward, Leon Marsh;
chaplain, 0. A. Grow; treasurer, G.
A. Going; secretary, Mrs. E. S. Kel-
ley; gate keeper, Albert Caron; &C.
res, Mrs. A. W. Davies; Pomona,
Celeste Caron; Flora, Helen Dutton;
lady assistant, Mrs. Leon Marsh.
MISS ALSEY YOUNG.
Alsey Merle Young was born Aug.
20, 1895, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Young. Sept. 1908, she en-
tered 0. H. S. and graduated in 1912.
During the following year she taught
a rural school in Coventry. Sept.
1913 she entered U. V. M. at Burling-
ton, graduating in June, 1917, receiv-
ing the degree of Phi. D. Last Sep
TENDER she accepted position in the
Swanton high school. Shewas a mem
Der of the Congregational church and
C. E. society of this town and ever
ready to help in every way possible.
She loved her home and all it's sur
roundings and had a very cheerful,
Swanton, Nov. 27, after a short ILL
ness from pneumonia. Swanton
school and school officers attended
the funeral in a body and sent flow
ers for her burial. The body was
brought to her home here the follow
ing day and funeral services were
held at the church Nov. 80, Rev. r. A.
Hamilton officiating. The flowers
sent by neighbors and friends were
most beautiful, Friends from New
port, Barton, Burlington and Lyn-
donville We're in town to attend the
funeral. Much sympathy is felt for
the parents and sister in this great
sorrow.
The following tribute is taken from
the Courier, published in SwantOn,
where Miss Young taught:
Miss Alsey Merle Young, head Of
the Swanton high school commercial
department, died Tuesday, Nov. 27,
of pneumonia at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. j. Parker, after an illness of
about two weeks. Miss Young was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Young of Bloomington.
Miss Young was born in Browning
ton, Aug. %, 1895. After attending
the common schools Of her native
town, she entered the Orleans high
school from which she graduated
with high honOrs at the age Of 16.
After teaching q year, she entered
the University Of Vermont, from
which she graduated in the class of
1916, being on the honor roll, and
having the degree Of Phi. B. conferred
upon her. At the same time Miss
Young was taking the Latin scientific
course at the university, she took
commercial course at the Evans
business college, Burlington, from
which she graduated
At the beginning Of the present
term of the Swanton high school,
Miss Young was engaged as head of
the commercial department, a posi-
ton which she very creditably filled
until forced to leave by illness. In
the short time which Miss Young was
in Swanton, she made a host of
friends, who will mourn her loss.
Miss Young was assistant guardi-
an of the Camp Fire Girls and active
in the social work of the school and
community. She was a member of
the Congregational church and de-
voted worker in her home town. Be
sides her parents, Miss Young is sur
vived by a sister, Marjorie, a student
at y. V. M.
Funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. F. Wilson Day from the
home of G.. J. Parker Tuesday after
noon at $50. The teachers of the
public schools and high school stu
dents attended in a body The re-
mains were taken Wednesday morn
ing to Bloomington, where services
will be held from the home of her
parents Friday afternoon.