Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-20
WESTFIELD
(Intended for last week.


Large quantities of extra thick
clear ice are being harvested.
Mrs. Roy Shattuck is spending the
week with her mother, Mrs. w. D.
Bell.
Benz Wright has gone to Newport
to visit his cousin, Charles Rogers
who is in poor health.
Harvey Martin spent the first of
the week in ST. Johnsbury. Frank
Martin drove his r. T. D. route until
Thursday.
Rev. w. G. Macfarlane went to
North Troy Monday to attend the
closing session of the centennial ser
vice at the Congregational church:
The Boys class and the Girls class
in Sunday school will have a joint
meeting at the home of Mrs. Albro
Hunt Wednesday evening for a sug-
aring-of'.
Lee Miller came home from Lyn-
donville agricultural school for the
weekend returning Tuesday. He
says many students are obliged to
leave the school to help their parents
carry on their farms, SO many Of the
young men have enlisted.
People were nearly paralyzed on
Tuesday morning to find it had rain
ed slightly and thawed considerably
during the night, the first thing of
the kind since winter set in last No
vember. This is record that beats
the memory Of the oldest inhabitant.
Charles Stephenson Of Moosup Val
ley, R. l., came Saturday to the home
of his sister, Mrs. Fremont Miller to
spend two weeks with her and his
brother, John, at Lowell Mr.. and
Mrs Miller accompanied him to the
latter home Sunday and for the first
time in some years the three remain
ing children had dinner together.
Saturday morning, Morgan Doyle,
for many years resident of this
town died at Waterbury, where he
had been for several weeks, aged 80
years. The remains were brought to
Lowell, funeral from ST. Ignatius'
church, and interment beside the body
of his wife, to whom he gave most
unremitting and unselhsh care dur
ing her many long years of invalid
ism. He certainly did most hon
orable and heroic thing in his deyo-
ton to her. Mr.. Doyle leaves one
daughter, residing near Boston.
H. T. johnson Of Newport, county
agricultural agent, NJ. r. Tolstrup,
state marketing agent and V. r.
Jones, government agent of ST. AL
bans, were in town inspecting the
plant of likelihood Creamery company
here and the Turnbull plant at Troy.
It is hoped to have a meeting Of the
directors in the near future. The
directors are, Fred Valley, W. W.
Bryant, Paul Longevin and Z. F.
Clark Of this town and j. B. Powers
and S. Phoenix OF Troy. w. w.
Bryant is the secretary viceH. W
Burnham resigned.
The late Geo r. Watson was born
in Fairfax, July IS, 1851, In the
early '70's he came to this town to
work at his trade Of harness and
shoemaker. Sept. p, 1876, he mar
ried Mary A. Miller and lived here
and at Lowell most Of the time until
1894, farming much of the time. At
that date he went to New Haven,
Conn, remaining until 1903, when he
returned to Lowell which was his
home most Of the time until about
two years ago when he went to Cam
bridge, Mass, accompanied by his
youngest daughter, Ruth, with whom
he kept house until the time of his
death, Friday, Feb. /. He had fin
ished his days work in the ordnance
department Of Mead-Morrison COM
pany, East Boston, and was prepar-
ing to leave for home, when he fell
and died almost instantly with the
heart trouble which had afflicted him
for years, died in the way he had al
ways wanted to go. Miss Ruth was
employed in the office. Of the same
firm and had gone home. Her faith
err had been feeling particularly well
this winter SO the shock to her was
very great. The remains were
brought to the home of his nephew,
George Curtis of Lowell where the
funeral was held Wednesday after
noon Of last week, Miss Ina Morgan
officiating. The interment was be-
side the remains of his wife, who died
nearly seven years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson had five children, three
of whom are living, Blanche, Mrs. A.
4. Burton Of Willimantic, Conn,
Grace, Mrs. G. J. Powers, Of Berke-
ley, Cal, and Ruth, before mention
ed and five grandchildren. Mr.. Wat
son had but one surviving brother,
who could not be present at the fu-
neral. Mrs. Burton and Miss Wat
son came up Monday to the home of
their uncle, Fremont Miller. Mr..
Watson was a kind, affectionate IA
Their and to the children the loss will
be irreparable, especially to Miss
Ruth.