Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-05-17
WESTMORE

Lucy Hubbard at the hotel.
C. H. Magill was a weekend Wis
itor at Montpelier recently.
Lynn Clapper was operated on for
appendicitis Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Switzer have
returned from their visit to Lyndon.
Mrs. Frances Merrill of Elmwood,
N. H., is keeping house for Joe Wills.
Merrill Clapper was called here
Monday by the illness Of his brother,
Lynn.
Mrs. Mary Wing is visiting in
West Charleston at her home for a
week.
Miss Amy Farr of Montpelier is
visiting Howard Magill at Mrs. Nc
Laughlin's.
Ray Newton from Richford visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Kahlstrom
over the weekend.
Mrs. Abbie Richmond has come to
the hotel to stay with her mother,
Mrs. Lucy Hubbard, this summer.
Norris Grove and family of East
Charleston spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tatro.
Will Bimps of Island Pond has en-
gagged to work on the farm for Mrs
IneZ Mclaughlin during the summer
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Kahlstrom and
little daughter, Cora, with their visit
or, Mr.. Newton, spent Sunday in
Morgan.
Misses Mary Wheeler and Dorothy
Calkins attended the Older Girls con-
ference at ST. Johnsbury Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. George H. loop and brother
in-law, Mr.. Mcdowell, of Philadel-
phia, are at G. M. Craig's for few
days fishing.
Prof. c.. F. Kent and son, Bill, are
going abroad. They sail from Mont
real June 16, returning the first part
of September.
DIR. and Mrs. Kemple expect to take
a trip to England and Scotland this
summer. They have rented their cot
tage to the Aitchisons.
Prof and Mrs. Rockwell and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, will not be at Willough-
by lake this summer as they are go
ing to Europe for long stay.
Mrs. Hattie Myers, who spent the
winter in Springfield, Mass, has re-
turned to her farm here for while.
Her friends are pleased to welcome
her back to Westmore.
ished early Sunday morning, one a
Sherbrooke car and the other a Yer
mont one, between H. G. Knights and
the Stiles cottage. A big truck ran
into the Sherbrooke car and left it
by the roadside.~A part of the Sher-
brooke party got lodging and the
rest took the early train from Barton
home. The others took quick exit.
Fortunately, as far as is known, no
one was hurt
MRS. L. D. GOODWIN
Mrs. Lavina Diana (Morse) Good
win, who died on Saturday, April /, !
at 9 o. M, was born in Sutton, May
%, 1889. She was the daughter of
Nathaniel Perkins Morse and of Olive
(Bronson) Morse. Her father was
born in Lisbon, N. H., April Ia, 1906, |
and her mother in Landoff the adjoin- !
ing town south few miles west of |
Profile mountain. Her father, known !
as Deacon Morse, was deep student |
of the Bible. and though never ordain- |
ed to the ministry was an able
preacher and often supplied the pull,
pits of churches of various denomina- !
Z lions. He had uncles by the name of
Perkins who were Baptist ministers
in New Hampshire. He came with
where he resided, highly respected, |
till his death February II, 1894.
The Bronson family came to New
Hampshire from Connecticut. Mrs. |
Goodwin had vivid memories of the
Baptist meeting house at Sugar Hill, |
where her father had often preached /
both before and after his marriage. !
Her father said the best singing he
heard in any church was in Sugar
Hill. Her mother sang in the choir. !
Over the front door of the parsonage
Lord" At II years of age Mrs.
Goodwin had a very deep religious
experience which she regarded as her
conversion.
She was married in Barton Land
ing by Elder John Swazey on May &c,
1857, to William Henry Goodwin of
East Charleston, whose death occur
red six years ago. Mr.. Goodwin's
father came from East Charlestonl
village to Westmore, owning land,
part of which is now the farm of Mrs.
John Mclaughlin. Mr.. Goodwin
served in the Civil war being enrolled
in Co. d, fourth Vermont regiment
August 81, 1861. Because of sickness
he Yves discharged at Philadelphia
May 80, 1862. Having recuperated
he enlisted in the End N. Ell. regiment
and served the remainder of the war.
For many years Mrs. Goodwin has
resided with her daughter, Mrs. John
Mclaughlin, beloved and respected by
all for her kindness and worth. One
who knew her from childhood speaks
of her as remarkable for her talents
and goodness of heart. She was deep
ly religious, hopefully, buoyantly,
courageously so, and once in CONVEX
Sation with her, paStor used the very
words, without knowing the title of
William James famous book, "The
will to believe" She said 81 will be-
lieve" Her faith and courage were
steadfast to the end. On New Years
day she said to her pastor, "Tell them,
Come to jesus" She was unusual