Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-26

Henry DanfOrth of Island POND, MISS
Ida Thayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Grove and daughter, Ivah, of Derby
Line, Mr.. and Mrs. John Grove OF
Newport, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Carglll
of Morgan, Horace Whitehill and
two sons, Delmer and Charles. Of
Bloomington.
CARD-We wish to express our
most sincere thanks to all who so
kindly assisted us in the sickness.
death and burial of our wife and
mother.
Mathew Grove,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Grove,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce.
ALBANY
Mrs. F. M. Fletcher is i'll with
pleurisy.
R. M. Cowles was in Orleans Sat-
urday, taking in maple sugar.
Charlie Bridges from Hardwick
spent the weekend at S. A. Searles'.
Maurice Vance is home from school
at Craftsbury to carry on the Vance
farm.
Alison Mills has gone to White Riv-
er Junction to work in a hardware
store.
Mrs. Alma Whittemore is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. John Arthur, in
Glover.
Mrs. P. H. Skinner has returned
from her daughters in Barton to the
Moxley home.
Elmer Andrus recently visited his
sister, Mrs. Scofeld, at the hospital
at ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Egerton from Morrisville
spent the weekend with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Glen Miles.
Earl Wilson and Lawrence Berry
from Craftsbury spent Thursday
night with Donald Kelley.
There will be no service at the M.
E. church Sunday April 30, as the
pastor is attending conference.
Rev. and Mrs. Percy Newton are
! spending the week at the M. E. Con-
ference at White River Junction.
A daughter, Tressa Irene, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shatney Apr
il Is. Mrs. Hand is caring for moth
er and child.
One of the pleasant events of the
past week was the reception given by
the Grange Thursday evening to AL
son Mills as he is soon to leave for
his new work at White River juno
ton. The reception was held at the
M. w. A hall and a pleasant evening
was passed by the young people IN
dancing. Refreshments of cake and
coffee were served, a purse of money
presented by Rev. Percy Newton in
behalf of the company to the young
man with the good wishes of all.
WEsTMORE
Percival Wheeler is working for
Frank Emerson.
C.. H. Atkins of Orleans was in
town the past week.
Wilmer Daniels of Barton is spend
ing few days in town.
Harold Taylor of Orleans spent the
weekend at E. J. Wheeler's.
Mrs. Lucy Hubbard and son, Nat,
of Barton were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Hubbard is making re-
pairs and painting the New Willough-
by House.
A. B. Cobleigh of Newport was in
town Friday looking after the road
building.
L. Woodland is at the hospital in ST.
Johnsbury, where he underwent an
operation and is doing well.
Mrs. Rawson Calkins entertained
her father, B. Mason, and sister,
Mrs. A. d. Merriam, of Glover Sun
day.
Mrs. Mary Wing wishes to thank
the parties that took her pump for
not taking the well, and hopes they
will enjoy the pump.
The illustrated lecture given Sun
day evening by Mr.. Gilpin of Barton
was fine and instructive. Mr.. Bald
win came with Mr.. Gilpin and operat-
ed the machine.
There will be a meeting of the
trustees of the town library at the
home of the librarian, Mrs. Elmer
Knight, Friday at 2 o'clock. The
trustees are requested to come if pos
sible
PHILIP TOOF VAN De WATERS
Philip Toof Van de Waters, who
died on Saturday March IS, 1922,
was born at ST. Armand, P. O., Cana
da, Opposite Franklin, VT January
27, 1888. His birthplace was the
second farm from the Vermont line
in the eastern part of FIT. Armand, 10
miles from the western boundary OF
Richford, VT. He was the son of
Philip Van de Waters and Minerva
| (Wager) Van de Waters. His ia
Their was born in the town of Hudson,
N. Y, in 1902. His grandfather
came from Holland and settled in
Hudson, N. Y. His mother was born
near ST. Armand Center.
/! He began to attend school when
| five years of age walking two miles
| to the district school. After COM
pleting the district school course he
strove earnestly for high school ed
ucation, teaching several terms in
district schools and working sum-
| mers on farms and at other labor till
he succeeded in attaining high school
graduation. He studied surveying and
was for while foreman in building
| trestle work on the railroad. He
learned the carpenters trade and was
considered an unusually skillful car
penter. On September 2, 1859, he
was married to Miss Eliza Farren
Forbes of Derby, daughter of Sher-
man Human Forbes and of Abbie
Houghton Forbes. They resided in
Derby till 1880 when they removed
to East Charleston, above Echo pond.