Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-30

to be able to ride out.
Robert Parker and family spent Christ
mas with friends at Island Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. Hutchinson OF Derby,
called on friends in town last week.
Mrs. Ida Picold of ST. Johnsbury is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen.
Fred Parlin is home from Massachusetts,.
While there he purchased pair OF horses.
Oscar Davis OF Island Pond was in town
last week repairing the Bell telephone
wires.
DR.. and Mrs. GatchelI spent Christmas
in Derby.-John Foster and wife spent
Christmas in Morgan.
Mr.. Clarence Burbick of Skinner, Maine,
is visiting friends in this town and Hol-
land through the holidays.
The Christmas exercises were good. The
children were well trained by Mrs. Maben
and the tree bore fruit for old and you 1g.
Mrs. Josiah Parker from Canada is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Robert Parker.-Mrs.
Fairbrother from Coventry spent part of
last week with her sister, Mrs. III. Dwyre.
In the course of sermons on the "Acts of
the Apostles" Rev. Mr.. Maben will preach
next Sunday Jan. 9th on 1.-THE Expanding
Church. All are welcome.
Mrs. Sarah Church died last Wednesday.
She was great sufferer but bore her suffer-
ings with Christian fortitude TO the last.
She longed to go to her heavenly home
asking her family not to mourn for her.
! To depart was her gain. She sought and
found Christ in youth and united with the
f. B. church and has ever been faithful
member. She leaves a husband, one son
and four daughters, who have the sym
pathy of all. Funeral services were held at
the F. b. lchurch, Rev. L. K. Phillips OF
West Derby officiating. The beautiful
floral offerings showed the esteem in which
the deceased was held.
Island Pond.
The MONITOR Agent will visit this town
next week.
Mrs. Rawson has returned from visit to
Portland, Me.
Mrs. Henry Flint was called to Rochester,
N. H., last week by the illness of her
brother.
The marriage of Martin j. Foley and
Miss Lena Donaldson took place Tuesday,
Dec. oath al st. Stephens church.
q. A. Cane, president of the Cane Shirt
Co., has arrived in town and will make his
residence here. All are glad to welcome
him and a banquet in his honor will be
given at the Stewart House on Wednesday
evening.
Coventry.
Mabel Ware is home from WoodsvllIe,
N. H.
Chaunecy Armstrong has moved to his
farm on West Hill.
Horace Hancock Of West Derby spent
Christmas in town.
DR.. o. E. landlord aud wife of Hard !
wick spent Christmas here.
There will be social i the VI. E. vestry
next Friday evening.
E. Cole and his sister, Mrs. Mabel Brooks, |
have gone to Saxton's River to visit their
mother, Mrs. Benjamin Thrasher.
There will be Sabbat school social at
the vestry of the Cong. church Tuesday
evening, Dec. 31st. Oysters will be served. |
The Christmas exercises at the NJ. Z. |
church were held last Wednesday evening. |
Arches were used instead of trees with |
small tree in the center. Al the chill |
dren were remembered. Asa Hancock had |
a nice chair and fur coat from his chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. George Drake re- |
ceived nice chair from their children.
Mrs. Lucius Nye's Sunday school class
gave her a surprise visit on Christmas eve,
carrying with them a present from Santa
Claus of two nice rugs, to show his APP /
proval of her kind ACTS during the year.
Mrs. Nye and her family, and were not |
permitted to leave until the clock told the
hour of midnight which heralded the
Christmas morn.
East Coventry.
George Cummings and family spent
Christmas at Ed. Gray's.
Mr.. Sessions who has been in poor health
for some time, is not as well.-Little Ed
ward Standish is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wright of Barton
spent Christmas at II. F. BJack's.-Miss
Maggie Regain of Manchester, n. H., il
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Carroll
Miss Eva Baxter of Richmond and Mrs.
c. c. Grow of Barton spent Christmas at
John Wells.
Craftsburv.
Mrs. George Anderson is in poor health
on account of lung trouble.
Silas Lathe is improving slowly.-Mrs.
s. A. Gage is somewhat improved in health.
Oliver Dodge of Bellows Falls and NJ. L.
Wilkins are in town looking after lumber
for the manufacture of scythe snaths.
VIM. Murphy has finished work for Mr..
Keir and returned to Burlington. Ernest
Keir is now working for John Keir.