Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-07-07

worthy of.mention that Jennie Campbell
aged nine years, walks one and one half
miles to school, and has not had an absent
or tardy mark for several terms.
West Charleston.
1.-The Iniquity of Intemperance, and How
to Danish It'' is to be the subject of Rev.
Mr.. Maben's sermon next Sunday morning
at the Congregational church.
Island Pond.
Miss Ann r. Dyer has returned from
Westbrook, Me.
Jacob Stern has gone to Germany to
pass his vacation.
The Rev. E. R. Lee and family were in
st. Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. W. D. BIackden, of Portland, Me-,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Thurston.
Mrs. Amanda Steel died at her home
here June Both, aged nearly seventy eight
years. Mrs. Steele had been in failing
health for several years, but during the
past six months had failed rapidly.
Coventry.
Mary Dolber has gone to Barton to work.
G. j. Brooks has built an addition to his
store.
Mrs. Esther Livingstone has been visit
ing her son George at Derby.
Emma and May Bean have gone to
North Woodstock, n. H., to do table work.
Rev. L. G. Coburn, of Connecticut, will
preach at the M. E. church next Sunday.
Seven persons united with the Grange
Saturday evening.
jerry K1llam, who has been very sick,
has so far recovered as to return to his
home in Nova Scotia.
| There will be sociable at A. B. Han
cocks next Friday afternoon and evening
All are cordially invited.
The w. G. T. .. picnic at Homer
| Wright's was pleasant occasion, although
many of the members were absent on
account of sickness and for various other
reasons.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong. church
hold social Tuesday evening, July Sth, in
order to have M. B. Thrasher present to
interest the company with talk on Negro
life in the South. There will be other
features of interest on the program, after
which cake and 1ce-cream will be served.
Mrs. L. S. Nye's Sunday school class to
the number of nineteen took trip to
Willoughby the Fourth. 1t is always a
pleasant drive on so fine a day and this
was doubly so, as pleasant day at this
time was an agreea Die surprise. Ernest
Boynton, member of the class, opened
his cottage for the accommodation of the
party. No effort was spared by Mrs. Nye
to make the day an enjoyable one.
Mrs. Susan Phelps, wife of Maurice
Phelps, died last Thursday, of diabetes
She was daughter of Childs and Anna G.
Brooks, and was born in England in 1881
She came to this country in childhood
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps have lived together
over.titty years, having celebrated their
golden wedding three years ago. Two
children were born to them; Alfred, de-
Mrs. Phelps, better known as Aunt Susan
was woman whom every one loved. Nc
one ever spoke i'll of her. She was always
found by the sick and dying to minister
to their needs and tender her sympathy
Her pastor said she had built herself ar
enduring monument in the hearts of tn
people, and we feel the world is better TO
her having lived in it. When sickness
came she needed no preparation, for sh
was already prepared, for she knew il
Whom she believed. The funeral was helt
at the house on Saturday, Rev. I. P. Chase
assisted by Rev. A. S. Bole, officiating
Her aged husband, one son, four brother
and one sister to mourn her Ioss TIL
floral display was very beautiful and lovin
flowers.
CraftSburY.
Gerald LaForest from MorrisviIle is il
town for few days.
Several from this town attended til
centennial celebration at Westfeld Las
Friday.
The remains of Pliny Day, Who died i
;, Glover recently, were brought to this tow
last Monday and placed in the villag
cemetery.
Children's day exercises passed yer
pleasantly at Collinsville last Sunday
The work of the children was credit t
themselves and their instructors.
North Craftsbury.
Our items this week are devoted to tt
Fourth of July and its special public eel,
: bration in our village.
The Earnest Workers took in about 81
!. for dinners and suppers and ice-cream Q
the Fourth. The several stands on I'll
:, grounds were literally patronized.
The sad news came to A. B. Pill
= Thursday evening of the injury of b
nephew, Hiram Pike, at Irasburg, who
face was burned and the sight of one e.
destroyed by the explosion Of powder in
bottle the day before the Fourth.
A team was discovered in the churt
= shed this morning, which had appa
emily been there since July 4th. IT
- horse was in a pitiable condition fro
. starvation. 1t was taken to N. B. WI
. liam's barn where it was cared for. A