Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-13
WESTFELD.

Joseph Goddard is repainting his house.
The Rev. A. B. PEBBLES was absent over
Sunday the 12tn inst. s-d
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 8. Miller are visiting in
Hard wick ano Montpelier. -ico 2
Guy II. Farman of Wall Street, Col, is
here visiting his parents and other relatives.
He has been absent nearly eight years.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid was held with Mrs.
Caroline Miller last Thursday afternoon.
The CoDg'I Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. d. E. Wright next Thursday.
Miss Dolly Trumpass, who had her GER
tificate to teach school recently renewed at
the Johnson normal school, is at home.
She has engaged to teach in Bristol in the
fall.
has been working for the Gilman Bros,
pressing hay, accic entally got one foot
into the presser on Thursday, crushing it
badly. he was taken to his home.
Clarence H. Wiley and family of Milton
are visiting at Willard Farman's. Mr..
Wiley, who has been engaged as principal
of the mig school of Hardwick, is in that
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catalogue.
A man named Kimball of Charleston, VT,
recently from Virginia, sort of Seventh
Day Advent preacher, accompanied by his
wife and little son appeared in town on
Sunday afternoon, July 5, and called at
Frank Chipman's. Ethel Kim Gall, who
has been SICK unto death at Chipman's
is the daughter of this man, Kim ball, by
his first wife, VITO was Chipman's sister,
The treatment which Ethel had received
from her father and stepmother was SO
abusive and cruel that she felt she could
not endure it longer, and so last winter as
sisted by friends she left Virginia and ca me
here to her uncle's, and later obtained
place TO work at one of the neighbours.
She was a quiet, kind hearted, faithful girl
who won the confidence and interest Of
her employers. During the past two or
three weeks she has been suffering severe
and dangerous illness from spinal troubles.
During this illness she has been faithfully
and tenderly cared for by Mr.. Chapman at
his home. The treatment she had received
from her parents was such she felt she
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to attend her funeral in case Of her death.
On their first call the parents were dis
suaded from seeing the girl and left to re-
turn in the morning. The girl passed the
night in great fear and trepidation. When
Kimball and wife appeared in the morning
they were met in the road near the house,
by one of the selectmen of the town and by
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and told it was not thought best for them
to see the girl, that the doctor forbid it,
and they should not permit it. Kimbail
denounced the whole affair as a scheme OF
the Devil, but concluded to drive Cd. II
Kimball returns here causing any annoy
aDce or disturbance, he may feel that tine
Devil is after him with a vengeance. W.
understand that the girl has on her bod,
marks of whippings administered with .
strap with buckle on il. We understand
that Kimball and wife are still liza Die {.
prosecution for their cruel treatment.
ST. JoHNsBURY.
r Mr.. VIII Joseph Holloway and Mis-
Edith S. Hawkins, both of St. Johns bury
e were united In marriage on Wednesda y
July 1st, at high noon. The ceremon,
= was performed by the Rev. Joshua NJ
{ Frost, pastor of the Grace Methods
Episcopal church, at Fair View Farm, tn
{ residence of MIR. and Mrs. II. j. Bonnet
{ and the home of the bride. The hcm
was prettily decorated for the occasion
q Mr.. john NJ. Hollsay, brother of tn
!. groom, acted as best man, and Miss Edn
NJ. Brown, cousin Of the bride, was maic
4 of honor. Miss Julia Ada Brown playe,
s the wedding march, and about thirty IL
Y c-1,.as.s uarnasssc the ce.ar.nna,r. aud -.