Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-15
EAST CHARLESTON.

the family lot at this place.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Mrs. w. E. Tripp is better.
Mr.. Alfred Wilson is out again.
A large number are suffering from bad
colds.
DR.. ]. B. Cushmau is able to be out after
his recent Illness.
NJ. F. Cheney of Bloomington called on
friends here last Thursday.
Charlie Gray who has been seriously i'll
with pneumonia is improving.
Mr.. Will Hyland has moved from the
mill house to the Kathan house.
Mrs. A. R. Campbell of Morrisville is the
guest of her father, Mr.. G. w. Lang.
Mrs. Carl Norris and children have been
spending the past week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. K. Hopkins.
Miss Harriet F. Goodwin is at Barton
Landing, spending some weeks, where she
has large class in Kensington work.
Mrs. Henry Bushan and son Arthur,
have returned to Leominster, Mass, after
spending several week here with relatives.
Mrs. Jennie Armstrong of Stanstead,
P. O., who has been caring for her sister,
Mrs. John Piper, was called home this
week by the illness Of her son.
The ladies will have a dinner, Wednes-
day Fe bruary 18th. Everyone is invited
to come prepared to work as there will be
aprons made in the afternoon.
ISLAND POND
Geo. G. Walter has secured through J.
B. Ripley of Lyndonville an increase of
ten dollars per month in his pension.
COVENTRY.
Mrs. VIM. Priest is i'll.
Mrs. Jane Keyes is very sick.
Mrs. Arthur True is quite sick.
Orville Hancock has purchased Arthur
True's farm.
Rev. A. s. Bole visited his father in Bar
net last week.
E. g. Gorham has moved into Mrs, Alma
Miller's houre.
Mrs. E. Newton is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Haywood, in West Burke.
The village schools closed last Friday
with an exhibition in the evening.
There will be sociable in the M. E.
church on Wednesday evening, Feo. 24th.
David Drake has purchased and moved
on to the Cyrus Metcalf farm in Irasburg.
It is reported that Arthur True has pur-
chased an interest in the Lorimer Brothers
farm in Newport.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will fur
nish dinner In the vestry on town meeting
day for the small sum of fifteen cents.
John Emo has been spending few days
in town. He has just received his dis
charge having served four years in the
Philippines.
Mrs. Powers who has been keeping house
for 6. s. Livingstone for nearly two years,
goes to Newbury day to care for her
sister who has suffered shock.
Rev. o. E. Aiken and family are moving
back to this place and will live with Mrs.
| Aiken's father, G. 8. Livingstone. Mr..
Aiken will remain at Cabot until confer
ence convenes.
The people here are much panied to learn
of the death of Mrs. Mary Chase, wife of
Rev. [. P. Chase OF Newport Center. Mrs.
Chase bad many friends in this place and
all sympathize with the husband and
daug hter in their great affiiction.
Mrs. FL. Z. Cleveland gave party in
honor of Miss Lillian Lotbrop, teacher of
the primary department, last Tuesday eve
ming. Refreshments were served. A party
of ten friends from Barton Landing were
present. A very pleasant evening was
spent.
Stephen Nichols of Boston, Mrs. Hobart
Nichols of New York city, Mrs. Frances
Ainsworth and George Nichols of Belvi-
dere were in town the past week to attend
the funeral of their father, Captain b. c.
Nichols. The members OF Baxter Post
attended the funeral and furnished nice
wreath. The conductors on the Boston
& Albany R. r. sent very nice wreath.
Our community was saddened last Wed
nesday morning to learn that Henry G.
Nichols had died very suddenly at five
o'clock. Mrs. Nichols arose to replenish
the fire when he commenced to cough and
called to her to come. She went to him
and found the blood was Rowing from his
mouth and nose. He realized his condition
and bade her goodbye, gasped once or
twice and was gone. Mrs. Nichols was all
alone in the house with him. He had been
suffering for some time with heart
trouble but was able to be about the house.
Mr.. Nichols was born in Brandon in 1882
Forty-nine years ago he married Hattie
Marvin of Sheldon and by that marriage
seven children were born; five of whom are
living, Ella of Ipswich, Mass, Steven of
Boston, Hobart of New York City, George,
and Mrs. Frances Ainsworth of BeIvidere.
Mr.. Nichols was soldier of the late rebel
lion. He enlisted as sergeant as a three
, months man, then re- enlisted and was
made captain of a colored company and
r served four years in all. A few years ago