Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-11-27

years, and worked In the Peerless eight
years. After her mother died she Kept |
house for her father. She has been in poor
health and under the Doctors care much |
of the time for eight years, but bas all the |
time made brave fight for life. On Tues
day evening the 9TH inst, she attended the |
League meeting at the Methodist Episcopal |
church, but that night was taken severely /
sick and never rallied from that time. |
Everything that could be done for her
recovery was done but without avail
Miss Cook was young lady who had
many friends. She was a member OF the
Epworth League and constant attendant
at the meetings when her health admitted.
She was great worker In the Relief Corps,
doing everything to make 1t pleasant Tor
the old soldiers, entertaining them in her
home and doing much to make their meet
pg q success In every way. Those from
away who attended the funeral were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j Miller of Newport
Miss Nora Page of Richmond end DR.. end
Mrs. Q. w. Staples of Lyndonville. The
funeral was held at the house Friday,
Rev. w. Z. johnson officiating. She
leaves to mourn her loss her father, Dana
Cook, her brother Clinton, and her sister,
Mrs. G. w. Staples, besides many more
distant friends and relatives. She was
buried in the village cemetery beside her
mother.
We wish to express our gratitude and
thanks to tbe mauv friends and netghbors
4nrs hn Ii
and beautiful flowers, extended US during
our aff1iction.
DANA Cook,
CLINTON n Cook.
MRS G. w. STAPLES.
The first entertainment in the Barton
lecture course drew "a regular old fash
| ioned house''-full to the doors-and was
| a great success from start to finish. Kath-
arine Rfdgeway needs no introduction to
Barton audience, having appeared here last
year. After several selections by the mu-
sical members of the company Miss Ridge
way appeared amid storm OF applause to
| which she responded with sincere smile
and bow that conveyed to the audience
many thanks. Her first selection was
heavy reading entitled, "The Vow OF
Roman" and was given with such force
that at times the audience seemed waiting
for the thrust of the sword from the fight
ing gladiator. Some readings given were
| full of sparkling wit and humor while
! others were pathetic, thus showing the
range of readings Miss Ridgeway rende RS
| all with such skill as to convince one that
| she recites that particular class of pieces
exclusively. At all times in her selections
and in response to encores, which are many,
long and loud, she shows good taste in
choosing readings that are appropriate and
for which the audience seems we'll fitted
an art lacking in many readers. We
would not fail to mention too her dialect
readings which many considered among
her best selections. Withal Miss Ridge
way is a graceful woman with pleasing
countenance and fsciol expression and full
of personal magnetism. which combined
with her mastery OF the art of reading
make her favorite wherever she goes. TX
pass over the musical ar i1ts of the Kath
arine Ridgeway company would be unfai
to the artists as we'll as the audience 70
their selections were enthusiastically re
ceived and well rendered. Miss Bonsall a
contralto and T. FaHughes as tenor wer
vocalists of unusual ability, and the pianist
Leo Tecktonius was considered by man.
the best artist in his line ever seen in Bar
ton. The next entertainment in the cours
is lecture by Russell Ii. Conwen on Wed
: nesday evening, Dec. 13.