Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-28

tendance. Admission 25c; children 15e.
AS several of che mem bers plan to at
tend the graduating exercises at Derby
Thursday, the G. E. society will hold their
monthly missionary meeting Tues day
evening at 1850 o'clock.
COVENTRY.
Miss Theda Metcalf is sick with the
mumps.
George Nichols of Burlington is the
guest OF his mother, Mrs. II. Nichols.
A double gravestone has been placed at
the graves of Mr.. and Mrs Maurice Phelps.
Andrew Corrow is newly painting his
tenement house, John McMurry doing the
work.
A reception was rendered to Rev. and
Mrs. G. FL. Wright last Friday evening
and large number were present. Cake
and coffee were served. The people here
find Mr. and Mrs. Wright very pleasant
people.
Memorial exercises were held in the
Cong. church yesterday, Rev. A. S, Bole
preaching an able discourse. Only five
veterans were present and three widows of
the departed heroes. Reta Bole and Ruth
Pearson presented the veterans with bon
quets OF flowers. The choir rendered an
propriate music.
Miss Laura Percival, who has lived in
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin BRYANT
for some time, passed away last Friday
night from no particular aiIment but q
general breaking up OF the system. Had
Miss Percival lived until July she would
have been eighty years old. Her funeral
was held on Sunday, Rev. A. S. Bole offic-
iating.
CRAFTSBURY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer have moved into
Charles Hodsden's house.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Humphrey last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George I. Howard spent
few days in st. Johnsbury last week.
A. Whitney of Boston spent little
time at Caspian lake and in this Village
last week.
Pre- Memorial exercises for this town
will be held in the town hall Tuesday
afternoon.
Alden Twiss left last Monday for White
River junction, where he has position as
shipping clerk.
The ladies who are interested In the
Methodist church are preparing to hold
sale of useful and fancy articles in the
town hall Wednesday and Thursday after
noon and evening, June and Z. Il is
there will be good music in
Mrs. Sprague, aged lightweight years.
whose sickness has been mentioned. died
at the home OF her daughter, Mrs. Lucy
Patterson, last Tuesday evening. The
funeral was held Thursday at the home.
the Rev. w. e. Allen officiating. The
remains were taken to Waterbury and
placed in the family lot. She was a woman
greatly loved for her kind friendly nature
and her noble Christian character.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY.
Mr.. Dermot R. Parsons, a graduate OF
Northern Illinois College of OphthaImol-
ogy and Optical Institute Of Canada is ex-
pected on the 4th of June at the Orleans
House where he will stop for a time.
DERBY.
This is gala week for Derby.
Mrs. Cherries Clark is reported Ill.
Mr.. McCaffrey, who has been very ill, is
gaining.
Mrs. Maplesden of Charleston visited at
Mr.. Frank Sawyer's last week.
Hon. Kittredge Haskins and Col. q.
Mansur were in town Thursday.
Miss Ruth Wilder and John Pate have
been having the measles the past week.
Mr.. Cutting with help from Charleston
mas been renovating Mr.. Griggs' tenement.
Mrs. Harry Sawyer and son Reginald
ire visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Daley.
Mrs. Dustin Albee has gone to sani-
;arium in Burlington, hoping to receive
benefit there.
Two Derby young men are among the |
Memorial day orators, Mr.. Aaron Grout at
North Troy and Mr.. Harold Abbott at |
Sheldon.
Mr.. Rouse of West Charleston and Mr..
Parsons of Canada are running the
creamery during the absence of the
Mrs. Monteville Daggett, whose illness
vas mentioned last week, died Thursday
Funeral services were held
saturday afternoon. She leaves to mourn
Ter loss her aged husband, son and
laughter, and several grandchildren.
besides other relatives.
WEST DERBY.
Carroll Human is able to be out again.
g. r. Gross has returned to his home in
2ichford.
Mrs. Dick Wood is spending a few DAYS
n Sutton, Que.
Mr.. c. f. Beck of st. Johnsbury was in
own the past week.
George Bryant, Charles West aud L. B.
Bishop are repairing their houses.