Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-01

and Mrs. X. Is. Lang ana cnll0ren were
here from st. Johnsbury, Archie Macon
Der from Woodsville, n. H, Miss Maud
Macomber from Barton, and the other
children, who live near home, were all
present, and enjoyed thoroughly s'Christ-
masy" time.
COVENTRY.
Myron Lewis has gone to Canada for
visit.
E. Gorham has moved into Fred
Heerman's house.
Mrs. VIM. Bashaw and sister spent
Christmas at Ella Bashaw's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Berry of Barton spent
Christmas at Pliny Metcalf's.
George Nichols and family spent Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs. FL. B. Nichols.
Lucian sanborn and wife of Derby spent
Christmas with their son, Rev. o. E. Aiken.
Rev. A. s. Bole goes today to Waterbury,
Conn, to place his son Harry in school in
that city.
Mrs. Cyrus Metcalf has gone to Ohio for
visit. Her son, Howard Knox, accom-
panied her.
DR.. E. o. Ranney was in town on We'd
nesday as counsel with DR.. Willard in
the case OF Mary W heelock.
Mrs. Efie Smith of North Woodstock,
N. H., spent Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. ard Mrs. AIvah Smith.
Mr.. Frank Gray and family, Hollis Han
cock and wife, Mrs. Homer Wright and
son spent Christmas in Derby at Elmer
| Wares.
The primary department of the village
school has not been in session the past
week on account Of the illness Of the
teacher, Miss Clara DwineI.
A quiet wedding took place at G. S. Liv-
ingstone's on Christmas day, when F. w.
| Slcer and Grace Morse of Craftsbury were
united in marriage by Rev. o. E. Aiken.
There will be no preaching service in the
Cong'l church Sunday, Jan. 7th, on &C.
count of the absence of the pastor in Con-
necticut, but the Sunday school and the
G. E. meeting will be held Rs usual.
The W. c. 7. U. will meet with Mrs.
Howard Tuesday afternoon, January End.
| Every member is requested to come pre-
pared with some selection to read on cur
rent events in temperance WORK or make
remarks upon some topic relating to the
same in response to their name at roll call.
TIE Annual Roll Call of the Copg'l
church is to be held on Wednesday, Jan.
18th. The dinner is to be served promptly
at Il O'CLOCK and after the Roll Call, DR..
Fiagg of Newport is to give an address on
1.-THE New England Home" The Roll Call
is ever a red letter day with the Coventry
church and the plan is that this one shall
not be behind those which have been held
in the past.
On Christmas evening a cantats, "Santa
Claus at His Best" was rendered in the
Methodist church, which is called by SONS
the best Christmas exercise we ever had
Surely ell did their parts to perfection
Little Lucy Hancock won great applause
for rendering her part SO nicely. The
trees were heavily laden with presents fol
old and young. Rich and poor were al
remem bered.
Our community was saddened onSatur-
day evening, Dec. %, to learn of the death
Of Mrs. Christopher Sergeant. She hac
been i'll with pneumonia but was con
s1dered much better. Her husband anC
daughter had gone to Newport, leaving
her very comfortable, and her death cam
: suddenly from heart failure, before the.
returned home. Mrs. Sergeant was kline
wife and mother. She was forty seve
years old and leaves husband and fou
children to mourn her loss.