Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-21
COVENTRY.

Mrs. Alsaida Percival is quite i'll.
Mrs Maud FrizzelI has moved to Barton
Landing.
Mrs. VIM. Stevens is recovering from
her illness.
Miss Ann Kidder is spending few days
in Newport.
Little George Shippee is Ill with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Gorham and their
son Willis are ill with grip.
EbeD Stevens Jr. is home from Richford.
He has been sick for two weeks.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Rush
Patrick in Irasburg Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Hiram Pike, Orville Hancock, Mrs. Bert
Ware and many others are i'll with grip.
The late Joseph Kidder was overseer of
poor and justice of the peace for 80 years.
| Alma Metcalf is at work for Ernest
| Parry's family. Mrs. Perry is improving.
Mrs. Alice Conway had a severe hemor-
rhage of the nose last Wednesday evening.
Levi Dean Jr. of East Burke has been in
| town and has engaged to work for Clar-
ence Perry, to begin work the first of
March.
Eureka Grange will hold the next regu-
lar meeting Jan. 20, when they will install
officers. Refreshments will be served after
the installation. All members please be
present.
Among those who were In town to attend
the funeral of Joseph Kidder January 13
were Mrs. Eliza Sleeper, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa
Sleeper and Mrs. Herbert Smith OF New
port, Mr.. and Mrs. E Langmaid of New
| Hampshire and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kid
der of IrasbuIg.
Union meetings will be held, commenc-
ing Monday evening, led by Rev. A. s.
Bole, Tuesday evening led by Rev. R. G.
Flagg, Wednesday evening by Rev. R. j
Christie. The first three meetings will be
held in the Methodist church, and Thurs
day and Friday evenings in the Congrega-
tional church, in charge Of the pastors.
There will be special union meetings this
week to take the place of those usually
held during the week OF prayer. On Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the
meetings will be in the M. E. church, and
on Thursday and Friday evenings in the
Cong. church. Rev. r. G. Flagg D. D. OF
Newport is to speak on Tuesday evening
and Rev. Mr.. Christie of Newport or
Wednesday evening. 1t is hoped that the
attendance will be large and the meetings
successful.
The annual roll call of the Congrega.
| Lob, VI ich hos 70 ho n
the pleasantest gatherings of the year, wa:
held Wednesday, Jan. 9. The usual bust
ness meeting in the forenoon was followed
by an excellent and appetizing dinner
after which came an interesting program
The PASTORS report is always an interesting
feature and this year it showed the pastor
to be in close touch with his people aDc
all that pertains to the welfare of ths
church. The choir sang an anthem and {
good number responded TO their names al
the roll call. There have been three addi
tions to the church during the year ant
two removals. Rev. Mr.. Schaeffer of Bar
ton Landing was TO have given the address
of the day, but did not reach us on accoun
of the storm. The time was very interest
ingly taken by Rev. Mr.. Bole, who gave u
impressions of the Vermont Legislature.
The officers chosen at the business meetin,
to serve the ensuing year were as follows
Clerk and treasurer, Mrs. s. Fl. Pearson
executive committee, Lee Porter, Wilt
Gorham, Albert Patten. Leon Litchfield
church committee, Mr.. and Mrs w. e
, Niles, Isaac Keys and B. s Shippee.