Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-09-01
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COVENTRY.

COVENTRY.
to Orange on visit.
Miss Brown, deaconess, gave a very
interesting talk in the M E. church
last Sunday.
The Westfield baseball team played
with our boys Saturday. The Coventry
team won Is to 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny Webster are in
town, called here on account of the
death of George Sylvester.
Rev. A. S. Bole came home from
Hanover Saturday night. He reports
that Mrs. Bole is improving.
Mrs. Huntoon and daughter of Mont
pelier. have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Scott the past week.
The social held at C. E. Gorham's
Friday evening was we'll attended and
everyone said it was good place to
go to have great time.
DR.. and Mrs. Willard have arrived
home from Topsham. The doctor at
tended the state health officers meet
ing at Montpelier while away.
We are glad to learn that George
Cook, formerly Of this town, now of
Derby, has been granted a pension of
six dollars month and $40 back pay.
Rev. and Mrs. M. S. Eddy of Glover,
were guests at J. P Wheelock's and
A. d. Thurber's last Friday and Satur-
day. Mr.. Eddy's health is slowly i'm
proving.
Our community was surprised and
saddened to learn of the sudden death
of George Sylvester. He had been sick
for months, but of late has been some.
what better. He was at the village a
day or two before his death and people
remarked how hopeful and cheerful he
was, but on Saturday morning he went
to the barn and reaching up to shut
cupboard door fell to the floor dead.
Mr.. Sylvester has borne all his
sickness with wonderful patience. A
good man is gone. He was true, law
abiding citizen, an accommodating
neighbor and good husband. He was
a great lover of home and it was there
he spent most of his time. He made
friends wherever he was. May the
Comforter abide with his wife and
brothers and sister, who mourn the loss
of one they loved. The funeral was
helu Monudy az y CloCk d. IHe HouSe'
cRAFTsBURY.
Ray Emery visited his grandparents
in Calais last week.
Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Allen have re.
turned from their vacation.
Several from this town attended the
Morrisville fair of last week.
Mr.. ard Mrs. H. w. Bishop left last
Sunday for carriage drive through
the White mountains.
Fred Chase and family moved last
week to his residence lately purchased
of Mrs. R. A. Patterson.
John Babcock has purchased the res
idence of A. Dawson In HardWlck
possession in about month.
Eta Smith returned to Woodbury.
last Sunday where she will teach II
the graded school at Woodbury. Center
Mrs. R. A. Patterson and daughte
Ethel expect to leave the last OF thl
week for their new home IN Somer
vile, Mass.
Fred Chase of this village, has pur
chased the stage route from Nortl
Craftsbury to Hardwick; possession
the first of September.
The play given Friday evening Il
the town hall by the lrasburg Dramat
ic club, was success IN every partlc
ular. The Ladies' Aid society cleare
SIS from refreshments.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY
Mrs q IT. Witt visited her son a
Orleans last week.
Tom johnson has sold out his stag
route to Fred Chase.
Miss Lora Witt began her school o
the Branch last Monday.
C. H. Root has been obliged to re
turn to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Vaughn and Fred Wheeler have gon
to Sherbrooke to attend the BONN
Brook fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cook fro1
Irasburg were visitors at Guy Garvin'
over Sunday.
The district school commenced her
last Monday with Miss Frances Wey
man as teacher.
Mrs. Cheney and two sons are visi'
ing friends in town. They came frOl
LyndonVilIe with their auto.
!EASBURG.
Additional Irasburg items on anothC
page.
Services in the NJ. z. church as usut
next Sunday.
Mrs. z. A. Harlow spent Sunds
with friends in Albany.
Mrs. Emma Gilman visited b.
mother in Coventry recently.
Miss Lucy Wheeler was in BartC
Friday to attend the regatta.