Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-25

and nieces, Bede, Etney, Lenora, Erma
and Elmore Powers of Stanstead, P. @.
I Miss Crane of Lakeport. N. H., has
been engaged to teach in the higher
department and Miss Catherine Will
cox of Morgan ine the lower depart
ment of the village School. Miss Cecil
Hay of Derby, will teach at Plunkett
and Miss Emma Robbins of Derby will
teach in the Gay district. These
schools will begin August 80.
Guests at Peter Pickel's at different
tines during the past two weeks are
Mr. and Mrs. Farnsworth and daugh-
ter, Mildred of Hanover, Conn, Mr..
and Mrs Leslie Skinner of st. Johns
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Jones and
daughter, Winsome, Cecil Pickel, Mrs.
Will Kinney and Mrs. c., M. Bailey of
Newport, Mrs. R. S. Babbitt Of Caun-
ton. N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. Harper
Pickel and son Winston and Edwin
Randall of Island Pond, and Mrs. Web.
ster of New Rochelle. N. Y.
Mrs. William Willis. who has been
sick for a long time, died last Satur-
day. She was born in Barre about SO
years ago and was married to Mr..
Willis 40 years ago, nearly all OF their
married life being spent here. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon at
the home, Rev. J. H. Dickson officat-I
ing. The floral offering was beautiful.
The burial was in the cemetery here.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
aged and feeble husband in thus hav-
ing his home broken up. Relatives
from a distance attending the funeral
were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Elkins of
Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Frank Patrick
of Melrose, Mass. Mr.. Martin, John
Willis and Miss Edna Willis of Law
renee, Mass Mr.. and Mrs. Nutting of
Westmore and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith of Newport.
A simple and pretty wedding was
celebrated at the Congregational
parsonage at noon Wednesday,, August
18th, when William Evans Smith of
, Gilmanton. n. H., was united in mar
riage with Miss Martha Kane Smith of
Waltham, Mass The ceremony in
which the wedding ring was used. was
performed by the pastor. Rev. T.. L.
Hurd, in whose home Miss Smith has
resided for several months. A number
of the Charleston friends of the bride
were present, among whom was Miss
Esther Kidder, organist of the church,
A who played Lohengrin's Wedding March
as the bridal party entered and took
G00lF DldC0S LIE udIIidSS UGII
D and in the midst of a bower of flowers.
| The bride wore a gown of white batlste
and embroidery, and carried a bouquet
of her favorite flowers, sweet peas and
gypsophillia. A number of approprl-
l.. ate gifts from their charleston friends
, were added TO those received from
Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Among the guests was Deacon Henry
y L. Hurd of Gilmanton, father of the
pastor. After a wedding breakfast
Mr. and Mrs Smith left for a short
t tour in Vermont; and after a brief
J. stay at the summer residence of Mrs.
Smiths father, Arthur P. Smith, at
Pinnacle lodge in Gilmanton, they will
:, begin housekeeping on the farm which
Mr.. Smith has recently purchased in
:. that town. Miss Smith has been re-
q liable friend of Mrs. Hurd, especially
e during long months of illness. and it is
a pleasure to them both to know that
their future place of residence is to be
at Mrs. Hurd's childhood home. She
: has also formed many friendships in
this town, and host of good wishes
i will follow her to her new home.
COVENTRY.
|. also.
They are building an extension on
= the permanent road built last year on
n the Newport road.
70 Clayton Brooks, who is working on
the road, had the misfortune to have
his leg quite badly hurt by stone and
IF earth falling on it.
ID The ladies of the M. E. church will
hold social at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. c.. E. Gorham next Thursday
l. evening. Everybody invited.
at Rev. A. S. Bole preached in the M.
y E. church last Sabbath. Rev. D. G.
- Guest was detained blythe funeral OF
* Miss Flora Armstrong, formerly OF
Sc this town.
Mrs. Lumbra and Mary Frasier went
to West Burke on visit last week.
MS When they arrived there they found
er Mrs. Lumbra's brother-in-law was
&c dead and they attended the funeral.
80 The picnic of the Sunday schools ir
We Clarence Perry's grove came off as
'lr advertised last Friday. After dinner
d. they disbanded and went home it rainee
In so hard. It would have been an idea
place for picnic as one seldom sees {
~. sugar orchard so free from underbrush
er CRAFTSBURY.
lei DR.. Ribby has his new barn I'D arc
mt boarded.
John Allen raised the addition to hi:
1T barn last Friday.
II. Nearly all the schools in town com
in mence next Monday.
Margaret Wilson commenced hel
nd school in Glover last Monday.
al May Niles from Albany, spent last
%, week with Mrs. Leroy Patterson.
Most of the members of the Ioca
camp of M. w. A. were at Barter
nd Tu esday.
III Will Tillitson. Seth Lathe and Mr.,
q. and Mrs. Cousins went to Burlington
last Tuesday.
IN Mr.. and Mrs. George Chase spent