Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17
COVENTRY.

Among those who have been i'll with
the prevailing distemper the past week
are Mrs. Dow, Mrs. Bergoine's aged
mother. Mrs. Willard. Mrs. A. D.
Thurber. ana Guy Thurber.
The Methodist people visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Humphrey
last Tuesday evening. Refreshments
were served and selections from the
graphophone were listened to. ALL
enjoyed the warm hospitality of Mr..
and Mrs. Humphrey. The only draw
back to the evenings entertainments
was the illness of Mrs. Hollis Hancock.
who was poisoned by eating clans
to her home and DR.. Willard called
and she is now recovering.
District Supt. F. W. Lewis preached
very helpful sermon and observed the
sacrament on Sunday, March 7th.
Quarterly conference was held on
Monday. It was a unanimous requesE
for the return of Rev. D. G. Guest,
unless a man can be found who will
supply here alone. The stewards are
G. A. Goodpough. G. G. Humphrey.
John and Ira Wheelock, Q. D. Han
cock, Mrs. H. McMurry, Mrs. Il.
Nichols. Mrs. @. Tower. Mrs. Z.
Chapman, Mrs. Katie Hancock, Mrs.
Louisa Newton and Mrs. Marion
Wright.
The remains of Mrs. Ellen Ide.
widow of Charles Ide, were brought
here last Saturday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Tde lived in North neighborhood
a good many years on the farm now
owned by Mr.. Reynolds. They moved
from there to Newport d few years
ago and stayed until Mr. Ide's death.
Since that time Mrs. Ide has lived
with her children. She was a very
estimable Christian woman. Beside
her sons, Edward and Harry, she
leaves one brother. G. 0. Wright, and
four sisters, Mrs. Emma Hathorn of
Londonderry, and Mrs. Clara Hathorn
of Ludlow, Mrs. Gertie Corrow of this
town and Mrs. Florence Herman of
Irasburg. Mrs. Ide had been i'll long
time with consumption. Her funeral
was held in the Congregational church
Monday at 10 O'Clock, Rev. A. S. Bole
officiating.
The reception rendered Mrs. George
Ware in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening,
March 10, was very delightful affair.
Although the weather conditions were
somewhat unfavorable, it was attend
ed by more than seventy people. Mrs.
Ware has for many years been an un-
tiring worker in the church and has
long filled the position of chorister.
Owing to i'll health she has lately been
obliged to lay aside some of her more
active duties, and it seemed to her
many friends that some expression of
appreciation would be timely and fit
ting. The program was in charge of
Mrs. H. G. Cleveland and was of ex-
ceptionally high merit and splendidly
rendered. The opening selection on
the organ with violin accompaniment
was given by Mrs. Fl. C. Cleveland and
Bert Bean; the next was by the male
quartette; Mrs. Clara Branch gave a
very fine reading which was enthusias-
tically received; Miss May Bean sang
a solo In her usual pleasing manner
and with acceptance; mixed chorus
rendered taking song; and last but
not not least on the program, came in
two little tots. Marion Cleveland and
Elizabeth Wilcox, tugging a daintily
arranged basket of fruit and flowers,
which they proceeded to deposit in the
lap of the guest of honor. In this in
nocent looking basket concealed from
view. was an envelope containing a
substantial sum of money, slig billy over