Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

Dustin Cheever has vacated the Ger
lie MERCER house and has moved khis
family to E. S. Hills.
The Richie Bros. mill has shut
down for few weeks also the Webster
Lumber Company mill has shut down
for repairs.
A large delegation from here were
summoned Saturday to appear at New
port Tuesday as witnesses in the Piper
case. Several whose names were on
the subpoena the officers were unable
to locate.
The opening of the ball season will
be Saturday at 2 o'clock when the
home team will cross bats with Hyde
Park League. The visitors are a
strong aggregation of ball players and
good game may be expected. This
is the time when the team needs sup
port. If the team is given as good
support as it should be, nearly all of
the best teams in this vicinity will ap-
pear here this season The game will
be called at2 o'clock sharp and will be-
gin at that time.
Mrs. Ella S. Persons Collins, wife of
| Lothrop S. Collins, after many months
of suffering, passed peacefully away
on Tuesday morning, April 5. She
was born in East Montpelier, May 20,
| 1852. After her marriage in 1872, she
| resided in Hardwick, where her hus-
band was engaged in the mercantile
business until 1874, when they came to
Greensboro Bend, since which time
| Mr.. Collins has been one of the leading
merchants of this place. Her health
has been gradually failing for the past
1 hpn or. TlI17.I "a g
| few months of her illness, she has been
tenderly cared for by an efficient nurse,
| Mrs A. E. Chaffee, who did all in her
power to alleviate her sufferings. The
death of Mrs. Collins, has brought sor-
row to our whole community, for she
was loved by all and will be greatly
missed. She was member of the
Methodist church and during her
years of health was always loyal
helper. Her sufferings were borne
with Christian fortitude and the cheer
full smile with which she greeted her
visitors, revealed the hopeful, courage
Gus spirit within. Her winning per-
sonality, her cheerful spirit and kind
gentle manner greatly iendeared her to
all. Besides a host of friends, she
leaves to mourn her loss brother,
George Persons of Barre, sister, Mrs.
Philena Wilbur, of East Montpelier,
husband and two sons, Edward r. and
Carroll L. Collins of this place. Flu
neral services were held at her late
home Thursday at 10 o'clock, conduct
ed by Rev. G. L. Wells and Miss Ruth
G. Barr. Music was furnished by the
choir and Mrs. E. c. Kinney of St.
Johnsbury rendered a contralto solo,
Underneath are the Everlasting
Arms" with autoharp accompaniment.
The scripture was read from Rev. 81.
Following the sermon by G. L. Wells,
from 2 Cor. a, Miss Barr spoke very
feelingly Of her associations with the
deceased, having known her for many
years and during the last two weeks of
her illness was often at her bedside.
Using the text "She hath done what
she could - found in Mark 14:8, she
paid tribute to the memory of the
: departed, which exhibited her beauti-
full character. The many floral trib-
utes which spoke of the high esteem
= | in which the deceased was held, were
| as follows: roses, l.. S. Collins; pill
low, E. R. Collins and wife, Carroll
Collins; wreath, Epworth League
carnations, Ladies Aid society; GALA
lilies, w R. c.; wreath, Greensboro
Bend cornet band; carnations, Mr.. anC
j. Mrs. Geo. Persons, Mrs. Fred Persons
] Gala lilies, Mrs. A. E. Chaffee; hya
cinths and carnations, Mrs. A. ]. Dan
/ iels, Mrs. D. G. Hurley; wreath, Mr.
and Mrs. w. ]. Lamb floral set piece
IS Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Slayton, Mrs. Kel
logg and Miss Kellogg hyacinths, MI
and Mrs. J. w. Campbell Mrs. NJ.
J Simpson; carnations, Mrs. Carl Bean
carnations, Mrs A E. Jackson, and L
r G. Ferguson; cut flowers, Mrs. Netti
Lumsden carnations, DR.. and E. {
Kinney. The interment took place
lie the Hardwick cemetery The symp;
D. thy of the entire community is eXten(
ed to the bereaved family.