Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-09-20

towns were well represented at St.
johnsbury fair last week.
W. P Hickie and Mrs. Jennie
Hickie of Orange City. Fla, visited
friends in town last week.
Rev. Fred Williams spoke before
the Mems Brotherhood at St. Johns
bury on Friday evening of last week.
Mrs. chamberlain and three chill
dren of Ryegste were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Miles. over Sun
day.
H. M. Powers has not been as well
for the past week and Mrs. Bigelow
Of Lyndonville is helping to care for
him.
Mrs. S. A. Hunt of Barton is here
for few days on account of the crit
ical illness of her father, Ira Hum
phrey.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton of
Randolph and Mr.. and Mrs E. P.
Hamilton of ST. Johnsbury called on
friends here last Thursday.
The Rebekahs will have a social in
their hall on Friday afternoon and
evening of this week. Everyone
cordially invited. Supper ten cents.
The ladies of the M. E. church
cleared eleven dollars at their Har-
vest dinner Thursday The money
will be used toward defraying the ex-
pense of moving the furnace.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Ruggles left
home Saturday for Charlestown, N.
H. From there they will go to
Springfield and Worcester, Mass, and
other points. They are making the
trip in their automobile and plan to
be away about two weeks.
W. W. COE.
William Wallace Coe, who for the
past six months has been a great
sufferer from cancer, passed peace
fully to the life beyond Monday morn.
ing at Brightlook hospital. ST. Johns
bury. He underwent a serious opera
ton in April. from which he never
, fully recovered. and during the latter
: developed very rapidly. Mr.. Coe was
born in Sheffield, February %, 1859.
He was the only son of David Coe and
Alwilda McNeal Coe, and with he
exception of the first nine years of
his life, his home has always been in
Burke. He was educated in the dis
, trict schools of this town and St.
. Johnsbury academy, and early showed
| a decided taste for business. In his
young manhood he married Miss Fan
ny Batchelder of Burke, who died, in
;, 1881. Four years later, he was unit
j ed in marriage to Mrs. Matte Stuart
!, of Morrisville. who survives him.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Coe leaves a
mother, Mrs. Alwilda Coe, of Burke
e two sisters, Mrs A. P. Underwood Of
2 Barton and Mrs. L. II. Wells of
Burke, stepdaughter. Mrs. Ebert
r E. Orcutt Of Woodsville, n. H.. and
e numerous other relatives. Mr.. Coe
O has been in business in West Burke
for twenty-six years. and has been
postmaster. for the past thirteen
years He was thoroughly devoted to
r business, was strictly honest in all his
d ealings and won the respect AMI trust
of all who knew him. He has been a
s familiar and prominent figure in the
life of the community and will be
q gre atty misse+. The family have the
sympathy Of the community in their
bereavement. The funeral will be
I. held at the church this Wednesday
afternoon at two O'Clock. Rev. B.
= F. Butler of ST. Johnsbury will offici'
- ate, assisted by Rev. Fred'Williams OF
. this place. Burial will be in Hillside
cemetery.
h SUTTON
F. r. Nhipple is sick
IS M. P. Whipple is repairing hi
~ house.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
-; john Gray one day last week.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Jesseman visite
at Orleans Saturday, returning hom
e Sunday.
A Miss Ada Chandler left town fc
ht her home in Enfield, n. H, Monda
morning.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Eggers LEI
of for their home in Gettysburg. Sout
of Dakota, last Friday.
: James Holtham and his sister, Mis-
Lucy, who have been visiting in Car
ada for several weeks, have returne
home.
John Dean came home from til
r. Twin Mountain house last week ar
ART went Monday morning to attend Lyl
don Institute.
f "Uncle'' Harlow Easterbrook
who is 81 years old was the olde
person who attended church Sunda.
asst Mr. Chandler preached special Sc
mon to the old people.
We --
e. Vermont Branch Woman's Board
,os Missions.
Mt The 39th Annual Meeting will /
held in the Bethany Congregations
ie church, Montpelier. Tuesday al
ast Wednesday, Sept. 26th and 9th. Sc
vices at 9 100 a. NJ. 200 and 80
m. Interesting speakers on mission
MS. will be present and on Wednesda
Try evening Pageant will be given,
Illustrating what Christianity has dor
for the women and children of IL
G. Orient. The ladies of Montpelier al
'' prepared to entertain all officers ar
delegates of the Branch. Each Au!
7. iliary and Young Ladies' society
of entitled to send two delegates to tn