Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-01

will give his lecture, "Courtship and
Marriage" at the town hall Wednes
day evening. Feb 8, under the aus
pieces of the Ethan Allen Council, No.
Is, Jr. o. U. A. M, after which lunch
will be served and promenade will
follow. Members of the council are
requested to help furnish for the lunch.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Miss Musgrove of Holland is work
ing at VIM. Findley's.
Mrs. John Hinton is quite i'll.
Mrs. Elmer Gray is i'll her daughter
Laura is home from her school at Der
by to care for her.
Mrs. John Buck and Mrs. Leon
Buck visited relatives and friends in
Irasburg last week.
Miss Jennie Campbell has finished a
successful term of school at Holland
and returned home.
Miss Vena Rexford of Berlin visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Rexford, the past week.
Bernice ALLYN was seriously injured
Wednesday, an. rs, while sliding near
the schoolhouse. Her leg is broken
in two places and her ankle badly
spralned.
The topic for the C. E. prayer
meeting Feb. 2, "A Missionary Jour
ney around the World, Missions in
the United States, North and East"
Leader, Mrs. B. F. Davis.
Services will be held at Plymouth
church Sunday morning at II o'clock
and Sunday evenings at 7:45. Mr..
Price will begin his labors here next
Sunday. All are cordially invited.
The East Charleston Dramatic club
will give the comedy drama, "Bar
Haven" in the vestry hall Friday eve
ming, Feb. 3. Admission 10 and &c
cents, promenade proceeds for the
United Workers.
Twenty-Five from this place attended
the public installation of officers at the
Island Pond M. w. A. lodge. Jan. Is.
A fine program was rendered, refresh
ments were served, followed by a
dance. Everyone had a jolly time
and felt we'll repaid for going.
Christian Endeavor day will he OBJ
served Thursday, Feb 9. when the ex-
ercise, "Three Decades of Christian
Endeavor. will be given. This will
be very interesting entertainment
with special music and costume. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
A reception will be given Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Price Wednesday evening,
Feb. 8, in the vestry. 1t is hoped that
every family in town will be repre-
scented, also friends from Morgan, to
give Mr.. and Mrs. Price warm well
come back to our town. Refresh
ments of sandwiches, cake and coffee
will be served. Everybody welcome.
Edwin D. Allyn was born at
Charleston April 10, 1914 and died at
his home here Jan 18, 1911. His
grandfather, Abner Allyn, was one of
the pioneer settlers of Charleston.
Mr.. Allyn spent all his life in this
town and was very active and useful
man in town affairs, being school di-
rector five years and justice of the
peace. In 1908 he represented the
town in the legislature, he was a men,
Der of the Masonic Lodge. at Island
Pond and the Echo grange Of this
place. He was member of the Con-
gregational church and was a senior
deacon at the time of his death. Mr..
Allyn was twice married : his first wife
was Miss Mary Whitney, who left
one son. Burton G. In 1880 he married
Miss Abbie Stevens of St. Johns
bury. He leaves to mourn his loss, his
widow and four children, Burton G.. of
Lyndonville, Ava R. of Portland, Me.
and Abner and Bernice, also one
brother, A lonzo, and sister, Mrs. Rose
| Gray of this place, besides large cir
Gle of friends. The cause of his death
was stomach trouble. The funeral
was held at his late home Friday af~
ternoon where a large company of
friends met to show their esteem for
him; the floral offerings. were beauti-
full. The two sons and two nephews
were the bearers, Rev. Thomas Hall
of Island Pond officiating. Interment
in the family lot at East Charleston.
WEST CHARLESTON
Mrs. Willis Wiley is much better.
Loretta Horn is gaining although
her foot is very sore.
Mrs. Louisa Worboys is very i'll with
asthma and severe cold.
Ora Foster has moved his household
goods to Manchester, N. H.
Mrs. William Armstrong has beer
quite ill the past two weeks.
Charles Hamblet returned to hi.
home in Barton last Saturday.
Mrs. James Mcnamara is now abb,
to do few light tasks about the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Bruce have beer
entertaining their son-in-law, Ed. AL
exander.
Miss Bertha Kline has returne,
from Orleans where she has been Wis
| iting friends.
Mrs. Alvin Woodland has been con
fined to the house the past week wit
a severe cold.
, Rev. J. H. Dickson and family wen
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