Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Follansbee of
Manchester, N. H., have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Bruce.
Raymond and MAYNARD Pease of
Coaticook visited at the home of their
uncle, James Mcnamara, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Thayer of
Woodsville, N. H., visited her grand
mother, Mrs. William Armstrong, Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Dane and youngest
child visited her cousin, Mrs. John |
Hancock and family, at Coventry Sun
day.
j. F. Crawford of Guilford, Conn.,,
and G. j. Crawford of Newport have
been here to visit their brother, James
Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Lafoe and two
children and Wallace Lafoe of Holland
visited their brother, Henry Lafoe and
wife here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nye and son
Percy and Mr.. Ufford of Barton and
at Lewis Nye's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Holton and Rev
J. A. Mitchell were at Lyndon Center
several days last week to attend the
Wheelock yearly meeting.
! Many were shocked to hear of the
sudden death of Eugene Gamache at
his home near Boston. He was a son
of Mrs. Will Locke of this place.
Orville Hancock and family of New.
) port and John Hancock and family of
Coventry have been visiting their Sis
ter, Mrs. Ernest Worboys, and family
Mrs. John Hancock also visited her
uncle, J. H. Crawford.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Marvin of Der
and Mrs. Farrell Of Stanstead, Que,
2 visited at E. J. Bruce's one day last
r week. The three ladies were nieces
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce.
5 Mrs. Minis, lady or nearly 80 years
! of age, died very suddenly last We'd
nesday evening at Clarence Ewen's,
: during her declining years. Mrs.
Minis was a lovely old lady and had a
host of friends. The funeral was held
at the Congregational church, of which
she was a member, Saturday after
I noon. Rev. A. B. Ross officiating, and
y the burial was in the cemetery here.
Again it becomes our sad duty to
n chronicle the passing beyond the veil
: of another good friend and neiphbor, a
kind husband and loving father-John
: Stumpf on May 81. ]. A. Stumpf was
born in Hartland. Conn, on Sept. 16,
{ 1869 and was the youngest of nine
t children born to Nicholas and Catherine
Il Stumpf Mr.. Stumpf has followed a
farmers life mostly and has lived here
. number of years. In April. 1893, he
: was united in marriage at ST. Johns
bury to Miss Mary Ross. who with a
5 son Harold and daughter Grace. sur
4 vive him. Mr.. Stumpf has been a
!, severe and constant sufferer from
: Bright's disease for five years and four
] months. all of which has been borne
z with great patience. He always had
a pleasant word and smile for
4 everyone and made large circle of
: friends. Twice he had been at Bright.
look hospital in ST. Johnsbury and once
had one limb amputated nearly to the
hip on account of having tuberculosis
a of the bone. The funeral was held al
the home on the afternoon of June 3,
Rev. j. A. Mitchell officiating as pas.
q tor and H. G. Ruiter as funeral direc-
= tor. The burial was here and the
Masons had charge of the service a
the grave. There was a good company
of friends and neighbors present and
$, profusion of beautiful flowers. Mucl
I'd sympathy is felt for the family an,
also for the five brothers and two sis
tiers and the aged mother of 81 years
who lives in Connecticut and was un
able to be present. Two sisters, Mrs
IL C. N Deming of Winsted, Conn.,, ant
20 Mrs. Buck of West Derby and
brother George of Hartford, Conn.
were present, also a niece from Win
!. sted, Conn. Mrs. Stumpf's father, MI
, Ross, of Brighton and two uncles, E
s A. Bemis of Island Pond and w. E
Cheney of St. Johnsbury were ais
a here. Mrs. Stumpf and children ar
very grateful for the kindness show
{. then, by the neighbors and friends dul
r. ing the years of Mr.. Stumpf's Hines
= and at the time of his death.
GLOVER
Charles R. Taggart, musician, yer
triloquist, pianist and violinist an
. all-round entertainer is to give one 9
!! his popular entertainments here O
Ill June 20, Friday evening.
Mrs. Warren o. Bowers, nee Eliz
E. Kimball, many years ago a resider
70 of Glover and who will be remembers
. by many of the old residents. died {
her home in Sacramento, Cal, Ma
23rd. of Bright's disease. She lei
is a husband, one brother, Capt F. N
Kimba]l of Topeka, Kansas, and on
sister, Mrs. Metcalf of Mortified, thi
state.
as CHURCH NOTES
There will be a social following tn
meeting of the Epworth Leagu
Thursday evening. Everyone is il
vited.
III The Mems meeting Sunday WE
:. largely attended and the first sessio
81 Of the new class an interesting one.
IS Children's Day will be observed ,hel
next Sunday, June Is. The exercis
this year is called 1.-THE Children
er Hour"
P5 The Epworth League will hold
devotional meeting at the usual tin