Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-10
COVENTRY
INTENDED for last week.


Miss Crete Gorham is on the sick
list.
Mrs. John Wells has been very ill
recently.
Walter Cleveland is at home from
Cornell university.
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber came home from
st. Johnsbury Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Niles have both
been suffering with hard colds recently
Lemuel Lathe has been i'll gain, the
result of injuries received IN the mill
yard.
Chas. Chapman has so far recovered
as to be able to walk to the stores and
back.
A. D. Thurber had the misfortune to
fall and dislocate his shoulder Sunday
morning.
Mrs. w. R. Shippee has had the
misfortune to injure one of her eyes
very badly.
The receipts at the town meeting
dinner held in the M. E. church Tues
day were $40.
Miss Muriel Wells was called home
from Newport recently by the illness
of her mother.
A little daughter. Grace Eilene. was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Thurber
Thursday, Feb 26.
Mrs. May Boynton of Newport has
been spending few days with her
brother. l.. S. Eaton.
Mrs. Jane Hermon and family have
returned from Newport, where they
have been for some time.
Quarterly conference was held in
the M. E. church Monday afternoon,
Rev. R. F. Lowe, district superintend-
ent. being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Brown of Lead
vile, P. O.. visited at E. A. Barrows's
recently and Geo. Corrow visited
his sister, Mrs. Nora Brown, in Lead.
vile, P. Q.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Falconer and lit
tie son of Claremont, N. H., have been
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Gorham. Mr.. Falconer is still on
crutches from the injury to his foot.
Some of the Young people here,
accompanied by Miss Morse and Miss
Derby as chaperones, took a straw
ride to Irasburg to attend the prone
made given for the benefit of the Iras-
burg band Feb. %.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Thurber extend their deepest sympa-
thy to them in the loss of their little
daughter, Grace Eilene. who died early
Monday morning, March 1st. Prayer
service was held at the home by Rev.
M. w. Hale Tuesday afternoon. Inter-
ment in the village cemetery.
A reception was held for Rev. M. W.
Hale and family in the Congregational
church Friday evening. The following
program was given: Organ solo. Mrs
Ira Wheelock; reading. Miss Lora
GLADDEN. solo, w. R. Shippee reading,
Miss Ethel GLADDEN.; recitation. FIossie
Smith instrumental music. Mrs. Aida
Niles, organ; Miss Dorothy, violin ::
Master Chas. and George. horn and
banjo; reading. Ethel GLADDEN. reading
Miss A. r. Kidder; reading. Mrs. Hollis
Hancock duet, Mr.. and Mrs A. D.
Thurber Rev E. B. Harris made a
few remarks to which Rev. Hale re-
sponded. Refreshments of cake and
coffee were served. A very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all. Mr. and
Mrs. Hale S many friends wish them
much success in their new home.
AIvah C. Brooks, who has been seri-
ously i'll for the past two weeks, was
operated on by Drs Allen of St.
Johnsbury and Cleasby of Orleans
Wednesday evening of last week. 1t
was found that he had two cancers
and he only lived few hours after the
operation, dying at 7.30 Wednesday
night. He was a son of Chids and
Ann (Chesney) Brooks, and was born
in Lennoxville, P. O., Dec. %. 1914.
On Sept. 26, 1872 he was married at
Orleans to Miss Stella Sessions, who
died about % years ago. June 4, 1896
he was united in marriage at Newport
to Mrs. Laura Morse, who with one
sister, Mrs. Henry F. Black, of New
survive him. Mr.. Brooks was an
honest, upright man. kind and indul-
gent husband, and an accommodating
neighbor. He will be greatly missed
among large circle of friends. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon at
his late home, Rev. w. A. Warner of
Barton officiating. The interment was
in the village cemetery. The floral
tributes were many and, beautiful
Among those from out of town to
attend the funeral of A. G. Brooks
Saturday were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Black, L. ]. Phelps, Carroll Brooks
and Ira Sessions of Newport, Mrs. O..
E, Aiken of Swanton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank White and Mrs Geo. Cook of
West Derby, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Fras
Ter of West Burke, Rev. w. A. Warner.
Mrs. Arthur Redfeld and Mrs. c. A..
: Barrows of Barton, Mrs Frank Parlin,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Guild. Mr. and
Mrs Geo Stevens and w. Fl. Tibbetts
of Orleans.
No Suffering.
1t was at breach of promise case,
| md the rustic defendant was Under