Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-26
COVENTRY
Mrs. William Stevens is quite i'll.
Miss Ruth Shippee till remains quit

from Irasburg.
Mrs. Gladys Noyes has returned
from visit to Newport Center.
Mrs l.. S. Eaton has purchased the
Nichols house of A. D. Thurber.
Asa Hancock has returned from
Glover, where he has been at work.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Corrow have
returned from their mountain sugar
camp.
Mrs. Emma Adams has been spending
few days with her friend, Mrs. w. G..
Brooks.
Lonnie Herrick has finished work for
w. R. Thurber and Milo Hancock will
take his place.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Corrow are the
happy parents of son, born April 81.
| Congratulations
John Corrow and son, Oliver, have
returned from New Hampshire where
they have spent the past few months.
1t is reported that the house owned
| by Mrs. Fred Campbell has been
purchased by Mrs. Zelda Tyler of West
Derby.
The E. l.. Chandler company are
having bargain On shavings for the
next ten days. and will sell dry planer
shavings at rs cents per load.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Currie of
Woodsville, N. H.. and Miss Kate
Stevens of Orleans visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Eben Stevens,
over Sunday.
w. E. Cleveland went to Burlington
last week and purchased a Paige
| Detroit automobile. Mr. Cleveland
will act as representative for the Paige
Detroit company in this section.
! Tuesday May the w. C. T. U. will
hold their annual meeting with Mrs.
Claris. There will be reports Of
officers and superintendents followed
by election of officers, also delegates to
the county convention at North Troy
1t is hoped that all who have not
already paid their dues will 60 so that
this time. A chapter of "In Times
Like These" will be read by Mrs.
Claris.
A hash supper was held in the M E.
vestry last evening, after which the
following program was listened to:
Piano solo, Mrs. Ira Wheelock; recita-
tion, Horace Hancock; reading. "The
Boy with the Boston Brain" Mrs. Ira
Wheelock solo with chorus. Miss Mona
Bickford recitation, Vernon Hancock !;
recitation, 1.-THE Auto and the Mule"
Mrs. Kate Hancock : solo, with chorus,
Mrs. Gertrude Ware after which a
prize was offered for the one finding
the animal cards scoring the most
points. Cleon Corrow was the winner,
receiving as prize potted primrose.
The BOBBY prize went to Maurice
Eaton.
The Barre Daily Times printed some
time ago an account of the fifteenth
; wedding anniversary celebration given
Rev. and Mrs NJ. w. Hale, formerly
of this place, but now at Cabot. The
Monitor quotes: One of the most
enjoyable events of the season took
place Monday evening March 27, at
the parlors of the Congregational
J church in honor of the 18th wedding
anniversary Of Rev. and Mrs M. w.
Hale. At 8 o clock the pastor ano
family were invited to the church,
where they were greeted by about 100
friends and neighbors. including sever
al from the sister church. A Tom
Thumb and Jennie June wedding cere
: nony was then performed. The whole
proce eding had been carried on fol
three weeks under ban Of secrecy
while several laughable Incidents which
{ occurred during that time and on the
e preceding afternoon did not unlock the
S mystery, and even when the parsor
was defeated in gaining an entrance tt
e the church that he might show to ;
s friend the memorial windows. he dit
0 not dream that inside was trio carry
ing out plot for the evenings enter
tainment, but gave "Jack Frost" thu
2f
church underpinning and informed thi
. friend that he would have to call again
To this friend the mystery wa
. already solved, he having been pre-
viously informed and requested to keel
q mum. The evenings entertainment
brought double surprise, when Pin.
Smith, with q few appropriate re
marks, in behalf of the people, pre-
J.. sented Mr.. and Mrs. Hale with beau
4 tiful set of dishes, to which the paste
readily responded in his usual pleasan
+ way, while Mrs. Hale extended thanks
r. Appropriate remarks were made b.
Rev. F. e. Currier and DR.. l.. w
Burbank. Refreshments of cake an
coffee were served and brides cak
# from Mrs. Jennie Rogers was presente
Mrs. Hale. Congratulations were eS
tended, all wishing to meet the worth
u couple at similar gathering Is year
hence.
1t HOLLAND
Rev. John Robinson was in tow
D, Monday and Tuesday.
4 Mr.. Cobleigh, county road commits
sioner, was in town Monday.
% Mrs. Hitchcock of Troy is yisitin
her daughter, Mrs. o. L. Kelley.
1s n.1. of Moroor MOO a visit
- at OrviIle Kelley's the past week.
DEMICK'S MILL
I'd School has commenced with Mr.
90 Myra Gray as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Ames of Derh
ra Line visited in town recently.
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