Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-26


tend the county Sunday school con-
vention and the centennial celebration
of the Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Allbee of Mas
sawippi visited his sister, Mrs. Chas
Griggs, this week. They came to at
tend the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Will Gardner, at Holland Monday.
Guests at George Cummings last
week were Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan of
Triton, Ca, DR.. and Mrs. Brown and
daughter of Georgetown, S. c., and
Mrs. Julia Lenny of Fitch Bay, P. @.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Griggs, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Farrar and son, Law
renee, K. E. Clifford, Rich Hall and
Mrs. S. D. Barrup were in Holland
Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Will Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benware and
two daughters of Coventry and her
mother, Mrs. Taylor of West Derby
and Mr. and Mrs. White also of
West Derby, were recent callers at
the home of Mr.. Benware's sister,
Mrs. E. M. Pickel.
The last meeting of the w. r. c.,
was held with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Ruiter and in honor of Rev. and Mrs.
w. D. Hetherington. A harvest din
ner and hash supper were served.
Mrs. Hetherington has been president
and will be succeeded by Mrs. Ruiter,
who has been senior vice president.
The following relatives gathered at
Mrs. Ella Churchs in Derby Sunday:
Albert Lawrence, Mrs. McCrullis and
Miss Jennie Allison of ST. Johnsbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coils Page of West
Burke. Mr.. and Mrs. John Dudley, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Badger and twin
sons Of this place.
Sunday morning and evening the
services at the Baptist church will be
the farewell sermons by the pastor,
Rev. w. D. Hetherington, who is to go
to Connecticut. There will be a re-
ception for Mr.. and Mrs. Hethering
ton afternoon and evening Tuesday at
the Baptist church. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
day were Mrs. Julia Holman Tibbetts
man of Hartford, Conn. Mr.. Holman
is state supervisor of schools in Con-
necticut. They are daughter and son
of Rev. Holman, who was formerly a
Baptist pastor here. Mr.. Holman re
sides with his daughter, but Mrs. Hol-
man died several years ago.
Annual state mission services were
held at the Baptist church Sunday
morning. Rev and Mrs. W. D. Heth-
erington and Dea. J. B. Holton spoke
and the children had some part in the
exercises. Mrs lola Rose Of Boston
assisted the choir and also sang a
solo. Mrs. Rose is gifted with a beau
tiful voice and her singing was much
The entire service was
fine.
MRS. CUSHMAN.
Mrs. Ann jeanette Cushman died
at the home of her nephew, David
Cushman Sept. "a, and the funeral
was held at the home Sept. 26, Rev.
w. D. Hetherington officiating. Mrs.
Cushman was "a years old and the
widow of Henry Cushman.
IVORY GOODWIN.
The body of Mr.. Goodwin was
brought here for burial Friday be-
side his wife, who was sister to John
Shedd's mother, and half-sister to
Fred Huntoon of this place. Rev. W.
R. Price conducted a service at the
Relatives present were
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Goodwin of Pennsylvania, Fred Will
son and daughters, Edna and Frieda,
of West Derby, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Laughlin and Mrs. Goodwin of West
Marcelle Dutton of Nor
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. John Shedd, Mr..
and Mrs. Ellie Shedd, E. II. Buck and
Mrs. Herbert Badger of this place.
Mr.. Goodwin was grandfather to the
Misses Wilson, who were present.
RED CROSS NOTES.
The Red Cross branch which has
been holding it's meetings at Mrs. Re-
voir's home during the summer, has
place of meeting to the Bible
Class room in the Congregational YES
try. The new rooms are fitted with
tables and sewing machine. Mrs. N.
S. Allen kindly loaned her sewing ma
chine to the branch
Meetings will be held Friday af-
ternoons at 2 o'clock. A large con-
signment of yarn has been received
from which sweaters, scarfs, wrist
let's, helmets and socks will be finish
ed before cold weather. The branch
has recently sent box to Burlington
headquarters, which contained sweat
ers, filled comfort bags, socks and
sponges. The second box will be
ready to send soon.
The following members have just
been added to the membership roll:
Mrs. Harry Dane, G. r. Counter, Mrs.
5. C. Wilcox, Miss Clara Wilcox, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Lewis and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Demick.