Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-13

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returned home much improved in
health.
Several from this part of town at
tended the annual meeting of the In
dependent Telephone company at
Barton.
hrs. Victor Swanson, whose sick
ness has been mentioned before, is
gaining and is able to be about the
house a little.
L. T. Grow and Mrs. o. A. Grow
are in Evansville caring for their
mother, Mrs. Lorenzo Grow, who is
very low at this writing.
Uric Choiniere, who has been
working recently for John Beaure-
gard, has bought John Young's farm
near Bloomington Center.
William NJ. Pearson died at the
home of his sister, Mrs. VIM. R. Brad
ford, (Sarah Pearson), on December
Is, 1917, in Fresno, Cal. Mr.. Pear
son for many years resided in Brown
ington and was well known in Evans
vile and Coventry, being nephew of
the late Deacon Moses Pearson, an
old-time resident of Coventry. Mr..
Pearson was a member of Co. F, 11th
Vermont Vol. Inf, during the war of
1876. He attended the G. A. r.
convention in San Francisco, August,
1908, since which time he had made
his home with his sister, in Fresno.
He kept in touch with the happenings
in Orleans County, through the Mon
itor's weekly visits and took much
pleasure in perusing it's pages He
had been in failing health for several
years, but the immediate cause of
death was the rupture of a blood YES
sci on the brain. S. r.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Miss Esther Stone spent the week
end with her parents.
Miss Clara Young and Frank Chal-
ifoux were married last week.
Alfred Lacourse of Camp Devens
was here to visit his parents over
Sunday.
Mrs. L. N. Lund was at Orleans
Sunday, called there by the illness of
her sister.
John Young has sold his home
farm to Uric Chamisier, possession
to be given right away and Mr.
Young will move to his new home at
the Center.
1t is expected that the Rev. E. w.
Sturtevant of East Burke will visit
the Jr o. U. A. M. at their regular
meeting Wednesday evening, Feb. 20.
1t is hoped that every member will be
present. Supper will be served, so
please bring something for the table.
COVENTRY
Mrs. H. J. Frazier is not as well.
Mrs. Frank Orne is improving
slowly.
c. E. Gorham of Claremont, N. H.,
is at home.
Miss Bessie Tucker was called to
Woodstock, last week by the serious
illness of her father.
The relatives of J. P. Wheelock
were invited to his home, Monday. to
spend the day, it being his birthday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. L. Bradford did
not arrive home Saturday, as he plan
ned, on account of the illness of their
little son, Harold.
Carroll Brooks and Miss Muriel
Wells of Newport, spent Sunday at
home. Mr.. Brooks has gone to ST..
Johnsbury for examination for the
army.
Harry Drake took his niece, Miss
Jennie Alger, to Brightlook hospital,
ST. .JOhnSbl1rv last week to have the
X-rays used on her ankle. She has
stayed for the treatment.
The North Neighborhood school,
Miss Lettie Marshall, teacher, leads
all the schools in town in the War
Savings and Thrift Stamp campaign
during the week just closed, with a
record of So.
Mrs. Jane Hermon has received an
interesting letter from her nephew,
Corp. Guy Livingston, son of John
Livingston, of Iowa, formerly of this
place. He is now serving somewhere
in France.
The Red Cross branch has received
an az order for "a pajamas for use in
the hospitals in France. These are
some of the ladies take one home and
finish as soon as possible? A meet
ing was held today at the home of
Mrs. Kate Hancock.
We have read of trains here in Ver-
mont, being showed in for 16 days,
and heard of thermometers register
ing two or three clapboards below the