Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-10
WEST CHARLESTON


weeks illness.
sciatica.
Mrs. E. M. Pickel is ill and con-
fined to her home, but is improving.
Miss Pauline Folsom of Lyndon
visited Miss Mae Hastings last week.
Mrs. Gray is here helping care for
her sons wife, Mrs. Robert Gray, and
daughter.
K. E. Clifford and niece, Mrs. Nina
Davis have been to Derby to visit at
Mr.. Tees.
Mrs. Hattie Revoir, who has been
in poor health for several weeks, is
improving.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mcnamara of St. Johnsbury on
the birth of son.
Miss Winsome Jones of Newport
visited at the home of her uncle, E.
M. Pickel, last week.
c. r. Durgin and crew of men are
busy getting pulp down the river
from East Charleston.
John Harvey of Newport visited
his sister, Mrs. Margaret Coffey, over
Sunday. His daughter, Mae, spent
last week here.
Mrs. Monira Foss, who spent the
winter with her son, Norman Brown,
went to her home in Saco, Me-, one
day last week.
The grammar department Of the
village school began Monday with the
same efficient teacher Miss Helen
Franklin, of Newbury.
Mrs. Albertine Patten Gray has
been to visit her husband, who is
! training for the navy, and did not get
home In time to begin her school this
week.
A large crowd gladly availed them
selves Of Mr.. Nelson's generous in
vitation to meet at his sugar camp
one day last week and thanked him
heartily for the treat.
Mrs. Carrie Mooney of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting relatives and
friends here. We understand Mr..
Mooney, who is a carpenter, has gone
to work in a ship yard.
Mrs. Emily Maplesden has been in
poor health lately. On April 5 she
was "a years of age and was pleas
antIy surprised to receive many
birthday cards which she greatly ap-
preciated.
A dance was held in E. H. Bucks
hall Thursday evening at which
Harold Ruiter of Camp Devens was
guest of honor. There was a large
crowd and all had very nice time.
Refreshments were served.
RAYMOND SHEDD FOSTER.
On March 25th, when the news
reached here that Raymond Foster
was dead 1T his home in Newport,
everyone was surprised and sadden-
ed. He was i'll with pneumonia only
four days. He was tho son of Chas.
and Jennie Shedd Foster and was
born In Derby on the farm now owned
BY Ed. Eastman and 50 near Charles
ton line that West Charleston was
their church and school home.
Ray was possessed Of an industri-
GUS and ambitious disposition and the
faculty of making friends wherever
he went. He had worked at several
stores and restaurants in Newport
and at the time of his death was
working for the railroad company.
Since the. death of his father he
and his mother have kept the home.
His wife was Miss Bernice STRAIT
ton of Beebe.
The funeral was held at the home
on March %, the Rev. Barnard offici-
ating.
Forty different floral pieces were
given by relatives, friends, societies
and business places.
The burial was in this cemetery
where the baby daughter was laid at
rest year ago. Besides the wife
and mother, Ray leaves four sisters.
Mrs. Ernest Billiard of this place,
Mrs. George Shannon of Derby, Mrs.
James Tent of West Somerville,
Mass, and Mrs. Arthur Cheney of
Montpelier, and brother, John Eos
ter, OF this place. All of them with
members of their families attended
the funeral.
CONG. CHURCH NOTES
Sunday April 18th
Sunday morning worship, 1920
Sermon by Rev. w. c.. Johnson.
Bible school at ~.
Z. F.. service Thursday evening at
7.3O: Subject, GLOW to Enjoy Sun
day.. Leader, o. H. Kidder.
At the close of the c.. r. meet;no
April IL, the regular quarterly bust. |
ness meeting of the church will be !;
held IN the vestry. The chairmen of |
all the church comittees and secre-
tar1es OF al organizations connected
WIN the church are requested to have
thelr reports for the quarter ready |
for this meeting.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. G. w. Collins, Pastor.
Morning worship at 1890.
Bible school at noon.
Union services in the evening at
1;5o p. M. at the Congregational
q. p. service Wednesday evening.
at I3O o'clock at the parsonage
Mention in last weeks report of
plants sent by Mrs. Bert Gee, for
Easter decorations was omitted