Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-29


critically i'll with pneumonia, is now
better.
Nurse DeMings of Newport Gas
been caring for the sick at W. E..
Thayer's.
Miss Ruth Shippee, who has been
very i'll with influenza, is gaining
quite rapidly.
Little Geraldine LABEL is ill with
tonsilitis and her brother, Bernard,
is threatened with it.
Mrs. Emma Kneeland has been
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. George Cook, in Newport.
Mrs. Carrie Ward of Mansonville
was called here last week by the i'll
ness and death of her brothers wife,
Mrs. W. E. Thayer.
Coventy's quota for the campaign
for sufferers in the Near East was
S85, and $1O5 was raised making the
town go over the top by $50.
George Corrow was injured quite
badly with a board, which flew back
from the edger and struck one of his
limbs, Fortunately no bones were
broken.
Mrs. Eta Litchfeld is acting as
substitute in the grammar school in
the absence of the teacher, Miss
Thomas, whose father remains criti-
cally i'll.
A social will be held in the vestry
Friday evening. A pleasant pro
gram is being prepared. Supper as
hn OLE of off
GERS. Everyone is cordially invited
to be present.
The W. C. T. U. will hold their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon at two o'clock at the home
of Mrs. l. E. Orcutt, which meeting
will be a Frances Willard Memorial.
! Those having articles for the box for
the rescue home, will please bring or
send them to this meeting.
Walter E. Cleveland, who received
an honorable discharge from the avi-
alton school in West Point, Miss,
reached home Friday evening. He
visited friends in Indiana, Washing
ton, D. c., New York and Boston on
his way home. He is suffering from
bad throat trouble. His many
friends are glad to welcome him
home.
MRS. WALTER THAYER
Our community was again sadden-
ed by the death of Mrs. Jessie New
tom wife of Walter E. Thayer, which
occurred at her home, Jan. 23d, after
short illness of influenza, which
rapidly developed into pneumonia.
All that could possibly be done was
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was of no avail and death scpn claim
ed his own. Mrs. Thayer was born
in Sutton, P. O., July z, 1885. She
came to Newport and worked in the
home of Col. Mansur for five years,
and then was married to Walter E.
Thayer. After three months of
married life they bought what was
known as the Bert Ware place in
Coventry, where they have since liv-
ed. She leaves besides her husband
four small children, the oldest six
years, and the youngest, six weeks
old. She also leaves one sister, Mrs.
Dan Hamilton of Warrington, Mani
tOba, who received the news of her
sisters death too late to come east.
three brothers, Ernest, who is in
Australla, Arthur of Sutherland.
saskatchewan, and John Newton of
DIAM ASINeI, Alberta, none OF whom
were able to be present. The funeral
was held at her late home Monday
afternoon. The remains were taken
TO Newport Center and placed in the
tomb for the winter. Much sympathy
Is felt by their many friends, as was
expressed by the many beautiful
flowers, which were sent: Cross
from the neighbors on West hill:
spray of narcissus, Mr.. and Mrs. a
>. MACON; spray of narcissus. Mr.
and Mrs L NJ. Doronev; wreath from
nelghbors on the Brook road: SPRAY
Of carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. II. q
Lhayer; spray Of narcissus. Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Thaver and son. cut fovr-
ers, West Hill school; cut flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Young and Mrs.
Achilles; spray of carnations. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dowsel; spray of lilies. Mr.. and