Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ruiter have
moved to their home at G. r. Dur
gins and Mr.. Ruiter will resume his
work there.
Ralph Clark had the misfortune to
have horse step on one foot last
week and the little fellow was quite
badly hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Renihan and
two youngest sons and W. D. Marvin
of Newport visited Mrs. Renihan's
sister, Miss Lou Bruce, short time
Friday.
Everybody was pleased to see Will
lie Hayes at the church on Decoration
day. He has been getting around
nicely in a wheel chair lately and ex-
poets to use crutches soon.
Mrs Myra Pickel and son, Harper,
and his son, Lowell, of Newport, Wis
tied Mrs. Pickles son, E. NJ. Pickel,
May 30th. Harper has been over
seas three years, returning home last
week.
Miss Kathleen Daggett of Derby
spent part of last week at S. D. Bar
rup's and Mr.. and Mrs. Chan Horn
and son, Carl, and her son, Harry
Daggett of Derby, visited at Mr..
Barrup's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benware and
two daughters of Coventry and his
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Benware of
Lowell, were callers at the home of
his sister, Mrs. E. M. Pickel, May 80,
and Mrs. Lizzie Benware remained
for week.
Many here will be sorry to learn of
the death of Mrs. Charles Calhoun
at her home in Walden. Mrs. Cal
houn came here bride, about 20
years ago and by her winning per-
sonality and beautiful character won
many friends. Besides the husband
she leaves a son, Lawrence, and a
daughter, Lillian, to all of whom sin
cere sympathy is extended. A few
years ago Mr.. Calhoun and family
moved to Derby and later to Walden.
On the afternoon of May 3Oth, the
Baptist church was filled with people
from this and surrounding towns to
listen to the exercises. Every pupil
who took part did nicely. We heard
the opinion expressed that the eXer-
cises were the best ever held here.
The speaker was 1t. Donald Emery
of Newport, lately returned from
France. No one who heard the mas
terly address will ever forget it. His
tribute to the boys of '61-'65 was
beautiful. Sanderson's drum corps
was present and went to the GENE
terry, leading the procession to decor
ate the graves.
A reception was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Hill at the school hall
Tuesday evening of last week. There
was a large gathering and each per-
son wished Mr.. and Mrs. Hill many
years of happiness and prosperity.
They are both young people of this
place and Mr.. Hill has a home here
to which we hope they may decide lat
er to come. At present Mr.. Hills
living there. Mrs. NJ. E. Hill of
Newport and daughters, Mrs. George
Gatchell of Bennington, Mrs. Marcia
Lyon. Mrs. McGoff, Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
vester of Orleans, Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hill
dreth and friend and Delos Marvin of
Newport were present. Cake and ice
cream was generously furnished by
the brides father, G. A. Dane, of this
place. J. B. Holton pleasantly pre-
sented the many gifts which consisted
of silver, cut glass, other glass, linen,
hand embroidered pieces, china and
several sums of money. Mr.. Hill
thanked the people in his own pleas
ant way and hoped they might have
many callers in their new home from
their home town. The people were
very pleased to see Mrs. M. E. Hill,
the groom's mother, who has been i'll
for many weeks and now looks only
the shadow of her former self, but
through it all she has retained her
merry laugh and her habit of look
ing on the bright side of life.