Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-11
COVENTRY

T.. J. Elliott is confined TO the
house with heart trouble.
r r Gorham and son, Sidney, re-
turned to Claremont Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Metcalf of Bar
TON visited at Pliny MetcaH's recent
ly.
Carroll and Ray Wilder were up
from Newport to attend the oyster
supper.
Mrs. A. D. Thurber returned nome
Saturday somewhat improved III
health.
Mrs. Edith Batchelder has return
cd home but not as much improved IN
health as her friends wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Humphrey OF
Newport and Mr.. and Mrs. Marx
Honsinger of Albany visited at L.. 3.
Elliott's last week.
All ex-service men should take ad,
vantage of the opportunity offereo
/ for free home-correspondence courses
as explained elsewhere IN TINS paper
Mrs. Charles Chapman was taken
very ill Monday of last week with
stoppage of the bowels and What Is
feared to be gall stones and is stlli IN
a very critical condition.
Among those in our midst who are
ON the sick list are Mrs. Ira Wheel-
ock. Mrs. Gertrude Ware, Mrs. Leon
ora Ware, Mrs. Doule Lee, all SICK
with grip or hard colds.
News received from John Brooks,
who is staying with his daughter, IN
Charleston. informs us that he has
Iheen suffering badly with his hip and
arm. Mr.. Brooks was injured last
fall i'm an automobile accident.
The Young men will give dance
and promenade and box party in the
. town hall Friday evening. Both old
and new dances. Good music In at
tendance. Ladies please bring box
es. Admission, gentlemen SOC, ladies
without boxes, 25c.
Mrs. Marion Wright received news
last week of the death of Ralph Guild,
oldest son of her brother, Warner
-lGuild, who lives IN Syracuse, n. Y.
!; Mr.. and Mrs. Guild were former res
Iidents of our town and the sympathy
of their many friends and acquain-
tances is extended to them in their
great sorrow.
The event of the season viii be
: fish ehowder supper given by the men
OF the Leaders Bible class in the
Congregational vestry Friday eve
viii be present and give an address
upon his European experiences dur
ing the World war. Don't miss this
: Mems supper and they will surely
give you Il good entertainment.
News was received Wednesday of
the death of Mrs Gertrude (Taylor)
Quincy OF WOllaston, Mass. Gertrude
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. i.
=. Taylor, Mr.. Taylor being a former
pastor of the NJ z. church here. She
made many friends during her stay
among US and win be long remember
ed for her bright, sunny ways and
cheerful disposition. The sympathy
of all is extended the sorrowing par
ents, the sisters and bereaved hus-
band. The cause Of death was in
fluenza followed by pneumonia. She
leaves little son four weeks old.
Following is a list of the new books
recently received for the library:
The Road to Understanding, Porter;
Joan & Co., Bartlett; Dangerous
Days, Rinehart; Captain of the Gray
Horse Troops, Garland; His Official
tiancee, Ruck; Comrades, Dillon;
Temperamental Henry, Marvin; The
Finding of Jasper Holt, Lutz; Our
Next Door Neighbors, Maniates; The
Recreation of Brian Kent, Wright;
lShavings, Lincoln; The Thirteenth
Commandment, Hughes; Up the Road
with Sallie ,Sterritt; The Story of
Marco, Porter; The Greater Glory,
Policy; Burned Bridges, Sinclair;
Mr.. Bingle, McCutcheon; The River
End, Curwood; Cinderella Jane, Cook;
A Land Girls Love Story, Ruck;
chael, Lutz; Webster-Man's Man,
kyne; In Apple Blossom Time,
Burnham; Amarilly of Clothesline
Alley, Maniates; Amailly in Love,
Maniates; Speaking of Operations,
Cobb; Seven Miles to Arden, The
Primrose Ring, Sawyer; Kitty Canay,
Bosher; 1t Pays to Advertise Ma
grew q Hackett; Michael, Brother of
Jerry, London.
Mrs. Ann Porter, who had been in
poor health for several years, died on
Feb. z, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. P. F. Dougall, Farnham, P. O.,
after a weeks illness with pneu-
monla at the age of 80 years and IL
months. Funeral services were held
at the house Wednesday, conducted by
Rev. Ralph Collins, who spoke words
of comfort and cheer. She always
saw the good in everyone and to
know her was to love her In 1904
she came here to live with her son.
Lee, and as long as her health per-
mltted, loved to attend the church
services, working for the Mission So
ciety even after she was unable to
attend the meetings. She leaves to
mourn her loss a daughter and two
granddaughters of Farnham, Lee of
this place and Walter and two
granddaughter of Lyndonville. who
were all present at her funeral. Bur
ial was in the family lot in Water
90, Z. Q. Flowers were sent from
coventry friends, her children and