Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-11-09

given at the TEN CnoaCFe faSC FRIDAY
evening was one of the big successes
of the year. The house was filled
and the drama is said to have been
one of the finest local talent plays
ever given in town. The, stars were
Clayton Ball, Marion Kendrick, May
Cheney, and Miss Marjorie Hall, who
took the part Of the bride. All the
roles were well taken and the man.
agement deserves much credit for
staging and putting through the fine
performance.
MRS. LUCIA ANN CHAPPELL.
Lucia A. Hudson was born in New
ark, June Goth, 1916. Her childhood
and girlhood were spent in her ma
tive town and on September 10Th,
1864, she married Charles Chappell
of Newark, who died October 31st,
1888. Their children were Wesley,
Cora, Lila, Amy and Bertha, all of
whom are now living. For the past
Is years Mrs. Chappell has resided in
West Burke with her daughter, Cora,
Mrs. H. s. Chappell, who with the as
sistance of her daughter, Beatrice,
has cared for her mother in her de-
-clining years most tenderly. Now and
then She visited one of her other chill
dren, always enjoying the pleasant
change, but was usually glad to get
home, where she had SO many friends
and more interests. She was a men,
Der of Evening Star Chapter o. E.
s., and of the w. R. c., and will be
greatly missed by both orders She
was quiet gentle lady, bearing her
long period of failing health with
great patience and sweetness and will
be sadly missed in the home circle.
She died Sunday, October Both and
the funeral occurred at the Chappell
home Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
w. H. Gould officiated and she was
buried in Hillside cemetery. Many
lovely flowers bore testimony of the
love and respect felt for the depart
ed friend. who will be deeply mourn
ed by. all who knew and loved her
host. She leaves one son, Wesley
Thappell. of Barton. and four dauoh-
ters, Mrs. Chappell of West Burke,
Mrs. LILA Hunting of Newport. N. H..
Mrs Amv Bishop of Sheffield and
Mrs. Bertha Cheney of Bennington.
we'll as other relatives.
MRS. CORA ALLARD
Mrs. Cora Allard, who has been an
invalid for the past two years as the
result of a nervous shock, had been
much worse of late and passed away
early on the morning of Sunday, Oc-
tober 3Oth.
Cora Gilman was the eldest daugh-
ter of Warren L., and Lizzie (White)
Gilman, and was born in Barton, N.
H., January 7th 1874. Her parents
moved to Sutton when their little girl
was six years Of age, and her youth
was spent on the farm, now the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Clark.
She became the wife of Will E. AL
lard of West Burke in 1896, and their
home has been here ever since. One
child, Hazel, was added to the home
circle, which was always a very happy
one. Mrs. Allard was for some years
the very faithful and efficient ibrar-
ian of the West Burke library, and
the association and the many readers
appreciate her care and patient work.
She was a devoted wife and mother
and kind and thoughtful neighbor
and will be sadly missed in the COM
munity. The funeral took place
Tuesday afternoon at her late home,
the Rev. Walter Gould officiating
The floral tributes were many and
beautiful. She was laid to rest in
Hillside cemetery. The bearers were
T. E. Wheeler of Lyndonvflle. Frank
Allard of West Burke, A. F. Stod-
dard of Sutton and Avery Bigelow
of Lyndon.
Besides her husband she leaves a
daughter. Mrs. T. E. Wheeler OF
Lyndonville, one grandson, Kenneth
Wheeler, one sister, Mrs. A. F. Stod-
dard and a half sister and brother
Mrs. Lila Austin of Lyndonville and
Raymond Gilman of this place.