Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-10-25
West Burke.

Mrs Whipple has returned home, after
a number of weeks absence, visiting in n.
II.
L. Hall from Sutton has hired the hotel
and moved in, and is now ready to enter
tain the travelling public.
Mrs. Eliza Lowell has returned from
Sutton, where she has been for number
of weeks doing dress making.
Quite number from this place have
taken advantage Of the low rates on the
railroad and are visiting in Boston this
week.
Silas Leach has moved into the house
that he bought OF M. B. Parsons.-Mrs.
Flint has moved in with her daughter,
Mrs. Stevens, and Burt Dean and bride
have commenced housekeeping in the ten
ement vacated by Mrs. Flint.
Whee1Ock.
Mr.. Charles Holmes is improving his
buildings by adding veranda in front.
Mr.. g. Drown, who worked in st. Johns
bury during the summer, is now at home.
DIR. Ell. E. Smith of Burke is treating r.
L. Kelley for a cancer. Mr.. Kelley's many
friends hope that he may be perma nently
cured.
Mr. George Cree and family from ST.
Johnsbury were in town last Sunday
lola and George Squires of st. John sbury
were in town last week.
DR.. James of Sheffield has sold his place
and is going to move into the Clifford
house for the fall and winter. Glad to
have the doctor come here.
A very pretty wedding took place We'd
nesday evening, Oct. 20, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hollis B. WEIGH of WheeIock,
when their daughter, Mary Agnes, was
united in marriage to Henry w. Dexter of
Springfield. George L. Giff1n of ST. Johns
bury was best man and Miss Jennie S.
Kelsey, also of st. Johnsbury, was brides
maid. There were about 80 guests present,
near relatives or intimate friends of the
bride and groom. The parlor was very
Hastily decorated. At just $751; the bridal
party passed into the room to the sweet
strains of the wedding march, which was
vile. They stood in the bay window be-
meath an arch of cedar and snowdrops, and
surrounded by potted begonias and by
drangeas. The knot was tied by Rev. Chas.
Gorse of Sheffield. The bride wore dress
of white lansdown trimmed with chiffon
and white satin ribbon, and carried bou-
quet of white roses. The bridesmaid was
dressed in white dotted muslin, trimmed
with lace and ribbon, and wore pink and
white carnations. After the ceremony a
collations was served, consisting of coffee,
sandwiches, cake, ice cream and fruit. At
II p. m. the bride and groom left the house
amid shower of rice for Lyndonville,
where they took the train for Boston. The
following is a list of the presents that were
received, with the names of the givers,
many of whom were guests: One doZ.
knives and forks, one half doz. solid silver
teaspoons, dessert spoons and tablespoons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. 3. WEIGH; China dinner
set and toilet set, Mr.. and Mrs. M. D.
WEIGH; one dozen silver fruit knives, Alma
and Charlie WEIGH; China tea set, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Giffin, Sheffield; set Of silver
nut picks, knives and crack, cut glass per-
fumery bottle, William Dexter, Sheffield;
silver service, sugar shell, butter knife and
water set, from friends in Wheelock and
vicinity; solid silver bon bon spoon, Mr..
and Mrs. S. d. Atwood, st. Johnsbury;
one-half doz. cut glass celery dips, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Brown, St. Johnsbury; Smyrna
rug, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Simpson, Sheffield;
Venetian vase, Mrs. G. f. Leavitt, ST.
Johnsbury; silver cake basket, Mrs. M. NJ.
Taplin, Barton Landing; solid silver cheese
scoop, Mrs. P. T. Hanscom, Schenectady,
N. Y; one-half doz. solid silver teaspoons,
w. Ell. Wheeler, Springfield; paper knife,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cotton, Barton Landing;
berry spoon, Mrs. u. e. Foote, Newton
vile. Mass; berry spoon, Frederick ].
Dark and Carrie j. Saffo; pair picture
frames, Mrs. E. M. Phillips, Lyndon; China
plate, cup and saucer, John Coffran, South
Wheelock; book, James Dexter, Sheffield;
two books, Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Mathewson,
Barre; centerpiece, Mrs. E. L. Clifford,
Lyndon Center; centerpiece, Mr.. and Mrs.
U. P. Myers, Derry, N. H.; tidy, Mrs. H.
p. King, Wheelock; silver fruit dish, Geo.
Giffin and Jennie Kelsey, ST. Johnsbury;
silver pickle fork, Mrs. Judith Park, Lyn-
don Center; China plate, Mrs. Albert Wal
ter, LyndonviIle; China plates, Alice M.
Walter, Lyndonville; silver toothpicl<
holder, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Ball, ST. Johns
bury; solid silver berry spoon, Steven M.
Darling, and Mr.. and Mrs. U. p. Hunt,
Moline, Ill, one-half doz. solid silver tea
spoons, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Darling and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Darling, Moline, ILL.,,
solid silver spoon, Ploomie Darling and
May Darling, Moline, H.. silver napkin
ring, George Folsom, Jericho; gold sugar
shell, Mrs. William Folsom, Jericho; silver
pickle caster, Mr.. and Mrs. George Giffin,
Sheffield; silver knife and fork, spoon and
napkin ring, William Folsom, Jericho;
wicker work basket, rs.Dexter, Sheffield
bed spread, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster I. Brown,
Sheffield; toilet set and brush broom case,