Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-17
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.


Miss Florence Drown is quite i'll with
the grip. -
James Gaskill has taken R. Bradley
| sugar place for the season.
! The students of Barbour's Business Col
Iege had a short vacation last week.
Eva Whitcher has gone to Chelsea, Mass.
to spend the summer.-Mrs. Halsey Parker
is visiting friends in ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs Eli DouvaI is suffering from the eff
fects of the grip, and it is feared her dis
ease will terminate in consumption.
Rev. G. A. Emery goes to conference this
week with the expectation that he is to be
returned to this place for another year.
Miss Grace Stuart has taken the school
in the Lucias district for the spring term,
and Harry Winslow in the Burpee district.
Mrs. Hiram Jenness recently had large
cancer removed, Drs. Carter and Hubbard
of Lyndon performing the operation. At
present she is doing well.
Quite large number attended the sugar
party given by the Ladies' Aid at the YES
try last Wednesday evening, and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
The funeral of the late Walter Chappell
was held at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Eugene French, Thursday, April Is. Mr..
Chappell has been much shattered both in
mind and body for many years.
The friends of Miss Florence Locke will
be sorry to know that she was obliged to
leave college last term on account of ILL
ness, and will not be able to return for tn e
remainder of the school year. She is now
in Brocton, Mass, with her parents.
The sugar party given by 1.-THE o. E. S.
recently was well attended regardless of
bad weather. A very fine program was
rendered, the home talent being assisted
by Miss Florence Welfoot, teacher of mu-
sic in St. Johnsbury, who delighted the
audience with violin solo.
The village schools will begin next Mon
day. Prof. Edward Wright of Lunenburg
will teach in the higher department, Miss
Ida Farmer in the intermediate, and Miss
Hattie Bacon in the primary school All
three of these teachers have had consider
able experience and a profitable term is
expected.
Mrs. IL. M. Thompson visited her SON
Frank, at Lypdonville last week.-Mrs..
Fred Davis ofsLyndonville visited relatives
in town last Week.-Mrs.. Nellie Ruggles
has gone to. Wilmington, Del, to visit her
cousin, Mrs. Roa Reynolds. Mrs. Ruggles
will also visit in Providence, New York
and other places before her return.-Mrs.
Wren Colby visited at Fl. S. Colby's last
week. Miss Celia Spencer has returned to
HoIu PaJ7 hos
been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Fl. L. Doyle at
st. Johnsbury.-Miss Hattie Bacon is Wis
iting relatives in Noes River, P. Of. T.
Porter is home from Boston and ready for
spring trade.-Mrs. Lucy Hartwen spends
conference week with Rev. ]. Hamilton's
family.-Mrs. Bert French of Lyndonville
was in town last week.
Hardwici1.
Chas. o. Laymon has returned from New
York.
Mrs Nat Hart is very i'll with nervous
prostration.'
Sam Perkins is working in Harry Co
nant's barber shop.
New maple sugar is selling here at from
s to 10 cents per pound.
The choir at the Congl church rendered
the cantata entitled 1.-THE Nazarene," Sun
day evening, April 9th, to large and ap-
preciative audience.
Edward Aiken, who has spent the win
ter at Kellogg's Landing, La, arrived home
Monday.--Ernest T. Clauson of Maine has
rented and moved his family into the
WeIch house. Mr. Clauson is a stone cut |
ter.
East HarGWick.
Mrs. G. W. Staples, who has been in
feeble health for long time, died in Bos |
ton last week. The remains were accom-
panied home by the husband and daughter |
who had been caring for her, and were in
tered in the cemetery at Hardwick. Mrs. |
Staples leaves husband and children and |
many friends to mourn her loss.
Geo. Hale died at his home at about one
mile from this village last Monday even
ing. He and his son were gathering sap in
the afternoon when the son saw that his
father could not walk. He Immediately
helped him to the sled and started for the
house. While on the way. Mr.. Hale at
tempted to speak but his son could not
what he wished to say. He be-
came unconscious before he reached the
house. Physicians were called but he
d ID not. rallyland died at 4 o'clock. Mr..
Hale was So years of age and had always
been a strong, healthy man. He leaves
wife one son and two daughters who have
the sympathy of all. The funeral was held
Thursday, Rev. G. P. Byington assisted
by A. M. Woodruff officiating.
Sutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Wright are stopping
at ]. E. Wentworth's.