Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-24
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.


West Burke.
A boy baby arrived at the home of VIM.
j enness last week.
Mrs. Annie (Warren) Mordant of Lynn,
Mass, is visiting relatives in this place
and at East Haven.
Alice Townsend is at home from her
school in New York to spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S.
Townsend.-Joseph Otis, who has been
teaching in Bartlett, n. H., has returned
home to spend his vacation with his father,
S. G. Otis.
The sudden death Of Israel Parker was
quite shock to his relatives and friends.
Friday he visited his nephew, II. A. Folsom
of Barton, who carried him to South Bar
ton to AIonzO FCIsom's. He took the 4:53
p. m. train for West Burke that night, and
though not feeling well he was quite COM
Portable till the next Monday. His heart
had troub led him more or less for some
time and Monday it was worse and ply
stefan was called. Monday night his son
desired to sit up with him but the father
persuaded him to retire saying he was so
near him he would call if he was wanted.
About 200 a. n. Tuesday morning his son
rose and went into his fathers room and
found his father dead kneeling on the floor
with his side resting against the bed and
one hand on the bed, position which he
often assumed to obtain relief from his
heart tronble.
Sheffield.
Freeman Flanders cut his foot quite bad
ly last week.
Mrs. [. B Joy has gone to Sutton to live
with her sen Charley. She has rented her
place here to Charles Richards.
A large number of relatives and friends
from here attended the wedding of Wylie
s. Willard and Maud Glenn Colby in SUIT
ton last week.
Mrs. Job Drown died Monday. The
funeral services were held Wednesday at
Herbert Drown s.-Alvah Chesley died
Tuesday. The funeral services were held
Friday.
Mrs. Hattie Boynton of South Framing
ham is visiting her mother, Mrs. Isaac
Keniston.-Mrs. McLeon Of West Burke
and her children visited at Mrs. Filma
Williams last week.
Hardwick.
David Huntley died last Thursday
morning after a brief illness of typhoid
pneumonia.
Carl R. Warren and Miss Olea Johnson
were married June goth. After a brief
wedding trip they will return to Hardwick
to reside. Congratulations.
A town school picnic will be held in G.
NJ. Sawyer's grove, MackvilIe, Saturday,
June 29th. Pupils of the town schools
and their relatives are invited to attend.
A short literary program will be given and
a pleasant time is anticipated.
East Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Jacobs of Cabot visit
ed in town last week.-Stella Stowe has
been visiting in Barre.-Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Blossom of Bellows Falls are visiting Mrs.
Blossoms mother, Mrs. Shedd.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wilson went to St. Johnsbury
Saturday to see Mrs. Frank Wilson who is
seriously i'll with tuberculosis.-Geor
Lovejoy is at work for Henry Miller in
Greensboro.
Sutton.
The Pomona grange held public meet
ing here last Wednesday vening.-Mrs.
s. D. Stone, the Barton miIIiner, who has
been in town each week this season, will
make her last trip for the season this week.
Mrs. Stone has had a large trade for this
place and has pleased her patrons. She
leaves supply of goods on sale at
G. F. Fogg's store. Miss Fannie Hastings
and Herbert Burn ham are home from the
normal school at Johnson.-Quite num-
Der from this town attended the gradual
ing exercises at Lyndon institute last
Wednesday.-W Waldo Forbes went to Bos-
ton last week where he will work for the
present.-Charles Clark spent few days at
GrovetOn, n. H., last Week.-Mrs.. Chas.
Fogg has been on the sick list tire past few
days.-Mrs. Olive Harris and Mrs. Hannah
Parker are ill.-The Fourth will be Gel
ebrated here by a Temperance drama on the
evening of July 4.
There was pretty home wedding at the
residence of DIR. and Mrs. G. w. Colby on
Saturday afternoon, June Is. when their
daug liter, Maud Glenn, was united in
marriage to Wylie Willard of Sheffield.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. E.
c. Clarke in the presence of the people of
this vicinity, and other guests. After
the ceremony ice-cream and cake were