Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-08
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.


week on business.
IL. M. Bugbee of Newport was at his
fathers last week.
boy baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucius Wells last week.
DE-. E. e. O'ckerman was in st. Johns
bury last week on business.
Mrs. Mary Bailey is in poor health. Her
niece, Miss Cora Bailey, is caring for her.
Gao. Otis and bride from Woodstock Wis
tied Mr.. OJis's father, s. G. Otis, last week.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich who has been in
Montpelier for several days returned Mon
day.
H. Fl. Packer is slowly improving. He
will go to Albany, N. Y, as soon as he is
able.
D. r. Densmore was elected delegate and
II. g. Colby alternate to the Lay Electoral
| Conference.
The Jr. o. U. A. M. will hold district
meeting in this place next Tuesday after
noon and evening.
Mr.. Jenkins from Newport has moved
into Meiggs Colby's house. He will work
| for SiIsby Brot hers.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Howe of st. Johns
bury visited Mrs. Howe's mother, Mrs.
Angie Burns, last week.
Mrs. Coe, who has been spending the
winter with her daughter at Newport, N.
H., has returned home.
The village schools were reopened last
Wednesday, and it is thought that there is
no danger from diphtheria.
Mrs. E. B. Smith is seriously i'll with
erysipelas. Her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Humphrey of st. Johnsbury is assisting
her sister in caring for her.
The entire community were shocked last
week to learn Of the death of little Almont
Cha bot, of diphtheria. He seemed to be
doing we'll until Thursday night when he
was taken worse and died Thursday morn
ing.
The EpWorth League will give two lee
lures during February and March. The
first one by Rev. Joshua Frost of st
Johnsbury will be on Friday night, Feb. 10.
I he second will be by Rev. j. Dixon OF
Hardwick.
John Smith, SON. n-law of Fl. G. Bugbee,
died at st. Johnsbury, and the remains
were brought here for interment Feb 4th
He had been employed for several years by
the Electric Light Co. of st. Johnsbury
, He leaves wife and one child.
Mrs. John McSherry, who has been sick
with gastric fever for several weeks, died
= Friday evening, (Jan. 49, The funeral
services were held on Monday at the res.
idence of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Bailey
? Rev. G. A. Emery of Randolph officiating
Will Holtham has been promoted to sec
b ton foreman in the section north of Lyn
donville to succeed E. Laid who has lef
2 the employ of the company. Mr.. Hoftha
will move as soon as a tenement can b.
t Or poured. We shall all be sorry to hsv
them leave our community.
o The entertainment sEnoch Arden" b.
Miss Caroline Woodruff and B. Franz
# Harris will be given in g. A. r. hall Oh
. Thursday evening Feb. 18th under tn
auspices of the Ladies' Library Association
1t is hoped that there will be large com
EAST BURKE.
sr Mr.. Herbert Rowland is very sick
al threatened with fever.
William Garfield, aged go years, tn
rt oldest man in town, is very i'll.
ID Mrs. Dora Rowland is entertainin
l. friends from Concord for few days.
Mrs. Celia Frasier and Mrs. Lizzi
Oh Legassa visited friends in Lyndon the pas
80 week.
Mrs. Stephen Thurber has recovere
from her recent fall so that she is able
be out.
Thirteen families north of the churc
st are without running water as a result
the recent cold snap.
is Rev. Mr.. Sherburne of st. Johnsbur.
presiding elder, was present at the revivi
of service last Friday evening.
Mrs. G. S. Page is sick with sciat
-, rheumatism, and her daug liter, Mrs. F.
Houston, is caring for her.
- Frank Gallagher cut his hand qui
M badly while chopping wood for l.
Darling one day last week.
81, William Jenkins took party of your
id people to Lyndon Center for sleigh Ri
.o last Saturday, and all report fine tim
- Robert Wilson is very sick with hes
,,o trouble and grip. DR.. Cheney Of Lyndo
~. vile was called here Sunday in count
with DR.. Root.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bouruss OF LAX
port, n. H., were called here last week
nix the dangerous illness of Mr.. Bouru
mother, who has pneumonia.
Ids Last Sunday, by special request, Rev.
W. Manning preached very able serm
to in the Congregational church, as Rev. j.
BodweIl was not able to be present.
ere The Lang sawmill started up last wee
sr's using steam power, as there is not enou
water in the river to run the mill. Z