Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-03-13
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.


Mrs. s. c. Otis ana Mrs. Salmon have
been i'll with grip.
S. NJ. Bartlett was in WoodsviIle. n. H..
last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Roundy visited in
Lyndonville last week.
Miss Ethel Finney was at home from st.
Johnsbury over Sunday.
Col. c. W. Scarf of Burlington visited al
a. L. Aldrich's last week.
Lisle Smith has been ill with the grip at
his home in Burke Hollow.
Mrs. Harlan Cobieigh has been visiting
friends in Stewartstown, n. a.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Couture have been Wis
iting relatives in New Hampshire.
Mrs. E. E. Dlckerman and daughter
Matte, visited in Lyndon recently.
Mrs. E. j. Smith is much better, and has
been out of doors during the past week.
Mrs. Charles Carr of st. Johnsbury Wis
tied her father, Thomas Aldrich, last week.
Miss Mabel Porter attended the prize
speaking contest at Lyndon Friday,
March Sd.
S. S. Whicher was called here from Derby
last week, by the death of his sister, Mrs
Lucian Still.
| Carl Way, while at play recently, fell,
| striking upon his face and knocking out
all of his front teeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leloy Bugbee are rejoicing
| no birth Of q Fay1 horx
last Thursday morning.
The Misses Mabel and Florence Walter
of East Burke visited their cousin, Mrs.
Ethel Brigham, recently.
Mrs. J. B. Watchie was called to Woods
vile, N. Fl last week by the severe illness
of her father, William Booth.
Mrs. Graves, who has been here caring
for her mother, Mrs. G. j. Trefren, has
returned to her home in Barton.
Ernest Smith has been at home for the
past week, recovering from the effects OF
an encounter with an unruiy horse.
Harry Winscow, who has been principal
OF the high school in Highgate for the past
! two years, is spending his vacation in town.
Hiram Jenness and son William, were
called to Burke Hollow last week by the
illness of Mr.. Jenness' mother, who had a
slight shock.
At the regular meeting of the [. o. o. F.
last Monday evening, the third degree
was worked, and refreshments were served
later in the evening.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper was
observed at the Methodist Episcopal
church last Sunday, and eight were bap-
tized and taken into the church on proba-
ton.
DR.. Allen of ST. Johnsbury was in town
last Monday to perform an operation upon
the arm of Mrs. Lucy Abar. DR.. Allen
was assisted by DR.. L. E. Dickerman Of
this village. Mrs. Abar is able to sit up
and will soon be about again.
Will Stafford has purchased a black
smiths shop in Wheelock, and expects tC
move his family there about the first o.
April. Mr.. Stafford's people have lived il
town for long time, and will be greatly
missed in many ways. We wish then
much b. prosperity and happiness in theil
new home.
Mrs. Lucian Still, who has been i'll witt
/ heart trouble and consumption for many
; months, died on Friday, March 8. A short
/ funeral service was held at the house or
Monday, and the remains taken to Hard
wick, her former home for burial.
A freight wreck between this place ant
l Sutton last night caused delay OF severa
D.. hours in railway traffic. Five cars attached
t to freight train left the rails about Il
9 O'Clock. None of the train crew were in
iured. The line was cleared about o'clocl
a this morning.
= The last entertainment in the course
d given by Charles Williams of Boston, wa
: greatly enjoyed. His selections from "Th
b Crisis'' were very good, his impersonat1ol
of Eliphalet Hopper was very near perfec
- ton. Tie 'Real Diary of a Real Boy" wa
= extremely funny, and caused much merri
= ment. Mr.. Williams will be welcomes
n again by West Burke audience.
d SUTTON.
l. Burleigh Ruggles is moving to the vii
10 lage to live with his mother.
b Dr. Burke started Thursday for a shol
t. visit to Southern Pines, N. G.
he Charles Switser has purchased Will Dick
ss erman's farm and moved there. Mr.. Dick
10 erman has moved to Lyndon Corner.