Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-04-01
CALEDONIA COUNTY
WEST BURKE


Mrs. jenkins has not bsen as well
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. AIdrich spent Sunday
d. r. Densmore's.
Mrs. Bert Gauvin and daughter Matte
We're in town last week.
Miss Ella Gaskell has been quite Ill the
past week with stomach trouble.
Mrs. James GaskelI has been suffering
from severe attack of neuralgia.
Mrs. Nellie Ruggles of st. Johnsbury
spent few days in town recently.
Roswell Leach has bought the AdeIine
Smith house near the depot. Price, 500.
Merle GaskelI of Barton visited his
friends and schooImates in town last week.
Mrs. VIII Stafford and little daug liter
Alice of Wheelock visited friends here last
week.
Mrs. Carlton of Lisbon, n. H.,spent Sun
day with cher daughter, Mrs. J. E Sweet,
recently.
Mrs. Ernest Richardson has not been as
well for the past few days. trained nurse
is caring for her sgair.
The Ladies' Aid social last Wednesday
afternoon and evening was largely attend
ed, and pleasant time enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Lyman Walter and daughter jose
phine went to ST. Johnsbury last Thursday
night to attend the Howe moving picture
exhibition.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Buns, Mrs. l.. T.
ley, Mrs. Noyes, Miss Della Watson
and others from Lyndonville attended the
| play here March %
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Powers celebrated
their sixtieth wedding anniversary Satur-
day, March 80. An account of the affair
will appear next week.
The play, 'sValley Farm,'' was given
In the G. A. R. hall Saturday evening, Mar
% and greatly enjoyed by large audience.
About forty dollars was cleared after pay
ing all expenses.
The friends of Rev. c. q. Gorse will be
sorry to learn that he has been transferred
from the Vermont to the New York con-
ference, and will take work in that state
the coming year.
F. D. Burns entertained a few of his
Cards, doughnuts, pickles, now sugar and
music were the order of the evening, and
very enjoyable time was spent by all.
SHEFFIELD.
Frank Williams will work for 7. A. Hall
in sugaring.
Will Dyke has returned to his home il
Lisbon, N II.
Mr.. McHarg has resumed work at tn,
Parker Young mill.
John Fontain has moved into the hous'
vacated by John Flanders.
Ben Wilson was recently called to Glel
Sutton, P. @ to attend the funeral of hi
brother.
!, Mrs. e. j. Colby has finished caring TO
) Mrs. Florence Hall, and Mrs. May Sher
burne will assist in the homework.
Orrin Smelling and Mr.. Gilman hav
moved into the village into the house for
merly occupied by Charles Smelling.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Phillips and Mrs
Nettie Chase were called here on accour
OF the illness and death of their father
John Phillips.
John Phillips, whose sick mess was mer
toned in the MONITOR recently, die
Z March 23d. He was born in Glover on tn
25th day of January, 1880, the son of Il
late Jonas Phillips, who was one OF tt
earliest settlers of Glover, and his boyhoo
= was spent in that town. He married Mis-
s Sarah Paige, daughter OF the late Thoms
and Mercy Paige, on March Sd, 1852, an
took up his residence in this town whel
. he has lived until his decease. He wa
converted over fifty years ago, joined til
Methodist church, and has held the offic
of class leader and steward great part
: the time since. He was very active men
Der, and did much to support the gospe
always welcoming the minister, who re
g ceived largely of his benevolence. He We
one of the leading lien of the town fo
0 many years, heartily in accord with an
noble enterprise that would help the com
: munity up to higher and nobler position
Mr.. Phillips was the father of six chi
y dren, three of whom only are living. Hi
g wife died Sept. 10, 1898. He leaves tw
g sons, Harry W, with whom he lived fc
: many years, George, who resides in Spring
!. field, Mass. and daughter, Mrs. Nett
Chase of Rifton, N. Y, aud six grand
children. The funeral was held at his lai
home last Tuesday, Rev. I. p. Chase {
piainfield officiating. The interment we
ii at Glover.