Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-16
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.

poorly.
Mrs. Mary Otis was in town one
day last week.
HIM. Powers continues to improve
and has been out several times.
There was birthday party given
Mrs. Alex Agan Saturday evening.
Miss Angie Davis of Barton spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Rug
giles.
The W. R. C. will hold their quar-
terly social and election of officers
Dec. 10.
Mrs. J. D. Solomon left Saturday
for a visit to New York, Boston and
Connecticut.
Mrs. Mary Packer was in town one
day last week and is visiting a few
days in Orleans.
ETA delegation from the o. E. s.
attended the district meeting at st.
Johnsbury today.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Orcutt have
been visiting friends IN Newport dur
ing the past week.
Frank Ward entertained his two
brothers, Andrew and Wesley Ward,
Of Danville recently.
Mrs. Martha Davis, who has been
the guest of her brother, o. c.. Spencer,
has returned to Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner and grand
daughter, of Wheelock, visited at H.
c. Bugbee's last week.
Mrs. Oscar Heath of Orleans was
the guest of her son, E. J. Heath,
Saturday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Chabot are
rejoicing over the birth of a ten
pound son born Nov. 6.
A. H: Stoddard has. improved
slightly through the week but is still
under the doctors care.
Mrs. G. IT. Cushman of Lyndon
: Center was the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Henry Bugbee, the latter part
Of last week
Next Sunday the pastor VIII preach
on the topic, 'Men Whom God viii
Laugh at" Don't forget the prayer
meeting or Thursday at 7:30.
Miss Bach, a state Sunday school
2 worker, spoke in the NJ. E. church last
Sunday, both morning and evening,
and at Newark in the Afternoon.
Herbert Doyle and family, who
have been spending the summer on
their farm On Gaskill hill, have re-
: turned to their home in st. Johnsbury
for the winter.
Those who attended the Young
Peoples social Friday evening. report
q jolly good time. Light refresh
ments Of doughnuts and coffee were
served and games were the order of
] the evening.
The Red and Blue contest seems to
be doing good work in West Burke
! There were ninety-two members pres
! ent at the session of the Sunday
school on November 6, and it is hoped
= that the coming Sunday will bring the
attendance up to one hundred, and
perhaps more.
Little Wendell Williams has smiled
: his way into the hearts and pockets
: of certain of the fair members of the
congregation, for last week he was
presented with a lovely fur coat, so
y that in winter he might get around
i and see his friends as in summer
Through his parents he heartily says
THANK YOU"
Last Sunday the good ladies of
!
e illustration of their large hearted
:. kindness in the shape of bill of
large denomination with which he is
= to buy a fur cap for winter. This is
not an indication of severe winter,
but is an indication that the wearer
a Of the cap will be as welcome in win
s ter as in summer and Mr.. Williams
promises that the cap shall be often
d seen over the snow clad hills OF New
# rk.
SPENCER GOLDEN WEDDING.
l. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram o. Spencer cell
is ebrated their golden wedding at the
home of their youngest daughter,
! Mrs. W. J. Hill, Saturday, Nov. r.
- The guests present were Charles Ward
i and family of Hardwick, George
Spencer and family of East Haven,
: Daniel Carr and family Newark,
l. George Sanborn and family of Sutton,
r. Mrs, Martha Davis and son of West
l. Derby, D. D. Fairbanks of Newark,
o. c. Spencer and family, Mrs Lu-
clan Chappell and Rev. Mr.. Williams
of West Burke. It was a pleasant
81 one son of this elderly couple, each
. with their families, gathered together
to make this very special milestone
l. upon the highway of life, day to be
:. remembered by their parents and all
present. After the company had par
taken of the sumptuous dinner. pre-
e pared by Mrs. Hill, Mrs Davis, and
other members of the family, Mr..
a Williams presented the bride and
groom of fifty years ago with dining
J. table from their children, Mrs. Spen-
). Ger with ring, from the grandchiI-
k dren and Mr.. Spencer with a gold
IN trimmed pipe from two of bis grand
sons, besides many other gifts from
relatives and friends. A group pic
d ture was then taken, which included
n four generation and the remainder
le of the afternoon was spent in most
e happy social manner. Mr.. Spencer
will be seventy-two years of age the
goth of this month and his wife sixty
nine on the Both. They remained