St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-16
WEST BURKE.
Repair Shop OF Arthur Rood Destroyed by
Fire.-vil1age Officers.


At noon Wednesday while Arthur
Rood was at dinner his repair shop
caught fire and by the time it was dis
covered the building was beyond saving.
but the men of this village responded
promptly to the call and deserve much
praise for their heroic work in saving
the rest of the buildings near by. John
Watchie kept his stock of carriages aud
sleighs in the top part of the repair shop
and these were all burned, the loss
amounting to $500. He carried no in
surance. Mr.. Rood was insured for
$4,000.
village meeting was held at the
schoolhouse. Monday night and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Moderator,
Fred Porter; LIST trustee, Roy Roundv;
End trustee, Will Coe; 3rd trustee, Will
bur Gaskell; 4th trustee, Fred Porter;
5th trustee, Ala Hall; village clerk. Will
Coe; LIST fire warden. Herbert Fowler;
End fire warden, Will Roundy; 3rd fire
| warden, Oscar Woodruff; treasurer, Will
Coe; collector, Ed. Smith; 1st auditor,
Riley Densmore; 2nd auditor, John
Watchie; 3rd auditor. Herbert Fowler.
A tax of IS cents on dollar of the
grand list was voted for village improve
| ment and fire protection, and David
Smith was elected to light and care for
| the street lights.
The o. E. S. have a call meeting Thurs
| day evening and expect the grand officers
| and desire good attendance.
| Remember the w. R. c. dinner Satur-
day and that all are cordially invited.
| Mrs. Carrie Co1by's aunt from Derby
| is visiting her this week.
Claude Roundy has been visiting his
| brother, Earl Roundy, at Barnet the
past week.
Mrs. Bugbee of Newark visited her sis
ter, Miss Nancy Bailey, the past week.
| Myrtle Alexander went to st. Johns
| bury, Thursday.
Miss Skinner, who has been visiting at
| Edward Alexander's. has returned to
| her home in Bloomington.
Henry Warden and Mildred Stanley of
| St. Johnsbury were the guests of Mabel
| and Morris Porter over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Cutler of Barton
visited at F. T. Porter's, Saturday.
Mrs. Ward of Waterville, P O., is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Sutton.
| About 80 relatives and friends gather
| ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Orcutt. Thursday evening, to remind
them they had been married Is years.
| w
friends and relatives in town Thursday.
| DIR. and Mrs. Bolton are stopping at
| Frank Orcutt's for short time.
| A large crowd attended the Jubilee
| Colored Singers" at the 6. A. R. Hall,
| Saturday evening"
Mrs. Lorinda Marshall went Thurs
day to Lyndonville to visit relatives.
| ]. B. Watchie and R. P. Porter attend
ed a Masonic meeting in Barton last
| Wednesday.
| Mr. and Mrs Adrian Cheney OF
Orleans were in town last week, Mrs.
| Cheney visiting friends a few days and
| Mr.. Cheney is working for Edward
| Craig, painting.
Mr.. King. agent for The Mirror and
Farmer, was in town several days last
| week.
Mrs. c. E. Silsby of ST. Johnsburv Wis
| tied friends in town last Tuesday.
Miss Edith Smith visited her uncle, G.
E. Smith, of Lyndonville last Wednes-
| day.
Mrs. 6. W. Bolton went Saturday to
visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Heming-
way, at Waterford.
| Mrs. Fanny Sargent has returned from
a two weeks visit to her niece at New
| port.