Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-29
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.

WEST BORkE.
E. A. Hall is sick.
Mrs. Ira Humphrey is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Fletcher has been visiting
friends in Biddeford, Maine.
Miss Pearl Densmore spent last
week with friends in Newport.
Mrs. John Merrill of Newport
called on relatives here last week.
Mrs. E. E. Dickerman and daueb-
ter Matte are visiting friends in Lyn-
don.
Mrs. S. M. Bartlett remains about
the same, Miss Bailey is caring for
her.
Mrs. Lucian Chappell is ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. H. S.
Chappell.
Mrs. w. E. Hunting of Newport,
N. H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. H.
S. Chappell.
Elwyn Jenness of Orleans spent
Sunday at the home of his brother,
William Jenness.
Miss Mabel Porter and Clarence
Densmore are at home from Cushing
Academy for ten days.
Mrs. H. w. Turner has been spend
ing the past week with her daughter,
Mrs. Parrant of Barton.
Leslie Stoddard has bought the late
Joseph Murray farm and taken
possession. Price $500.
Miss Luvena Burke has been i'll all
the week with neuralgia in her face
and has suffered greatly.
Miss S. M. Bartlett is a little bet
ter than she was last week. Miss
Edna Coe is working there.
Professor and Mrs. E. E. Orcutt of
Woodsville, N. H., are spending a
part of their vacation at W. w.
Goes
Mrs. Dow, who has been here for
the past two weeks, helping to care
for her mother, has returned to her
home in Boston.
| George Fogg of Pike, N. H.. and
son, Clinton Fogg of Boston, were called
here last week to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Martha Fogg.
Mrs. Frank Anger and daughter,
Martha of Bellows Fails and Mrs.
Bagley of Lorne, P. O., have been
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Della Laneley's house burned
| Wednesday of last week and she lost
most of her furniture. but it was fair
ly we'll covered by insurance.
Mrs. N. ]. Washburn was in Lyn-
donville the latter part of last week
helping to care for her grandson,
Jackson Carter, who has been quite
! ill.
Mrs. Murray Orcutt and son, and
Mrs. Irving Orcutt and daughter of
| Newport, have been visiting rela-
tives in ST. Johnsbury for weeks
vacation.
Miss Nellie Thompson went to
Sherbro0ke last Friday to visit her
brother, F. w. Thompson, who has
been very i'll at that place for the
past month.
A. E. Hall, who for the past month
has been suffering from a blood poi
son sore on the back of his neck,
seems more comfortable, and it is
hoped that he will begin to improve
soon.
This whole community was greatly
shocked at the news of the sudden
death of Amasa Frasier, which &C.
Cured shortly after eleven O'Clock
Friday. Mr.. Frasier was seventy sew
en- years of age, and had not been in
good health all winter. The cause of
his death was heart failure. Mr..
Frasier has for many years boarded
with the Sleeper sisters and since the
death of Miss Malta, remained in
the same place. He was an uncle OF
Mrs. j. F. Ruggles and brother OF
Curtis Frasier Of East Burke. The
funeral took place Monday afternoon
at 80 o'clock at his late home Rev.
G.. H. Wright officiated.
Mrs. Martha Fogg, aged seventy
two years, died at the home of he1
daughter, Mrs. H. E. Gaskell, las
Monday evening. Mrs. Fogg had ;
serious attack of grip some time ago
from which she never rallied and tel
days before her death she was strick
eli with a shockand did not regal,
consciousness for any length of time
The funeral service took place or
} Thursday at the Gaskell home, Rev
Mr.. Chandler of the Baptist church il
Sutton officiating, assisted by Rev
| Mr.. Williams of the Methodist churcI
: in West Burke. Three selections
2 beautiful Isle," Beyond tn
Clouds" and REST in Peace" wer,
sung by Mrs. W. E. Gaskell and Mis-
Myrtle Aldrich. The casket was GOV
cred with profusion of flowers, car.
nations, violets, callas, and two love
3 ly set pieces, wreath and larg
spray of seventy two carnations
e The interment was in the NortI
: Ridge cemetery in Sutton. Mrs
t Fogg had for some years made he
: home with her daughter Mabel. Mrs
$ Gaskell. and had been helpful, cheer
full member of the family, adding
much to the pleasure and comfort o
the home. She leaves beside thi
daughter three step-children, Arthu
Fogg of this place. Mrs. Kat