Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-24

improve rapidly. much to the JOY of
her many friends.
W. W. Coe was able to be on the
street several times. and seems to be
gaining strength quite rapidly.
Mrs. Emma Houston of st. Johns
bury was the guest of her aunt. Mrs.
Della Craig, Thursday and Friday.
Burton, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Coe, has been quite i'll for
the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Jenkins were
called to East Burke last week by the
illness and death Of DIR. Jenkins
mother, Mrs. Jonathan Jenkins.
Rev. Mr.. Williams has been asked
to preach the Baccalaureate sermon
before the pupils of the high school
at Woodsville, N. H., on June 4th.
Mrs. Clara and Miss Luvena Burke
left here on Monday of last week for
Providence, R. I. Miss Burke has so
! far recovered as to be able to resume
her work.
Mrs. A. L. Aldrich has been having
new piazza built, which is quite an
Improvement. Alba Craig of this
place anu LGOu COlllllS VI Dol GOIl nave
been doing the work.
G. E. Dumas and Fl. E. Gaskell at
tended the state convention of 7. o.
O. F. and Mrs. C. H. Coburn and
Mrs. E. G. Way the Rebekah assem-
bly, held in St. Adams last week.
: F. w. Thompson of Newport has
been spending a few days with his
mother and sister. Mr.. Thompson is
greatly improved in health and ex-
poets to resume his work again the
first of June.
The body of A. B. Glidden, an old
resident of West Burke, was brought
here for burial Sunday from Barton.
| Mr.. Glidden has resided in Barton
since leaving here and for some time
has been very feeble in both mind and
body.
The D. of R. and families met at
| their hall Saturday evening and gave
Mrs. Angie Burns farewell recep-
ton and D. of R. jewel. Ice cream
and cake were served. Mrs. Burns is
soon to move to Wells River but goes
to Oak Bluffs for the summer.
The G. A. R. and w. R. C. invite
the members of the J. o. U. A. M.
and the Woodmen with their families
to attend the dinner at the hall on
Memorial day and to take part in the
parade. All who come to the dinner
or send members of their families are
requested to send a good supply of
food and be ready to assist the ladies
of the w. R. G.. who are few in num-
Der this year, owing to the illness of
several of their most active members.
Rev. Fred Williams of this place, will
preach the sermon on Memorial Sun,
day and will also deliver the address
on Decoration day.
The community was much panied
and shocked to hear of the sudden
death of Mrs. D. D. Fairbanks of
Newark, which occurred Friday after
noon, after only few hours of acute
suffering. Mrs. Fairbanks has been
a semi-invalid for many years and has
been shut in, not having been able
to leave her home more than once OF
twice in the past twenty years. She
has borne her suffering and loneliness
with wonderful patience and sweet
ness, and her brave acceptance of hel
heavy burden has been lesson to all
who knew her. 1t took the courage
of heroes to live her life as she lived
it, and her CHEEKY presence and happy
philosophy Of life have been an in
spiration and help to many, and she
will be greatly missed in the little
community where she has lived an(
suffered so long. The funeral oc
Cured on Monday of this week.
SHEFFIELD
Independent grange will observe it
thirty-eighth anniversary June 10
A fine program in the afternoon. M
E. Daniels of Lyndonville, school su
perintendent. will give the address
subject, 1.-The Sheffield Boys Oppor
tunity." Bradley Ingalls,, the frs
master of the grange will be present
, All who ever belonged to Independent
{ grange are asked to come and he'll
, make it a success. The meeting il
public and all are invited. A baske
, picnic dinner will afford all to hel
make it an "Old Home Gathering.
2 All school children in town are invit
, ed to be present.
, SUTTON.
. Mrs. Geo. Hartman has returne
= from Burke.
Miss Henrietta Easterbrooks is Wis
iting in Lyndon.
n Charlie Taft of North Carolina wa
: in town Saturday calling on oil
friends.
= John Dean has engaged to work a
v the Twin Mountain house for tn
summer.
= Mrs. Eber Watson of West Burk
r spent several days with her parent
last week.
Il John Stevens of Barton visited s
= the home of his parents several day
last week.
. Byron Bundy has a bad throa
n which it is feared may develop into
# quinsy sore.
l. Bessie Switzer has finished work :
Ira Humphreys at Burke and is no
v working at E. B. Smiths in Yves
,. Burke.