St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-15
WEST BURKE.
The Blues Won i'm the Sunday School
COnfeSf-T.OcalS

Inc Blues Won IN the sunday school
Contest-Locals.-
The Sunday school contest is finish
ed with the blue side ahead The
red side will furnish lunch in the
Methodist vestry Saturday evening
and also entertainment in the audi
ence room.
Mrs. Boyce, Miss Annie Colby and
Newton Colby are all quite sick with
grip.
Orange Spencer received word that
his sister, Mrs. Davis, of Charleston,
suffered a shock Saturday and is in
critical condition.
Ray Spencer is at home for while
and Warren Gaskill spent Sunday at
his home here.
Mrs. Heman Walter at Burke is
slowly gaining and the sick ones al
Fl. 0. Smiths remain about the same
Mrs. Straw has finished taking
care of Mrs. Whittier and gone to
st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Taft enter
tanned their granddaughter, Miss
Bean, of Newark, the past week.
Joseph Doloff is quite low with
heart and kidney trouble. His son,
Fred, of St. Johnsbury was called
home Saturday by his illness.
Miss Fda Newman is working for
her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Doloff.
Mrs. w e. Gaskill who has been
quite ill with grip is now able TO be
out.
Miss Eva Rosebrook entertained
her friend, Miss Angie Gilman, of
Barton over Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Pitkin is suffering an
attack of the grip.
The Rebekaas are invited to at
tend their meeting at Lyndonville,
Friday night.
Mrs. w. B. Melcher,. who suffered
a shack Jan. IS. died on Wednesday.
The funeral was held at one D. M,
Friday at the Methodist church, Rev.
Fred Williams, officiating, assisted
by Rev. N A. Chandler of Sutton.
A mixed quartette consisting of Rev.
Mr.. Williams, FL. C. Colby, Mrs. w.
E. Gaskill and Miss Bernice Roundy
sang several selections. The W. r.
C., of which she was member, at
tended in a body, and held their
burial service The deceased is sur
vived by her husband and son, For
rest, aged seven years, her mother,
Mrs. Irene Cummings, and sister,
Mrs. Frank. Cheney of Littleton N.
II. Mrs. Melcher was 46 years Of age.
She was a loving, cheerful and pleas
ant companion and was loved by
both neighhors and friends She
was a member of the Methodist
church, born in Burke where most of
her life was spent. The large num-
Der of beautiful flowers spoke of the
love and esteem in which she was
held. Interment was in Hillside
cemetery. Much sympathy Is felt
for the bereft family consisting of
husband, the little son, and Mr..
Melcher' s. aged mother, who has long
been a member of the family and
loved her daughter-in-law as her
own. Those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were Mrs Irene
Cummings, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chen
ey and daughter, Miss Lillian, of
Littleton, N H., Mr.. and Mrs Oscar
Melcher and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Powers of Island Pond, Mr.. and Mrs
E. E. Melcher of Lebanon, N. H., be-
sides many from Sutton and nearby
towns. A list of the flowers are as
follows: Pillow with word Nettie
from mother. sister and brother; pill
low from Mr.. and Mrs R. Melcher !;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Silsby; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. J. Melcher, pillow with word
aunt from the six nieces, Edith
Mosher, Annie French. Mamie
Wallace, Lillian Cheney, Eva Gel
ley, Isabel Powers.
Sore threats and coughs mean use