Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-11
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE

Mrs. Christian Rattery appears to
be failing rapidly.
Mrs. w. E. Gaskell spent the latter
part of last week with friends in East
Haven.
Fred Percival and family of ST..
JohnsDury spent Sunday at C. H.
Coburn's.
Mrs. S. D. Bugbee returned from
her visit to relatives in Newport on
Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Cole and daughter Emma of
Littleton, N. H., visited at DR.. E. E.
Dickerman's last week.
Miss Pearle Densmore visited friends
in Lyndonville and ST. Johnsbury the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. Della Foster is quite i'll and
Mrs. Julia Cummings is caring for ner
and looking after her housekeeping.
Miss Emily Packer of Hartford,
Conn.,, is helping to care for her niece,
Mrs. Leroy Davis, who is improving
very slowly.
Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Davis have
been entertaining Mrs. Davis mother,
Mrs. A. G. Perkins of Bethel, during
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Way, Mrs. EN-
ma Way and Mrs. Ida Powers went to
St. Johnsbury on Monday of last week
to hear Sousa's band.
Mrs. Mary Smith returned from
Bradford last week, where she has
been caring for her son Walter, who
has been quite seriously i'll.
Maurice Falrbrother and family,
who have been living at n. S. Colby's,
the hardware store formerly occupied
by A. c. Way.
The village schools close this week
and will not open again until after the
holidays. There will be some special
exercises on Friday afternoon to which
all are most cordially invited.
Mrs. Fanny Walter is in East Haven
with her daughter, Mrs. G. L Bruce,
who is in poor health. Mrs. Fred
Carter is working at E. B. Smith S
during Mrs. Walters absence.
Do not forget the Christmas sale at
the church on Thursday afternoon and
evening of this week. There will be a
short musical and literary program
in the evening and we hope to see the
vestry packed.
Lester Lloyd Black and Miss Clara
Louisa Donna were united in marriage
on Wednesday evening of last week at
the home of the brides parents in
Westmore by the Rev. G. M. Davis of
West Burke.
SHEFFIELD
Kenneth Gray was quite sick last
week.
Sadie Blake visited in Lyndon over
Sunday.
Abby Gray has been visiting at Viii.
loughby for few days.
Martha Smith of Lyndon recently
visited at Warren Ash's.
Francis Wilson has been visiting
friends in Canada the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Simpson recently
visited Mrs. Simpsons sister, Bernice
Ash.
Lutte Chesley has moved to the vii
lage where Percy Barber formerly
lived.
Harry Chesley and family of St.
Johnsbury recently visited at Charles
Chesley's.
Percy Kennerston and family have
moved to East Burke, where he has
employment.
The annual roll call of the F. B
society will be held Friday Afternoon
and evening of this week.
Joe Montmony has returned home
from Lyndonville where he went to
work at the Speedwell farms.
Mrs. Dryer died Saturday at the
home of her son George. where she hac
been tenderly cared for for many
weeks.
The monthly conference of the F. B.
church has been changed for the pres.
ent from Wednesday to the first
Saturday in the month
The officers of Independent grange
were elected Saturday as follows
Master, Lutte Chesley; overseer. Leor
Ross ; chaplain, Alveria Gray lecturer
Julia Chesley; secretary, Anna
Mitchell treasurer, Sarah Gray; stew
ard, Ernest Boynton: asst. steward
Chas. Sheldon; lady asst. steward
Anna Sheldon; Ceres, Alice Davis
Pomona. Fife Dane; Flora, julia
Mitchell gate keeper, Herbert Mitch
ell ; organist, Edith Gray