Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-14
WEST BURKE


week at Potion Springs, P. @.
Mrs. Theodore Wright of Barton
mas been visiting relatives in town.
Mrs Nate Small of Maiden. Mass,
has been visiting at R. H. Porter's.
Mrs Myra Dodge of Concord has
moved into B., D. Ruggles' tenement.
Miss Gladys Jenkins of Newport
visited at Alva Moulton's last week.
Miss Avis Hudson of Rutland is
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. l. Foster.
Rev. and Mrs. |. P. Chase of Con
cord visited Mrs. A. L. Aldrlch last
week.
Herbert Gaskell, who has been in
poor health for some time, is failing
rapidly.
Miss Elva Smith Of Pittsburg, Pa,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. G.
E. Powers.
Ralph Powers of Wilder spent Sun
day with his uncle, DIR. Il. +. Dlcker-
man, recently.
Mrs. Scott Whitcher of Los Angeles,
CAL. visited at DR.. E. K. Dlcker-
man last week.
Melvin Berry of Lyndon has moved
into the George Smith house and will
work for L. G. Roundy.
Mrs. Carr and daughter Ruth of
Manchester, N. H., are visiting Mrs.
Carr's mother, Mrs. Whipple.
! Arthur Newell of Westport, N. Y.
and D. o. Woodruff of Centervale
called on relatives in town Friday.
Little Elaine Fairbanks of St.
Johnsbury spent part of last week
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Myrtle
Hall.
Professor Eli Packer of Albany, N.
Y, and Mrs. Mary Packer Of ST.
Johnsbury have been spending a few
days inc town.
Allan GaskelI and the Misses Ethel
and Reba Gaskell of Clements, Cal,
are visiting their uncles, Henry and
James GaskelI.
Rev. George E. Smith and family
of Burlington Junction, Ont, are Wis
iting Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. Percival and two
daughters, Lois and Laura, and Mr..
Clark of Springfield, Mass, were the
guests of Judge and Mrs. J. F. Rug
giles last week.
Maurice and Robert Porter with
their sister, Miss Mabel, and her
friend, Miss Souuhworth Of Water
town, Conn.,, spent part of last week
camping at Lake Willoug hby.
DR.. Bradbury Richardson Of Brook
Ign, DR.. George and DR.. Jacks
Richardson of New York city were the
guests of their brother. Riley Rich
ardson of this place, last week.
Mrs. Anna Harris, Mrs. George
Towle and two children. Osborne
81 Ward and Elmer Ward of St. Johns
bury and Rena and Eugene Ward of
DanviIle visited at Frank Wards last
week.
Mystis Lodge. D. of R., entertained
their state president, Mrs. Richmond
of Rutland, grand treasurer, Mrs.
Finney of Lyndonville. and Mrs. Meig.
han of the Lyndonville lodge on Tues
day evening of last week.
The Rebekahs gave a farewell re-
8 ception to Mrs. Eugene LeBeouf anC
: George Dumas at their hall on Friday
evening of last week. The gentlemen
of the order presented Mr.. Dumas
with birthday book and Mrs. LIE
Beouf received many useful gifts
{ The family soon go to their new home
in Capleton. P. @.
Tue young people of the church will
give an entertainment called "a
, Story in Song" under the auspices Of
the Woman's Home Missionary asso
citation on Friday evening. No ad
mission will be charged. but col
lection will be taken for the benefit O.
the Barre Mission. Everyone is mos
cordially invited to be present and en-
JOY this interesting program, which
the young people are preparing fol
our entertainment.
Capt. John Gordon Burrill diet
Monday morning, August 5, at tn,
home of Mrs. Julia Cummings, wher,
he was cared for the last of his days
He was born in Charleston, Mass
May Is. 1926, educated in Boston. ant
later he entered the Office of the vel
known civil engineer, Fulton, ant
was with him in laying out the Balti
more & Ohio railroad in 1861 Gen
Nathan Kimball raised the first thre
years regiment at this time and Capt
Burrill received his commission Jun
l, 1861. After the battle of Richmon
Gen. Kimball says Of Capt. Burrill i
G his war record that he ''admired hir
y for his daring and unfailipg courag
~ in battle, his efficiency as an office
. and his prompt and willing perform
1t ance Of every duty as soldier.
|, About this time he was appointe
N Gen. Kimball's chief of staff o
" which he served during the war
After that the government sent hir
with party of engineers to surve
ct the state of Utah. After three years
= work he returned to Washington, J.
l c.. and received an appointment
the post-office department there, ar
was called from there to the treasur
department, where he remained unit
his failing sight obliged him to RI
sign. He was member of Kit Ca
Ut son Post. G. A. R.. Washington, D.
- He never was married and leaves I
near relatives. He was cared for
ne a friend. Mrs. Ruth Pitkin. sever