Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.

WEST BURKE.
Mrs. Otis Cooling is quite ill.
Mrs. Catherine Melcher, who was SO
badly burned last week, is no better.
Mrs. Flora Washburn is stopping
with her niece, Mrs. Myrtle Alexand-
err.
Mrs. Alice Gaskill of Lyndon spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Mercy
Wishart.
Maurice Fairbrother and Burton Gay
were in Lowell part of last week
installing furnace for Mr.. Lothrop.
Jonathan Jenkins has gone to Cali
naming months of winter and early
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Southworth who have
been visiting relatives here several
weeks, returned Monday to Worces-
ter. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Frechette and
son Eddie of Winnipeg. Mass, are
visiting relatives In town after an alb
sence of 81 years.
Mrs. Vault of Arlington is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. L. w. Watson
and will spend the remainder of the
winter with her.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Brooks on Tuesday of
last week, Mrs. Ames of Barnet is
caring for mother and child.
Mrs. A. E. Hall, who has been in
West Derby caring for her daughter,
who has been i'll. returned home Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Effie Haverland of Concord,
district deputy, president of the D. of
R. installed officers in this lodge last
| Thursday evening. Mrs. Haverland
was entertained by the past Noble
Grand. Mrs. Emma Coburn.
Miss Mabel Porter continues to i'm
prove. One of her trained nurses has
Mrs. Jennie Craig of this village.
Miss Porter sits up a part of the time
and will be at home again before long.
Mrs. Van Bruce of Lowell, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chambe rlain and Charles
Ward of Hardwick and Mrs. w. H.
Fairbanks and Hugh Spau,ding of st.
Johnsbury, were called here last
week by the death of D. D. Fair
banks.
John Cole has gone to the hospital
in Sherbrooke, P. O.. for treatment.
Mr.. Cole has been suffering for
months with serious throat trouble,
which is of cancerous nature and
his friends here earnestly hope that
he may receive much benefit from
the treatment.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Anger of
Grand Island, Calf. gave their rela-
tives in this village the surprise of
their lives Wednesday morning of las
week. They arrived here on the
four o'clock train quite unannounced
Ainger's sister, Mrs. S. E. Leach,
where they received warm welcome
Mr. Anger is son of Gordon Anger,
and the brother of W. G. Anger.
He has been away from his native
state and his people for thirty years,
and it is needless to say that his COM
ing has made his aged father and
brother and sister. and other relatives
and friends as we'll, very happy.
DEMMING D. FAIRBANKS.
Demming D. Fairbanks was born
in Newark seventy-two years ago.
He was the son of Horace Fairbanks
and Mary Dexter, and his childhood
and youth were spent in the town of
his birth, where he later made a
home for himself and spent most OF
his life. He was soldier in the Civ.
il War and was wounded while fight.
ing under Butler, near New Orleans.
Fifty years ago last October he was
united in marriage to Miss Mary
Spencer, who was called to the home
beyond just a few months ago. -Four
children were given to them, Mrs. w
, E. Hall of this village, Mrs. Var
) Bruce of Lowell, Mass, Warren Fair
banks of Philadelphia, Pa, and an
other son who died in childhood. Mr.
, Fairbanks was a quiet, unassumine
man. who won for himself many
: friends. He was a lover of God'
great out-of-doors, and was neve
happier than when sitting, fishing rot
in hand, upon the banks of one of tn
ponds of his native town drinking il
!, the beauty of earth and sky and list
: ening to the voices of nature. HI,
was postmaster for more tha
!, twelve years. held many Offices 0
= ! trust ana In 1870 and again IN 1891 h
q served his town in the state legisla
i ture. After the death of his wifi
" Mr.. Fairbanks sold his home in New
ark and came to West Burke, wher
. he has since lived with his daughter
e Mrs. Hall. He had been in poo
y health for long time, but had faile
rapidly in the past few weeks. H
,, died Sunday afternoon, the end com
: ing very quietly and peacefully. TIL
= funeral took place at the M. E. churc
on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. MI
Williams officiating. Two selection
were sung by mixed quartette. Tn
floral offerings from the family an
friends were beautiful and spoke 9
the love and esteem felt by all for tn
departed one. The interment was j