Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-11-05
WEST BURKE

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Miss Hattie Smith is working for D.
G. Cheney of Sutton.
Mrs. Annie Fairbrother was i'll the
latter part of last week.
Miss Fern Thomas of Lyndonville
visited Mrs. A. G.. Way on Saturday.
Mrs. Lindsey of Craftsbury visited
her brother, 0. L. Leonard. recently.
Mrs. Eliza Lowell is in Woodsville,
N. H., sewing for Mrs. E. E. Orcutt.
Professor and Mrs. E. E. Orcutt of
WoodsvilIe, N. H., were in town over
| Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Smith has returned from
a visit to relatives in Bradford and
Littleton. N. H.
A. H. Silsby. who wasl reported i'll
last week, is much better, and able to
be about once more.
Mrs. Abby Whipple, who has been
visiting in Orleans for the past few
weeks, is at home again.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gaskell of
Bethel were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs w. E. Gaskell on Thursday.
The receipts of the lecture given by
J. @. Angel Friday evening were a
little over Sill 90 after expenses were
paid.
The old bridge near H. w. c ,bleigh' s
store has been torn down and a new
cement bridge is being built in it's
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Anger, who are
in Vermont for short time before
returning to their new home in Cali
fornia, visited at w. G. Anglers last
week.
Merl Varney and Miss Violet Brooks
of ST. Johnsbury were quietly married
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Varney on the East Ridge Thursday
evening by the Rev. j. q. Angel.
A Bible service will be held in the
G. A. R. hall Sunday evening under
the auspices Of the Jr. 0. U. A. M.
The speakers are to be w. R. Jeffrey
of East Burke. Rev. j. @. Angel of
this place and the Hon. Mason S.
Stone of Montpelier.
We hope everyone will make an
effort to attend the West Burke lecture
course this winter, which promises tC
be very good The first entertainment
will be a concert, by the Mozart
Ladies' Quartette, and will be giver
on the evening of Nov. IL.
C. H. Bean of Newark has sold his
mill to the Parker Young company
of Lisbon. N. H., and has rented the
Gordon Anger place tor the present
lie is building a. barn on the meadow
formerly owned by Silas Beckwith anC
may build a house in the spring.
Miss Goldie LaFarra and Roy Dolof
were married at the home of the bride
Thursday evening. The ceremony was
and the wedding march was played by
Miss Leila Turner. The bride wore &
suit of brown and was attended by the
groom's sister. Miss Mabel Dolloff,
while Dewey LaFarra. the brother OF
the bride, acted as best man.
Mrs David Smith, who has beer
seriously i'll for several months, dice
Friday morning at the age of fifty nine
years. The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon at her late home. Rev. Mr.
Angel officiated, and music was
furnished by members of the choir
Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Smith
who has been an invalid for the
past year, and who is now left alone
Those attending the funeral from
out of town were Asa Guernsey O.
Franconia, brother, and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Moves of Kirby
SHEFFIELD
Mr.. Knapp has moved to Greens
borO.
Fife Dane recently visited friends il
Hardwick.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Simpson recent.
visited in Coventry
Rev. M. L. Scarborough is expecte.
) to be here Nov. 10Th.
Jennie Miles is helping Louis
/ Brown for few days.
E Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chesley of ST
e Johnsbury visited at Charles Chesley'
! over Sunday
I Mrs. Kelton has returned to Glover
x after spending several weeks with he
): daughter, Mrs. Mitchell.
$ There will be a chicken pie suppe
and social Friday, Nov. IA. Com
early as there is sewing to be done.
The many friends of Louise Brow
OF this place are very sorry to learn o
her illness and hope she will soon fin
help.
Rev. Mr.. Wilcox received the sa
news of the death of his mother tn
first of the week at her home i
England.
Geo. L. Bickford brought ripe will
strawberry to the Monitor office
picked last week that measured five
eighths of an inch in length. MI
Bickford's father. 80 years old, says h
never saw such a thing before at tn
season.
Vermont Notes.
The first moose in the vicinity {
| Island Pond for some time, so far
known. was seen recently by D. {
Goss It was a large one.