Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-01-14
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

d ldDOror IN the IeQo1al nSn hatchery !
at ST. Johnsbury under j. w. Titcomb. |
has been appointed general superintend-
ent of all the government fish hatch |
cries on the Pacific coast.
At the annual village meeting held
in St. Johnsbury Wednesday of last |
week, all the old officers were reflect !
ed and $1,000 was appropriated for
band concerts, this amount being the
same as last year. 1t was voted to
purchase hook and ladder automobile
truck at a cost of not more than $4,000
to have police patrol for the streets,
and to purchase and install a police
telegraph system at a cost of not
more than 81, 500.
Additional Caledonia County news on
another page of this paper.
WEST BURKE
Mrs. Viola Parker has been at home
for the past week.
o. E. Clark spent Sunday at his
home in Irasburg.
The winter term Of school began in
the village on Monday of last week.
Mrs. Ellen Thompson is very poorly
this winter, and does not get out often.
Mrs. Frank Ward has been visiting
relatives in ST. Johnsbury and Dan
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Frasier visited
| in Coventry and St. Johnsbury last
week.
| DR.. and Mrs. A. H. jenkins attended
| the New Years dinner at East Burke
Jan. l.
A. E. Hall visited his daughter,
Mrs. Hitchcock of West Derby, on
Saturday.
| Russell Melcher of Island Pond was
the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. H.
Silsby, last week.
Miss Jessie Dearborn was called to
Newport the last of the week by the
illness of her mother.
Mrs. Geo. Powers has been on the
sick list for the past week. but is
about the house again.
Mrs. Emma Way. Mrs. Cora Chap
pell, Mrs. Bertha Way and Mrs. Emma
Coburn were in st. Johnsbury Friday.
| Charles Coburn was called to Mil
ford, N. H., Friday by the serious
illness of his father, Stephen C.
Coburn of that place.
The Methodist church with it's new
stairs, it's pretty convenient class
room, its steel ceiling, new paper and
other improvements, presents very
attractive appearance, and everyone
seems delighted with the change.
The dinner at the church on Thurs
day was we'll patronized, and the ladies
added ten dollars to their funds, which
will go toward paying for the repairs
on the church. The services both
afternoon and evening were interesting
and helpful, but were not largely
attended owing to the snowstorm and
quite lot of sickness.
The .Passumpsic Telephone company
the following parties connected with
the West Burke exchange: F. O..
Gray. F. o. Berry. B. M. Bundy, Mrs.
Corydon Parker, B. U. Green, H. J.
Litchfeld, l.. I. Rowland, Perley
Chappell, H. c. and B. E. Bean, II.
G. Woodruff, S. L. Brigham, J. E.
Lane, P. w. Remission, James Nc
Donald, H. I. Foster and Frank
Aliard.
w. G. Anger, who has been a Sec
ton hand for the past forty-four
years. and has for long time been
foreman of the northern section here
at West Burke, is working in Lyndon
vile for the present, going back and
forth on the train and living at home.
His section has been divided between
the ones above and below it. and
he and his helpers have been obliged
to look elsewhere for work. Mr..
Anger was offered a similar position
in Coventry or Barnet, but preferred
to remain in West Burke and do light
er work, as his health is not good.
SHEFFIELD
e John Gambler is i'll with grip.
Mrs. Olin Chesley visited friends
the last of the week.
Sadie Sheldon has gone to st. Johns
bury for the present.
Edith and Earl Labay were recent
visitors at Elva Dopp's
Mrs. E. H. Hill of Lyndonville visit
ed in town over Sunday.
ssr,Oney Simpson and Mrs. VIM. Simp-
son visited in Coventry the last of the
week.
Martha Underwood is stopping with
her daughter, Mrs. Edwin Richardson,
for the winter.
Roland Labay has been visiting his
sister. Mrs. Charles Dopp, for the
past two weeks.
The j. 0. u. A. M. gave an oyster
supper for the members and their
families Saturday evening.
The M. E. society sale was quite
success for this season of the year.
The receipts were about $40.
The quarterly meeting. as it was
formerly called, is to be held at ST.
Johnsbury commencing Jan. %.
Several from this place are planning
to attend the teachers, conuon ton To