Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-05-31
WEST BURKE

WEST BURKE
- Miss Glenn Ward is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Fanny Sargent spent last week
in Lyndonville
DR.. Walsh returned Friday from his
business trip to Canada.
Mrs. Louise Silsby of st. Johnsbury
is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. T. J. Walsh spent Thursday
with friends in st. Johnsbury.
DR.. E. E. Dickerman was in St.
Johnsbury Monday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mears were at
home from Newport last week.
Mrs. Nellie Mosher of Barton visited
her sister, Mrs. Wallace. Sunday.
F. G, Gaskell and sister, Miss Ella.
have been visiting friends in St. Johns
bury.
Miss Grace Bryant of Derby Line
has been visiting her cousin, Mrs. K.
Fl. Burke.
Mrs. Charles Fletcher and Mrs.
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ness last week.
Mrs. Mcfarland of Woodstock was
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. G.. H,
Coburn. last week.
We all feel grateful to the Boy
Scouts, who moved the church lawn
so nicely last week.
Mrs. 0. E. Roundy of Lyndonville
has been spending a few days with
her sister, Miss Myrtle Aldrich.
Mrs. Lorinda Marshall, who has been
in Florida during the winter months.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Humphrey. i
Alba Craig coaxed a ten-pound
lunge, measuring 81 inches, from
Willoughby lake one morning last
week.
Miss Matte Dickerman has been at
home for several days, regaining her
strength after having her tonsils
removed.
Carl Bishop is at home from his
school in South Lancaster, Mass, for a
few weeks. and later, plans to do some
canvassing.
Mrs. Myrtle Hall is entertaining her
brother, DIR. Warren Fairbanks and
wife of New York and Mr.. Hurlock of
Thornton, Pa.
DR.. R. 81. Burke was called to Boston
last week by the critical illness of his
sister, who is now in one of the hospi-
tails of that city.
The Pre- Memorial exercises at the
village school Friday afternoon were
excellent, and were greatly enjoyed by
all who attended.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be observed Sunday and the sub.
ject for the evening service will be
1.-The Story of Joseph"
Evangelist R. D. Quinn and wife
from Massachusetts. Elder r. J. Bry.
ant from Concord, N. H, and others,
will hold a series of meetings at the
Seventh Day Adventist church of West
Burke, June I'd to 4th All are cordial.
~ invited.
The G. A. R. hall was prettily deco.
rated with plants and flags Sunday and
the Memorial sermon preached by Rev.
G. w. Douglass, should be an inspira.
ton to all who heard it. The selec.
tions sung by the choir, assisted by
Porter Wallace of Newark, were very
good, and were appropriate tributes tc
those who fought and died for theil
country.
Mrs. Barber, of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society will give an ad
dress in the Methodist church Thurs
day evening. Mr.. Barber has recently
returned from extensive travels il
China and Japan, and what she will
have to say will be of vital interest tt
everyone She will speak to the chill
dren at 7.3O and the address proper
will begin promptly at eight O'Clock.
SHEFFIELD
Mr.. Oldridge visited in Lunenbure
last week.
Ben Gray of Windsor visited friend:
here last week.
Dexter Flood has his shouse I'D 81
that he can move in.
Mrs. Adelia Jenness has been quite
poorly the past week.
OneyTSimpson has bought his father
farm and moved there.
Mrs. Andrew Roberts and son visite,
in Burlington last week.
The M. E. society has sold the par
sonage to Mr.. Knowlton.
Will Gray has been enjoying a visi
from his father of Hardwick.
Erwin Brown has been chosen petit
jury at the June term of court.