Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-05-17
WEST BURKE


more or less trouble ever since
WEST BURKE
Eugene Joyce has been quite ill the
past week.
Mrs. Hartman of Centervale has
been visiting in town.
E. E. Chappell. w. E. Drown and B.
D. Ruggles have new autos this season.
Mrs Wallace Bowman and little
daughter visited in Orleans last week.
Buy from Miles's auto fruit and tea
truck, and save money. Fresh eggs
bought.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Coe attended the
funeral of Mrs. William Johnson in St.
Johnsbury Saturday.
The w. R. C. will hold special
meeting Saturday afternoon. All
members are requested to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. P. Porter and Mrs.
Louise Stoddard attended w. r. G.
reception in St. Johnsbury Thursday
evening.
Edna Gray of this place and Clayton
Ball of Newark were quietly married
at the Methodist parsonage in Lyndon
vile Wednesday of last week. After a
short wedding journey the happy
couple went to their home in Newark,
where they will be at home to their
friends. Congratulations.
The cement walk in front of the
Methodist church has been completed,
and was presented to the church Sun
day morning. The Cleaners wish to
thank all who have so cheerfully as
sisted in the enterprise, for without
their help it would have been impossi-
BILE to have had the walk so early in
the season. Brief exercises were held
out of doors, after which the service
was continued inside the church, where
Mr.. Douglass asked the congregation
to give Mrs. Isabel Dickerman, the en-
ergetic president of the Cleaners,
whose untiring zeal has ACCOMPLISHED
such splendid results. rising vote of
thanks, which met q most hearty re-
Spouse. District Superintendent Lowe
then preached an interesting sermon on
''The Rebuilding of the Walls of Jeru-
SALEM"
LUCY FAIRBANKS HARTWELL
Lucy Ann Fairbanks was born in
Newark August 22d, 1887. She was
the daughter of Warren Fairbanks and
/ Mary Taft and her early life was spent
in her home town. She married Sum-
ner Hartwell of Newark and about 45
years ago they came to Burke to live
Four sons were born to them, two of
whom are now living. Since Mr.. Hart
wells death, which occurred many
years ago, these sons, Warner and War
rem. have been their mothers comfort
and support, doing all in their power
to Tighten her burdens and make life
easier for her.
Mrs. Hartwell became a Christian in
her early youth, and was one of the
charter members of this church, in
which she has ever been a most faith.
full and efficient worker. She was a
woman of rare sweetness and beauty OF
character, and her influence has been,
and we believe will be far-reaching.
Three years ago she went to Plymouth,
N. H., to keep house for her son, War
ner, after the death of his wife, ano
has remained there since, cheering his
loneliness, and making home for him
been quite poorly for some time and or
Thursday, May 4th, she had a severe
shock, from which she never rallied
The end came May 10th, and the funer
al took place in West Burke Saturday
afternoon, District Superintendent r
F. Lowe of St. Johnsbury officiating
assisted by our own pastor. Rev. G.
w. Douglass. The church was filled
and the profusion of flowers told of the
deep regard felt by everyone for the
dear one who had gone. The buria
was beside her husband in Hillside Gem
etery. Beside her sons she leaves one
sister, Mrs. Loisa Walter of this place
grandson, Reginald, of Plymouth
. and other distant relatives. The son.
especially, and all who mourn, have tn,
, deep sympathy of large circle O.
> friends.
/ Those from out of town who attend
, ed the funeral of Mrs. Hartwell Satur
! day were Warner Hartwell of Ply
! mouth, N. H., Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
\ Hartwell and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S
, Dyke of Mortified, Mrs. Ada Silsb,
and Mrs. Flora Washburn of St. Johns
bury, Phil Hartwell, Mrs. Silas Coils
ton and DR.. and Mrs. Davis of Lyndon
VILE, Mr.. and Mrs D. G.. Huntley O
t Stanstead, Moulton Taft and Mrs
Mary Morgan of Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs
9 Nelson Burt of Concord and others.
3 sheffield
8 George Roberts is in Washington, Z
8 c., this week.
o lola Sheldon has gone to Greensbor
Il to work in the telephone office.
It Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Green of Whit
n River junction visited at A. O. Gray
o over Sunday.
q George D. Bickford and S. A. Buc
v are recent new subscribers of the Pa.
q sumpsic Telephone company.
IS There will be a memorial service 6
). the cemetery May % in the afternoo
y in memory of Mrs. Bell Brown. Tn
,, Grange will use the ritual servic.