Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-16
WEST CHARLESTON

WEST CHARLESTON
Charles Garland has not been as well |
the past week.
Mrs. Clyde Durgin and son, Harry,
are i'll with the grip.
Miss Mae Hastings returned last
week to Lyndon Institute.
Some of the telephone workmen are
boarding at Eugene Lyons.
S. D. Barrup runs the new milk
team from here to Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Labounty of East |
Charleston were here Saturday.
Mrs. viii Davis of Derby is keeping
house for her sister, Mrs. Coffey.
Gerald Temple is out again after
being shut in with sprained ankle.
Mrs. Ernest Going of Evansville
visited Mrs. Eugene Lyon one day last
week.
Clifton and Mark Barrup have start
ed out with the gasoline wood-sawing
outfit.
The Ladies' Aid society oyster sup
per Friday evening was very enjoy
able affair.
Mrs. C. G. Tilton of Derby is here
working for her brother, Harmon
Wing.
9gMrs. Cutting of PlainfeId is here
visiting her daughter. Mrs. H. G.
Ruiter.
VIII Ranney and family of Brown
ington visited Mrs. c. P. Church Sun
day and Monday.
Mrs. viii Davis and daughter. Eliza
beth, of Derby visited her mother,
Mrs. Coffey. oneday last week.
We are glad to report that Miss
Frances Goodale had very successful
operation for appendicitis and is doing
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ruiter visited
her sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jay Labounty, at East Charleston
Sunday.
The Penny social held in the Congre-
gational vestry by the Cleaners, Mr..
Jenkins's Sunday school class, was we'll
attended and great success.
Gid Tournigny is able to work in his
blacksmith shop again after being
absent few days on account of being
kicked by one of Clyde Durgin's mules.
Harold Ruiter of this place and Miss
Fanny Rhodes of Newport were mar
ried here Saturday evening. Congrat>
ulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Ruiter will
reside here.
On the evening of Feb. %, there will
ho oil oiol H..
at the schoolhouse hall. 1t is hoped
that as many as can will dress in the
style of that period. Proceeds for
benefit of the library.
All attending the valentine social
Monday evening given by the Baptist
Sunday school felt well repaid for
Drawing the cold. All the children had
! their parts nicely learned. At the
close. cake and lemonade were served
Mrs. Margaret Coffey has been very
| i'll with appendicitis for the past tea
days. Friday DR.. Kendrick accompanied
her to st. Jobnshury hospital for an
operation. 1t was successful and her
many friends hope for speedy and
complete recovery.
Mrs. Carl Welsh and daughter, Eliza
beth, went Wednesday to Derby to
visit her husbands parents Mr..
WEIGH came from st. Johnsbury Satur.
day and returned the first of this week
with his family and household goods.
| Mr.. WEIGH works for the Fairbanks
company.
The patriotic instructor of the w.
R. G. had one of Holton & Weymouth S
store windows appropriately decorated
iaf11 In Nd ko
lean flag on Feb. II. in honor of
Lincoln birthday. Flags were also
flying from the schoolhouse, store and
private houses. The Sunday before
Rev. Hetherington preached two splen-
did sermons on Lincoln.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. J. F. Ken
drick and her Sunday school d4ss
entertained Mrs G. w. d. Reed and
her Sunday school class at a valentine
party in the congregational vestry.
of the class were present, there were
46 children present. They all had a
beautiful time, and especially enjoyed
the pictures thrown on the screen.
Cake, cookies and candy were served.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Sunday at 1920 a. m, sermon on
temperance IL noon. Bible schooi.;7. 80
p. m, union service at the Bapust
church, sermon on Washington. C E
meeting Feb. 23d at 7.30 p. M. led by
Mrs. j. B. Holton. Let US draw nieb
to God and let him have his way with
Us, and he will give us his blessing
with everlasting life.
WESLEY FOSTER.
Wesley Foster was born "a years ago
in Morgan, very near the Charleston
line. He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Pliny Foster. He lived in this place
for many years and his wife was Ellen
Townsend, half sister of B. G. Towns
end. Mr. and Mrs. Foster lived in
Manchester. N. H +, until the death of
Mrs Foster nearly IL years ago. Mr..
Foster then went to the home of his
son, Walter, in Athol, Mass, where he