Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-08
WEST BURKE
81 Bartlett is quite i'll.

| Howard Lowell ofSpringfield, Mass
| has been spending a few days in town
Mr.. and Mrs Harris Colby spent
! Sunday with relatives in Derby Line.
o. B Cleveland of Anthony, Kansas,
visited at J. M Smiths last week.
Hazel Allard spent last week with
| friends in Stanford.
Mrs. John Woods and two children
are boarding at A. 2. Craig's.
Miss Pearle Densmore spent a part
of last week in Lancaster, N. H.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Ball on Wednesday, July. 25.
Doris Howard of Piermont has been
spending the past week at D. C. How
ards.
Mrs W. E Cheney and three chill
dren of Bennington are visiting at II.
5. Chappell's.
Mrs. Helen Bryant of Lawrence,
Mass, has been visiting her nephew,
5. L. Brigham
Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Barker of Plym-
outh, N. H, have been visiting at
Harris Colby's.
Mrs. Nellie Gaskell of ST. Johnsbury
has been spending a few days with
Miss Allis Townsend.
Misses Helen and Alice Beckwith of
Somerville, Mass, are spending their
vacation with relatives in town.
DR.. and Mrs. Leon Wiley of Boston
have been spending part of their
honeymoon here and at Lake Willough-
by.
Little Ralph jenkins had a bad fall
while at play in the barn, on Monday
of last week, breaking his leg just
above the knee
Mrs. Southworth. who has been spend
ing several weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Douglass, has returned to her
home in Fairlee.
Mrs. EllensDensmore has moved into
the tenement just vscated5 by w. E.
Solomon tenement.
Mrs Lila Bugbee and daughter,
Mrs. Jessie Douglass, and little son
Francis have been visiting relatives
and friends 10 town.
Miss Florence Drown of New Haven,
Conn, and Roy Stanley of Bridgeport
have been spending week with rela-
tives and friends in town.
Mrs. Melvin Mann of WoodsviIle, N.
H, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E.
z. Orcutt at Edgemere, their summer
home at Lake Willoughby the first of
last week.
The two thunder and wind storms
last week played fast and loose with
the telephone and electric light lines,
and on Thursday afternoon lightning
struck the chimney of Henry Gask ellis
house, but no very serious damage was
done
Henry Duval of Burke died during
an operation on Thursday, July IS, and,
owing to his condition was buried the
following day. Mr.. Duval was over
ninety years of age, and had been a
resident of this town during the great /
Ell. part of his long life.
John Woods was called to his regi !
ment ID Washington, ID. C., early last |
week. but hopes TO be able TO visit his /
family again before long. Mrs. Woods /
has been having 2 severe attack of /
asthma. and Mrs Hartman Of Center |
vale has been caring for her.
CHURCH NOTES
At the communion service, on Sun /
day morning, the pastor spoke on the /
subject: "Christ's Request Of Peace
Three members were received by Ger
ti6cate.
The largest attendance Of the out
of-door services thus far this season I
marked the service on Sunday even /
ing Besides the hymns IN which the 4
congregation participated, a solo was /
sung by Mrs. Berry. For the adj 1
dress, Mr. Douglass took his subject, I
The Sea.
In spite Of threatening weather, an
unusually large number attended the /
Thursday evening service at which 4
time Miss Ruth Leach gave an ac-
count Of the W II. II. S. conference
at Mortified, Mass, which she recent +
~ attended. Reports Of this service
are appreciative.
Services viii Be held at the usual
hours on Thursday evening and Sun
day morning The evening open-air
service VIII be held on the lawn Of
Mrs. Cynthia Aldrich.