Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-26
WEST BURKE

WEST BURKE
Miss Verna Aldrich of Lyndon is
working at r. w. Densmore's.
Arthur Bean of Bristol, Conn.,, was
in town on business last week.
| Miss Elsie Skinner of Bloomington
spent Sunday at E E. Alexander's.
Mrs. w. G. Anger and Mrs. C. E.
Marshall were in st. Johnsbury Sat
urday.
Mrs. Stephen Hussy of Newport
was the guest of Mrs. George Nichols
recently.
Miss Celia Spencer is at home from
her school in Waltham, Mass, for the
holidays.
C. A. Jameson and family have
been spending a few days with rela-
tives in Hardwick.
Miss Laila Roundy is at home from
her school in Springfield, Mass, for
the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy is at home from
her school in Woodsville, N. H., for
the short Christmas vacation
Loren Jenkins, Clarence GaskelE,
Willard Holtham and Miss Ruth
Leach are at home from Montpelier
seminary, for the Christmas holidays.
Clyde Smith of Bumpkin Island,
and Miss Hancock of Hanover, N. H.,
spent Christmas at Sydney Brig
hams.
George Newman has moved from
the Leslie Stoddard farm on the Lake
road to the Arthur Bean house on
School street.
Mrs. George Nichols has a tomato
plant which is 27 inches tall, and be-
sides buds and blossoms has one
small ripe tomato. This is not bad
for December with the thermometer
at 20 and 80 below zero.
J.; MRS. ELIZA LOWELL.
Mrs. Eliza Lowell, who died Fri
day, Dec. 21st, after an illness Of but
few weeks, was born in Greensboro,
in 1858, and was the Youngest daugh--
ter of Samuel and Eliza Bailey of
Burke about 1871, and later she mar
ried Harris Lowell. They lived in
East Burke and Kirby and one son,
Howard, was born to them. The
home was broken up after a while,
and Mrs. Lowell came to this village
where she has been a successful
dressmaker for many years. She
was a faithful member of the Metho-
dist church, and will be sadly missed
in the community where she has, lived
so long. Beside her son, Howard, of
! Springfield, Mass, she leaves two sis
tiers, Mrs. Nancy Bailey and Mrs. S.
D. Bugbee, both of West Burke. The
funeral occurred at the church Mon
day afternoon, Rev. w. G. Arnold, Of
floating, and the burial was in Hill
side cemetery. The sorrowing fami-
| ly have the deepest sympathy of the
whole community.
SUTTON
| H. A. Blake is very sick.
Mrs. Jane Berry is on the sick list.
w. S. Robinson recently had an
Empire milking machine installed in
his barn.
Charlie Drown and Miss Marie
Whipple, both of this place were
united in marriage Saturday.
Ephraim LaClair and family have
moved to the Max Heath farm. Mr..
LaClalr mas put Ill all new WlIluOWS
and doors besides making other re-
pairs to the house.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Charles F. Hersey and Ber-
tina E. Craig of st. Johnsbury. Mrs.
| Jersey is the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Craig of this place.
Her many friends here wish her
much happiness.
SHEFFIELD
Clair Phillips is sick with pneu-
monia.
Carroll Blake Of Boston is visiting
friends here.
! Mrs. Charlie Dopp enjoyed Christ
mas with her parents.
Nurse Blake is confined to the
house with pneumonia.
Catherine Emery of Lyndon visit
ed Velma Jones last week.
John Fountain has returned from
the hospital after being treated.
Mrs. Bert Wheeler spent Christ
mas with her parents in Browning
ton.
Mrs. Carrie Waldron, the wife of a
former pastor, is visiting at A. J.
Citizens.
Then entertainment and sale was q