Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-24
WEST BURKE

WEST BURKE
Willis Smith has been visiting
friends in Barton.
Mrs. William Gallagher spent Sun
day with friends in Newport.
Mrs. Susie Smith has been on the
sick list during the past week.
Mrs. Hattie Farrant of Newport,
visited friends in town recently.
George Donahue and family of st.
Johnsbury, spent the weekend at
Peter Abar's.
Mrs. Corliss Page was called to
New Hampshire recently, by the ill
ness of her sister.
in the Montgomery block, and will
also serve meals and lunches.
Mrs. Julia Wyzanski of Brookline,
Mass, is staying in town for a few
days and is boarding with Mrs. Hall.
The Woman's club will have
musicale on Friday evening of this
week, at the home Of Mrs. Esther
Porter.
Little Elnon Wallace of Newark,
is spending few days with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wallace.
The Pink Rose, service of song
and story was given here Sunday
evening, the story being read by Mrs.
Carrie Colby.
Mr.. and Mrs Austin Burns, Curtis
Stoddard, and several others have
been taking their turn at the grip
the past week.
Mrs. John Rosebrooks is still Sc
riously i'll, and a trained nurse
from St. Johnsbury has been caring
for her during the past week.
Rev. G. w. Douglass has been
spending the past week in Boston,
and the service last Sunday morning
was in charge of Mr.. C. A. Jameson
and Mr.. D. c. Howard.
Charles Hamblet of Barton, and B.
D. Ruggles of this place, have been
taking an inventory of the Solomon
property, and it is expected that the
store will be opened soon.
The fourth entertainment in our
20. This is lecture by Mr.. Wick
ersham, who is said to be one of the
best speakers of the day. This will
be one of the finest lectures ever
given in our town, and everyone
should make special effort to hear it.
The many friends of Mrs. Lorinda
Marshall were panied to hear of her
death, which occurred Sunday, Jan.
she was spending the winter with her
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70 years of age, and had lived in
this town all her life. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Larnard
Watson, and is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Abby Humphrey and
Mrs. Fanny Sergeant of this place,
and Mrs. Nancy Silsby of Lyndon
vile. In early life she became the
wife of Woodbury. Marshall, and to
them three children were born.
Charlie and Anime died many years
ago, but the younger son, w. w.
Marshall of Hardwick, has been
great comfort to his mother, and has
cared for her most tenderly since her
health began to fail about two years
ago. A service was held in Daytona
Tuesday, Jan. 16, and the body was
placed in receiving vault until
spring, when she will be brought here
and laid beside her husband and
children.
STANNARD
Nettie Lumsden was a business
visitor at Hardwick, Wednesday.
Mrs Thomas Crowley is quite ill
with rheumatism and heart trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Sawtelle
visited her mother, Eunice King, last
week.
Fred Leavitt was absent from
school part of last week on account
of illness.
Miss Bessie Robinson was a week.
end guest of Nellie Caswell's at Fair
view Farm.
Ernest Aliens people have had
New England telephone installed in
their home.
Mr.. Pierce, one of our teachers in
town was called home on account of
his wife's illness, no school after
Mondays session of last week.
Clayton Burroughs returned from
st. Johnsbury, Saturday, and has been
saving wood with Carl Rushford, at
L. j. Patches and J. H. Clark's.
SHEFFIELD
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid society elect
ed the following officers at the annual
meeting Friday afternoon: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Beualh Roberts; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Herman Simpson,; secre-
tary, Mrs. Hannah Dwyer; treasurer,
Mrs. Annie Randall; collector, Mrs
Inez Jones. Mrs. Willard is chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee. The treasurer's report shows
successful year financially.
UNION HOUSE DISTRICT
o. w. Jesseman's family have all
been sick with the grip.
Mrs. Arvilla Chesley, who has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Addie Ches-
ley, in Lyndonville, has returned to 0.
w. Jesseman's.