Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
WEST BURKE


Mrs. Archie Bailey spent Sunday
in LTndonvilIe
3. D. Ruggles was in Orleans We'd
nesday of last week.
The w. R. C. will serve dinner at
their hall Saturday.
Mrs. Sydney Brigham has been
quite Ill the past week.
W. E. Roundy is much better and
will soon be about again.
Mrs. Margaret Hill of Stanstead
visited Lottie Agan last week.
Mr. and Mrs Roundy of Lyndonville
visited relatives in town Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Silsby of ST. Johnsbury
is visiting her brother, W. B. Melcher.
Mrs LisIe Washburn Of East Haven
was the guest of Mrs. Nettie Mccoy
last week.
Miss Celia Spencer is at home from
her school in Waltham, Mass, for
short vacation.
Louis Goodwin is not nearly as we'll
and his son, Edward, of Lyndonville,
has been helping to care for him.
Mrs Flora Washburn, who has been
in Laconia, N. H., for some time, is
visiting her niece, Miss Alexander.
John Rosebrooks and daughter, Eva,
are back from their visit to Hanover
and are spending the winter in East
Burke.
DR.. A. II. jenkins has been serious
ly i'll during the past week and DR..
Farmer of ST. Johnsbury was called to
see him Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Colby are going
to Newport to remain for several
weeks, while Mr. Colby paints autos
for the coming season.
The Woman's club, which was to
have met with Mrs. Ida Powers Sat-
urday afternoon, was postponed until
Wednesday evening of this week.
Mrs. Gentley is in Burlington help
ing to care for her great grand
daughter, Constance Bishop, who has
been very seriously i'll with pneu-
monia.
The last entertainment of the lee
ture course will be given Saturday
evening and promises to be one of the
best things of it's kind ever given
here. Jean Fowler will recite and
whatever she chooses from her vari-
GUS programs will be sure to please
Mrs. Hiram Spencer, aged rs years,
died at her home in Newark Saturday
evening of pneumonia. The funeral
took place Tuesday and only a brief
service was held as her daughter, Mrs.
Hill, is still very weak from her try
ing illness. The deceased leaves one
son, George, of East Haven, and four
Mrs. Inez Ward of Hardwick, Mrs.
Gertrude Sanborn of Sutton and Mrs.
Matte Hill of West Burke.
The school of agriculture and home
economics which met here last week,
was very well attended, and created
much interest and enthusiasm. One
hundred and twenty-five women and
100 men were present at some session
during the brief course and many
were able to attend all or nearly all
the lectures and demonstrations. The
average attendance was the best the
school has ever had in proportion to
the size of the place.
SHEFFIELD
Clara Jenness is sick at the home of
her sister in Lyndon.
Mrs. D. c.. Green of Newport visit
ed at A. O. Gray's Sunday.
Tommy Player has gone to Lyndon
to work on the state property there.
z. J. Blake, now of Boston, has re-
ceived his appointment for the next
two years.
Mrs. Leon Ross is enjoying a visit
from her mother, Mrs. Newton, of
Bloomington.
Frank Laclair has put gas lights
into his house and milking machine
into the barn.
The visit from the Lyndonville Sons
and Daughters one night last week
was a very pleasant occasion.
Rev. Mr. Oldridge is to have do
nation and reception Thursday eve
ming. He is to return to England soon
after.
The roll call at the Baptist church
Thursday was much enjoyed. The
dinner and donations from those liv-
ing away, but who formerly lived
here, showing their interest in their
childhood home, brought in $40.
SUTTON
w. [. Campbell was home from
Montpelier last week on account of ill