Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-07
WEST BURKE

Miss Elsie Whipple has been ill the
past week.
George Nichols has been quite i'll
the past week.
Mrs. Juliet Laughton is visiting at
o. G. Woodruff's.
Willard Holtham has been very ill
but is improving.
Mrs G. w. Douglass spent Friday
with friends in ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Walter Human of Newport
visited at E. H. Goes recently.
Rev. G. w. Douglass was confined
to the house by illness part of last
week.
Mrs Hulda Collision of Lyndonville
was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Ida
Powers, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Frasier, who are
spending the winter months in New
port, were in town last week.
Charles Fisher has sold his farm to
it's former owner, Elmer Forbes, who
has rented it until spring to Frank
Duval of Burke.
Miss Abby Burns has been at home
from her work at Newport for the
past two weeks on account of the ILL
ness of her mother.
Sunday evening Rev. G. w. Doug
lass spoke in the Gem theatre, giving
his impressions Of Billy Sunday and
showing pictures of the noted evan
gelist and his party.
The w. F. M. S., will meet at the
home of Mrs. B. D. Ruggles Friday
evening. "Getting Acquainted with
Our Missionaries" is the subject of
the evening and there will be special
music.
Ebert Bugbee of Barre, son of S.
D. Bugbee of this place, died at his
home Saturday. Mr.. Bugbee spent
his early life in town and has many
friends here who will be panied to
learn of his death.
DR.. Wickersham of Iowa, who spoke
in the Methodist church Sunday eve
ming and gave his great lecture on
"Day Dreams" in the Gem theatre
Monday evening of last week, will not
soon be forgotten by those who heard
him.
Mrs. Emma Rosebrook, who has
been very i'll with pneumonia and
other complications for several weeks,
died Saturday morning, Feb. 3. She
was born in Burke, 40 years ago and
spent her early life in her native
town. She married John Rosebrooks
and for the past rs years or more
their home has been in this village.
Mrs. Rosebrooks has been an invalid
for many years and was little known
outside the home. She was member
Of the Methodist church and when
able did all she could to aid in the
work of the church. Beside her hus-
band she leaves a son, Ray, of Burke,
and daughter, Eva, who has been
her mothers faithful companion and
assistant during her years of failing
health. The funeral took place at the
residence Monday afternoon.
MRS. ISABEL DICKERMAN.
Isabel Williamson was born in In
When she was about IA years of age
her parents moved to Lyndon where
her girlhood was spent. In 1892 she
married DR.. E.. E. Dickerman, and
they began their life together in Lu-
nenburg, where they remained but
one year. They went to Sheffield and
twenty years ago came to West
Burke, which has been their home
ever since.
Mrs. Dickerman was an active
member of the Methodist church, hav-
ing served one year as superintendent
of the Sunday school, and always do
ing more than her share of work in
the several departments of church
work. She was past matron of the
Eastern Star, an officer in the w. R.
c., member of the West Burke Wo-
mans club and president of The
Cleaners, an organized Sunday school
class which she named. She was loved