Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-01-10
WEST BURKE

The village school began the WIN
ter term Monday.
Mrs. E. J. Warren was in St. Johns
bury one day last week.
Paul Douglass visited friends in
Glover part Of last week.
Fred Lindsay of Barnetw in town
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Clara Ross spent the week
end with relatives in Sutton.
Mrs. Gadupee of Derby Line visit
ed at Harris Colby's recently.
The 80 hens owned by J. M. Smith
laid 348 dozen eggs during 1916.
West Burke's new doctor DR.. Bor-
land, is boarding at A. D. Fogg's.
Mrs. M. M. Coe returned Friday
from three weeks stay in Boston.
Mrs. Mary Smith was called to
Morgan recently by the death of an
uncle.
Alonzo Barney Of Laconia, N. H.,
has been spending few days at Eli
Duval's.
Mrs. Effie Solomon, who has been
visiting in Waterbury, Conn.,, is at
home again.
Mrs. Annie Mordaunt of Clifton
dale, Mass, has been visiting rela-
tives in town.
Dwight Howard has been elected
Sunday school superintendent for the
ensuing year.
Mrs. C. w. Douglass and two chill
dren, Ruth and Richard, spent Friday
in St. Johnsbury.
Miss Ruth Leach did not return to
Montpelier seminary until this week
owing to sickness.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich has been en-
PERTAINING the grip the past week and
has been too busy to attend to her
accustomed duties as telephone oper-
atOr.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Frasier have
closed their house for the winter and
gone to Newport, where they will
board at Hotel Raymond. We are
glad to know that they will return in
the spring, as we should be sorry to
lose them:
The six months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Batchelder died
Thursday and the funeral took place
Saturday, Reg. G. W. Douglass off
ciating. The burial was in Hillside
cemetery. The family have the sin
cere sympathy of their friends here.
The program for the w. F. M. S.
meeting which will be held at the
parsonage Friday afternoon is as
follows: Jubilee rally song; Thanks
giving Ann" Mrs. Douglass; leaflet,
''How Native Christians Give" Mrs
Howard; "How Much Shall I Give
This Year toForeign Missions ?" Mrs
Buzzell; leaflet, "The Deacon and His
Daughter, Mamie" Mrs. r. P. Por-
ter; mystery box, conducted by Mrs.
0. G. Spencer; report of Billy Sun
day meetings, Mrs. Matte Coe; mis-
sionary hymn.
SHEFFIELD
Mrs. Henry Marcou is very poorly
The small son of Mr.. Knowlton is
sick.
Mrs. Knapp is i'll with rheumatic
fever.
Floyd Montminy is confined to the
house.
Roger Barber is very poorly with
bronchitis.
Ernest Niles has gone to Newport
for a time.
Mrs. Henry Mitchell has been sick
the past week.
Alden Eastman visited in Newport
Center last week.
Mrs. George Stern has been quite
sick the past week
The D. Of L. installed their officers
in part at their last meeting.
Alden Eastman has hired with Mr..
Roberts in the store at Wheelock.
The little child of Erwin Brown
has been quite sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Alice Davis was in St. Johns
bury Wednesday with her son Ray
mond, for an operation.
Word has been received by Mrs. A.
0. Gray from r. w. Bennett, for
mer pastor, that he is located in Mil
ton, N. H.
The Sons & Daughters, as they are
now called, will give an entertainment
and promenade Friday evening at the
hall. Fred Spencer and Harold Cur
rier will furnish music.
STANNARD
Frank Burroughs, our representa-
tive, left for Montpelier Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Winchester
moved into their new house last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden McEwen were
business visitors in Hardwick Friday.
Schools opened Tuesday in town,
with Miss Brown and Mr.. Pierce as
teachers.
The Ladies' Aid society met Thurs
day at Jason Hutchins'. There were
AZ present.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis is staying for
short time with Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Patch and assisting in caring for the
little son that arrived in their home
this fall.