Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-18
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE

week
Mrs. Frank Gates was in Newport
last week.
Mrs. Riley Roundy i quite i'll with
stomach trouble
Miss Alfredo Copeland j. at home,
quite III with bronchitis
Mrs. Wayne Stoddard has been
spending few days in town.
Mrs. G. III. Caswell spent Friday
and Saturday IN St Johnsbury.
Miss Bertha Duval was in Lyndon
vile and St. Johnsbury last week.
1 Mrs. Claude Watson of Lyndonville
has been visiting at Sherman How
lands.
/ Mrs. Frank Marshall was called to
Boston last week by the illness of her
mother.
DR.. Jenkins is improving and has
been out several times during the
past week.
Mrs. Gorham OF Lyndonville was
the guest of her niece, Mrs A. H.
Bailey, Thursday.
Mr.. Smith of the Anti-Saloon
League will speak here Sunday morn
ing on a Fight for Life"
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Beane have
returned from Connecticut, where
they have been spending the winter.
Leon jenkins fell from an apple
tree while at play Thursday after
noon, breaking his arm at the elbow
joint
About so young people and chill
dren cot sweetened up thoroughly ar
L. E. Bugbee's sugar place Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Matte Dickerman was at
home Wednesday Of last week
Royalton has been visiting at Charles
MarshaIl's.
Mrs. Achsa Turner, who has been
spending the winter with her sister.
/ Mrs. 3. III. Marshall, has gone to Lyn-
don to visit her brother, Wallace
Houghton-
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Folsom of
Hartford Conn, and Mrs Lettie
/ Marshall of Evansville, were the
4 guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bug
bee recently.
Rev. Glenn Douglass has completed
a year of splendid, efficient work here,
I and it Is certainly hoped he viii re-
| turn TO West Burke another year The
/ and the interest of the children and
/ young people has been very notice
4 able. He has made many calls.
/ Many homes have been visited that
1 have been rarely, If ever before.
sought out by minister OF the Cos
pei.
Clarence l. Nj. Bugbee OF Newport
a former West Burke boy, died at Pasa-
dena. Cal. Tuesday of last week, at
| ter an operation for perItonItlS. The
remains reached Newport late Tues
| day evening and the funeral will take
place at his late home Thursday af-
/ ternoon. Mr. Bugbee has many
friends here, who are panied TO hear
the sad news Of his death, and who
sympatfize deeply with the sOrrOw-
I ing family
A reception was given to Dir. and
Mrs. G. q. Caswen Monday evening
+ OF last week, the occasion being their
4 18th wedding anniversary The at
I fair was managed by the D. OF R.,
and T. D. O. r. and was held IN their
/ hall. Refreshments of cake and cof-
( fee were served, and q pleasing pro-
gramme was enjoyed by a1l-Mr. and
I Mrs CaswelI were presented with a
handsome guest book and small
/ purse OF money.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
At the morning service the pastor
spoke on the work Of the ministry,
and gave an account Of his work In
the parish OF West Burke and New
ark during the past year. Thirteen
have been received by letter, twelve
have been received into preparatory
membership and three from prepare
tory membership to full membership.
Eight hundred and six pastoral calls
we're reported
AT the evening service the subject
was, Accomplishments and Needs"
Among the accomplishments the fol-
lowing were mentioned: Organiza-
ton of the W. T. NJ s., with 80 mem
bers, the work Of the Boy Scouts. or
ganization OF the Junior League with
three departments, primary, junior
and intermediate, and a substantial
gain IN benevolences- Mention was
also made OF repairs On parsonage
property. Under the head OF needs
the following were cited: More OF
an evangelistic spirit, further devel-
opment OF missionary work. more OF
2 social nature under the auspices OF
the church, new peEs and other need
ed repairs Richard Douglass sang,
Brighten the Corner"
The W. z n s., held their monthly
meeting Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. d. c. Howard. The
study dealt with conditions IN South
and Central America The leader
was Mrs NJ NJ Coe A humorous
reading, Declaring the Dividend
was given BY Mrs Douglass. Mrs.
O. G. Woodruff contributed some nu-
steal selections on the Fictr0la, which
we're much appreciated The May
meeting viii De held with hrs. Clara
Ross
Rev. G. u. Douglass viii attend
the conference at Newport this week
The meeting OF the Junior League
VIII not Dc held this week. but the
weekly prayer meeting vii be held
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