Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-02
WEST BURKE

WEST BURKE
Ernest Smith of Randolph was in
town last week.
Mrs. Charles Bruce has been visit
| ing relatives in Lyndon.
Miss Mary Wishart is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Alice Clement, in Lyn-
don.
Fred Dean and family of Orleans
spent Tuesday Of last week at Levi
Deans.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hunting Of
| Newport, N. H., spent Sunday at II.
S. Chappell's.
| Mrs. Henry Foster and two chill
dren have been visiting relatives in
Milton Mills, N. H.
Professor Davis of Montpelier sem
| mary was a guest of Miss Ruth Leach
| during a part of the week.
Miss Angie Davis, who has been
at home for the holidays, returned to
her school in Montclair, N. j., the
first of the week.
About 275 new members were add
ed to the Burke Red Cross during the
recent campaign, making $50 in all,
which isn't bad for small town, we
think.
Miss Matte Dickerman of ST.
Johnsbury, and Ray Leonard, who is
now in training at Norfolk, Va,
E. E. Dickerman's.
A family party gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gates on
Christmas day, which consisted Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Page and two
children of Pittsburg, Pa, Harry
Black and family, Mrand Mrs. Fred
Hall, Miss Hazel Gates and Ora Rick
ard of Newport.
The exercises on Christmas night
were very good indeed, and were
thoroughly enjoyed by the large aud
fence. Miss Ruth Leach of Montpe-
lier seminary gave a beautiful read
ing called, "The Shepherds Story"
and the pretty cantata, "a Jolly Joke
on Santa" which followed, did credit
trainer, Miss Pearl Densmore, who
had the affair in charge and worked
very hard to make it the success it
certainly was. At the close of the
entertainment the little folks were
made happy by gifts from the tree,
much to their very evident delight.
On the day before Christmas, some
of the friends of Miss Edith Holt,
presented her and her mother, with a
small, prettily decorated Christmas
tree, laden with useful gifts, and
f1anked by packages and boxes con-
tanning delicacies and dainties, which
Santa thought they might enjoy. La
ter in the evening Mr.. and Mrs. O. G.
Woodruff, accompanied by little
Ralph Warren, dressed as Santa
Claus, paid them most delightful
call They brought their Victrola
and gave the two ladies concert of
real Christmas music, which they
greatly enjoyed and appreciated.
The body of Charles Fogg of
Springfield, who died in St. Johns
bury at the home of Frank Abbott,
relative, where he had been living
for the past two months, was brought
here on Thursday and taken to the
North Ridge in Sutton for burial
Mr. Fogg was "a years of age, and
the greater part of his life was spent
in this vicinity. He was twice mar
ried, the first wife being Miss Frank
Durkee Stebbins, and the second Miss
Luella Anger, who survives him. He
had one son, Claude, of Bellows Falls,
and several other relatives, among
whom were A. D. Fogg and Mrs. H.
E. Gaskell of this place. Mr.. Fogg
resided in this village some years ago
and will be pleasantly remembered by
many.
SHEFFIELD
Whitney Drake died Dec 9th after
many months Of illness.
Hannah Barber is quite sick. Kate
Eastman is caring for her.
Merrill and Clair Phillips have both
been quite sick with pneumonia
Clara Jenness spent Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. Blake, in Lyn-
don.
The Red Cross drive secured 80
new names, rs only being allotted to
Sheffield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Simpson and
Earla Simpson spent Christmas at
Hyde Park.
Mrs. Shedd of Hardwick and Mrs.
Blake Of Lyndon were recent visitors
at 0. H. Jenness'.
Jane Woodman suffered a shock at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Drew, in Glover Monday evening and
is in critical condition.
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE
o. T. Curtis is no better.
Mrs. E. E. Curtis remains in a
critical condition.