Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30
WEST BURKE

WEST BURKE
Mrs. LEROY Dolloff has been quite
II during the past week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Lawrence Wood are
the parents of a son born Jan. 22d.
Pliny Burns was home on sick
| leave, during the greater part of last
| week.
Mrs. Susie Smith spent the past
week in st. Johnsbury and Lyndon
vile.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich has been
spending few days with friends in
St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Ida Cole of Beecher Falls was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. w.
Cobleigh, last week.
Lawrence Wood was called to
Barnston, P. O., the first of the week
by the death of his mother.
Mrs. Robert Pond was called to
Lennoxville, P. O., Monday of last
week, by the serious illness of her
father.
George Litchfeld of Bloomington
has purchased Mrs. Kate CahilI's
home, near the hotel, but has not TAX
en- possession yet.
Mrs. Fanny Moore has finished
! working at E. F. Miles restaurant
and her place has been taken by Miss
Isabel Correau, Of Sutton.
Several people from this village
attended the funeral of Mrs Edwin
Curtis at her late home on the North
Ridge in Sutton, Thursday.
At recent meeting of the Sunday
school board, the following officers
, were elected for the coming year;
superintendent, D. C. Howard; as
sistant, Mrs. Mary Fairbanks; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Col
by; assistant, Miss Annie Gallagher;
Junior superintendent, Mrs. Mary
Berry; assistant, Miss Verna AL
drich; missionary superintendent,
| Leach; organist, Miss Pearle Dens-
more.
The best entertainment of the sea-
son will be given in the, G. A. R. hall
Wednesday evening, Feb. 9Th under
the auspices of the West Burke
Woman's club, and the proceeds,
above expenses, will be given to the
Red Cross. Rev. George Martin of
ST. Johnsbury will be the patriotic
speaker, Mrs Mary Doyle will read
and quintette of ladies, also from
St. Johnsbury, will give the musical
part of the entertainment, which is
sure to be worth hearing.
SHEFFIELD
Addie Wyman visited in Newport
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Jenness visited
in Burke last week.
Mrs. Minnie Sheldon is some better
from her recent fall.
Johnnie Blake of Lyndon visited
his parents over Sunday.
Lon Simpson has moved his fami-
ly into the Frost house in the Ma
Miss English of Maiden, Mass, Wis
tied at S. A. Jones' the last Of the
week.
z. J. Blake Of Boston was a week
end guest at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blake.
Mrs. Homer Bennett has just re-
ceived a cablegram saying her son
had arrived safely in France.
Alden Eastman and Grifton Niles
have gone to Burlington instead of
Bloomington as reported last week.
Clarence Ash recently injured his
head quite severely while throwing
block wood up a fight of stairs. One
piece came back and struck him on
the head.
The Red Cross will give the enter
tainment, Somewhere in France" on
Feb. 18th. A dance will follow and
the proceeds will go for the benefit of
the Red Cross.
Doris Jones of this place and ST..
Clair English of Maiden, Mass, were
married at the home of the bride on
Monday, Jan. %, Rev. Mr.. Kelley of
Irasburg, former pastor here, was
the officiating clergyman.
The Daughters of Liberty enter
tainment was most successful al
fair There was a large crowd. A
barge load of people came from Lyn--
donville. The music was fine and all
enjoyed the evening and dance.