Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-01-22
WEST BURKE


town Friday.
Mr.. Albert Fowle was called here
this week by the death of Miss Lucy
Bemis.
Rev. and Mrs. l. P. Chase of Evans.
vile visited at the home of Mrs. C
N. Aldrich, last week.
Clyde Smith has his release from
the U. S. navy and has a good posi-
ton in Boston market.
Mrs. Susie Smith has returned
from West Lebanon, n. H, where she
was called by the illness and death
Of her son, Carroll Smith.
Mrs. Aldrich of Lyndonville was il
town several days last week, caring
for Miss Pearl Densmore, and he1
daughter, Verna, both of whom have
been quite i'll with influenza.
Mrs. Riley Roundy has received
word that her niece, Mrs. Jane Hack.
EFT, died in Madison, Wis, on January
10. The remains were taken t.
Providence, R. l., for interment.
Although there have been a mum.
Der of new cases of influenza in the
village during the past week, they
have been rather light, and those
who have been seriously i'll, are al
improving, and it is hoped that
school can be opened this week.
Professor and Mrs. circuit of Ply.
mouth, N. H., who have been seri
ously i'll with influenza, are much
better. Mrs. CIRCUITS mother, Mrs
Coe, who has been caring for them
will remain some time longer, unit
they are quite well again.
A quiet wedding occurred at the
Congregational parsonage in IslanC
Pond Tuesday evening of last weel
when Carl Way of West Burke anC
Miss Bernice Stott were married. The
groom is the son of Mrs. Emma Way
of this place and has spent most Of
his life in his native town, where he
good position as clerk in the office OF
the Grand Trunk railroad. The bride
is an Island Pond lady and has fol
some time been a popular telephone
operator there. The young couple
have the best wishes of their many
friends as they start out in life to-
gether.
MISS LUCY BEMIS
Miss Lucy Bemis died Saturday
morning, aged about 81 years. She
was the daughter of Welcome and
Sarah (Evans) Bemis, and was one
of a family of ten children. Her
whole life has been spent in Burke,
her youth and middle life at the home
farm on Bemis hill, and the remain
der in this village. She was a great
lovc~ &C dn-7c~+'@ c~i--a'- r"-i-~r
some pet geese that were almost as
old as their mistress. All but one
have died and the last of the family
is now about so years of age.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of her sis
ter, Mrs. Kate E. Fowle, with whom
she has lived much of the time, clos
ing her own house, as her health has
been very poor for any years.
SHEFFIELD
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Fletcher were
in Lyndonville over Sunday.
A. o. Gray, W. II. Gray and Amasa
Simpson were in town Sunday.
Ephraim Ruggles and Mrs. S. A.
Ruggles visited at ]. L. Blake's last
week.
The sick ones in town are inprov-
ing, most of them being able to be
out again.
Mrs. John Blake and Mrs. Roy
Brooks visited at Will Ladd's and
Mrs. A. o. Gray at J. Chesley's.
SUTTON
Harold Coburn and friend of Lyn-
donville spent the weekend at c. E.
Columns.
Ralph Seymour, while saving wood
last week was hit IN the face by a
stick of wood and injured quite badly.
Mrs. o. E. Bundy is i'll, and her
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Hovey Of St.
Johnsbury, has been with her for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Chesley have
closed their house and gone to spend
the winter with their daughter, Mrs.
3. w. Twombly, at West Burke.
Mrs. Earl Reed has been very i'll
with influenza, threatened with pneu-
mOnia. A trained nurse, Gladys
Brock Of St. Johnsbury and her
mother, Mrs. VIII Brock, of North
Troy have been caring for her.
A sEvENrY-YEAR OLD COUPLE
Mr. and Ms. 7. b. Carpenter, Harrisfarg, Pa
suffered from kidney trouble lie says My wife
and suffered from sdncy ronb.e and had rileunztif
pains aNthrOug the todv The first few doses u Foef
kidney Pills relieted AS. and Eve bottles entirely
cured u.s. Although are both in the seveufLef.