Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-02
WEST BURKE

IN MOrrlSVllle anu hdTuWNh.
Pearl and Elaine Roundy were Wis
itors in East Haven recently.
O. L. Leonard went to Craftsbury
last week to visit his sister.
Miss Carrie Sleeper was the guest
of Mrs. Ida Powers the first of last
week.
Mrs. Phoebe Randall of Lyndon is
spending a few days with her sister
Mrs. Charles Bruce.
Miss Florence Humphrey is in Bos-
ton getting spring styles and buying
spring and summer goods.
Fred French had slight operation
at Brightlook hospital last Monday.
He is doing very well indeed.
J. B. Watchie went to Waterbury
last week to visit his son, Maynard,
who is in the State hospital there.
Mrs. Sophia and Mrs. Vira Watson
of Willoughby were the guests of
Mrs. Eta Ruggles on Tuesday of last
week.
Vern Spencer has moved from his
farm on Gaskell hill to the house in
Burke which he purchased some time
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Roberts of
Burke reached their Seth milestone
this month: he had a birthday with
Lincoln on the 18th, and she with
Washington on the 22nd.
Mrs. Virginia Murray received a
large shower of post cards and bou-
quet of carnations on her 74th birth
day, Tuesday, February %.
Harriet Fifeld is now i'll with the
scarlet fever, but her condition is
not critical. Her sister and step-fa-
Their are improving.
Miss Rosaline Sleeper, who has
been lifelong invalid and has been
confined to her bed for many years,
passed away Sunday morning at the
age of sc.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Ruggles, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Dean, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Fairbrother attended
an Eastern Star meeting in Orleans
Friday evening.
Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Doty,
Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Mordaunt, and Mrs
Atwood of st. Johnsbury were the
guests of Evening Star Chapter, o.
E. S., Wednesday evening of last
week.
Walter Gaskell of ST. Johnsbury, a
former West Burke boy, has gone to
Fort Wayne, Ind, where he has a
good position. His many friends in
this section wish him the best kind of
success.
Mrs. Georgia Fyler and Harvey
Chamberlain, who have been working
at the Fyler home for several months,
are both i'll with typhoid fever. Mrs.
Goodwin of Newark and Miss Shelto-
mayer of ST. Johnsbury are caring for
them.
Frances, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lowell, who has been i'll
with scarlet fever the past two weeks,
died last Tuesday. The burial took
place the following day. Much SYM
pathy is felt for the stricken father
and mother, who have lost both their
children.
The home of Chauncey Miles in
Burke was burned to the ground late
on Tuesday evening of last week.
Mr.. Miles is an old man and lived
alone. It is thought the fire started
around the chimney in the second
story. Mr.. Miles had been out and
by the time he discovered the flames
it was too late to do anything but
save the furniture down stairs.
There will be an Overseas" social
under the auspices of the Cleaners,
at the church on Tuesday evening,
March 9th. Rev. Mr.. Rankin of New
port will give his popular lecture with
slides and will show many interesting
things from across the Atlantic.
After the lecture the ladies will serve
a canteen lunch in the vestry.
Everybody come. The proceeds will
be used to buy new hymn books for
the church.
Mrs. Minnie Ruggles, D. D. G. M,
of West Burke and Bloomfield Palm
er, D. D. G. p, of st. Johnsbury, paid
an official visit to Evening Star
Chapter, o. E. S., Wednesday even
ing of last week. A fine supper was
served at 6 O'Clock, and the meeting
followed later. Mrs. Elgia Foster,
the associate matron, had that morn
ing received box of jessamine from
her aunt, Mrs. Keefe, of Datona
Beach, Fla, which was used during
the beautiful initiation ceremony, it
being the special yellow flower chosen
by the order to represent the yellow
ray of the star. 1t is not often that
a Vermont chapter has the opportun-
ity of using this sweet flower and
the members feel grateful to Mrs.
Foster and her aunt for their rare
visitor from the sunny Southland.
SUTTON NORTH RIDGE
Avery R. Curtis spent the week
end at home.
J. o. Noyse was in Island Pond for
the weekend.
Mrs. E. E. Grant visited her sister,
Mrs. Gordon, the first of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Sleeper visited
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Abar last week.
George Allard purchased several
cows of Owen E. Mcfarland recently.
Austin Finley has purchased the
Fairbanks farm and taken posses
sion.
Leo and Alice Mcfarland visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Durward McShare Sun
day.
Mrs Florence Gray of Willoughby
visited her sister, Mrs. j. o. Noyse,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Abar visited
their parents in West Burke Sun
day.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. George Lowell of West Burke
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