Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-03-03
I WEST BURKE
MAY G. CHENEY, Cor.

the week.
Bert Blake had the misfort-
ure to fracture a bone in his
leg, while at work Wednesday,
by log rolling onto him.
Reginald Gallagher is work
ing at the Porter Store" dur
ing the absence of F t Porter.
Mr. and Mrs Warner Drown
are visiting their son, Warren,
and family at Lyndon.
M F Cheney was a visitor in
Orleans, Wednesday.
Mr. Riley Roundy celebrated
his 87th. birthday, on Wednes-
day, Feb. 18th. He received
many pleasant greetings, and
his great granddaughter,
Pearl Roundy, aged ten years,
made him a birthday cake,
which she iced and decorated
herself. She carried her Of
fering of love to him, in the
morning, and it is safe to say
that nothing he eceived from
relatives or friends pleased him
more than what the little low
inc hands had given.
Mr. and Mrs Geo Lowell
have the sympathy Of the
whole community, as death
has again visited their home
and taken their last child, Fran
els, who had been i'll of scarlet
fever. Aged two years and
four months. Their son, How
ard, aged four years, did the
week before of the same dis
ease.
Little Ruth Reed is seriously
Ill with pneumonia.
H w Cobleigh made bust
ness and pleasure trip COM
bined to Boston, the past week.
Miss Rosaline Sleeper pass
| ed away Sunday morning, Feb.
27th., of old age. She was the
daughter of Lewis and Abbie
| (PoWers) Sleeper, born May
%, 1885.
The early part of her lie she
lived in Newark, and the re-
mainder in Burke. She had
been an invalid for years, but
was of a patient kind and hap
Ply disposition. The last six
years she had been cared fer
by Mrs Addie Drown, who did
all that, medicine and tender
care could do. She is gurviv-
ed by two nephews, Dale and
Clyde Sleeper, and four cous-
ms, Carrie Sleeper, Hattie Fair
brother, Lyman Sleeper and
Lyman Powers, besides more
distant relatives. Funeral SER
vices were held from her late
home, by Rev Hill, Wednesday
z 2 M, and burial in Hillside
cemetery, beside her family,
who had gone on before.
Mr. John Watchie, visited his
son, Maynard, at Waterbury,
the past week.
Mrs Minnie Ruggles, D D G
M, and Mr. Bloomfield Palmer
Of st Johnsbury, inspected the
work of Evening Star Chapter
on Wednesday evening, Feb 26
An excellent supper was served
at SIX o'clock and the meeting
followed. Mrs EIgis Foster,
the associated matron, receiv-
ed some beautiful yellow iasi-
mine from an aunt, at Datoyna,
, Beach, Fla, which were used
ln the initiation ceremony.
This flower has a special signi-
flcance for Eastern Star people,
altho not often it can be OBJ
tanned for the work, in this
Northern climate.
Mrs George Fyler and Har-
vcy Chamberlain, the hired
man, who has been so faithful,
during all the past illness in
the family, are both stricken
with the. disease, typhoid fever.
Nurses Sheltonager and Good
win are caring for them.
When Chauncey Miles re-
tired to his room, about ten
CLOCK last Tuesday night, he
chamber filled wit hsmoke, and
by the time help arrived il
was impossible to save the
house. Mr. Miles had been on,
earlier in the evening and it is
supposed the fire caught a.
round the chimney, during his
absence. The furniture in the
lower pat was saved, also the
shed, and barn.
c 0 Cheney was a business
visitor in Ct Tobpcb,,r,v n.y.