Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-01-11
CALEDONIA COUNTY
WEST BURKE

WEST BURKE
Mrs. Viola Mears visited in ST.
Johnsbury last week.
Miss Dresser was i'll last week and
there was no. school in the upper
room.
Mrs. H. S. Chappell and daughter,
Beatrice, visited relatives in Barton
last week.
G. A. Jameson started Saturday
for Deland, Fla, to visit his mother,
who had a shock recently.
Mrs. Phillip Rublee and little
daughter, Louise, of Newport, spent
the weekend at Mrs. Aldrich's.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Grant of SUIT
ton have moved to West Burke for
the winter and are living in the Cob
leigh house on Main street.
Some of the Sutton young folks
were the guests of the West Burke
Epworth League last Saturday even
ing and very pleasant social was
enjoyed by all.
The entertainment last Friday
evening was enjoyed, especially by
the children, who had the time of
their lives assisting in the slight-of-
hand tricks and strange music, which
interested them greatly.
HI. L. Bishop of South Lancaster,
Mass, called on old friends in town
Saturday. Friends of the family will
be interested to learn that the elder
son, Clyde, is married and living in
Buffalo. N. Y, doing a successful au-
tomobile business, and that Carl, the
younger son, is studying medicine in
California.
Sutton, Newark, Wheelock and
East Burke Oranges met with the
West Burke Grange last Thursday
evening and the officers of East Burke
and West Burke Oranges and the
Pomona were installed by Deputy
Walter Hall of ST. Johnsbury Center.
One hundred and nineteen members
of the different Oranges were pres
ent and 72 of these were West Burke
members. An excellent banquet was
served, to which all did ample JUS
tice
FRED T. PORTER
Fred T. Porter was born in West
Burke, VT, October 9th, 1866. He
was the oldest son of Perry and Elec-
ia (TruD Porter, and had spent his
entire life in his native town, with
the exception of years in Wiscon-
sin, when very young child. In 1889
he married Miss Esther Stevens of
ST. Johnsbury and to them three chill
dren were born, Maurice, now of
Hillsboro, N. H., Mabel, now Mrs.
John Woods, of Washington, D. c.,
and Robert, of this place.
Mr.. Porter worked for his father in
his store for a short time after his
marriage after which he took over
the buiness, which he had carried on
ever since. He has held many impor-
tant town and village offices and rep
resented his town at Montpelier in
1894. He had been director of the
Barton bank for the past II years,
and was a man whose advice and
member of Caledonia Lodge, F.
and A. NJ, Evening Star Chapter, o.
E. S., and of the West Burke Grange,
and will be greatly missed in all cir
cles.
He had been in his usual health
when the summons came almost with
out warning last Thursday forenoon.
He had only complained of feeling ill
a few minutes when the end came,
caused by acute indigestion and heart
failure.
The funeral occurred at his late
home Saturday afternoon, Rev. w. H.
| Gould officiating, and he was laid to
rest in Hillside cemetery. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful,
bearing their silent testimony of the
respect and love felt for the one
whose life journey had so suddenly
come to an end.
Besides his family he leaves an ag-
ed father, r. P. Porter. of Brattle-
boro, one sister, Mrs. Nellie Waite,
and one brother, David Porter, both
of St. Johnsbury and five grandchil-
dren. The impressive Masonic SER
vice was conducted at the grave.
Those from out of town who attended
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Maui
rice Porter of Hillsborough, N. H.,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woods and two
children of Washington. D. c., r. P.
Porter of Brattleboro, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Waite and Mr.. and Mrs. Dav-
| i'd Porter and other friends from St.
Johnsbury; Mrs. and Miss L. Allen
of ST. Johnsbury Center, Mr.. Web
ster with other representatives of the
Barton bank and friends and relatives
from Lvndonville.
Mr.. Porter's death was a great
shock to everyone and the family
have the deep sympathy of the whole
community.