Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-12
WEST BURKE
MAY @. CHENEY, Cor.

Mr. Dale Roundy has been
seriously i'll the past week with
tonsilitis.
Silas Leach has gone to Tor
ington, Conn, to spend the re-
mainder of the winter with her
children, Mr. and Mrs Davis.
Ellsworth Humphrey of New
bury, VT, is substituting as fore
man on the section, during Mr.
Leach's absence.
Mr. Herbert L Bishop of So.
Lancaster, Mass. was a guest
of his cousins, Mr. and Mrs A C
Cheney the latter part of the
week, and also enjoying meet
ing many of his old friends.
Mr. Fred Porter der very
suddenly Thursday forenoon.
He apparently was in the usual
health and had been up to the
store, which he and his son,
Robert, conduct here, and after
awhile went down to his home,
and shoveled the path, and af-
ter, returned to the house, and
then laid down on the couch,
dying within few minutes.
Clarence Goodwin of Law
renee, Mass, called on his cou-
sin, Mrs A C Cheney, Saturday.
The regular meeting of the
W R C was held Saturday af-
ternoon at which time the fol-
lowing officers were installed
by Mrs Mary Anger Pres, Mrs
Annie French. J V Pres, Mrs
Matte Hill; Sec, Mrs Dora
Craig; Treas, Mrs Bessie Ford !;
Chap, Miss Anette Silsby; Con,
Mrs Hattie Newman; Asst. Con.
Mrs Hattie Cheney, Asst. Cir
ard, Mrs Sarah Brockway, Press
Cor, Mrs Mary Wallace; Pat
Inst, Mrs Ruby Kelley; LIST Co.
lor Bearer, Mrs Lottie George;
End, Mrs Agnes Gentley; 3rd.
Miss Elsie Whipple; 4th, Mrs
Carrie Bugbee. &c.,.
Mr. N C Colby is confined to.
the house by illness. Va
Miss Rosa Chabot is at home
from her work at Lyndonville
for few weeks.
+ The following officers were
installed for this year in the
West Burke Grange, Jan. 5th:
Master, Frank Ford; Overseer,
Clayton Ball; Steward, Her
bert Rood; Asst. Steward, Gil
man Ford; Lady Asst. Stewart,
Miss Avis Burbank; Lecturer,
Mrs Iva LaBay; Sec, Mrs Alice
Page; Treas. Mr. Eli Duval (;
Chap, Mrs Lottie Chappell,
Gate Keeper, Guy LaBay /;
Flora, Mrs Nellie Reed; Ceres,
Mrs Lottie George. Brother
| Walter Hall of st Johnsbury
acted as installing officer and
the work was done in a very a.
BILE manner. He also installed
the Pomona officers and the
Burke Mt Grange officers at the
same time. After the meeting
the West Burke Grange served
a fine supper in the w R c hall.
to aboht one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve members and guests
from Sutton, Newark, East
Haven, East Burke, st Johns
bury Centre, and Wheelock
Oranges. . ..- -: .."..)2 D.
Mr. and Mrs E E Grant have
moved from their farm in SUIT
ton to the Cobleigh tenement
on Main street, also Mr. Blair
and family have moved into
the Forbes tenement recently
occupied by John Donaldson.
Mr. R Perry Porter, of Brat
.tleboro, Mr. and Mrs John
Wood and children of Wash
ington, D c., Mr. and Mrs Maui
rice Porter of Boston, Mr. and
Mrs Edw. Waite, and Mr. and
Mrs David Porter and children
of st Johnsbury, were called
here Saturday by the funeral
of F T Porter.
Mrs Lydia Allen of Lyndon
vile was a guest of Mrs Eta
Ruggles the latter part of the
week. ,
Mrs Clyde Batchelder is ser.
iously i'll at her home.
| Mr. and Mrs Claude Watson
of Lyndonville were Sunday
visitors at S l Howland's, com
ing by auto. ~.