Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-06-28


ton with the brethren, with no temp
tatlon to stray from masonic duties
for worldly pursuits. In short, such
gatherings are beneficial to the frater-
nifty.
Morgan.
B. F. Moore is underpinning and
repairing his barn.
N. H. Piper and family have gone
to st. Johnsbury to spend few
days.
John Bartlett from Wis is here on
visit. He war formerly a resident
of this place. B. Ford and wife
are visiting friends here.
Newport.
The Lady of the Lake begins her
regular trips to-day.
DR.. Hamilton's father and mother
are stopping with him for awhile.
Heza Green has bought place of
Wilbur Hutchins, and has taken pos
session.
The Misses Davis have arrived,
and are stopping at the Memphrema-
cog House.
Frank Robinson had leg badly
injured by the bursting of saw that
he was running in the International
last Friday.
Mr.. Bates is erecting large build
ing to enlarge his business. He is to
finish veneer for car seats and chair
seats, and will also manufacture
clothes pins.
Three men, who were arrested here
for gambling on the day of the races,
have been sentenced: One for three
hundred days, and the others for
about one hundred and five days.
The youngest daughter of Chas.
F. Ranney died Friday morning of
diphtheria. The remains were buried
in the afternoon. The other little
girl is very sick and not expected
to recover.
The summer season was success
fully opened at Newport Saturday,
the 10th, under the management of
the Passumpsic railroad. Immense
crowds were in attendance, the num-
Der being put at fully 5000. They
came from every direction and the
Passumpsic road was specially fortu-
nate in handling the masses without
deiay or accident. The first event
was the double scull race over two
mile course won by King and Will
liams, with the formers wife as cox
swain, in 16a minutes. The canoe
race was mile and turn and was
won by Stewart of Montreal in Fl As.
There were two entries in the swim
ming race and it was won by Thomp-
son of Montreal in 95 minutes. The
course was one mile straight away.
The first of the single she'll races was
between Mckay and Ten Eyck for a
purse of 5000 over two mile course.
Mckay crossed the line a quarter of
a length ahead, winning the race in
1906. Just as Mckay crossed the
line his boat fouled with the buoy
and overturned, giving the sculler 8
thorough ducking. The great event
of the day was the race between
Teemer and Ross over three mile
course for a purse of $500. This
. was pretty race, both oarsmen row.
, ing at pleasure rate, Ross leading
by half length. At the mile buoy
: Ross turned half length ahead OF
Teemer in | | minutes from the start
) At the two-mile buoy Teemer made
| a squirt and gradually lessened biz
rivals lead. Then Ross spurted bu
he could not shake off Teemer anC
for long distance the nose of frs
l one boat and then the other would
push to the front, making most ex
citing race. When about 60 yards
from the finish Teemer spurted anG
crossed the line length in advance
of Ross, winning the race in p
minutes. The result was greeted
with the widest enthusiasm Ec.
Newport Center.
Morse & Wiley have received thu
boiler for their new mill.
G. L. Sleeper is building new
barn and Frank Stevens a shop.
Jack Courtney not only smiles, bu
| laughs outright about those twin
a boys.
: A little daughter of Moses Lemert
: fell into All uncovered we'll and was
drowned last Tuesday
Adams Lanpher, an aged either
of this place, died at Eden Mills the
18th. He had been away visiting
friends, and had got back as far as
Eden.
Seymour Trowbridge has returned
from the Adirondack mountains, but
is not much improved in health
Mrs. George Percy, who has been
I quite sick. is on the gain.
Childrens' day was observed here
, June Goth. The church was beautiful.
: ly decorated with birds and flowers
Rev. A. Scribnel preached to the
children in the afternoon, and in the
evening there was concert by the
children. All did their parts admirably
Westfield.
Andrew Cross has moved into his
new house.