Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-02-08

Mr.. John Hazel has gone to Chicago.
Miss Jennie Taylor is attending to the
Office during his absence.
III. G. Blanchard, w. M. Batcholder and
John Elder, travelling men, spent Sunday,
Jan. 81, here with their families.
Fred Hall has purchased of p. j. Farrell
his interest in the drug business and the
firm consists of Richard, Hall a Tink-
ham.
The work i'm the telephone Office has in
creased SO that it has become necessary 10
have an operator. Miss Mabel Cattanach
has secnred the position.
H. A. Gaylor has purchased of Il. r..
Robinson his interest in the livery and
feed stable at the Newport House, where
he will conduct the business alone.
Rev. c. K. Fay has gone with his family
to visit friends I'm New York state. He
will be absent four Sundays and there will
be no preaching for the first two Sabbaths.
Newport may be justly proud OF its s7th
annual convention. The weather was fine
and large number attended. The chorus
class numbered nearly 200, and under the
direction of Mr.. Blaisdell worked hnrmo-
niously. The matinees were well attend
ed. Mr.. Duff was unable to be present,
but his place was acceptably filled by Mr..
Fleming. Mrs. Priest, the reader, render
ed her selections in very pleasing man
ner; Mrs. Brown, the soprano, met with
the greatest applause, while Mr.. and Mrs
Maynard, tenor and contralto, were much
enjoyed. Mr.. Harry May OF st. Johns
bury, Miss Merrill OF Richford, and the
Priscillas of Newport were encorod time
and again; the pianist, Mrs. Shepard OF
Boston, made the piano talk in a splendid
manner. The townspeople are to be con-
graduated on their success.
Newport Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers are on the
sick list.
Myrtle Meacham has gone to Boston TO
visit friends.
j. w. Merrett has moved into the Clark
Rogers house.
John Tibbetts has gone to Laconia, N.
H., to visit friends.
Rev. Mr.. Thurston from Underhil ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. Vance Sunday.
Mabel Rogers, who has been home ON a
vacation of two weeks, has returned 30
Johnson where she is attending school.
Harry Sears is here from Morrisville,
visiting his uncle, j. w. Merrett-Miss
Nellie Griffin of Los Angeles, Cal, is here
visiting friends.
Mr.. Brainard OF Montpelier was here last
week adjusting the losses on the bulldogs
OF J. II. Whipple and ID. l.. Hildreth, who
ms Il, 4
pany.
Newport Center experienced the most
disastrous fire i'm its history Tuesday az
ternoon fire was discovered about half
pastfour I'm the basement OF Hildrcth'H
store. With no fire apparatus and the
flames under great Roadway. The efforts
of the crowd that quickly gathered were
confined TO removing goods and furniture
from the burning buildings and adjacent
houses, and preventing as much as possible +
the further spread OF the fire. Despite the
heroic work OF the fremen the carriage
shop and dwelling of II. Whipple ignit-
ed and was soon beyond control. Within
short time after the flames first broke out
the Hildreth and Whipple buildings were
a heap of smouldering ruins. +. l.. Hill
dreth's stock of general merchandise was
insured in two different companies, the
Union Mutual OF Montpelier and New
York Continental, for $500, and the
buildings in the Vermont Mutual for sf,-
500, valued at $500. The Hildreth build
ing was large one and besides the store
contained four tenements and a room i'm
the basement occupied by A. Glines, who
sells ready made clothing. Two tenements
were occupied by Mr. Proper and j. w.
Merrett They had saved but a small part
of their household effects. J. III. Whipple
was insured i'm the Mutual for sll 600.
There was not much wind and this un-
doubtedly prevented a more extensive
blaze.
Troy.
Peter Martin is at Newport attending
court.
Charlie Stevens is clerlxing for ID. H.
Buck a. Co.
Several from this place attended the
musical convention at Newport.
Isabel Hunter had a shock OF paralysis
Jan. 81.
James Wright has moved into John Al
ken's tenement Geo. Rogers has taken
and moved on TO Willard Wrights farm.
The teachers OF the village school and
eighteen of the pupils took a straw ride
to Newport Center 10 view the ruins Of the
recent fire.
We copy the following from the White
Mountain Times:
"a very pretty reception was given &C
the Fis<e House recently, in honor OF Mrs.
ID. A. Barrows; nearly one hundred ladies
The room where the reception
took place was decorated with flowers and
streamers. Tea, coffee and chocolate with