Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-13


The Ladies' Reading Circle will meet at
the NJ. E. parsonage Wednesday evening.
f 5. Ball has moved to West Derby to
the house he recently purchased OF Mr..
Sias.
Mr.. and Mrs Sidney Slice returned Sstur-
day from Florida, having spent the winter
there.
g. L. Macdarmid is having the cellar
dug for his new residence on Pleasant
street.
The frame OF the new extension to the
Lake House is up and the work is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Wells have moved
from SIee's house to ID. NJ. Camps block
on Second street.
spending the Easter vacation at the home
OF his uncle, Homer Thrasher.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Ranney have re-
opsned their residence. having spent the
winter with their son William.
Ralph Mosher has returned from New
York, where he has been ill, and entered
the employ OF True & Blanc hard Co.
Chss. c. Bowen has bought, through the
real estate agency Of Bean & Brady, w. j..
Avery's place in West Derby, paying 500.
Lake Memphremsgog Is entirely clear of
fee, the last blocks going out at Msgog
April Bird, which is the earliest date on
record.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chss. Hayes April Sth, aud a daughter
arrived at the home Of Percy MunnKittrick
on April 9Th.
There will be an inspection conducted
by the knight Templars next Wednesday
evening, when the st. Johnsbury Com
mandery will be present.
Fifteen or more knight Templars went
to Sherbrooke Friday to attend the Ma
sonic meeting In honor OF the Montreal
Consistory, which was present.
J. G. Elder, proprietor of the new
"Pslace' summer hotel, has arranged with
Messrs. Tinkham and Bean on Central
street for additional rooms to accommo-
date his summer patronage.
Harry Bedding is re-wiring FL. B. Cush-
mans house on Pleas ant street for electric
lights. He will also wire c. l.. NJ. Bugbee's
house Mr.. BeldiDg was at Holland last
week and installed an electric watchman's
signal service in Cas- wells Mills.
The Boston & Maine Co. has decided to
widen the crossing at the depot and put in
more gates, thereby increasing the safety
and convenience for travellers. The Cana
dian Pacific Co. are raising their tracks
thus the improvements in the railroad
district continue.
The Orleans County Historical society
will meet In the Goodrich Library build
| ing April 18th; at which time will be con-
sidered the terminals of the old military
road of the Revolutionary period. The
plan for marking the terminal at West
field July 4th will also be talked up.
Governor Mccullough has accepted the
Board of Trades invitation to be present
at our celebration of Old Home Week
about the middle of August, when the
Boston Association of Vermonters will be
present 1t will be one of the proudesi
events in the history of Newport. Oul
citizens are talking up the idea of asking
citizens of surrounding towns to partici.
pate in this program of reception to dis.
tinguished Vermonters from the Hub.
citizens meeting tending to the ma
FERTILIZATION of the new idea will soor
| be held.
| The Sherbrooke canoe club have signi
fed desire to join forces with the new
Memphremagog Canoe Club in the promo
tioD of aquatic sports and the building o
a club house. The Boston mem bers of ou
club are so well pleased with the encour
that they issue circular declaring the in
tention to build a club house right AVA
so that it will be in readiness for use thi
summer, at a cost Of about $500; tn
plans promise a very attractive and con
venient structure. Upwards of tw'
ton, which is already being incorporates
under the laws of Vermont.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Mrs. ID. w. Wright is sick.
ID. L. Hildreth is improving slowly.
Alden Willis was very i'll last week.
Miss Grace E. Rogers has returned t
Bradford.
Miss Mabel Rogers returned to Barre las
Saturday.
Miss Frances Garland is teaching Il
Westfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Miller have returne
from their visit to Massac husetts.
Charles MscRoberts, the new blacksmith
and his family arrived last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Bixby, who was here las
week to visit her brother, Asa Lamb, ha
returned to Lyndonville.
VIM. Trowbridge of Waverly, Mass
came here last Tuesday to attend the funer
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