Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-12-14
LOCAL NEWS.
NEWPORT.

in town.
Mrs. W. W. True is very i'll with rheu-
matte fever.
Mrs. Psul Cassavant went to Worcester.
Saturday on a visit.
.. Z. Miller and son. Pearl OF Bigelow,
Me, were in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hazel are talk ing of
going to Ireland for visit.
Mrs. Marie Hutchins of Boston is visit
Ing her cousin, Mrs. Amy Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Skinner of Skinner
town, Me, are visiting in town.
Elmer Phinney is the new superintend-
ent OF the Swift Co.'s ice houses.
Mrs. Fremont Campbell is quite sick
with the prevalent throat trouble.
Oscar Cum mings of Colebrook, N. H., is
the new clerk in Davis & Lewis store.
Mrs. Leavens has moved from Third
street to tenement In the Bean block.
Ernest Cass has moved here from Barton
into the Wright house on School street.
Richard Ryan of Barre, formerly of this
place, is very low with typhoid pneumonia.
d. s. Root was In Montpelier last Friday
to attend meeting of the Mystic Shrine
.. 4. Moulton bid off the old school
house in West Derby at auction last Tues
day.
George Burbank has moved from Pleas
ant street to the Gould house he recently
purchased on Third street.
Wilbur Perkins, who was employed in
Huntington's pharmacy, is sick and has
n lie in,
Gerald Leavitt has bought the Carl Leav-
lit house, and the latter is moving into the
Scott & Clapper block in Batesville.
Mrs. Eikins has closed her residence here
for the winter and gone to Lowell, Mass,
to stay with her son, Bert Chamberlin.
Walter Barker OF New York, is the new
bookkeeper for the Blair & DeLarm
Veneer Co., and boards at H. c. Hum
phrey's.
Mrs. N. d. Montague is improving and
now able to sit up. Miss Fanny Montague
goes out to private families to do dress
making.
Twelve candidates took the Customs
exam at Academy hall week ago Satur-
day. They are not yet acquainted with
their standing.
Mrs. Clara Robinson and Carroll Davis
were in Boston last week. Mr.. Davis was
summoned there as witness in a customs
office law suit.
John Cowan has gone to Worcester,
Mass, to accept his position in the B. & M.
office, and John Cunning ham soon follows
for similar Employment.
Christmas trees and exercises appropriate
to the season were held in the primary
grades of the AGA denny Friday. The occa-
sion marked the closing of school until
after the holidays.
Mrs. G. A. Prouty and P. j. Farrell of
Washing ION, Mr.. and Mrs CIoueh of Len
knoxville and Mr.. and Mrs. F. P Folsom
OF Low ell, Mass, attended the funeral of
Mrs. G. N. Brady Wednesday.
Mrs. Drew, one of the tenants burned
out-or more properly speaking. drowned
out-has gone to The Raymond to board;
while Merton Chappell and Henry Major,
have taken rooms In the Memphremagog
House.
Mrs. Fl. 81. Clark of Somerville, Mass.
arrived last Tuesday to remain with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Green, till after
the holidays. Mr.. Clark will join her
soon. Their son, Will Green, is also ex-
pected in few days from Worcester.
Mrs. Charles N. Brady died Sunday
morning, Dec 6, after a protracted illness
from Bright's disease. The funeral was
held Wednesday afternoon, from her late
residence on Main street, Rev. Mr.. Mac
Gregor officiating. The bearers were
Charles Bean, William Batchelder, Charles
Davis and F. E. Alfred. Her age was 81
years, 2 months and days.
The adjusters of the Montpelier Mutual
Insurance Company were here Friday to
settle the claims of Fl. B. Stewart and Wal
ter Avery, as result of the fire in the Drew
block. Avery is to move his stock of
goods to the winter Office in the Memphre-
magog House, next door to Stetson's store
as soon as his insurance is adjusted. He
will conduct special sale this week.
Ii the rumors, to the effect that the Can.
adam Pacific railway company are to build
a passenger station on Brady land and a
round house on Farrant property, material
ward. The town already holds the prestige
of being one of the most important rail-
r ad centers along the Vermont border,
and promises to lead in the not distant
future
Charles Moore has transformed TIE Capt.
Corey boatlfactory into modern mechan-
ic's shop. 1t is now two story building
with boat house underneath equipped
vi all conven ent appliances. He is to
manufacture row boats and launches after
he bui DIS the extension he is planning on
for this winter, by driving piles into the
bay and building out forty feet more, two
stories high. When this is accom- olished.
which will give him the necessary room he
will add more machinery and manufacture
his own patent Moore storm window
fasteners, also the ombination screen and
storm door. His latest scheme, however,
is the opening of a skating rink, running
from his shop 200 feet out on the bay By
power from his engine he will keep the
rink nicely flooded. Electric lig hts will be
installed; evergreen trees and artistic effects