Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03
MORGAN CENTER.

Chester Goodsen is building an addition
to his barn.
A. o. Elliott is working for Bert Lang at
East Charleston.
L. II. Burroughs was called home from
Greensboro last week by the death of his
father.
]. R. Burroughs died at his home March |
IS, after an illness of many weeks, aged 76 |
years. He was always ready to help all |
who were sick or In trouble, and will be |
greatly missed in his home, and by large |
circle OF relatives and frien is.
NEWPORT.
Mrs. NJ T. Hamilton will leave for
visit to Chicago in about week.
Wesley Lamphere and Miss Myrtle Sta k
were married Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. G. E. Laid of Randolph preached at
the Congregational church yesterday.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Chas.
A. Prouty arrived home from Washington,
D. g., Friday night.
Noel Smith of the University of YER
mont will arrive home this week to spend
the spring vacation.
E. E. Smith of U. V. M Burlington, re-
Gently won third place at pole vaulting
| at an indoor track meet.
Mrs. Charles F. Ranney entertained the
Woman's Missionary society of the Cong.
church at her home Friday afternoon.
The exterior of the Memphremagog
House will be adorned with new coat of
paint, dark red with green trimmings.
The schools began the spring term to-
day, after vacation of one week for the
high school and two weeks for the grades.
The first meeting of the creditors of the
Percival Manufacturing Co.'S OF Bar; on
will be held at the office of Referee Miles
April %. ----.
The Junior Christian Endeavor Society
of the Congregational church held pow
| erty social in the vestry of the church Fri
day evening.
The Sunday school of the Baptist church
has decided to have an Easter concert. A
committee of five has been elected to ar
range the program.
The new water pipes have been placed
on the piIing across the lake. Early last
week the water was turned from the old
pipes to the new, with satisfactory results.
Arrangements have been made for two
ball games between Newport and North
Troy high schools, one April 20, at North
Troy, and one on May 20, to be- played
here.
J, Hon. F. G. Williams, who is in hos
pital In Boston, where he has undergone
d an operation for the removal OF fever
b sore from his chest, is considerably i'm
% proved.
a The Boston & Maine Railroad will equiv
o the steamer, "Lady of the Lake." will
CRATES for burning coal, and this fuel viii
II be used instead of wood during the com
70 ing season.
= Mrs. A. ]. White entertained the Liter
airy club at her home In West Dero.
Thursday afternoon. Selections were rem
or dered by Mrs. A. ]. White and Mrs. q.
~ Goodo. Refres 1ments were served.
At the annual meeting OF the school dis
- trict Tuesday night, John w. Redmon
- was elected school trustee for three years
succeeding George B. Young. 1t We
- voted to pass over the article relating t
" the remodeIing OF the interior of the oil
~ school building. David M. Camp wt
reelected moderator; George Root, clerk
y z. F. Davis, treasurer; Timothy Hinmal
collector of delinquent taxes. 1t was W
III ted to raise a tax of so cents and pay $40
-, on the school bond.
,or The funeral Of M. G. Sargent was he
IL Sunday, March 26, Rev. c. I'll. Brown
ar- the Baptist church officiating. Mr.. Sa
r1v gent was y years OF age and was former
&C in the shoe business here. He was We
rod eran Of the civil war and held commi
Ice sion as lieutenant. He was a member
&C. the Cong. church, also Memphremag'
~, Lodge, <. and A. M. Surviving him a
';r, two sons, George and Ulysses Sargent
r. Boston, and two daughters, Mrs. Harl
-. JENNIE Of Boston and Miss Lizzie Sargel
- the librarian of the Memorial library
-, this place.
The local race track, which has be
owned by the Memphremsgog Drivi
Association, has been purchased from
tin Orleans Trust Co. by a local syndics
which consists, in part, of DIR. j. Ell. Gain
d.. Charles A. Prouty, j. E. Prouty, benJan
Human Harry b. Stewart of Beebe Pla
I. o. Blake of New York, Charles T. 81
sarr low, Fred P. Davis, Charles L. DroN
Herbert E. Lane, Edward c. Biancha
into C. F. Davis, 81. q. Blanchard, DIR. M.
ele- Hamilton, Charles n. Brady, LII. MS
Hamilton, A A. Livingstone anu ETH
own Wheelock. The first race OF the sea
Of will be held July Attn.
obb, The annual meeting OF the village
NJ L aolh Erid.- .anhf n III. Maneur