Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-06
NEWPORT.

Col. c. S. Emery entertained his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Emery,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Davis apent last week
IN Boston and points on the Maine coast.
returning Monday.
Henry Paquin has purchased the Camp
bell meat market. Mr.. Campbell will go
into other bust ness.
George Root has purchased a new power
boat. 1t is % feet over all, and carries
Y horse power engine.
John Mulcahy has moved from the base
ment tenement in DR.. Gaines house to the
Pratt block opposite the court house.
An excursion to Burlington with sail
on Lake Champlain leaves here wednes-
day, Aug. 8, on the Canadian Pacific rail-
road.
Mrs. NJ. HI. Williamson, who is spend
ing the summer at l. j. Parker's, has gone
to Little.on, N. H., for stay of two
weeks.
The basket picnic given by the Newport
band Thursday was well attended, quite
an addition to the picnikers going down on
the afternoon boat.
Ar Day, collector of customs for the
Port of Bangor, and ex-Gov. Hill of Maine
passed through town Thursday en- route to
Montreal by automobile.
Co. l., VT. n. g., left for Mount Gretna
! Pa, Saturday morning on the mail. They
went into camp the night before. The
| company is in charge of Capt. G. W. Red
mond, 1st Lieut.. e. A. Davis and I'd Lieut..
Richard Corey. They will be absent about
| two weeks.
A United States Lighthouse inspector
has been in town the past week, examin-
4 ing the damage done to the first light
house down the lake by last winters ice.
Contracts are being closed for the rebuild
ing of this lighthouse, and 1t is hoped that
the work may be begun by the first of
September.
While at play on the lake front near
Sisco's stable Tuesday evening, Earle, the
young son of Frank Arel, fell into the lake.
Just how long he had been in the water
when discovered is uncertain, but he was
found by two playmates, and when res
cued was unconscious, but by prompt
work his life was saved.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Charles Wilcox is very i'll with appendi-
citis..
Mrs. Clarence Perkins and son OF Boston
are visiting Mrs. Nettie Perkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hildreth OF Phila-
delphia are visiting at D. l.. Hildreth's.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Kelley OF North
Troy visited at A. 2. Willis last week.
There will be union Sunday school pic
mic in John Trilby's grove Wednesday
August 8. ALI are invited.
Pliny 5horey has finished working fol
j. G. Turnbull and gone to Lawrence
Mass. His place on the cream team has
been taken by Jehiel Herrick.
Two years ago last fall g. w. Rogers
: loaned his sand screen to some one, ant
has forgotten to.whon. lie wishes tina
the friend who has it would inform hin
SO he could go and get it.
The village schools will begin August 2-
The following teachers have been engaged
Principal, Elmer Slack; grammar room
: Mrs. Slack; intermediate room, Miss Grac
E Rogers primary room, Miss Westhorn.
A musical entertainment consisting {
instrumental solos and duets, assisted ID
/, Miss Gertrude Lawson of Hardwick, reade
and Miss Erma Brown of Sheffield, veca
will be given in the M. E. lchurch Frida
evening, Aug. 10, at o'clock Lunder IL
auspices of the Ladies' Aid.
A part of the goods recently stolen frol
F. D. Taylor's store, together with SON
IS old clothing, were discovered near tt
woods upon Mrs. Gelo's farm. The san
m day word was received by Mr.. Taylor frol
10. the officers in McIndoes that two me
ne were held there who were thought to
n. the same who had broken into his stor
Mr.. Taylor left Wednesday for McIndot
Oh where he identified the goods the parti'
"' had In their possession as his propert
The burglars, one from Ayers Cliff, tt
ry other from Lowell, Mass, were lodged
he the st. Johnsbury jail.
WESTFIELD.
Ill Mr.. and Mrs Charles Fish of Providenc
en- K. l., are visiting at W. B. Giipin's.
De Miss Laura Miller of Brighton, Mass :,
10 visiting at Il. o. Miller's and other rel
tives.
ng MIR. Nero of West Derby is working
7lo the church. He boards at Joseph Go
1er dard's.
a. The Rev. NJ. w. Farman supplied t
Baptist pulpit at Newport Center on SUI
day, Aug. s.
= MFs. ). L. Hendrix spent last week
Ia NeWPorB Center with her daughter, M
&Meue Jenkins.
in h hon. and Mrs. A. W. Woodwork
Eno%urg Falls visited at Il. s. Woo
=. w9sth's last week. 80
MISS Mary A. Winslow of Shirley, Mas
an. VINO mad been visiting ins town sever
weeks, went to Shelburne last Wednesds
MISS May Goddard having returned fro