Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-30
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L b. WEILMAN Editor

DR.. E. E. Whitaker is still confined
to the house, having been unable to
shake off a severe cold which nearly
resulted in pneumonia and necessitated
his calling in brother physicians.
Erastus Buck goes soon to Denver,
Colo. to spend 9 few weeks with his
wife and children. Mrs. Buck is
the benefit of her health, which we
understand to be improving.
At the regular meeting of Lakeside
Chapter. o. E. S., Monday evening Of
last week, the ritual work was exem-
plified in practice. A special meeting
of the Chapter was held this week
Monday evening to confer the degree
on two candidates.
On Friday, Jan. /. from IL m. until
2 80 p. m. occurs the annual New
Years dinner furnished by the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist. church.
Adults Is cents, children Is cents.
The price is the smallest part of this
diner. Come and see.
Arthur Wells, carrier on R. F. D..
route No. l, was off duty several days
recently. his substitute carrier. J. r.
Wells, doing the work. The labors of
the rural free deliverymen are very
heavy during the holiday season and
there is no holiday except in their bus
mess.
Installation ceremonies of both Bax-
ter Post and Relief Corps will occur
January at 2 o'clock p. M After
supper, which is to be served at 6 D.
m, there will be memorial services, to
which the public is especially invited.
Associate members of the C. A. r.
with their wives are invited to tie
supper and evening exercises.
Special latter the holidays" sales
are in progress at several of our stores
and those who did not spend all be-
fore Christmas may find some bargains.
While the holiday business was large.
some merchants report that their sales
did not run into money as fast as usual
at this season, the people seeming
contented with articles of less value
than usual.
) Christmas exercises with the usual
Christmas trees were held at the Con-
gregational, Methodist and Episcopal
churches Friday evening. The church
es were we'll filled with the children
and their parents and friends, and the
exercises were we'll carried out. the
children doing their parts with great
credit to themselves and to those who
had their training in charge.
The old Memphremagog livery stable
has again changed hands, the pur.
chaser this time being John Blair of
Rock Island, P. @. Mr.. Whitcomb,
the recent proprietor, has done a
good business which will no doubt be
given the new man. Probably no town
of its size does the livery business
that is done right here, four stables,
all of which seem to make money for
their proprietors.
Water Commissioner E. B. True has
caused the water supply to be cut off
for several nights. There seems nc
much water as usual, but either
he fears many people are leaving their
has no chance to fill. A little care on
the part of the consumers may obviate
the necessity for cutting off the supply.
Postmaster Blanchard and his assis.
ants have been very busy the past two
weeks handling the large amount OF
Christmas packages sent by mail. In
some days there have been as many as
10 extra sacks of this class of mail
matter in addition to the increased
amount Of first-class mail at this time
of year. In addition to all this sevreal
customs officers have been busy exam.
lining these packages for dutiable mer-
chandise in the mails arriving from
foreign lands.
The sudden death of E. NJ. Clark,
which occurred Monday evening. Dec.
81. came as shock to all his friends
and relatives. While he was not in
good health his death was far from
being expected. He was man who
lived among US in quiet unassumine
manner but who had many friends who
! with his family will mourn his sudden
death. The funeral was held from
the Episcopal church on Wednesday
at 2 p. m. He was a member OF
MemphremagOg lodge, No. IS, +. Il A.
NJ, which organization attended his
funeral in body. where they per
formed the beautiful Masonic ritua
! service. He was also member O.
! Lakeside chapter, order Eastern Star
, both Mr.. and Mrs. Clark being charter
members of that order.
! COVENTRY.
/ Mrs. James Chapman is in very poo
health.
Our merchants report a good Christ
mas trade.
Isaac Keys has purchased a place a
Barton Landing.
| VIM. Priest is at work in Newpor
on the poor farm. z
/ Mrs. Geo. Goodnough has be b quit
sick the past week.
| Miss Mabel Ware of Bun gton i
visiting her parents.
Mrc Wa1tor por+or of TXol. :.