Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-30
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
l. B. WELLMAN, LOCALE Editor
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

The accident to the air line Saturday
evening, whereby the train was
ditched near East Banret, was in many
respects lucky one. No one with
the possible exception of Express
Messenger Gilchrist and baggage mas
ter Ring, who received severe bruises
bnt were able to be about Sunday.
The regular mail train leaving here at
1 O'Clock p. m. ran to the scene of the
wreck and taking on the passengers
and mails returned to Newport and
went through to Montreal. A special
was sent to Sherbrooke in it's place.
1t is uncertain as to how the accident
was caused, though the rails being
affected by the extreme heat seems to
be the most plausible A delay of
| five or six hours was caused by the
| accident.
At special meeting of the Y. M. I.
c. last week Tuesday evening a prop
osition was placed before the club
by the trustees of the library, which
if accepted would no doubt be.very
advantageous, providing it is ready to
incur reasonable debt. There
seems, however, to be some difference
of opinion among the members as to
! just the best course to pursue. A
good renting proposition has been
offered and there remains the alterna-
tive of remaining in the present rooms
and trying to lnfuse new life into the
organization there at comparatively
small expense. Another meeting is
called for the evening of July 6 at
which it is hoped there may be
large attendance of members, as the
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doubt settle all consideration of what
is to be done. Papers are in the
hands of the club trustees for the
purpose of raising by subscription if
possible a sum requisite to warrant
the beginning of the erection of
club house either after plans conform
ing to the offers of the library trust
ees or otherwise.
H. o. Smith was the hero or victim
of a peculiar automobile accident one
day last week. It seems that Mr..
and Mrs. Smith went to Fitch Bay, P.
O., in their automobile to attend a
wedding and bring the newly weds"
away with them in the machine. In
anticipation of this part of the pro-
gram the friends of the contracting
parties decorated the auto with various
objects. emblematical of the occasion,
securing them With strong wires. Of
course Mr.. Smith endeavored to free
his machine of these membranes
and succeeded in doing so with one ex-
ception, strong wire about the brake
apparatus being overlooked. AS the
party was about to descend long hill
1t was discovered that the brake would
not work and the reverse gear burning
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troll. Mrs. Smith ard their guests
jumped, Mrs. Smith receiving bro.
ken ankle and bad sprain, the others
being badly shaken up. Mr.. Smith
stuck by the machine, going down the
hill at terrific rate but luckily the
machine kept right side up and es'
capped injury. They do not care to re,
peat the performance.
COVENTRY.
Ray Wilcox is convalescing from his
illness.
George Nelson has moved into the
house with Andy Edmunds.
Lewis Morrill, has been very sick
but is somewhat better.
, Harry Bole is home from his schoo
in Connecticut for his vacation.
Mr.. Belrose, our meat man has beer
i'll and unable to attend to his mea
, business.
: Mrs. Melvina Kendall had the mis-
fortune to fall and break her nose
June 10Th.
Myron Lewis returns to Waterford
: to-day. He has been shingling Simon
, Morrill's barn.
Miss Vera Webster of Barton ha.
been the guest of her aunt. Mrs
! George Sylvester.
J. P. Wheelock and his daughter
Mary Frasier, went to ST. Johnsbur.
last Wednesday.
Y Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Greenwood
8 OF Enosburgh Falls have been guest
e at H. C. Cleveland's.
= Albert Patten went to Jeffersonvill
= the past week to see his brother Will
lam, who is very ill.
, A. Morrill,, VIM. Gregory, J. G. Cor
= ham and E. K. Gray have had People
- telephones installed in their homes.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. William Adams DIVA
e terbury have been guests of Mr.. AM
y Mrs. c. y. Litchfield the past week.
n Mrs. Clarence Perry and children ar
u visiting Mrs. Perry's grandparents
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Dean at West Burke
= There will be a picnic in Charlie
: Metcalf's grove next Saturday, July 8
All the people from this vicinity ar
n invited.
). Mr.. and Mrs. David Treaudo an
n daughter OF Hyde Park have been Wis
:. iting Mr.. Treaudo's brother. Georg
s Treaudo.
# Mrs. George Herman went to Star
J. stead last Friday and brought HON
" her daughter, Mary Randall, who j
N attending Stanstead college.
- Monuments have been set in the vi
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