Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-02-17
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes form the County Seat.
L B. WEILMAN, Local

field who will continue the business
which has developed into good pay |
i ing proposition.
| Officials of the Canadian Pacific and
| Boston Maine railways were in town
| Monday on business connected
with the transfer of freight at this
| point. This problem, owing to the
| increased amount of business coming
this way, seems rather difficult of So
luton.
At the congregational church Sum
| day, DR.. Flagg spoke on the subject.
"a Good Wish of Bad Man." He
| made it plain that to have good end
| ing mans life must be rightly lived.
| The attendance at Sunday school was
| upwards of $50. In the evening the
service was continuance of the cele-
bration of Lincoln's birth.
The Episcopal art exhibit at the
! Goodrich library attracted much at
tention and all comment was favor
able. One would hardly think there
were so many accomplished artists in
this vicinity. The pictures as hung
covered completely the walls Of the
library assembly room and made very
attractive display. The venture prev
ed successful from financial stand
point.
The Lincoln memorial exercises at
the Opera House Friday evening were
very we'll attended in fact the attend
ance was the largest at a function of
this kind for long time. The pro-
gram as published last week was car
ried out successfully. The children
were we'll represented in the audience
and must have received impressions of
Lincoln which they will long remem-
Der.
A. j. Albee who returned from New
York recently and who has been seri-
ously i'll at the home of his daughter
Mrs. j. A. Akin. died Tuesday morn
ing. Feb. 9. Thursday morning after
a short service at Mr.. Atkins the re-
mains were taken to Derby where the
funeral was held and burial was made
in the Derby cemetery beside the wife
of the deceased who has been dead sew
eral years.
Sunday evening, Feb. IA, Rev. C. D.
Lance preached at the Methodist
mons. Subject, "Where Did You
Come FROM" Next Sunday evening
the subject is ''What Are You Here
For?" and on the evening of February
% 'FWhere Are You Going?" A spe-
cial invitation is extended to the men
of Newport. There will be special
music each evening.
DERBY.
, Miss Leonard has been quite i'll the
past week at the home of DR.. Aldrich.
Elmer Allbee and family were called
!. | here last week by the death of his
father.
Several from this place attended
the Lincoln exercises at Newport Fri
day evening.
Miss Kate Moran spent Sunday with
her cousin. Miss Daisy Stevens of
West Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griggs spent the lat
ter part of the week with relatives in
North Troy.
Mrs. Adam Robbins. who has been
suffering with heart trouble for some
time died last week. Funeral services
were held Saturday.
Two men much the worse for LIQUOR
were arrested here by Sheriff Kelley,
their old horse cared for at the hotel
stable and their dilapidated sleigh left
near Crows block. They were later
taken to Newport to think it over.
Mrs. Chas. Taylor received word
last week of the death of her brother,
Chas. MagO0n, who is we'll known
> here. having made his home in this
J place, later in West Derby, for several
, years.
The exercises in memory of both
|
, school building Thursday afternoon
r merited much larger attendance thar
: there was. Over 80 numbers consist.
t ing of recitations, songs. drills, dia-
logues etc. were presented by the pu.
pills in very creditable manner.
, At this writing Chas. Sloan lies ir
critical condition. the result of an
r accident Saturday afternoon. Whil6
clothes line stretched near by. the
!. head of the axe few off, striking hin
: on the head back of the ear. making 9
= bad wound. and setting him into a de.
|. lirium so that it took two men to con.
troll him so that ice packs could be an.
piled to relieve the pain after several
n hours that passed and he is now in 9
:, state of semi-consciousness.
, | 4uO OIISISS0tiOu0l CDuTCu was nllGC
with sorrowing friends Friday,
gathered to pay their respects to An
drew Albee, who died Tuesday at the
2 home of his daughter in Newport.
. Music was furnished by mixed quar-.
e tet and Aaron Grout sang Face tc
Y Face" Rev. Mr.. Gordon of this
: place and Rev. DR.. Flagg of Newpor,
spoke. Mr.. Albee's was q life that
needs no eulogy and death to him only
. the passing into another room. He
= will be missed by large circle OF
= !, friends, both old and young especially
in the Congregational church. rs well
| as by those connected by ties of blood.
Very interesting exercises com.
: memorating Lincoln's birthday were
;. held in Academy hall Thursday even.
:: ing. Music was rendered by q chorus
q of students and young people under
: the leadership Of Miss upper. Quo
tations from Lincoln and savings OF