Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22
NEWPORT.

serves much cred1C IOr his SuCCeSs.
NEWPORT.
\ A. J. Stewart and daughter of Troy
were visitors in town last week.
C. A. Bancroft was in Montpelier
Friday to attend the funeral OF a
friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Currier are
the parents of son, born Sunday,
Dec, 18th.
Francis Robinson is working at
True & Blanchard during the holl-
day rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Elkins of Que
bee are the parents of son born Sun
day, December IL.
A. C. Clark went Tuesday night to
Piermont, N. H., going from there to
Boston for a few days vacation.
Editor Hildreth of the Express and
Standard goes the first of January to
Florida for the rem ainder of the win
ter.
The water in the Raymond system
having become rather low. the regular
village water is being put into sever
al houses in the village.
At the regular meeting of Memphre-
magog Lodge, No. IS, F. and A. NJ,
Tuesday evening the +. Z. degree
was conferred on two candidates.
Riley Davis is at work for H. E.
Lane in the opera house, Mr.. Dryer,
who has officiated in that capacity for
some time having resigned.
H. O. Smith has the agency for a
very effective cold excluder which he
has attached to nearly one hundred
doors in town during the past ten days.
Students of the high school have a
vacation of two weeks. Principal
and Mrs. Parker have gone to their
home in Coaticook, P. G., for the hol-
idays.
Homer Thrasher has been quite Sc
riously i'll the past few days, suffering
from sciatica and kindred troubles.
He is a little more comfortable at
present writing.
Al. Stebbins of Lowell was in
town Saturday. Albion Stebbins, his
son. who is in the high school here, re-
turned to Lowell with his father for
the holiday vacation.
New meters are being installed by
the Newport electric light Company
in the homes of their subscribers. ne
cessitated by the installation of new
dynamo at their station.
w. C. Lindsay is building a new
boat to be launched the coming sea-
son. "Will'' has not yet outgrown
the ARK" but desires to GO just a
mite faster if necessary.
Col. C. S. Emery was in St. Johns
bury Tuesday evening where he ad-
dressed the "Men's Round Table" of
the South church. his subject being
the UNITED States Customs.
Several new recruits have joined
Company l., and drills have been re-
sumed. The company is in good
shape, as far as men are concerned
and should make a good showing the
coming year.
Phil OTIS Comedians drew fai,
houses on Monday, Tuesday and Wed.
nesday evenings of last week. Til
matinee on Wednesday, afternoon was
: cancelled, however, on account Of
poor attendance.
a Col. C. H. Darling, who was tt
q have spoken Friday evening before
;, the Young Mems Improvement Club
i, on Arctic exploration, was agar
! obliged to defer his visit on account
l of business engagements elsewhere
r Basketball games this "wednesday,
n evening at School Hall. between Bar
q ton Y. M. C. A. seconds and Eewpor
It high. Our boys hope to play team
from Dean Academy ON Wednesday
evening, Dec. 20, if arrangements cal
be made.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mo
ses Fullington of Toronto, Ont, diet
Friday, Dec. II. Mrs. Fullington wa
formerly Miss Florence Williams O.
this village, and they will have thu
sympathy of many friends here il
their bereavement.
Will Richmond has gone to Kansas
City, Mo-, to join Mrs. Richmond
who has spent the past year will
their daughter, Mrs. Bradshaw, VIII
thas been in poor health. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Richmond will spend the remain
der Of the winter in Kansas.
" Some miscreant visited the home O
Mrs. D. C. Ward in the Gaines Blocl
last Thursday evening and got ava,
with quantity of clothing and tabl
: linen v hich was hung OH the verand
to dry. Much petty thieving wa
perpetrated here last winter and i
looks as if the practice was to be re