Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-02-10
NEWPORT.

Judge A. A. Hall of St. Adams was
in town Friday.
Geo. Walworth was in st. Johnsbury
on business Wednesday.
Mrs. C.. nj. Bailey was at home to
her lady friends Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Gale visited in
Worcester, Mass, several Gays last
week.
Egbert Robinson has been appointed
carrier on the rural free delivery
route No. 4.
H. B. Ward of Danville visited his
brother, DR.. G. W. Ward, several
days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Boothe of Green
field. Mass, visited last week at 0.
M. Spaulding's.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Miner are the
parents of a baby girl. weighing nine
pounds, born Friday Feb. 5.
Fred Sisco has recently had his resi-
dence wired for electricity. Consider
able of this work is being done in town
at present.
T. S. Wilcox is getting lumber in
readiness for the new house he is to
build on Cottage street, the foundation
of which was laid last fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bisbee returned
Wedne sday from Nashua. n. H., where
they have visited relatives for several
weeks. Mrs. Bisbee is somewhat i'm
proved in health.
The government sailboat built some
years ago for use as lighthouse ten
der, but which has been stored on land
most of the time, was brought to the
village Wednesday and loaded on the
cars for shipment to Thompkinsville,
N. Y.
Mrs. E. C. Hilton gave the first of
| her private dancing lessons at the
schoolhouse hall on Wednesday even
! ing. The class has the floor from 80
to 9 p. M, after which there is dane
ing for everyone until IL o'clock.
About 30 couples were present and it
was very enjoyable dance.
Ice cutting still continues. The
Newport Ice Co. are packing up an ex-
ira supply outside their house, and the
Boston & Maine railroad are carrying
quite a quantity TO points along tue
road, while farmers in the surrounding
country are looking out for their sum-
mer's stock of this cooling commodity.
Rehearsals for III. M. S. Pinafore''
under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Van Duzer are now in progress.
The opera is being put on by the
Ladies' Social Union and there are
about so persons in the cast and chorus.
The opera will be given on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings, Feb. Is and
II, at Lanes. The rehearsals are for
the present being held in the Newport
house parlors, Mr.. and Mrs. Hapgood
kindly offering the rooms for that pur.
pose.
Rufus Root, who fell on the side
, walk and fractured his hip Sunday,
Jan. 81, died Wednesday morning from
J effects of the injury. The funeral was
held at Fl. S. Roots on Thursday af.
ternoon and the body was taken to
: Aurora, H., for interment by the side
/ of his wife, who died many years ago.
: Geo. F. Root accompanied the remains
: to their final resting place. Mr.. Root
2 was man Of quiet and unassumine
r manner but had many friends in the
3 community. He was constant atten
, dant at the Methodist church, t.
which he contributed as literally a:
: his means would allow. He was also
member Of the Masonic fraternity AMI
of Lakeside chapter, No 27. Orde.
: Eastern Star.
The w. C. IT. U. held their annua
Frances E. Willard memorial meetin,
at the Baptist parsonage Friday even
ing. The parlors were we'll filled witt
members of the union ard friends O
temperance, who listened with mucl
interest to remarks made by the rhre
pastors. Rev. r. G. Flagg offered