Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-04-28
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
B. WEILMAN Local Editor =
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

| Homer Thrasher expects soon to go
out of the clothing business, and IS
conducting a sale with liberal dis
counts, to enable him to dispose of that
part of his stock. He has not yet de-
cided whether he will go out of bust
ness entirely or continue the trade in1
gents furnishings.
"Strongheart,' the great college
play, is booked to appear at Lanes on
Friday evening, Apr. 80. If it in any
way approaches the excellence of its
we'll worth the price of admission. A
special train will be run from STAN
stead on the evening of the perform
ance.
Water in the lake is the highest it
has been in years. Portions of the
Causeway have been inundated for
ed 70 the railroad yards. all lighthouses
are more or less flooded and the lower
floor of the Memphremagog Yacht
club house has been under water for
some time, though no damage has re-
suited. At present, by reason of the
cooler weather, the water is falling
very rapidly.
The Woman's Home Missionary
afternoon and evening with Mrs. G.
H. Newland. The exercises of the af-
ternoon consisted of scriptural read
ings, music, the reading of letters from
missionaries to the support of whom
this society contributes, and mission
ary story read by Mrs. E. C. Blanch-
ard. Supper was served at 6 80 p. M,
after which musical program was
rendered. The gentlemen were invit-
ed to supper and in the evening. A
large number were present and SUBJ
stantial collection for missionary pur-
poses was taken.
During the high wind of last We'd
nesday much damage was done to the
lighthouses on the south shore.
: Through the energetic efforts of Frank
;. Patterson and James Clark, who as
sisted the owners. the boats were all
!: removed without serious damage.
The boathouse of Mrs. Dearborn and
that of F. l.. Patterson are complete
8 wrecks. while those Of H. Thrasher,
e w. E. Kipp, F. S. Tinkham and G. T..
Bean are off the foundations. Some
of the more badly demolished struc-
n lures have been purchased by the
+ Clark Bros. with view to their re-
moval from the waterfront, thus i'm.
Is proving the outlook from their resi-.
IS dence.
). Lakeside chapter, No. 81, o. E. S.,
J. at it's annual meeting Monday evening,
n Apr. 19 elected and installed the fol.
3 lowing officers: E. J. Hill, w. P. Mrs.
Ruth Dwinell, w. NJ; Mrs. May Bug.
i, bee. Asso. NJ. Mrs. Jennie Wellman,
q Sec; Mrs. Ada Hill. Treas: Mrs: Ad
IS die Cushman, Cond. Mrs. Mabel Oben
II Asso. Cond. Mrs. Elma Miller, Chap.
Mrs. Kathleen Wright, marshal; Miss
& Minnie Murch, Adah; Mrs. Emma
4. Rawson, Ruth: Mrs. Janette Lout
# hood, Esther: Miss Maud Akin, Mar
tina: Mrs. Myrtle Phelps, Electa Mrs
Julia Cole, warder; Mrs. Edith Grout
N organist: E. C. Hilton, sentinel. Re
le freshments were provided and served
N by the gentlemen at the close of thu
evenings labors.
IN Reports for continuance of the in
70 terest in boating in general and thu
Memphremagog Yacht club in partlc
ular, during the coming season. seen
a very promising at present. Severa
IS new boats are being built, among
1T which might be mentioned two IS foot
s. ers by ICY" Sherburne and S. D. Par
ker. G. D. Walworth has fine boa,
= that is capable of great speed and will
= no doubt make the new ones "gc
. some" Chas. Moore is soon to begir
~ work on his new boathouse, which is
. to be built on the site of the one that
was burned last season. This building
y will provide storage for IL launches
!, with opportunity for enlargement il
l. necessary. The increasing number OF
IS motor boats has far exceeded the pro
x vision made so far for their accommo.
dalton, so that the storage provided by
Mr.. Moore should be very welcome
. 1t is said that the new 80 foot steamer
: now being built at Magog, P. O.. will
a not make regular trips to Newport
: during the summer, but will confine
her activities to Canadian waters. ex
cept for occasional excursions. How
n ever, if there is no endeavor made by
e those interested in the Lady of the
l. Lake to accommodate the public, Their
n the new boat may be available.
), DERBY.
l. Mrs. Leavitt spent Monday at New
port with her daughter Mamie.
f. Mr.. Cady of st. Johnsbury was i,
II town last week writing insurance.
10 Miss Alice Boswell of Barton was ;
70 guest of Mrs. w. S. Robbins Friday
r Ara Griggs has gone to Intervale. N
e. H., where he will work the comm,
summer.
= DR.. and Mrs. Aldrich have bee
spending few days with his parent
in Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Daley and fam
- lily Of North Troy were guests of hi
"a mother Sunday.
Messrs. Mudgett and Mooney. hav
ut begun the repairs on H. H. Wilder
Is store tenement.
til Will Pinney of Chicago and Mr.,
We Bertha (Pinney) of New York wer
:, called here last week to attend tn
"a funeral of their grandmother.