Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-11-24

<OS OlIOu oCIVICCS Will U0 dG lie WI 0CQ.
odlst church, Rev. j. j. Williams of
the Baptist church being the speaker.
several days recently. The doctor is
enjoying vacation of one week be-
ginning today.
The first of the seasons dances at
Armory Hall was held Friday evening.
Owing to many other attractions the
attendance was small, but there will
be more there another time.
Mrs. F. L. Jenne entertained par
ty of lady friends at "5OO'' at her
home on Third street Wednesday.
Punch was served and Miss Ella Ran
dali presided at the nibbling table.
G. M. Shepard has completed the
repairs on his house recently pur-
chased of c. F. Bigelow and moved
to Sleeper street, and has moved in.
The Gaines tenement on Third street
| thus vacated will be occ lpied by Chas.
Hayes.
The Langmaid bakery has been pur-
chased by Andrew Rogers, who has
been driving the bakery wagon. Mr..
Rogers has resigned his position as
first assistant mail carrier and the DO.
sition will be filled by Postmaster
Blanchard from the list of eligibles.
Aaron H. Grout has been appointed
member of the membership commit
tee of the Vermont Bar Association,
and Geo. B. Young has been appoint
ed delegate to the American Bar
association meeting. o. S. Annis of
North Troy is on the committee on
professional conduct.
The Ladies of the Methodist church
held rummage sale several days last
week In the basement Of the building
on Lake street just north of Cars
Hardware store. The bargains were
many and the sale fairly we'll attend
ed, the remaining stock being disposed
of by auction on Saturday evening.
The store building of Lane & Dwi-
nell is being repaired and remodelled
The front elevation of the block has
, been raised to give the roof a pitch
toward the lake, away from the street.
This roof has always been more or less
of menace IN winter to people pass
ing by on the sidewalk through snow
slides. This evil will thus be done
. away with.
Stephen S. Cushing of st. Adams
has entered the employ of the law
firm of Young & Young, filling the
position formerly held by A. H. Grout.
Mr.. Gushing is graduate of Dart
mouth, 'O6. and has been teaching in
st. Adams while pursuing the study
Of law in the Office of Judge Hall.
He was captain Of Co. B, VT. Nation.
al Guard, resigning his commission
just before coming to Newport.
The report which appeared last week
of the trial and sentence of Powers
and Labounty, for alleged assault on
the Derby mail carrier and robbery of
government funds proves to be with.
, out foundation. These men were ia.
ken to Rutland by Dept. U. S. Mar.
shall Miles, but were brought back to
await trial sometime in December.
It is now planned to have their trial
at session of U. S. court to be held
in the Court Room at the Federal
Building.
/ About 80 members of Lakeside
Chapter, .. r. s.. attended the dis.
trict meeting of the Order at Barton
Friday afternoon and evening and re.
fport very pleasant and profitable
session. The party went by special
train which left here at 2 80 o. NJ,
returning after the evening exercises,
arriving home about IL O'Clock o. m.
The entertainment furnished by ORR
< ent Chapter was all right, as such
I. functions at Barton always are, ano
the work by Intervale Chapter was
, splendidly performed.
j A young muskox passed through
Newport Monday night by express
bound for the Bronx Zoo in New
e York. The animal is about six months
g old and was captured by Capt. j. E.
Bernier, Canadian Government ex
;. plorer. on Melville Island, which is dis
( tant from New York some $500 miles
! This is the only muskox now in cap
tivity in America. There are others
in Copenhagen and Berlin, but they
d are short lived in warm climate, gen
:, orally dying in comparatively shor
l. time of pneumonia. The extreme
youth of this animal may admit of it,
q becoming acclimated, so as to liv.
n longer than previous specimens.
l. DERBY.
Rev. Barnard of Morgan was
s visitor in town Friday.
n Ray Hanley has his slaughter house
e completed and is again running hi
(. cart.
N Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blanchard O
g. Newport we're visitors in tow1
le Sunday.
t. Tpe teachers OF the graded schoo
10 have returned to their homes for
II weeks vacation.