Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-30
NEWPORT.

held as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Pomeroy
are the parents Of daughter born
last week.
Reta, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schoolcraft of the west end is
very i'll following an attack of convul-
sions.
Mrs. Laura Skinner of Orleans visit
ed at Ira Parker's last week. DR.. N.
Tittemore of Lowell was also a visit
or there.
James Mason and Miss Harriet
Mason attended the funeral of Mrs.
Mercy A. ToNle at Enosburg Falls
Thursday.
George Goddard of Lowell has bought
the Westfield Newport express route.
! Orders for this express may be left at
the True & Blanchard Co. store.
w. V. Foster who has been in New
York for the past several months has
returned and will work for the B. & M.
railroad during the summer season.
Maurice. the young son of A. G.
Clark cut his hand quite badly with
an ak Wednesday, necessitating the
attendance of physician to dress the
wound.
Rev. C. D. Lance and Mrs. Lance
attended the graduation exercises at
) Montpelier seminary, Montpelier, last
week, being among the alumni of that
institution.
The children of the M. E. Su nday-
school enjoyed picnic to Owls Head
Saturday,, making the trip on the
Yioco. The party was in charge of
E. l.. Richard.
Charles E. Johnson Of the custom
house at Island Pond has been detailed
to duty here during the summer ar
rangement of trains which requires
additional help at this port.
DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Ward spent
several days last week at Bolton
! Springs. The doctor has been having
vacation of a month in hopes to
benefit his health which has been very
poor of late.
Mrs. Ben Doran and children will
spend the summer in the White Mount
aims, the health of the youngest child
demanding this change, Of locality, as
the little one is threatened with
tuberculosis.
Services at the Congregational
church Sunday were conducted by
Rev. L. o. Sherburne both morning
and evening in the interests of the
Vermont Bible society. The amount
realized for this work was about S38.
George E. Walworth of the custom
has engaged a cottage at Knowlton' s
Bluff and is entertaining his mother,
Clo%o nd
B. Walworth and Mrs. Walworth Of
Worcester, Mass. They will spend the
greater part of the summer there.
The house in the west end recently
vacated by VIM. Hodgden has been
sold by B. s. Curtis to Charles Mayo
for $1400. Mr.. Curtis has also trans.
ferred to o. w. Creaser the house
which he has just finished from the
paint shop built by E. E. Scott for a
reported consideration of $1,000.
F. L. Patterson, C. M. Bailey. arc
H. 3. Cushman returned Thursday
from Trois Pistole. P O.. where they
have been on a fishing trip for ter
| days Oh more. They report a very
pleasant time, plenty Of fish and al
/ the accessories. The party saw game
in abundance, including several moose
Malta Commandery, K. T. has made
] arrangements to attend the tercenten
airy celebration at Burlington on July
and to participate in the parade. 1t is
expected a special train will leave
Newport early in the morning and re
= turning in the evening of the same
} day, also that a special car will be
provided for the commandery anG
plenty of lunch for the round trip.
The new Is foot motor boats placed
on the lake by Sherburn and Parkel
are handsome boats, credit to thei
builders, and they develop speed O.
IL miles an hour with ease. c. r
Moore has new boat nearly read.
for launching which he will use in hi
:. business of taking out parties. H
will get this boat into the water mex
= week. Summer business is coming blu
rather slower than usual owing to tn
late appearance of cold weather.
Company l., Vermont Nationa
Guards, under the command of Is
Lieutenant r. F. Corey will star
% Thursday night for the state cam
- ground at Fort Ethan Allen for tn
~ annual muster which occurs on Jul
a 2-11. Capt. C. A. Davis will joi
the company later. Inc NaClOnS
Guard is to be escort for Pres. Tai
on Presidential day, July 8 and tn
boys anticipate very pleasant an
% instructive outing.
The Memphremagog Yacht club is i
thriving condition, though but littl
has been said of it in these columns
- Several new members have bee
accepted of late and more are coming
Later in the season when the cruise
are resumed more definite interes
will no doubt be taken. At preser
IS, the club is the scene of much real con
~ fort to its members. particular
OF among the ladies and children. and a
III occasional hop helps to keep thing
90 alive.
70 Deputy Sheriff Hill was in an acc
20 dent Saturday from which it seems /
ar was lucky to escape alive. Viii
Az driving up the hill into West Derby b
M way of the Clyde River bridge he Ell
as countered a runaway horse attache