Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-16
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WELLMAN. Local Editor
NEWPORT.
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

l. D. Bemis of East Burke is bus
mess caller in town this week.
C. M. Bailey, l.. B. Wellman and H.
S. Beebe spent Sunday in Boston.
Mrs. Louis Iapine has returned from
few days visit to relatives in Ran
dolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lawrence have
returned from their recent visit to
Enosburg.
Mrs. F. J. Kelley and children have
returned from a visit to relatives in
Richford.
Congratulations are extended to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Burgess in the birth
of a son last Monday.
Rev. A. A. Murch entertained his
cousin, Mrs. Henry Leland, of Brown
ington, the past week.
Miss Kittie Garvin of Richford will
be the new "Hello" girl at the Pas
sumpsic central after July l.
w. B. Heyer has sold his farm near
North Troy, known as the Charles
Hardy place, to parties in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Parker have re-
} turned from visit to Cambridge and
other towns in Lamoille county.
A. F. Scott has the body of his
three-story fiat nearly enclosed, and
work will be rushed from now on.
Mr.: and Mrs. L. B. Wellman and
children are spending few days Wis
iting their former home in Lowell.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. H.
Blake at West Derby Friday evening
which resulted in very enjoyable
time.
George Hardy has purchased the
John Stephenson farm in Lowell and
will soon become a resident of that
town.
Mrs. Walter Dane and son of Wash
ington are in town for the summer.
the guests, of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. S.
Dane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A C. Clark attended
versity of Maine, at Orono, the past
week.
Mr.. Adams, a former clerk in the
store of H. S. Root & Son, has re-
turned and is once more to be found
behind the counter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Bly, are soon to
go to housekeeping in the Aubln block.
Mrs. Bly, has closed her labOrs at the
store of True & Blanchard company.
Rev. S. J. Williams attended the
Centennial anniversary of the Dan
vile Baptist association at Passump-
sic, being elected moderator of the
meeting.
Hon. D. M. Camp attended the an
nua conference of Congregational
churches at Randolph the past week,
being honored by the election to the
office of treasurer.
Jack Storrs is soon to launch out in
the business world by opening a con-
fectionery store in portable building
between the Exchange block and the
Macdiarmid & Company's store.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
has large gang of men engaged in
ballasting the road bed from the Main
street crossing through the yard, add
ing much to the general appearance of
the road.
Frank J. Kelley has moved into the
Flint tenement on Central street re-
Gently vacated by George Foster, who
has moved to the house recently pur-
chased on the corner of Central street
and Eastern Ave.
1t is expected that the new Catho-
lie church will be opened for service
in the near future, as settlement
has been reached in the financial mat
ter whereby the indebtedness has been
liuuidated.
DR.. and Mrs. 6. w. Ward are spend.
ing their vacation at their former
home, St. Johnsbury. The Doctor
hopes that by relinquishing some OF
his labors that he will regain in a de.
gree his health.
While returning from Bloomington
:. few days ago DR.. Eastman had the
:, misfortune to break the forward axle
of his automobile. The Doctor is oil
the opinion that autos are somewhat
more expensive to keep than horses
Charles H. McClintock, Canadian
Collector of Customs. died at his home
/, last Monday morning after a short i'll
. ness. in Beebe, P. @. Funeral ser
y y vices were held Tuesday, many from
4 this town attending, as he was wei
known in this vicinity.
We shall miss the familiar form O.
the veteran stage driver, George D
. Herrin, after July first, the date hi
: present contract for carrying the mai
from this place to Island Pond expires
as he failed to secure the contract fo
the four years beginning on that date
D. E. Albee will be the new drive
and Edwin Eastman carry the mail t,
West Charleston.
In passing down Main street las
=, Monday afternoon we met large mum
~ bers of people who seemed in grea
n hurry to reach Lake side; on inquir
-. =. we learned that the rush was to cate
- glimpse of the new steamer, "Auth
- ennis" which made her initial visi
% then. She is very trim craft. 90 #
20 long, Is feet wide and is capable o
I. carrying about $50 passengers. Sh
y will ploW tho waters Of the AXE dali