Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-02

| Judge II. w. Blake Of Island Pond
was business visitor in town Mon
day.
| Arthur True is having t ouble with
h S limb which was operated upon
some time ago, and is confined to his
| home.
F.P. Davis has further improved the
appearance of his new veranda by
the addition of tasty railing around
| the roof.
0. S. Dane has returned from a va
cation of three weeks, during which
time he visited Chicago and other
western points.
Supt. E. S. Watson and several
teachers from the High school attend
ed the teachers convention at Bur-
lington last week.
Daniel Chase, who for many years
has made his home with w. w. True
is very i'll and at this writing is
expected to live but short time.
E. E. Webster, U. S. customs, sta
toned at Quebec was in town Monday.
He takes a vacation shortly after
which he goes to st. John, N. B., for
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Kipp are the
parents of a son, Frederick William,
born Monday, Oct. 2, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Neal also have son born Tues
day, Oct. rs.
Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Hollenborg
have moved into the Congregational
parsonage, Rev. R. C. Flagg having
shipped his goods to Burlington where
he will locate.
The Newport High School football
team won its game with st. Johns
bury az to and also the game with
Derby Line by a score of 10 to 5.
Looks like championship form, does it
not?
Mrs. I. J. Parker gave Hallow.
cen party Saturday evening at her
home on West Main street for her
niece, Miss Ferol Wellman and young
friends, who had a very enjoyable
time.
Mrs. A. M. Bradley, an aged lady,
who for some years has made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
G. Davis, died Tuesday of last week.
She had been in feeble health for a
long time. Funeral services were
held at p. M, Wednesday, and the
body was taken to Springfield, Mass,
for interment.
Interest just now centers on the
entertainment ga Day on the Ranch, "
which is being rehearsed under the
direction of Mr.. and Mrs. Roden-
bough for the Ladies' Social union
The play is musical and extremely
funny. Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week at Lanes
opera house. Bear it in mind.
! Halloween was duly observed on
Monday night by the younger element
and various Jack-o-lantern process
sions were encountered on our streets,
accompanied by much shouting and
weird music. The usual exchange of
personal property found loose and
unguarded took place.
Last Friday morning, while G. P
! r. switching engine was pushing a
string of cars into the company's
yard, a car left the rails and knocked
down the long passenger awning west
of the station. smashed into the gov
eminent light station and demolished
building used by repair men, stop
ping just SlOFG OIL VAN Ill WHICH d
train crew were sleeping. The dam
ger was not discovered until the
engine was stopped at the crossing.
While the property damage was con-
siderable it was lucky indeed that no
one was injured.
L. f. Thayer, formerly a resident
here, but recently living in Newbury-
port, Mass, was arrested in Haver-
hill Saturday of last week. charged
with maliciously setting fire to the
Orpheum theatre in Newburyport,
which he owned and managed. The
theatre was burned on Oct. 16, and it
was reported that at the time the fire
was discovered Mr.. Thayer wa s
asleep in the buil1ing and narrowl y
escaped with his life. It now appears
that the circumstances pointed to
incendiarism and Thayer has been ar
rested, though the evidence against
him seems rather slight as yet. Mr..
Thayer was formerly in business here
and owns two houses on Third street.