Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-16
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
l. B. WEILMAN, Local Editor
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

Mrs. Laura Bartlett mas reLurn0u
from Boston where she has visited her
daughter for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Powers of Low
ell. visited at O. C.. Miller's on Sun
day and Monday of last week
C. M. Bailey was in st. Johnsbury
and Danville Wednesday of last week
on business connected with the GUS
toms.
A. H. Newton of Boston. Mass, a
promoter and conductor of entertain
ments, was in town Monday looking for
business.
At the regular meeting of Cleve-
land Chapter, Friday evening. the
M. M. degree was conferred upon
three candidates.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Humphrey will be interested to know
that baby girl made her appearance
at their home recently.
J. R. Akin has been quite sick for
several days. E. E. Albee of Orange.
N. j., brother of Mrs. Akin, visited
them the first of the week.
w. L. McLane. formerly resident
manager for the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company here, but now 10.
Gated at st. Johnsbury, was in town
Saturday.
The time for town and village meet.
ings draws near and it hehooves every
voter to be thinking of what is nee.
essary to be done. There will be some
important changes in officers this year.
The Ladies' Reading Circle hold
their annual gentlemen's night this
"wednesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. c. H. Newland. A literary
and musical program will be rendered.
Twenty-Five applicants for teachers
certificates took the examination here
Thursday and Friday. Supt. +. S.
Watson conducted the examination at
1rasburg also where II applicants ap-
peared.
Gov. G.. H. Prouty was the guest
of honor at the annual patriotic rally
of the Somerville Mass, Y. M. c. A.
on Sunday. February 6. Mayor John
M. Woods and Gov. Prouty were the
speakers.
F. M. Sherman is very i'll with
eral days last week it was feared
that he could not recover. He is,
however. more comfortable at this
writing and some hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
The Epworth League of the nj. E.
church enjoyed a straw ride to New.
port Center on Tuesday evening of
last week. Supper was provided by
the ladies of the church at theCenter
after which the party returned, reach
ing home about z o'clock.
DR.. M. F. Hamilton has been con-
fined to his home for several weeks
has entirely precluded his doing any
work. He is better at present and
to be able to attend to his duties in
the near future.
The new train, put on last Monday
by the Boston and Maine railroad is
to leave Newport at ten a. m. and will
return about 9 80 at night. The first
train took eleven passengers from
Newport. While the train is in the
nature of an experiment with the rail
road 1t seems cessary and should pay.
Let US try to make it a permanent
| fixture.
The" Million Dollar Beauty''was ex-
| hiblted at Richford last week. We
understand that the venture was not
success financially, but that ex.
penses were made. AS general
thing we are of the opinion that local
talent is without honor save in its
own country. That has been the ex.
perience of several local talent ven
lures visiting Newport.
The Newport High schoo
basket ball club played a.
Richford on Friday evening February
IA. and defeated their opponents. Tn,
game here on last Friday evenin1
with the ST. Johnsbury Y. M. C. A
resulted in victory for Newpor
something like So to 8. They expec
to play Bradford again February rs
the game to he played at Lyndonville
F. M. Sherman. who was reporte,
earlier in this column as dangerousl,
i'll died at his home Monday morning
, Mr.. Sherman had been a resident an
n business here for many years an
his death will be greatly deplored b.
all. At this writing no arrangement
for the funeral have been made
} We expect to send an appropriat
notice of Mr.. Sherman's life i
next weeks paper.
On Friday evening of this week oc
ours the long expected lecture o
Peary and the North Pole. by Col.
H. Darling of Burlington. The lee
8 ture is given under the auspices Q
/. the Young Mems Improvement Gu
at Schoolhouse hall and is illustrate
0 by stereoptican views taken by Lieut.
: Peary. It will be of great Interest
The club is endeavoring to interes
g the public and to this end has extent
;. ed the privileges of the club to the
friends and their ladies for this ever
ing While other attractions are billie
8 for the same evening it is hoped thu
Il all those who can will attend the le
ture. No admission is charged.
e On the evening of Tuesday, Feb. :
g Lakeside Chapter. No. 81 o. E. S
will entertain themselves and invite
I guests at Masonic hall. Mrs. Jeal
j nette Jewell Kellogg of Buffalo. I