Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-15
NEWPORT.

Painters are at work on the resi-
dence of John Young on Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Lamont are
the parents of a son born last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mayo are the
parents of a baby boy born last week.
Mrs. John Tibbetts and daughter of
Troy visited recently at John Craw-
Alfred Gale is at home from his
school in Worcester, Mass, for the
summer.
Samuel Hamilton is at home from
Tufts Dental college for the summer
vacation.
Mrs. D. C. Ward is not yet able to
resume her work as janitress at the
Federal building.
z. M. Mansur has purchased an au-
tomobile. Horace WEIGH will fit him
self to act as chauffeur.
A. B. Post and Dennis Brahana of
Irasburg were business visitors in
town Friday of last week.
st. Marks Friendly society will
lIlCSb Cling oAAS ~ "ASAA
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cook.
The railroad bridge near the veneer
mill on the G. P. R. has been under
going repairs the past week.
Dwight Hammond of the Lake road
and Miss Molly Mooney were married
June 4 by Rev. S. P. Perry at Rich
ford.
Mrs. Richard Hurst is making good
progress toward recovery and is now
able to sit up a little and to see a few
friends.
Bonneau's orchestra furnishes music
for the graduation exercises at the
Center graded school this week Friday
evening.
Mrs. Harry T. Robbins and children
visited Mrs. Robbins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Campbell, at Lebanon, N.
H., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. F. Bigelow spent
last week in Newboro, Ont, called
there by the serious illness of Mr..
B1gelow's mother.
Cleveland Chapter, R. A. M, con-
ferred the Mark Master Mason degree
on one candidate at it's regular meet
ing Friday evening.
The new house of C.. F. Bigelow is
progressing finely. The walls are
ready for the brick veneer and the
building is covered.
S. w. Keith has the repairs on the
Hall place, recently damaged by fire,
nearly completed. 1t will shortly be
ready for occupancy.
The annual camp meeting at Beebe
Plain commences Saturday and lasts
about ten days. The usual attendance
from town is predicted.
Miss Jennie M. Spalding disposed of
her household effects at auction Satur.
day and will make her home at Lyn-
don Center in the future.
The w. C. T. U. will meet Thurs.
day afternoon of this week with Mrs.
C. D. Lance. The meeting is il
charge of Mrs. P. w. Lawson.
Archie M. Kipp of Orleans and Miss
Lena B. Stevens of West Derby were
married at the Methodist parsonage
Wednesday,, June 8, by Rev. C. D
Lance.
Twenty candidates presented them
selves at the s~choolhouse Saturday TO
the Customs examination. G. F. Ran
ney, chairman of the local board Of
!, examiners had the matter in charge
The regular monthly meeting of tn,
Civic improvement association wa
held last Tuesday evening. The prog
/, ress of the work of the association
+ has been satisfactory so far.
Rehearsals are in progress for thu
!: opera princess Bonnie" to be give
soon under the auspices Of the Civil
. Improvement association. A. J. Win
terton has the matter in charge.
: Quite a party from town ATTENDED
r the Runaway Pond Centennial celebrs
ton on June 6. There was a larg
attendance in spite of the advers
n weather conditions, and the exercise
were very fine.
Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbur
I and Horace W.. Bailey of Newbur.
e were in town last week Sunday an
=, listened to the b~accalaurate sermo
by Rev. John M. Thomas. They wer
Monday to Glover to be present at tn
Runaway Pond centennial.
! Col. 2. M. Mansur has had the graz
tie curbing in front of his residenc
Strengthened. The growth of the m;
pie trees had forced the stones out {
n line so that it became necessary to CT
IS one piece of granite. He also hs
4: painters at work on his house.
TO Heavy frosts are reported from var
:e GUS towns in the county, but so fs
/ as we have learned Newport did NJ
suffer. 1t has not stopped rainir
t long enough in the past month to az
cumulate a frost. Grass in this sectit
is looking fine but it is rather wet f
other crops.
IS While we are not furnishing a ca
1e didate for governor, or any state off
in this year. quite a bit of political st
" is apparent. With two candidat
i'll from town for county sheriff and tx
oy for Judge of Probate there will
ty something doing locally until the vot
are counted.