Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-07-20
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WEILMAN, Local Editor
LIB. WELLMAN, Local Editor

H. F. Titus, of the u. S. customs, |
stationed at Quebec, has been grant.
ed leave of absence on account OF |
| illness and is at his home at the Cen |
| ter.
Harold Flint is clerking at Wright's
| Shoe store, filling the position made |
vacant by the resignation of b. l..
Heath, who has gone to California for
his health.
Prof. and Mrs. E. S. Watson went
Sunday to their old home in Pitts
field, N. H., for a months vacation.
Mr.. Watson will remain here as Dis
trict Superintendent for another year.
John Police was in Plymouth, N. H..
the first of last week, to attend the
funeral of his mother, Mrs. Casper
Police. No business was done at the
fruit store on the day of the funeral.
Miss Elizabeth Wood and Miss Hell
ena Foster returned Thursday night
3 from South Acton, Mass, where they
spent a week with their friends,
Gladys and Frances Hodgdsn, formerly
residents here.
Second Lieut.. Stephen S. Cushing
First Lieut.. and Adjutant of the First
; Battalion VT. National Guard, under
Major H. T. Johnson, the appointment
! dating from July Is.
C. M. Bailey was in Waterloo, P.
O., Monday to attend the funeral OF
his brother-ip-law. Charles M. East
man, who died Saturday morning
from shock of paralysis. Mr.. East
man was U. S. Consular agent at Wa
terloo for many years.
, II D.,4+ Lo1 2scooeoJ Of h;c pao
: automobile, for which he has the
} agency and is running new car of
: the same make, in which he is taking
a party this week to Bellows Falls to
i attend meeting of the Vermont Flu
neral Directors association.
E. N. Dodge, for long time bag
gage master on the Quebec Express,
+. has taken a run as brakeman on the
!. Montreal express and has moved from
!. White River Junction to Newport,
y occupying one of the apartments in
the Cook house on School avenue.
d Rev. C. D. Lance and family, Mr..
:. and Mrs. Blake and daughter, and
l. Miss Jessie Newton went Friday
e night to Ocean Park, Me-, for an out
l. ing of two weeks. During the alb
'e sence of Mr.. Lance, the Methodist pull
pit will be supplied by Rev. Frederick
Barnes of Richford. There will be nc
evening services.
in Don't forget the republican caucus
tonight if you are interested, and bear
in mind that the county convention
- is to be held here Wednesday of mex
week. Newport captured this conven
j. ton after long chase-at least it hal
I'd eluded everyone, except the commit
tee in charge, for several weeks
nj Congressman Foster is booked t.
ps speak, and he will be worth hearing
The outing of the Ladies' Mission
on airy society planned for Wednesday O
gs last week was postponed till Thursda
on account of rain, but was none tn
less pleasant on that account. Tn
" society was entertained at Eagle Poin
III by Mrs. DR. E. E. Whitaker and z
ladies were present. The trip wa
;er made on the Yioco, with exception c
tn two ladies, who missing the boat
IN. went by automobile and rowboat.
'ch Main street has received a coat {
m 'Tarvia" from the postoffice to tn
lg. railroad. The chief benefit so far di
ION cernible is the absence of dust. 1t
on, on yet too early to predict as to the resu
as' of this kind of road making. A plea
3D. anti dor of tar permeates the atmo
Wy phere and you must step high or carr
it'll some away on your shoes. Seriously
ut. when travelled down to the requisit
.o,, hardness and smoothness, the dres
10Y, ,oy ing will no doubt be satisfactory.
ng. DR.. E. D. Robbins, deas of the Bo
~, ton school of Anatomy and Embaln
% 70. ing has been conducting a special Sc
'e sion of the school at the undertaken
7eH rooms of C. H. Green, the sessit
closing July Is. The course has be-
in followed closely by the class, whi'
ler- has received much instruction al
w. benefit therefrom. Among those 9
tending the school are C.. H. Gree
.nd Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Pratt. Mr.. Gayl
day KY NJ nUI IT, NJ ~. 90 20 nnrb1- a.
YES 4 n q III G..ty;,, Wi:tI % a4:.,,
Messrs. Green and Grow the class W
one attend the convention of the Vermo
SAINT Funeral Directors and Embalmers :
,use ISOLATION at Bellows Falls this wee
Harry R. Holbrook, while attend
'ans ing to cross the bay in canoe dur1
IRON the strong wind of Sunday was CO
ush- sized and but for timely assistant
would probably have drowned.
,,;ou calls for help were heard by Herbe
NE, 1l Wright, steward of the Yacht club, g
y ~ =. with Samuel Hamilton, who chan'
Ny to be at the clubhouse, put out il
boat, and with assistance of so
- fisherman, who had also answered
signal of distress, pulled Holbrt
- into boat. While able to swi
Holbrook had become brighten
which with the roughness of the wa
| and the distance from shore wo
probably have proved his undoil
He is visiting at the cottage of F.
Wis at Farrant's point.