Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-17
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
l. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Hardy and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bailey of Albany visit
ed the first of the week with Mrs.
Bailey's son, Raymond Mooney.
E. Lane, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Kirk
patrick. Mrs. ]. L. Baldwin,, w. J.
Avery and Mrs. Avery were recent
visitors at Potion Springs, P. @.
Lee o. Drew returned Friday night
from Denver, Colo.. where he re-
Gently went on account of the death of
Mrs. Drew's father, E. ]. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Wilson, lately
resident here and formerly of Barton
now living in Brighton, Mass, are
the parents of boy, Robert Luther
Mrs. Francis Robinson, of Green
Place, who has been seriously i'll for
several weeks, is thought to be i'm
proving. She is at least more COM
Portable at present.
The new extension on the lawn of
Gov. G. H. Prouty is being graded,
and when sodded will add much to the
attractiveness of the Governors al
ready beautiful home.
Geo. F. Root and Harry Hamilton
return tomorrow from Chicago, where
they have attended the Triennial con-
clave of Knight Templars in progress
that city for the past week.
There is an excursion today over the
Canadian Pacific and Central Vermont
railways to Burlington with a sail or
Lake Champlain. This popular trip
is made by good number of people
from this section every year.
Rufus Kinsley, his two sons Guy anc
Chellis of Lowell and nephew, Roya
Bingham of Burlington were in towr
Tuesday of last week, making the triE
in Mr.. Bingham's automobile.
Mrs. Clara Robinson returned Thurs
day night from two weeks outing
spent at Portland, Old Orchard anc
York. She was accompanied by hel
daughter, Mrs. Alice Story of New
York.
D. M. Oliver and daughter and Miss
Currier of Cambridge, Mass, anc
Miss Elizabeth Peck and DR.. E. J.
Hart of Chelsea, Mass, were~ guests
last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs
A. H. Grout.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. M. Bugbee ir
their car and party drove through tc
Waterbury recently via Coventry
Irasburg, Morrisville and Stowe anc
returned via Hyde Park, Eden, Lowell
and Westfeld.
An examination for the position Of
postmaster at West Derby was held al
the Federal building Saturday ir
charge of c. F. Ranney, president Of
the local board of examiners. Two
applicants for the position appeared
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Campbell of New
| Haven, Conn.,, recently spent severa
days in town. Mr.. Campbell is one
of the vice presidents of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road and was in this vicinity in the in
terests of this company.
The ladies of the Methodist church
conducted a food sale at Loveland'
store last week Saturday, which wa
grand success, as the demand fal
exceeded the supply. This week an
other sale is to be held and an endeav
or will be made to supply all custo
merS.
There was a hearing before Judg
Miles Tuesday on a petition for
struck jury in the case of Herrick VS.
Town of Holland, judgment in whic
case was reversed by the Suprem
court and the case sent back to count
court for retrial. The petition fo
the struck jury has been granted.
Owing to the wet weather, only
small number of Masons made tn
ascent of Owls Head last Thursday flo
the annual communication there Q
Golden rule of Stanstead. Usually O
such occasions there is good turnou
of members of the order, both fro1
the home lodge and as invited guests
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Ramsdell wer
called to North Troy Tuesday of las
week by the sudden death of Mrs
; Ramsdell's father, Edward Bickforc
Mr.. Bickford, who was about 80 year
r of age, had been in his usual healt
, and had very recently visited hi
! daughter here. His death resulte
from heart disease. The funeral WE
held at his late home in North Tro
Wednesday afternoon.
n The annual Sunday school picnic
the Methodist society was held la.
week Tuesday, the party going in tt
: steamer, Lady of the Lake to Perkir
Landing, P. O., where the picnic VIZ
held. About $50 made the trip on tt
morning boat, many more coming Q
l the afternoon boat for the rio
through the lake. The program {
the grounds was made up of sports
all kinds, the principal of which was
ball game for the men, a tug-of-w;
for the ladies. The day was perfe'
and the outing was one of the be
ever INDUCED in by the society.
The Ladies' Reading circle was We
\ pleasantly entertained at the cottas
of Mrs. E. E: Whitaker at Eag
Point Friday. Members of the circ
re- to, the number of E27 were preser
making the trip on the steamer y
e oco. The luncheon served was co
lie tributed in part by each member pre-
Of ent. Upon the return, Capt. Holbro
We of the Yioco treated the party to
rs trip about the Lake to beauty spc
a. inaccessible to the larger boats. T
10 ladies reached home at five o,cloc