Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-08
Newport News Pgae
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor
LIB. WELLMAN, Local Editor

the past month for Mrs. c. S. Robinson,
has gone to Rye North Beach, N. h.,
where he has work for the summer.
Samuel, son of Mrs. Davis of West
Main street, has been confined to the |
house by light attack of pneumonia
from which he is making good recov-
cry.
Lewis Drew, formerly in the Ma
tional bank here, but now with the
National Life Insurance Company at
Montpelier, visited several days re-
Gently at Lee o. Drew's.
DIR. w. A. Reynolds-of Boston has
been at his camp at Eagle Point for
several days on his property there.
He will return for his real summer
vacation sometime in July.
The Kickapoos have gone and we do
not notice any great Improvement IN
the health of the community. How
ever if you get out of medicine 1T may
be procured at local drug stores.
Capt. C. A. Davis, First Lieut.. R.
T. Corey and Sec. Lieut.. S. S. Cushing
of Company L. return tonight from
Plattsburg, N. Y, where they have
been for several days in attendance on
a school for officers held at that CT ty.
Mr.. Cushing, who was formerly Cap
tain of the St. Adams Company, was
elected Second Lieut.. of Company l.
on May 30.
It is rumored that the Vermont Fish
and Game league may hold a clambake
here sometime during the summer and
that President Taft is to be the guest
of honor. We hope this report is true.
We should appreciate sight at His
Excellency" and we think the presl..
dent would appreciate the scenery OF
Lake Memphrem agog and the hospl-
tally of Northern Vermont.
E. B. True has the cellar dug and is
putting in the foundation for a new
house on his property off Summer
street. The plans show very COM
Portable home for one family and we
, understand the building has been al
ready leased. Mr.. True intends also
: to erect a three tenement house just
, north of the first next to Summer
5 street anu is now at work on the plans
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Chase have re
! turned home after fortnight's absence
: caused by the sickness and death O
: Mrs. Chase's father and Mr.. Chase
] mother. While assisting in the care
of Mr.. Otis of West Burke, his wife,
d father, Mr.. Chase was called to Soutl
f Pennington, Mass, by the death o
= his mother. The double aff1ictio
It weighs heavily on Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
|. and they have the sympathy of thei
70 friends in this affection.
The funeral of Mrs. W. H. Clemer
" was held at the Congregations
N church ION Tuesday, May 81, at 4
~ ~ p. m. Rev. R. c. Flagg officiated
y speaking words of comfort from tn
y text "Be of good cheer, it is l, be no
=. afraid" The ceremonies were
: charge of Dea. C. F. Ranney. Mr.
~ Clement was consistent member {
y, ~ the congregational church and wit
:" her husband had been active in i
~ support for many years.
m Mrs. L. L. Golf entertained h
o. friends at the home of her daughte
Mrs. E. J. Hill. Thursday afternoo
s. in honor of her 85th birthday. Abo
1g forty friends dropped in'' at differe
n times during the afternoon and lei
IN in addition to congratulations mai
r. tokens of friendship and regard, ran
ay ing from flowers to ''sure enough
!, five dollar gold piece. Mrs. Golf h
al been resident of town for many yea
all and is much respected. She is
on good health for one of her years.
ty The funeral of Capt. A. W.. Da'
re. was held on Tuesday afternoon of ls
week at his late home in Glove
Capt. Davis, who with his estimab
wife had just left this town, was W
ON and favorably known here. He h
been mail clerk on the Newport-Rit
80. ford run for several years, and thou
% the hours of his work were such as
preclude nearly all social activity,
to made many friends through his CT
tact with men in business life. Tw,
ty-seven friends and neighbors fir
's' Newport attended the funeral at Gil
err. The interment was at White r
ON err Junction, where Mr.. Davis form
for ly lived for many years, and where
was conspicuous figure in munich
+ho affairs. Carroll A. Davis of the U.
snw Customs, a nephew, accompanied
iei remains to their final resting pla
re- Though somewhat marred by '
rty weather the observance OF memo
Day, May 80, was carried out subst
TALLY according to program. Memb
re- of Baxter Post and w. R. C. were {
to ried to the cemetery in automobi
where the graves of departed comra
oar were decorated. The procession
the preceded by the Newport Cone
band and Company L, Vt. Natio
Guard in command Of Capt. C. A.
ap- Wis. At Lanes opera house in
ling afternoon the address of the day
delivered by Walter A. Dane
T. proved both interesting and inspiri
the The attendance was large. Nj
was furnished by the band and b
double quartet composed of Mrs. F
lent Wright, Miss Connie Cushman,
ends Vincent Jones, Miss Maud Akin,
srs. E. j. Prouty, w. R., Pfouty, A
the Winterton and Gov. G. H. PROF.
ntly :
500 REWARD, 800
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