Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14
NEWPORT.


Sheriff E. J. Hill went to Rutland
Monday with prisoner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Clark of
Glover were visitors in town Friday.
her niece, Mrs. Mcintyre of Montpel-
Ter.
Mrs. A. H. Grout and her mother,
Mrs. Hart, are in Boston for a few
days.
H. w. Silsby is repairing the house
recently purchased by him of w. H.
Parker.
Mrs. F. K. Powell and Mrs. Clayton
Burrows of Barton We're in town
Friday.
Mrs. George Herrick has been quite
i'll for several days, but is now i'm
proving.
o. C. Miller was in Montreal last
Tuesday and Wednesday on short
business trip.
Mrs. Comerford has moved into her
house, it having been suitably repaired
since the fire.
Ex.-Gov. Josiah Grout has returned
from New York after an absence of
several weeks.
Rev. F. B. Noyes preached at the
Congregational church both Sunday
morning and evening.
Mrs. Mabel Blake and son Parker
of Highwater. P. O., visited in town
the first of this week.
Herbert Wright is assisting at the
store of Lane and Dwinell during the
holiday rush of business.
Mrs. H. G. Blanchard and Miss Ber-
nice Chandler visited last week in Bos-
ton and Brookline, Mass.
Alton Harvey is at home on a short
vacation and expects to remain in this
vicinity during the winter
C. A. Plumley, clerk of the house
of representatives spent the week end
here, the guest of II. A. Black.
The regular meeting of Memphre-
magog Lodge, No. 65,was held on Tues
day evening with work on the Master
Mason degree.
Rehearsals are being held for a
Christmas concert to be given at the
Congregational church Sunday eve
ming, Dec. rs.
E. L. Chaplin has moved his house.
hold effects from West Charleston into
the tenement on Central street recent
ly rented by him.
Cleveland Chapter, No. 90, Z. A. NJ.
held its regular cOnvocation Friday
evening. There was work on the
Mark MasteI degree.
Mr.. Spear has rented his tenement
on Prospect street to M. d. Skinner,
who vacates the Arthur Scott tene-
ment on Main street.
Fred Harvey is located in his new
barber shop under the Gaines block
which would seem to cone of the best
locations in the village.
Ex.-Gov.G. H. Prouty went Wednes-
day to Boston and from there to
Washington, ID. c., where he spent
the remainder of the week.
Mrs. Albert Young of Newark, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Elmer Noyes, has returned to her home,
Mrs. Noyes accompanying her.
The ladies of st. Marks Episcopal
church held Christmas sale and en-
tertainment in School hall Tuesday
afternoon and evening, Dec. IS.
Mrs. Margaret Clark went to Mont
pelier Thursday to attend the funeral
of her brother-in-law Geo. Grey. Mrs.
Clark was accompanied by her son, J.
R. Clark.
Miss S. A. Clement, who for several
years has RESIDED in Los Angeles, Cal. =.
has returned and will make her future
home here with her brother, w. H.
Clement.
The Mothers club met on Tuesday
A very instructive talk with black
board illustrations was given by Rev.
C. D. Lance.
The music store Of G. H. McCauley
has been undergoing repairs in the
way of wall paper and paint, necessi-
tating much moving of musical instru-
ments and consequent bother to sales
men,
Postmaster H. G. Blanchard was
confined to his home all last week with
sore throat that nearly developed into
quinsy. He was confined to his bed
four days, but is now able to be in his
| office.
On Friday, Dec. 16 the Public Ser
vice Commission will give a hearing
here in the matter of the acquiring
of the Peoples Telephone company's
property by the Passumpsic Telephone
| company.
Repairs on the Hotel Raymond are
in progress and Landlord Sisco will
have the house in shape for occupancy
as soon as possible. 1.-The sooner, the
better to suit the patrons of this
popular hostelry.
The rooms on the third floor of the
Root block recently vacated by the
Young Mems Improvement club will
be occupied about Jan. 1 by the indie.
pendent Order of Foresters, who have
had lease of the quarters since Dec
II.