Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-16
NEWPORT.

Miss Theda Wellman of Orleans was
in town Wednesday.
BENZ. Riley was quite sick with grip
several days last week. y
John Police spent several days last
week in Boston on business.
Mrs. B. A. Watkins has been quite
i'll with the prevailing grip. but
is now improving.
Extensive repairs have recently
been made on the basement of the
store of Gilman & Co.
Rev. F. w. Lewis, district superin'
tendent, preached at the Methodist
church Sunday evening.
Homer Thrasher left for Detroit.
Mich, Thursday evening where he
will visit his son for a time.
Miss Inez Miller has nearly recov-
cred the use of her recently broken
wrist and is able to be about as usual.
Geo. D. Story, the architect. has
been very i'll with bronchial pneumonia
for several days, but is now improv-
ing.
At the regular meeting of Mem
phremagog Lodge last Tuesday even
ing the F. C. degree was conferred
on one candidate.
G. F. Bigelow has been elected to
the directorate of the National Bank
of Newport to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of F. M. Sherman.
Mrs. B. F. Moore has been serious
ly i'll with grip for several days.
The disease affected her eyes, and was
very painful. She is now improving.
Rev. A. G. Larned addressed the
Mothers club at it's regular meeting
last Tuesday afternoon. The meet
ing was held at the home of Mrs. DR..
Cook.
C. A. Davis, R. W. Spear and E.
w. Savage attended the District meet
ing of Royal Arch Masons, held at
Barton last Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
Rev. R. c. Flagg went Thursday
night to South Acton, Mass, to Off
ciate at the funeral of Mrs. F. E..
Hapgood. He returned Saturday
morning.
The degrees of Past and Most Ex-
cellent Master were conferred on sew
eral candidates at the regular convo-
cation of Cleveland Chapter, R. A.
NJ, last Friday evening.
John Morrison, who for some time
past has been in the employ of the
Huntington Pharmacy. has taken a
position as fireman on the Boston and
Maine railroad. Harry Kimball also
has like employment.
Geo. F. Root, grand generalissimo
of the Grand Commandery of Yer.
mont, was in Rutland and other places
on the West Side last week on his an
nual tour of inspection of the Com.
manderies of the state.
Arthur F. Corliss has resigned his
position as I'd Lieutenant in Co. L,
and went Thursday to Pasadena, Cal.
Mr.. Corliss goes to California for his
health, and if the country agrees with
him. will probably make his home
there in the future.
DR.. R. L. MacCleay Is reported tc
have sold his real estate on Schoo
street to parties from Boston, who
will make of the property summer
home. The doctor is as yet undecided
as to where he will locate in the flu
ture.
o. C. Miller and Pearl Miller are
away on a short trip, and will visi,
Boston and Springfield, New York anc
Washington. They may go further
south, should the trip prove beneficial
to Pearl. who is in bad shape from
rheumatism.
Quite number from Newport at
tended the performance of Queen Els
Their, given by Invervale Chapter, o.
E. S., at Orleans Friday evening ant
Saturday afternoon of last week
The leading role was sung by Mrs. F
S. Tinkham in very creditable man
ner.
The next meeting of the w. C. T
u, which promises to be one O.
special interest, will be held at tn,
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