Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-21
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WELLMAN Local Editor

AS Mrs. Gould and her sister,
Mrs. Moore, were starting for drive
Monday, the sleigh was suddenly over
turned on Second street throwing both
ladies into the snow. but fortunately
not injuring either. The horse made a
quick trip into the court between st.
Marks and Mrs. Browns house, but
brushing up a trifle, the ladies re-
sumed their pleasure trip.
Christmas will be observed in the
Methodist church next Friday evening
with exercises by the children of the
Sunday school and the usual Christina
trees. The exercises will begin at
z 80. All members of the congregation
and friends of the church are invited
to bring their gifts for the trees and
to come and make the evening happy
one for both young and old.
Mr.. Jaatinen, the immigration off,
Ger recently stationed here, goes soon
to Niagara Falls, where he was previ-
ously stationed, from thence to Mime
apolis, Mimi, where he will take in
charge an alien for deportation, and
sails from Halifax Jan. IA for Ger
many While absent, Jaatinen will
visit his mother, whom he has not seen
in Is years, at his native place in Fin
land.
The teachers of the graded school
gave Tuesday evening. Dec. Is, to the
parents Of their pupils, who were in
vited to come to the schOolrooms and
learn just what endeavors were being
made to interest their children. Those
who attended, and the number was
ioIl Of Il
persuasion, were much interested and
came away convinced of the honest
and skilled endeavors being put forth
by the teachers.
1.-The Thief" which was the attrac-
ton at Lanes last week Monday night,
was fairly we'll attended and was a
show of much merit, we'll costumed
and we'll acted. We get many of the
best shows of the country and have a
stage which will fairly we'll accommo-
date them, but they always carry q
small cast and one is apt to feel that
the acts are cut to some extent. Per-
haps this is necessary to reduce eX-
pense and facilitate the handling of a
i troupe en- route, but one likes all there
is going at IS cents OR a dollar a seat.
The editorial comment of last week
on the exodus of ministers from New
port was pithy and rather pointed, and
while the community is neither entire
~ redeemed nor past redemption, il
is at present little short of ''shep.
herds of the flock" Whatever may
be the causes leading up to so many
designations of pastors at the present
time, one thing is certain that minis.
tiers may come and ministers may 60
but the cause for which they labor
goes on forever. Viewpoints deficiency
in this particular will no doubt be
satisfactorily supplied in the near flu
ture.
F. N. Field, mail clerk on the New
port-Springfield run, is confined to his
home by ilIness resulting from {
slight apopletic shock which he exper
fenced last Thursday night while at
his work. While Mr.. Field is recuper
ating very fast, he will no doubt bt
obliged to remain quiet for long time
and may never resume work on thi!
division, which is peculiarly hard on,
on the mail clerks. Owing to Mr.
Field being a comparatively younl
man, his physicians predict that he
will ultimately recover, which res ul
is strongly hoped for by all hi!
friends. He has been engaged in trair
work for about 25 years and the con
tinued strain of the work resulted il
his breaking down. He has been il
rather poor health for long time.
Mrs. T.. H. Baldwin of Allston
Mass, mother of Mrs. Geo. F. Root
died Monday, Dec. IL. About thre
weeks ago, Mrs. Baldwin underwent
surgical operation. and was apparent
ly making good recovery, but wa
taken suddenly worse and died in
very short time. Her daughter, Mrs
Root was with her during her sick
ness, Mr.. Root going to Allston Mon
day night. The funeral was hell
Thursday, Dec. Is. Both Mrs. Bald
win and her husband are we'll know
here, having spent much time her
with their daughter. The very unex
pected death of Mrs. Baldwin will
make the blow much harder for tn
family to bear and the sympathy O
their friends will go out to them pro
portionately.