Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-25
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
LIB. WELLMAN, Local Editor

before the United States court in the
bankruptcy case of ]. E. Hennessy.
DR.. N. Tittemore of Lowell, who has
Waterloo, P. O., visited several days
the mail Friday for Worcester, Mass.
The concrete foundation for C. F.
Bigelow's residence is completed and
the superstructure has begun to ap-
pear about the fence surrounding the
lot. The building will be of brick We
neer and in Colonial style.
On Sunday evening, May 20, under
the auspices of the MEMS class of
the Congregational church," DR..
James Ecob of New York city will ad-
dress union meeting on the subject
of the social work of the churches.
Officers and men of Company L.
will take hike" for practice on May
% to 80. Their destination has not yet
been decided upon. The officers of
the company will attend a special
camp for instruction at Plattsburg, N.
Y, on June 4.
Dr. G. w. Ward, who is taking
vacation from his duties as inspector
in the Bureau of animal industry, Wis
tied his parents in Danville several
days last week. DR.. C. H. Garfield
of Island Pond has been substituting
during DIR. Wards absence.
Newport people did not lack for
amusement last week with the Kicka-
poos here all the week, the Yale Stock
Company at Lanes for three nights
and the ever busy Theatorium doing
business at the old stand. We still
maintain our reputation as a good
"Show" town.
DIR. John M. Thomas, president of
Middlebury college, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon before the grad
uating class of Newport high school
on Sunday evening, June 5. On Friday
evening, June II Hon. c. A. Prouty
will deliver the commencement ad-
dress.
! Col. G. S. Emery was unfortunate
enough to smash some of the mechan-
| ism of his new automobile recently,
but the machine has been repaired and
| is again in commission. So far, acct
dents here have been very few, when
the number of amateur chauffeurs is
considered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney F. Davis en-
joyed few days fishing at Crystal
Lake recently. They caught one
twelve pound lake trout and several
smaller ones, rather outdoing the local
fisherman, it is said. Their cottage at
Farrant's Point is nearly ready for oc-
cupancy and when completed will
make pleasant summer home.
The many friends here of Capt. A.
w. Davis, who recently moved to
Glover, will be sorry to learn of his very
serious illness. Mr.. Davis is suffering
from heart trouble and is in a serious
condition. He resigned his position as
mail clerk on the Newport Richford
run last fall on account of poor health,
but his illness did not develop a seri-
GUS aspect until recently.
Should weather conditions be favor
able for the observation of the comet
in the next few days there is no bet
ter place to see it than from the hill
in front of st. Mary's church. From
this point there is an unobstructed
view of the western horizon in nearly
all directions. A good sight at this
celestial visitor ought to be worth
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fore the next visit of Halley's comet.
The Thrasher-B onneau Company
have purchased of H. S. Root the
clothing business formerly owned by
Homer Thasher. A cut price sale will
shortly be inaugurated to clean up the
old stock and a new and up-to-date
stock of clothing'and gents furnishings
will be put in. The new concern is q
stock corporation. Mr.. Thrasher, who,is
very we'll known as a business man
and ]. H. Bonneau, until lately con.
nected with the American Clothing
store, are the heads of the company
Their business prospects seem bright
as all Mr.. Thrasher's friends are glad
to see him in business again and Mr..
Bonneau's acquaintance with the trade
must carry some custom with it. Sue
cess to the new firm.
The adjourned meeting of the New
port Civic association which met last
week Tuesday evening at the library
elected the following officers: presi
dent, Mrs. BENZ. Hinman vice presi
dent, Mrs.C. F. Bigelow; treasurer, C
F. Ranney; cor. secretary Mrs. F. N
Field recording secretary, Mrs. F. E
1AA1ACu. Lie 1OllOWluS cOulIDlIC00
were formed and we give the chair
man of each. Finance and entertain
ment, Mrs. C. A. Brown program an,
publicity, Mrs. F. r. Wright: publi
health, Mrs. c. A. Ramsdell; railroad
and public buildings Mrs. S. Vincen
Jones; streets, alleys and sidewalk
, Mrs: John Young public parks, Mrs
| G. H. Prouty; home Improvement
Mrs. c. S. Emery; children's auxil
larry Mrs. E. S. Watson; public recrea
ton, T. c. Camp The society nov
has enrolled by signature about go
members and will get to work as 500
as the committees plan the campaign
/ Members of the Young Mems In
provement club and their friends t
the number of so or more gathered a
the club rooms in Roots Block Frida
evening to listen to an address on tn
United States Postal service by L. I
II Campbell, postmaster at Northampton
/ Mass: Mr.. Campbell talked very er
l tertainingly, and having been SO year
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