Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-07
NEWPORT.

VI.
Montpelier Saturday.
George B. Young was in Montpelier
on business Wednesday.
Miss Barbara Brown is slowly re-
recovering from typhoid fever.
A son was born Wednesday, Nov. 80,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Lanpher.
D. N. Dwinell is able to be out
again after an illness Of several weeks.
DIR. J. H. Gaines recently attended
horse racing association meet in New
York city.
George Doane is recovering from his
attack of pneumonia though still con-
fined to his bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Jenne enter
tanned friends at cards Wednesday eve
ming of last week.
r. II. Rabbit of Taunton, Mass.
was the guest of his uncle, Charles M.
Bailey, last Sunday.
Miss Ferol Wellman and Miss Doris
Emery spent Saturday with Miss the
Ga Wellman at Orleans.
Harlan B. Howe of st. Johnsbury
was in town Saturday as also was Sen
ator M. M. TapIin of Orleans.
Rev. F. B. Noyes of Scituate. Mass.
preached at the Congregational church
Sunday both morning and evening.
Rev. A. C. Larned was in North
| Troy Sunday evening for the regular
service at st. Augustine's church.
c.. Saturday night to resume his dut-
les as secretary to Senator C. SPACE.
Mrs. Geo. F. Root is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Baldwin of
Allston, Mass, Mrs. Baldwin is in
poor health.
The basket ball game Saturday eve
ming between Newport high and Der
by academy resulted in landslide for
Newport 66-2.
A. S. Grower of Lowell has beer
engaged by Sheriff Hill as handy man
about the Jail premises. He began
his work last Thursday.
The w. C. T. U. will meet Thursday
afternoon Dec 8. at the home of Mrs.
F. L. Buck on Prospect street. AL
ladies interested in temperance work
are invited.
J. F. Lambert is very busy these
days in the manufacture of candy for
the Christmas trade. A visit to his
factory in the palace of sweets is both
interesting and instructive.
Our stores are beginning to put or
their holiday appearance, though ir
another week this change will be more
noticeable. Kindly remember that ear.
ly shoppers have the best chance anC
get the best service.
George Gear, an employee of theFrost
Veneer Seating company. was badly
injured last week Wednesday while
at work in a ditch. The earth caveC
in upon the man. breaking rib anc
bruising him quite badly.
Newport loses the municipal judge.
ship through the appointment to thai
position of Frank Thompson of Barton
Judge Cushman has filled the position
with honor and ability and no doubt
Judge Thompson will continue along
the same lines.
Mrs. F. M. Sherman and her sister
, Mrs. Nelson, go soon to Pasadena
CAL, to spend the winter. Mrs. Sher
man will close her house on Secon,
street and her son Frank will tax
, rooms at the Young Mems Improve
ment club for the winter.
On Nov. 20, Mr.. and Mrs. o C. Mi
Ter attended the golden wedding a
. Troy of Mr.. and Mrs. William &c
, munds at whose marriage, so year
ago, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were bes
3 man and bridesmaid. A very pleasan
but rather unusual experience.
The recent heavy snowstorm CAV
the electric light and telephone con
- panies much trouble. The wires wer
heavily loaded with snow and in man
cases broke down or became crosse
with each other, necessitating tt
shutting off the power to make r.
pairs.
: The play, 'The Mummy and tt
Humming Bird at Lanes Frids
evening was very poorly attended, bu
W proved to be an entertainment of mut
q merit, all the parts being we'll take
The company appeared here not lor
j ago in "The Wolf" which is anoth
strong production.
F. E. Hapgood, f. F. Miles al
+. others of the craft, attended a NEE
ing of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
+ Montreal last week Monday. TIL,
! were very pleasantly entertained
the Canadian Metropolis, and barril
rather tired feeling, seem to ha'
experienced no evil results from tt
- expedition.