Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-28
NEWPORT.

Burlington
Chas. Oben and family are Boston
! for the holidays.
CIR. Powell of Barton was in town
recently on business.
International commerce commission
er c.. A. Prouty is in town.
DIR. and Mrs. l.. H. Mclver are in
Plymouth, N. H., this week.
Ernest E. Smith of Freehold, N. j.,
is at home for the holiday season.
Milo Hines and A. P. Sweet of Low
ell were in town on business 1hurs-
day.
F. N. Field still continues to i'm
prove in health and is able to get out
of doors.
Sheriff Hill and Attorney W: A.
Dane were in Lowell on business
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Jenne spent
Christmas with relatives in Richford
and Abercorn.
Geo. F. Root went Saturday night
to Allston, Mass, to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Root and her people.
Miss Lettie Foster, Samuel Hamil-
ton and Harry Dane are at their re-
spective homes for the holidays.
Miss Grace Williams of Montpelier
is spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. &. Williams.
Geo. F. Root returned the first of
last week from Aston, Mass, where
he went to attend the funeral of Mrs.
T. H. Baldwin.
Sheriff E. ]. Hill moved into the
Jail residence last week. A. j. Burns
will occupy Mr.. Hills residence on
Second street.
MIR. and Mrs M. C. Grandy Of Bur-
lington visited Mrs. Grandy's parents:
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Miller, several
J days recently.
Landlord F. E. Hapgood of the
Newport house is spending the holl-
DAYS with his parents at his old home
in South Acton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee o. Drew and Miss
Blanche Stevens spent Christmas
d with relatives in CoaticOok, 2. o., re-
5 turning home Tuesday.
Mrs. M. l.. Elkins has closed hel
house on Prospect street and will
spend the winter in Lowell and Bos-
ton as is her usual custom.
The music store of C. A. Clarke en-
loved a good ante-Christmas trade
Upwards of dozen talking machines
were disposed of, including two S15(
, Victrolas.
Mrs. F. M. Sherman is still very i'll
requiring the services of a trained
nurse. She is improving however, anC
may yet be able take he proposed tril
to California.
E. L. Lawrence was in Enosburg
Falls Friday, Dec. II, to attend the
funeral of his mother. Mr.. Lawrence
has buried both his father and mother
within a few months.
A mix up in signals resulted in
smashing up of several cars and a
shifting engine in the south yard Wed
: nesday night. Passenger train No. q
was delayed about two hours by this
accident.
The carload of hay recently seized by
Customs here was sold by Dept. Col
lector C. M. Bailey on Monday. Dec
16. The hay was bought by party
from Worcester, Mass, the price paiC
being $14.95 per ton.
, The Young Mems Improvement clut
holds a meeting this Wednesday eve
ming at the club rooms to act on pro
posed amendments to its bylaws,
rendered necessary by the changes ir
the affairs of the club.
Donald Emery. of the Museum of
Fine Arts school in Boston is spend
ing the holiday vacation with his par.
III nd
; Miss Sally Emery of Montpelier alst
, spent Christmas at home.
= About 60 Sir Knights of Malta Com
mndery met at their asylum on Sun
day for their usual Christmas observ
ance. The exercises, which were hell
at noon, were in charge of Eminen
;, Commander +. j. Hill, assisted by tn,
Prelate c. A. Davis.
The basket ball game played Thurs
/ day night between Newport higl
school and the Lamoille Central acad
envy team resulted in victory fol
Il Newport SO to %. The game was
close throughout and but for timel
subs ,itutions might have resulted diff
II ferently.
II A local weather observer informs u
Il that we have had more zero morning
this month of december. than in tn
entire winter of 1909-10. Last yea
the first zero morning occurred on De
cember %. We began winter in earn
est this year on November 80 an
II there have been II zero morning
since that date.
n The Camp block is being fitted wit
VI fire escapes, being one more step i
III the eouipment of all tall building
i with these appliances. There renal
II yet to be equipped the opera house
schoolhouse and Odd Fellows block an
on these buildings there seems to b
the greatest need of these safeguards
II Repairs are being made as fast q
| possible upon the Raymond Hotel, RI
| Gently so badly damaged by fire an
| water. The basement is receivin
II attention at present and the found;
| tions of the building are strengthene
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