Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-12-13
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

served.
"Overnight" drew large audience
at Lanes Tuesday evening of last
week. The production Is said to be
one of the best that has appeared
here this season.
L. Colodney has men at work remod-
cling the house recently purchased of
the Comerford estate. Mr.. Colodney
will remodel the house into two first
class tenements.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Parker Of Or
leans were guests Thursday of last
week at the home of their son. S. D.
Parker of Pleasant street, calling also
on other friends in the village.
Mrs. H. G. Blanchard is still suffer
ing from the effects of her recent fall
whereby ligaments in one knee were
badly strained. Miss Bernice Chand-
Ter is also again in poor health.
Mrs. Florence Fullington and daugh-
ter of Toronto have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Will
Jams. Mrs. Ful]ington also spent
some time with relatives at Orleans.
Mrs. Robey, who resides with her
daughter, Mrs. G. M. Dearborn, had
the misfortune to fall and dislocate
one shoulder last week Saturday.
Owing to advanced age her recovery
will be slow, but at present seems as
sured.
The Ladies' Social union of the
Congreg atinnal church as entertained
on Thursday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. S. G. Scott on Central street.
About forty members of the union
with friends were present and the
afternoon was most enjoyable one.
J. w. Bevins of the division Of Gus
toms and A. I. Clark of the Division
of appointments, treasury department
at Washington and c. H. Chandler,
customs agent in charge of the Port
of Boston made an official visitation
to the local customs office last week
Wednesday.
| A new hardwood floor is being laid
in the auditorium of the Methodist
church. Owing to the disorder Incl
dent to these repairs, the regular
morning service last Sunday was held
in the School hall. while the congre-
cation Joined with other churches in
the evening.
G. D. Hitchcock for several years
local manager for the METROPOLITAN
Life Insurance company has resigned
his position and it is reported has
taken up similar work for the Colum
bia National. R. P. Macomber, the new
manager for the Metropolitan. has
begun his labors here.
Dea. D. M. Camp. while in attend
ance on the midweek prayer meeting
at the Congregational church last
Thursday evening, suffered an attack
# cerebral hemorrhage with complete
paralysis of the left side of his body
He was taken as soon as possible tc
his home where his condition is consid
cred serious.
The children are availing them
selves Of the privilege granted then
for coasting by c, N. Brady on hi
vacant lot off Main street and Fielt
avenue. Mr. Brady's kindness i,
this matter seems to be greatly ap
) preciated. The recent thaws, how
ever, have damaged both skating an,
coasting about town.
Geo. F. Root, C. l.. M. Bugbee
Roy P. Skinner and Henry Burgess
attended the annual meeting of Mt
Sinai Temple, Mobiles of the Mysti
) Shrine at Montpelier Friday evening
: Geo F. Root was elected one of fou
: delegates from this state to represen
Mr.. Sinai at the Imperial Council O
D. North America to be held at Los Ar
geles on May 4 and 5, 1913.
The evenings entertainment give
at School hall Tuesday evening of las
week by the students in High schoe
was of a high order, and much appre
4 ciated by the large audience The prt
3 gram presented the best of the ia
$ term work in rhetoricals and include
q a repetition of the "Scene at the Rail-
d bow" Silas Mariner, by the boys {
o the second year in high school full
t costumed, which was much enjoyed.
g The fall term of school in tt
= grades closed Friday. There is to (
- an intermission of three weeks befol
the beginning of the winter tern
The pupils Of the kindergarten hs
t. their Christmas tree and exercise
- Friday morning and many pareu
availed themselves of a special inv
tation to be present Over 35 sma
boys and girls are enrolled in this d.
- partment under the care of Miss M
~ bel Gates.
81 P. A. Robbins and family are Eas
for the holiday vacation and visitir
" friends and relatives in this vicinit
Mr.. Robbins is now immigration L
spector in charge of the station
nr Niagara Falls, having been tran
i ferred there from Vancouver, B. {
sc about six months ago. They4will r
n main east until Jan. 1st. Mr.. May
vel u. S.. Customs Inspector at Vance
u. yer visited Mr.. Robbins, here sever
= days last week.
Ia The two-story tenement house ne
the big sandbank. owned by H. Be
jamin. was burned early Wednesd
= morning. The location of the prope
ty, away from any sort of fire prote
ton made easy work for the flame
and while the occupants made go
their escape, much of their belon
ings were lost. The manner ia viii