Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-15
not serious, will confine Master Edwin
for q much longer time.

for much longer time.
The regular meeting of the Mothers
club was held last week Tuesday af
ternoon with Mrs. H. III. Green. Pa
pers dealing with special subjects of
interest to the home were read by
several of the ladies and sugar on snow
was served by way of refreshments.
J. H. Bartlett, deputy collector of
customs, who has worked for the past
four years, has received the appoint
ment of immigration Inspector at this
port, filling the vacancy caused by
the recent resignation of w. H. Park
err. Mr.. Bartlett assumes his new
duties on March Is. Mr. Jaatinen,
who has been substituting here for
Mr.. Parker, has returned to his official
station at Niagara.
The March term of county court is
in session with Judge Alfred A. Hall
of St. Adams presiding. Twenty five
cases are set for trial by jury while
twelve cases are to be tried by the
court. There will probably be some
divorce cases Indications do not point
to very long term of court though
cases of special interest will bestried,
at least one of which calls for spe-
cial jury. Assistant judges Ferrin
and Sears are in attendance.
The fifth and final lecture in the
Middlebury college extension course
has been given up by the committee
in charge, owing to the7lack of inter-
est shown by the public. These lee
lures have been interesting and those
who have attended have received
much entertainment and instruction,
but for some reason, the Newport
public do not enjoy lecture course,
a fact which has been demonstrated
by recent years. Perhan, the time is
too much taken up in er t7rtainment of
more frivolous charat ter.
COVENTRY.
H. C. Cleveland is slowly gaining.
One person united with the church
Sunday.
Bert Heath has hired to work for
Bert Ware,
Jessie Besaw Of Albany is at work
for Mrs. J. P. Wheelock.
Carroll Wilder went to Bloomington
to visit his parents over the Sabbath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Whittemore
from Eden are guests at Frank Gray's.
The latest victims of the grip are
Miss Ella Nichols and Mrs. Ira
Wheelock.
Levi Dean has moved into Charles
Perry's house and will work for Err
nest Perry.
Fewer voters were present at towl
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largest vote cast was SO.
Horace Hancock is at work for En-
nest Turner and Charles LaCross TO
Alvah Brooks and Arthur Mason.
Mrs. Ellen Drew of Newport is tn
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. Percival
and her niece Mrs. H. H. Hancock.
Fred Stevens of Derby was il
town last Wednesday. the guest o
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stew
ems.
The Coventry baseball club will
give a masquerade and promenade il
town hall. March II, next Friday eve
ming.
Mrs. Mary Frasier has been quit
sick but is better at this writing
Her aunt, Mrs. Emily Allen, and he
sister, Mrs. Thurber, are caring fo
her.
Gilbert Strong and daughter Lucy
are home from Littleton, N. II.
, where they have been to bury MI
Strong's mother. She was an onl
sister of Mrs. Andrew Corrow of thi
town.
Miss C. K. Swartz will speak in tn
: M. E. church Wednesday evening
: March %, in the interests of tn
North Barre Italian mission. A col
! dial invitation to come and hes
} Miss Swarts is extended. A collec
2 tion will be taken.