Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-25
Newport News Page :.
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WEILMAN, Local


Florence E. Cobb of Morgan were
Wednesday. Jan. Is, by Rev. c. D.
Lance.
w. w. True will rebuild his barn
into a tenement and has the lumber
on the spot ready for the Job. 1t is
reported that A. A. Bishop will occupy
the house when finished.
Special sales are in progress at sew
eral dry goods and clothing stores in
town which it will be advantageous to
prospective buyers to attend as prices
are reduced to living basis.
The annual meeting of the Tenth
Masonic District has been called for
Feb. Is at Barton. Memphremagog
Lodge will probably go by special
train and expects to confer the M. M.
degree.
Vincent Jones is covering the Sher-
brooke-Newport express run for few
days during the absence of the regu-
lar messenger and Asa Drown is as
sisting in the Office during the alb.
sence of Mr.. Eaton on his annual va
cation.
liz supper given Ivy tuc LduloS
Social union at the Congregational
orally patronized, about 100 persons
being present. The usual fifty cent
dinner for twenty-five cents was
served.
Homer Thrasher is much improved
in health at present and though still
confined to his home has hopes of get
ting out before long. His many
friends will rejoice in his improve
ment and sincerely hope it may prove
permanent.
Supt. Watson and the teachers who
attended the teachers meeting at
North Troy report very interesting
and instructive meeting, and speak
highly of the interest shown and hos
pitality extended by the people of
North Troy.
A special school meeting is warned
for Thursday evening, Jan. 26, to elect
a successor to Rev. r. C. Flagg
whose resignation leaves a vacancy
in the board Of school trustees. This
is important and the voters should
turn out to this meeting.
President Truman of Stanstead COL
lege was the preacher at the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning, CIV
ing very interesting address from
the text ''Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as myself" He gave his audi
ence many new ideas from an old SUBJ
ject.
The practice of coasting on the side
walks is being INDUCED in to some
extent by the younger element and
while no serious accidents have &C.
Cured the coasting should be stopped.
There is plenty of room IN the streets
and the coasting is really much better
there.
w. w. True has sold his house on
Prospect street occupied by Rufus
Spear to A. J. Burns, the deal being
handled through the real estate agen-
cy Of C. J. Oben & Company. Mr..
Burns was enormously reported to
have purchased the Holmes property
on Bay View avenue.
Several members of Lakeside chap
ter. 0. K. S., went to Orleans Thurs
day evening to attend the regular
meeting of Intervale chapter. 1t is
to be regretted that the invitation
could not have been more generally &C
cepted as those who remained at home
were themselves the losers.
H. S. Root. Grand High Priest, E.
J. Hill, district Deputy and several
brethren from Cleveland Chapter No.
20, R. A. M, attended the district
meeting of the order at St. Johnsbury
last week Tuesday. They report a
very interesting and instructive meet
ing and found in Haswell Chapter a
royal entertainer.
The meager hotel accommodation
here was we'll illustrated last week
when, out of the forty people repre-
senting the cast in "The Time, The
Place and the GIRL" only about one
third could be given lodging at the
hotel. This condition will be remediec
to some extent when the repairs or
the Raymond are completed.
A large audience was present at the
production of the comedy. ''The Time
The Place and The Girl" at Lanes
last Thursday evening. There was {
large cast and the costumes and act
. ing were fine. The show was clear
anu Hill Gulul d1lu was apparently ell
joyed by all present. There was {
good attendance from Stanstead anc
points south.
Representative D. J. Foster, wht
was to have spoken before the Yount
Mems Improvement club last Friday
night, was unable to get away from
his public duties at Washington a
this time. but will appear here some
time in March. Joseph A.. DeBoer O
Montpelier, president of the Nationa
Life Insurance Company will address.
the club Friday evening of this week.
The quarterly meeting of the Or
leans Medical society was held Frlda,
evening. Jan. 20 at the rooms of tn
Young Mems Improvement club
Twenty physicians were present, in
clu ding four from St. ohnsbury, Drs
Allen, Champion, Farmerand Aldrich
t Papers were read by DIR. Nichols Q
Barton, Waller of North Troy AM
Blanchard of Newport. A very inter
esting meeting is reported.