Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-12-27
NEWPORT

y. X. fOWell OF lSland Pond called
on friends in town Saturday. ~
Edward Rawson is at home from
Springfield, Mass, for the holidays.
Judge and Mrs. F. e. Alfred are
spending the holidays in New York
city. a"9 as. $40 .Ea37s..] .
The Woman's Missionary union meet
on Friday of this week with Mrs. T.
P. Streeter.
Mrs. Vincent Jones and daughter
spent Christmas with relatives at
West Charleston. EEef= E1#Et
Russell Hight spent the Christmas
holiday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Hight. l@
A daughter, Alice Margaret. was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Rob-
bins on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Black are
the parents of son. Gordon Freder-
lex, born Sunday, Dec. II.
John Prouty, Ben Price and Maur-
ice Blanchard of Dartmouth and Miss
Marion Newland of Lasell semi
nary are spending the holidays at
home.
Owing to breakdown of machinery
in the printing department of the Ex-
press and Standard, a portion of last
weeks issue Of the paper was some
what delayed in appearing.
Remember the New Years Ball at
School Hall Thursday evening, Jan. a
given by the Brotherhood of Railway
clerks. Madam Brooks orchestra
and good time for present
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve chicken pie dinner on
New Years day at the church. The
price is Is cents and you will get the
customary half dollars worth.
I During the Christmas rush the city
mail carriers were forced to use a
team for their deliveries. A rushing
business was satisfactorily handled
by Postmaster Blanchard and his as
sistants.
The Newport High school basket
ball team defeated the Y. M. G. A.
team of Sherbrooke, P. O., Wednes-
day of last week. The Sherbrooke
team is champion of the Eastern
Townships. ...
John Parker, formerly connected
with the customs brokers' office here
and lately located at Orleans. started
Friday night for Denver, Colo, and
the Pacific coast to remain until about
May first.
For the benefit of the Civic I'm.
provement society the Beethoven cir.
Gle will give concert at school Hall
this Wednesday, evening at eight
o'clock. The program is of unusual
interest, home talent being largely in
evidence, assisted by q professional
reader and soloist. The admission is
Is cents.
The Passumpsic Telephone com.
pany have moved their switch board
service to their new rooms in the
Exchange block, and the rooms in the
Lane block, long occupied by the
Telephone company will be taken by
the dental concern of M. T. Hamilton
& Son as soon as they are ready
for occupancy.
Henry H. Bonneau. who recently
suffered a stroke of paralysis died
Tuesday Dec. 10. His funeral was
held at ST. Mary's Catholic church or
Thursday morning with burial in the
Catholic cemetery. Mr.. Bonneau has
long been resident here and is sur.
vived by his wife and two children,
Miss Lucina and Joseph Bonneau.
Supt. Hamilton, Supt. Kelley Of
Derby and McGinnis of Troy are per
fectlng arrangements for the annua
Midwinter Teachers gathering to be
! hoId IN, ri E,,,l
day January 1920. Arithmetic and
discussion at this conference. Supt
C. Gray of Chicopee. Mass, a lead
ing school man of the country in ele
mentary mathematics, will be present
and make addresses dealing with tn,
methods of teaching arithmetic in tn,
entire eight grades. Other promi
nent speakers will be present, includ
ing Superintendent M. S. Stone.
The efforts on the part of the Civil
association to form a Choral uniol
| seem to have met with success, il
assurances of support, at least an
on Friday evening, Dec. 10Th. all VIII
are interested in forming such an or
| ganlzatlon are requested to meet i
the assembly room of the Goodric
library. All who sing are urged t
| join. Rev. L. A. Edwards has con
sented to act as musical director an
| Mrs. Heben Human as pianist. |
| the organization is formed as is ez
/ pected the rehearsals will commence
1 on Wednesday evening, Jan. at tn
library and continue through Janu
airy. February and March, closin
Il with concert at Lanes. consistin
| of work done by the chorus durin
the winter, the proceeds of which wi
go into the treasury of the Civic as
ISOLATION. A small fee is to b
| charged to defray the expenses q
| the rehearsals. In order to sing wei
| one must sing! This looks like
| good chance. Come to the librar
/ Friday night and see. what about it.
i The fall term of Newport Hig
j school closed Dec. Is for a recess {
4 two weeks. A feature of the closin
l, exercises was a debate between tt
II Seniors and Juniors on the question
II ISIS a Lie Sometimes Justifiable?