Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-05
NEWPORT

H. E. Folsom of Lyndonville was in
town Monday.
Samuel w. F. Hamilton is at home
| for a week from Tufts Dental school.
Harry and Marian Dane are visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. y. 5.
Dane.
DIR. G.. w. Cook has purchased
house in West Derby of Mrs. L. E.
! Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney F. Davis have
! been spending vacation OF a week
| in Boston.
Fl. R. Wellman of Boston and Miss
Theda Wellman of Orleans visited IN
town Saturday.
Lane, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. N. DWinell, was quite Ill
several days recently.
Miss Clara Whitaker, who is a
student in Mt. Holyoke Seminary is
at home for an indefinite period.
B. J. Blair has rented Sheriff 2. J:
Hills house on Second street and
moved there from Highland avenue
last week.
J. B. BLY, has purchased an interest
in the drug business of Carroll Hunt
ington and has moved from West
Derby to Newport.
Mrs. J. E. Foster has returned
from Harwich, Mass, where she has
been for several weeks, caring Tor
her father during a severe illness.
Thomas C. Gale has sold his inter-
est in the business of Fairbrother and
Gale to H. w. Fairbrother, the name
of the new concern being Fairbrother
and Son. Mr.. Gales share in the
business was transferred Monday.
Row P. Skinner has purchased of j..
F, Lambert his confectionery and ice
cream business and took possession
last week Wednesday. Roy's many
friends in town will wish him success
in his new venture.
Joseph Bowles, the popular travel
ing salesman, died at his home in St.
Johnsbury, March %. He will be
missed by many friends here, both in
a business and social way. Mr..
Bowles was much of his spare time in
summer in this section, owning q
motorboat on the lake and cottage
at Eagle Point.
The Newport Bakery was burglar.
lied several days ago to the extent OF
S12. The miscreant also confiscateC
quite a quantity of eatables. En-
trance was gained from a window in
. the rear of the building. Though
evidently the work of some one well
acquainted with the place, no clue as
to the identity Of the thief has as yet
been secured.
Orrin Magoon, an aged man wei
known here, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Fuller, in Derby Wed
nesday of last week. The funeral
was held Saturday and was in charge
of Memphremagog Lodge, No. IS. F.
and A. NJ, of which the deceased
was a member. Twenty-Five of the
brethren were present at the services
which were conducted by E. B. True.
West Derby.
Sergeant J. C. Cody, First Infan
try, u. S. Army is in town in pursuit
of his duties as instructor for the
. National guard of the state. The an
nual inspection of Co. L occurs on
April 18th when Adj. -Genl Lee S.
Tillotson of st. Adams and Capt
Particle, Fifth U. S. Infantry, in
specting officer, will be present.
Sergeant Rufus Percy of Co. L., ha!
gone to Washington. D. c., where he
will further pursue his studies for hi!
West Point examination which will b.
taken about May 1st.
The new bell recently placed in tn
steeple of the Congregational churcl
was rung for the first time Thursda.
evening, March 80, and following tn
. regular prayer meeting, appropriate
dedecatory exercises were held. TIL
bell, which is the gift of Mrs. w. A
Hines, is the largest in town a
present and weighs about ton
Those present at the dedication wer
given an opportunity to ring the be-
and many did so, at least so far a
their strength would permit.
Rev. L. A. Edwards of Cleveland
Ohio, preached at the Congregation
al church on Sunday both at tn
. morning and evening services. MI
Edwards, who comes here as
candidate for the pulpit of thi
\ church will remain during this wee
and will be with the congrega ito
. again next Sunday. The Congregs
70 tional church society, through il
Id parsonage committee have decided t
sr purchase the residence of c. F. Raj
70 ney for use as a parsonage and furtl
le er to acquire the property known a
y the Rawson property. The expense
N the society will be about $1,000
N Through the contributions of sever;
N citizens and the efforts of a commi
q tee formed for the purpose it is e.
pected that the aforementioned sui
will be raised and the property pal
- for very soon thus relieving tt
} church of the added debt.
DERBY.
Miss Cecil Hay is visiting
Springfield, Mass.
B. F. Grout was in st. Johnsbul
recently on business.
Mrs. Sprague is not as we'll as h.
many friends could wish.
Miss Hattie Wo1ob ;c bo poxu Ia