Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-09-27
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
l. WEILMAN, Local Editor
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

Geo. H. Brock is taking a two
weeks vacation from his duties AS
express messenger and will spend
the time at his home in Somerville.
Col. and Mrs. C. S. Emery returned |
Wednesday from a trip into the wilds
of Canada. They had great success
in trout fishing and report an enjoy
able outing.
Mrs. M. H. Williamson. who has
been at l. J. Parker's for two months,
returned Thursday to her home in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Company L. VT, Natl Guard, un-
camp at Fort Ethan Allen the past
ten days for the annual muster and
drill.
"The White Squaw' at Lanes Fri
day evening was one of the really
good shows. The attendance was
fair-not hardly what the play merit
ed.
E J. Prouty has taken possession
of the property recently purchased of
Homer Thrasher and has moved his
family there, having broken camp at
the Bluffs.
Say, boys and girls. have you
| thought how easily you could earn
one of those watches next Saturday
and without one cents cost to you?
See page six of this issue.
| Mrs. Maggie Clarke returned Fri
day from a two weeks visit in Bos-
ton and vicinity and went Monday to
Burlington to visit her sister. She
will open her home to her boarders
, on Oct. s.
T. C. Camp has been enjoying va
cation from his duties with the Orleans
Trust company and in company with
E. C. Blanchard and Philip attended
the state fair at White River juno
ton last week.
The annual campfire and banquet of
Baxter Post and w. R. C. will be held
at the G. A. R. hall, Wednesday eve
ming, Oct. q. Banquet at 100 p. m.
Campfire at 500. Associate members
and their wives and Spanish War vet
Grams are invited.
Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival
appears at Lanes Wednesday eve
nlng, Oct. 4. under the auspices Of
the Epworth League. The entertain
ment is said to be instructive as we'll
as pleasing. Tickets are now being
sold by members of the League.
Rev. L. A. Edwards was in Lowell
Tuesday of last week to attend the
ISeptember meeting of the ministerial
union. Mr.. Edwards presented a
paper, ''The Christian Sabbath or the
Continental Sunday" and conducted
the evening services of the union.
The defeated six of the $500" club
gave a dinner Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. A. J. Burns to the
victorious members in a recent series
of games. The husbands of the men,
bers were invited and the balance of
the evening was pleasantly spent
with the favorite games.
Additional street lights have re-
Gently been placed in some of the
dark corners of the village and are
much appreciated. There is little
: danger of too much light and these
extra lamps will help the pedestrian
!, and make the work of the local police
easier.
A fire alarm Saturday evening
proved TO De Tor nre at the farm OF
, H. B. Stewart at Beebe, Que, and il
was planned to send a special train
with help from the local company
|, However, before arrangements coulc
be completed, word came from Beebe
that the fire was under control anc
, help not necessary.
Memphremagog Lodge. No. So
Brotherhood of Railway clerks, holds
! it's second annual concert and ball a.
School hall on Friday evening, Oct
l3. McCaulay's orchestra will fur
nish music, the concert being from
to O'Clock and dancing from o. m
till ] a. m. A general invitation il
extended and good time must be tn,
result. Plan to attend.
Mrs. E. B. True, died rather unex
pectedly Friday morning. Mrs. Tru
: has been in poor health for some tim
but had been confined to her bed blu
three days, her death resulting iron
= old age and weakness aggravated b.
- an attack of dysentery. She was /;
sister of Henry S. Root of this villag
l. and Geo. B. Root of Lowell, Mass
}. Her husband, who is himself in yer.
poor health, has the sympathy of a.
in this sudden bereavement. Mrs
W True had just passed the eightietl
&c birthday.