Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-17
NEWPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Ranney were in
Boston the last of the week.
Mrs. L. B. Wellman and children
visited Saturday and Sunday ir Or
leans.
F. L. Patterson, who has been
quite i'll for some time, is reported
better.
Mrs. L. A. Spaulding of Lyndon
vile was visitor in town the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank True of Rut-
land visited several days recently at
E. B. True's.
Mrs. Geo. D. Gilchrist is entertain
ing her mother, Mrs. Sarah M. San
born of Eden.
Mrs. J. F. Blanchard is enter
tanning her sister, Miss Anna Brooks
of Burlington.
Clark Williamson has rented the L.
h. Thayer tenement at the corner of
Third and Prospect streets.
DR.. j. M. Allen of ST. Johnsbury
was in town Sunday, called in consul
tation in the illness of Mrs. w. E.
Kipp.
Mrs. Rosa Sawyer has returned
home after spending several weeks
with relatives in Boston and New
York
w. M. Batchelder is still in very
poor health, though somewhat on the
gain, being able to get about to some
extent.
Maynard Skinner was in Orleans
the first of last week on account of
the serious illness of his father, Dan
lei Skinner.
G. F Bigelow is finishing the grad
ing of the grounds about his new resi-
dence and has rebuilt the approach to
the front entrance.
Homer Audette has taken a position
with the American Clothing store,
Mr.. Benoit having severed his con-
nection with the concern.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cunningham
were in Hanover, N. H., last week,
called there by the serious illness and
death of Mr.. Cunningham's father.
Miss Bernice Chandler, who has
been critically i'll in BrookIine, Mass,
following an operation, is reported to
have passed the crisis and is gaining.
Seargent Rufus Percy of Company
l. returned Saturday night from Wash
ington, D. c., where he took the ex.
animation for entrance at West Point.
''The Rosary" at Lanes last week
Thursday evening drew crowded
house, as its popularity had been es-
tablished by previous appearance
here.
The property of Mrs. N. o. Rochon
on Coventry street has been sold,
through the agency of G. J. Oben and
Company to DR.. and Mrs. 6. H. New
land.
Master Edwin Camp has apparently
made a good recovery from his bro
ken limb and has cast aside his crutch-
es and is even able to ride on his bi.
cycle.
A few of the lady friends of Mrs
Richard Hurst rendered her a sur
prise party at her home Friday eve
ming, the occasion eng a birthday
anniversary.
OOHII NulCdIy was III bangor
= Me-, Tuesday of last week in the in
,, terests of the Brotherhood of RAILWAY
H Station Employees, of which order he
II is a prominent officer.
H Auctioneer Harry Dickens of Or
leans will sell the household goods Of
II Mrs. H. E. Bedeil at her home or
Il Coventry street on Thursday of thi:
L week at l o'clock p. m.
II Deputy C. w. Richmond, Patrons O,
Husbandry, Instituted new grange a
| Newport Center on Tuesday evening
II May 9. Fifty-two members received
| the obligations of the order.
II The barber shop of Phelps anc
Il Oben has been treated to new interior
II decorations by way of paint and pa
II per, which greatly improves the Az
II pearance of this popular tousorial re
ii sort.
II The steamer Anthems came int
II port Monday for the first time thi
| season. She will probably make tri
L weekly trips till summer bushes
Il opens and come daily then if bushes
II warrants.
II Preparations are under way for tn
| proper observance of Memorial Day
II Lieut.. Gov. L. P. Slack is to delive
II the Memorial address. 1t is ais
II rumored that Newport is to celebrat
II on July 4th.
II Mempremagog Lodge, No. 65, F
II and A. M. conferred the F. C. degre
II on one candidate at their reguls
| meeting Tuesday evening, while {
II Friday night Cleveland Chapter ha
Il work on the M. M. and P. M. d
II grees.
II The houseboat of E. F. Spauld1n,
II which filled and sank during the wi
! ter has been raised and pumped OF
- and will be put in shape for use
- soon as possible. Mr.. and Mr.
Spaulding returned from the Soul