Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-05-01
NEWPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Keith visited
in North Troy recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. CLAYTON Gould re-
| turned from Chicago Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Miles returned
from Florida last week Monday.
Judge and Mrs. F. E. Alfred have
been in New York for several days.
Rev. C. D. Lance returned from his
visit to Portsmouth. N. H., Saturday.
Mrs. C. M. Richards has returned
from visit to her people in Lebanon,
N. H.
Capt. C. A. Davis was i'll and con-
| fined to his home several days last
week.
Miss Florence Blackburn of Attic
boro. Mass, is.visiting at Mrs. Whit
takers.
DR.. F. D. Badger has purchased a
new Ford automobile for use in his
business.
Harry Edwards will act as chauffeur
for C. C. Caswell of Derby Line DUR
ing the summer.
Supt. w. C. McGinnis of Troy was
in town Wednesday. the guest of
Supt. E. A. Hamilton.
Mrs. H. C. Cleveland and daughter
Marion of Coventry were visitors Sat-
urday at Mrs. Kinne's.
H. D. Lindsay has new motor boat
nearly completed which he expects to
launch sometime in May.
Mrs. H. Symington entertained a
party Of lady friends at cards last
week Wednesday evening.
Sergeant J. C. Cody was in town
Saturday and Sunday for the instruc-
tion of Col. L. VT. Natl Guard.
The Ladies' Guild of St. Marks
Episcopal church meet on Thursday of
this week with Mrs. E. M. Clarke.
Edward Rawson has completed his
school in Mortified and is at home
for the summer expecting to enter
the University of Vermont this fall.
The druggists license for West Der
by having been granted it looks like
the Causeway would become a busy
tboroughfare after the first of May.
Geo. F. Root has gone to Los An
geles, CAL, as delegate to the I'm.
perial Council of the Ancient Arabic
Order of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
| There was a special meeting of
Cleveland Chapter, No. 20, R. A. M,
on Wednesday evening of last week at
which the R. A. degree was conferred.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Order
of Railway Conductors entertained the
gentlemen of the Order at the home
of Mrs. Chas. Hayes last week Tues
day evening.
A special village meeting is warned
| for Tuesday, May to consider water
rates, the installation of meters and
other business relative to the village
| water system.
Mrs. Eliza Adams and son w. A.
Adams of Seattle, WASH, are visit
ing at C. F. Davis. Mrs. Adams,
who is sister of Mrs. Davis, is in
very poor health.
o. s. Dane has gone to Boston for
| treatment of his disorder by spec
ialist. Though his condition is criti-
cal hopes are entertained that he may
| be benefited by this treatment.
Mrs. G. H. Prouty went to Boston
| Saturday for visit of two weeks and
upon her return will make preparations
for the trip abroad which Mr.. and Mrs.
Prouty expect to take the last of May.
A. F. Scott has men at work pre-
pairing the granite for the cell ar
which he will put under the Thayer
house on Prospect street. General
outside repairs will also be made to
| this property.
Cashier H. T. Robbins of the Ma
tlonal bank has returned from a bust.
ness trip extending as far south as
Augusta, Ga. Wilmer Perkins has
been assisting in the bank during the
| absence of Mr.. Robbins.
E. c.. Blanchard arrived from Win
nipeg, Man, Monday night with the
body of j. w. Holbrook, whose death
was reported last week. The funeral
was held at the Congregational church
on Tuesday afternoon and was largely
attended.
''The Old Homestead at Lanes
opera house Thursday night drew 6
good house and was especially enjoy
able as is usually the case with this
production. The company was practi
! cally the same that gave the play
here year ago. The Gladys CLARK
Company, popular priced show, i.
appearing here three nights this week
Fear of scarlet fever. of which Their,
are several cases in town, so decimal
} ed the ranks of the pupils in the grad
, ed school that the trustees declared
| recess of one week for the grade
from the kinderp arten to the fifth
inclusive The attendance in tb,
: higher grades and high school was no
j affected and these have held regula
sessions.
The severe north wind of Tuesda
together with the high water, mad