Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-05-08
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
LIB. WELLMAN, Local
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

The friends of Ben Mosher, former
ly with the Loveland Company here,
will be sorry to learn of his accident
IN st. Johnsbury recently. He was
thrown from his express wagon and
received broken leg. He was taken
to the hospital for treatment.
C. M. Bailey and a party of his as
sociates in the custom house jour-
neyed by automobile Wednesday to
the last remaining snowbank in Der
by. where an old fashioned sugaring
off was held. o. C. Miller, Walter
Avery and Jack Storrs furnished the
transportation.
The May day dinner served by the
ladies of the Social Union in the din
ing rooms at the Congregational
church was pronounced success from
astronomical standpoint and was
very we'll patronized. The rooms
and tables were very prettily decor.
ated in May day style.
Members Of the local camp of Boy
Scouts Of America INDUCED in a hike
Saturday. tramping to Maxfeld's light
on the international boundary, dis
lance of about seven miles and re.
turn. The expedition was in charge
of Rev. H. B. Rankin. who is some
thing of scout himself.
Schools in the first five grades and
kindergarten resumed their sessions
last week Monday after an intermis.
sion of one week on account of scar
let fever which it was feared might
become epidemic. No new cases have
developed. There are several CAKES
of measles in town, however.
E. J. Prouty has commenced opera
tions looking toward the remodeling
of his property on the corner of Sec
ond and Prospect STREETS. He contem-
plates the removing Of the barn to
the back sides of the lot, moving the
house to face Prospect street nearer
to VIM. Nights which will give room
for more convenient and modern
residence on the property.
The business of the railroads in this
vicinity continues to increase, as ship
ments of freight are heavy. Five
and the freight handlers on the trans
fer sheds are working hard and I'M
able to keep up. Many extra freight
trains are being run on this division,
probably more than are handled on
any other single track line in New
England.
The Ladies' Reading Circle held
their annual meeting on Wednesday of
last week, Mrs. J. H. Gaines
opening her home to the society for
this occasion. A bounteous supper
was served and new officers were
elected for the coming year, Mrs.
Cunningham being elected as presi-
dent. The society will hold it's meet
ings every fortnight instead of each
week as has been its custom in the
past.
The meeting of the Vermont For.
ward Movement to be held in the as
sembly room of the Goodrich Library
on Friday afternoon, May II, should
be of interest to all who desire the
progress of our state. The speakers
on this occasion are Albert E. Rob.
erts of New York, Jas. B. Estee OF
Montpelier and Mason S. Stone.
They go from here to st. Johnsbury
for a similar meeting in the evening
Many little hearts were made hap
: py on the evening of May frs
through the giving ana receiving o.
May baskets. a custom which is gen
. orally observed here each year. The
tinkle of door bells and the skurryins
of little feet make the early eve
ming quite exciting for all interest
ed. Many of the baskets are reall,
Z. works of art and their contents mos
delectable. but the humble ones ar,
. just as welcome and carry, we believe
5 just as much joy, if received in tn
spirit in which given.
+ Henry Majors the weIl.Lnown har
a Der, who recently returned from tn
o South, where he spent the winter
r mysteriously disappeared. and fror
hiss conversation of late it was ir