Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-11
NEWPORT

LII. ". d. OOuIO is not III Cn0 D0SC
of health at present.
E. M. Twombly of Waterbury was a
caller in town Wednesday.
Mrs. F. E. Alfred has gone to New
York for the holiday season.
Senator Blanchard was at home
from Montpelier over Sunday.
C. o. Fowler of North Troy was a
business caller in town Thursday.
Mrs. E. J. Hill visited in Woods
vile, N. H., several days last week.
A. A. Griggs went Wednesday night
to Cleveland, Ohio, on business trip.
Edward Rawson of the Moody school
at Mt. Hermon is at home for few
weeks.
Quite party of young people from
town attended the Thanksgiving ball
at Richford.
Mrs. M. T. Hamilton is making a
good recovery from her recent attack
of pneumonia.
H. Waite of Morrisville disposed of
a carload of nice apples here last
week. The price was $500 per barrel.
Mrs. Geo. F. Root will entertain the
ladies of the Social Union on Thursday
afternoon, Dec. IL, at her home on
Third st.
Miss Alice Robinson has returned to
her work in Montpelier. She has a
position as stenographer in the office of
the state auditor.
F. H. Baldwin returned Saturday to
his home in Allston, Mass, after
spending the Thanksgiving holidays
with his daughter, Mrs. Geo. F. Root
The basket ball game Friday night
between Derby academy and Newport
high resulted in victory for the lat
ter. A social was held after the
game.
Thre was a meeting of the Yacht
Club Thursday evening at the Young
Men Improvement Club to complete
arrangements for the purchase of
Milestone Island.
Miss Lettie Foster has taken posi-
ton as teacher in the graded school
: at Orleans, after teaching successfully
in district schools in town since her
graduation at the johnson Normal.
. Friends of Elijah Leavitt, baggage
master at the B. & M. station, ex-
tend to him much sympathy for the
death of his wife, Mabelle Gay Lea
: witt, which occurred on Monday, Dec. 2.
"My Cinderella Grip drew a good
audience at Lanes last week Tuesday
evening and, while being exceptionally
wholesome, was one of the funniest
musical comedies presented here in a
long time.
The regular meeting of the w. G.. T.
u. will be held at the home of Mrs. F.
w. Carr on Thursday afternoon of this
week. The subject for discussion is
the Rescue Home" and the leader is
Mrs. 3. O. Spalding.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Brooks of
, Burlington, parents of Mrs. j. F.
Blanchard, are about to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of their marriage,
and Mrs. Blanchard is spending a few
days with them in honor of the event.
: DR.. Hyde. the veterinary surgeon,
has taken room at the Improvement
Club, while temporarily stationed here
as Inspector for the Bureau of Animal
Industry during the vacation period OF
, the resident inspector, DR.. G. w.
Ward.
: Harley Sawyer has taken his ole
position as clerk to the customs bro.
ker, which position was filled during
Mr.. Sawyer's absence by Rufus Percy,
+ who now takes position in the audit
ing department of the local B. & NJ
freight Office.
On Thursday evening, Dec. 10, Ly.
man H. Howe's Travel Festival ap
pears at Lanes opera house under the
auspices of the Epworth League of the
Methodist church. Past experiences
prove that this exhibition is one OF
merit and it will no doubt draw the
usual crowded house.
The roof of the boiler house at thu
Prouty & Miller mills caught fire
about five o'clock Friday evening ant
though an alarm was rung in thu
blaze was extinguished, with little
damage, by the use of hose from
the company's private stand pipe
But for prompt action much damage
might have resulted, as there was
very high wind at the time.
Saturday was Red Tag Day in New
port ana many OF the younger peOpl
were engaged in the sale, the proceed
of which are to be used to make Christ
mas bright for many who through
e poverty and otherwise would be denie,
d the usual pleasures of the season
II Needless to say, the project received
y liberal patronage, as the expenditur
s. of the money realized is in the hand
/, of competent committee.
Miss Lizzie Shillito was the WHINE
- of the piano in the Express and Stan
dard's subscription contest which ha
49, just closed, her votes being great
~ in excess of the other contestants
IN Miss Shillito also won other prize
IN amounting to $25 in gold She in
a. mediately sold the piano and will us
II the money realized therefrom to secur
:" an education. being at present stu
rt dent in the Newport High schoo
rt She resides with DR.. and Mrs. O. F
Il Gould.
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