Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-28
NEWPORT

&c. r. Powell of Island Pond was in
town Monday.
P. J. Farrell returned to Washing
ton the first of last week.
Fred Jenne has returned from va
cation spent at Potion Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. NJ. Parker of Low
ell were in town Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Matte Galbraith has resumed
her work at Gilman's after two
weeks vacation.
C. M. Bailey resumed his duties at
the customs house on Monday, after
vacation of a week
E. L. Lawrence has closed his la
bors with True & Blanchard and goes
Sept. to Franklin, N. H.
Quite a number of local ''progres-
sives" went to Barton last Monday to
hear Judge Ben Lindsey speak.
Mrs. M. H. Williamson. who has
spent the summer at l. j. Parker's,
went Saturday to Salem. Mass.
4 Lemuel Lathe has bought the small
| farm on the west road to Coventry
| of Mr.. Bonnette, for the consideration
of 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Demick, former
| residents here, now living at Barton
| Summit, are the parents of twin sons.
born August %.
Earle Brown has returned to his du-
| ties in the National bank, after va
cation of two weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown visited at their old home in
Littleton, N. H.
The storm of Sunday morning was
very severe in this vicinity. The
rain was heavy and the lightning very
vivid. though no damage from the lat.
| ter has been reported.
D. N. Dwinell and L. o. Drew re-
! turned Saturday from New York,
where they spent the week in secur-
ing seasonable merchandise for the
store of Lane & Dwinell.
The funeral of Fred Hitchcock, who
was killed on the Canadian Pacific
Ry. near Montreal, was largely at.
tended at st. Mary's Catholic church
last week, Monday morning.
Mrs. E. M. Clarke will close her
home to boarders on Sept; l and take
her annual vacation of three weeks.
She will visit in Holyoke, Mass,
New York City and Burlington.
DIR. Chas. H. Garfield of Island Pond
has been looking after the work of
the local Bureau of Animal Industry
during the past few days as DR.. G.
w. Ward. the resident inspector, has
been on a vacation.
A slight blaze in the Hood creamery
called out the fire company on Mon
day, but it was extinguished without
their aid. False alarms have fur
nished the boys much practice the
past few years. Better the false
alarms than the real thing.
Special services in memory of the
late Gen. Booth of the Salvation
Army were held at the Methodist
and Baptist churches last Sunday.
Next Sunday the pastors of the Con-
gregational and Baptist churches will
resume their work in their respective
churches.
-,Prin. E. S Watson has returned
from his summer vacation, ready to
resume work in the high school Sep
TENDER 3. After the good work of last
year, Newport high, with the same
| teachers throughout should be the
best school ever. Indications point tc
an increased attendance from outside
towns.
Miss Ruth Foster, former teacher
in the high school, visited several days
last week at o G. Miller's and c. G
Taylor's, leaving Friday for her home
in Providence, R. l. Miss Foster
who has spent the summer vacation
period at Murray Bay, Can, expects
to go to San Antonio, Texas. where she
will teach the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Smith have beer
in camp at Wah-hoo-wah, on the Can
adian boundary, for two weeks. Mr.
Smith expects to remain in the EN-
ploy of Congressman Plumley, fo
whom he is private secretary, unit
November. when he will return her,
to become associated with F. G. Will
liams in the practice of law.
The republican rally of Friday even
ing drew a large audience. Thu
speakers were Hon. Allen M. Fletcher
republican candidate for governor
w. J. Bigelow and J. B. Donoway
They confined their argument general
ly to state issues, maintaining tina
the results of the vote in the stat,
should be of more interest at presen
than national issues.
J. H. Brown, democratic nationa
committeeman. of Rutland, and Mr.