Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-17
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
[. B. WELLMAN Local Editor
Newport High Take Fast Game.

Newport High Take Fast Game.
The Newport High school basket
ball team added another victory to
their list by defeating the strong Col
by academy term of New London, N.
H., at School hall Friday night.
Owing to the fact that the visi ors
became confused in the populous city
of White River Junction and missed
the mail train. the game did not COM
mence until after the arrival of the
flyer, which was an hour late, but ten
o'clock found a crowded house and
muchEenthusiasm. Colby is the cham
pion of New Hampshire in its class
and has been defeated but twice be
fore in three years. Their inability
to secure games nearer home &C
counted for the trip to Newport. The
visitors were much heavier than the
home team. and owing to this fact,
handled our boys somewhat roughly,
though not with intent to smash. it is
believed. Three periods of Is min
utes each were played. and there was
something doing all the time. The
team work of the Newports, which
has carried them to victory so many
times. again prevailed and the heavier
and older team went down in defeat
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ankle badly, while able to finish the
game, will no doubt be "out of it,
for some time His injury will
cripple the team and victories in the
near future will come hard. At any
rate it will be cheerful time tor
the 'subs' who will try to uphold
the honor of the school until their
"strOng man" has recovered.
. NEWPORT
Dept, U. S. Marshal Alex. Dun
nett of st. Johnsbury was in town
Thursday.
P. H. Babel has returned from
Manchester. N. H., where he spent
the holidays.
The Central Studio in the Bean
block is to be closed as a photograph
studio on Jan. IL.
, Miss Emily Hamilton returned last
l week from fortnight's visit to
r friends in Boston and vicinity.
Y Rufus Percy, who has been a stu
; dent at the Military academy. West
( Point, has returned to his home here.
C. A. Brown, E. C. Blanchard anc
E.. ]. Prouty were in New York City
several days last week on business.
y Editor and Mrs. D. W. Hildretf
N left Monday of last week for Sara
y sofa. Florida, to remain the balance Of
the winter.
N The stores of the American Cloth
TT ing Company were closed Tuesday ant
lie Wednesday of this week, while il
m preparation for sale.
r. Mrs. Kate Ide of Pasadena, CAL. i
t. visiting her sister, Mrs. D. M. Camp
t. Mrs. Ide will probably remain il
L. town for an indefinite period.
Hon. R. W. Hulburd of Hyde Parl
speaks this week Thursday evening
before the Young Mems improvement
rclub at one of their winter get-to
gethers.
The Ladies' Social union serv
dinner and supper at the Congrega
) tionai church dining rooms on Friday
SO Jan. 49, Twenty-Five cents is tn
IS price. Come in.
w. w. Blodgett has gone TO Sout
Weirs, Florida for visit of tire
weeks duration. Will selected
good time to be absent from Newpoi
oo but-how he will shiver when he re
k turns.
,e- Mrs. Charles F. Bigelow ente1
he tanned a party of lady friends wit
he $500" at her home Friday Afternoon
There were nine tables in play, tt
est honors, bouquet Of nations, b.
nd ing carried away by Mrs. E. I
ire Dodge. Refreshments were serve
Ike at five o'clock.
- Swift and COMPANY are engaged
' cutting ice for the filling of the
large ice house near the railro
by station. Their usual crop amounts
about 5000 tons, most of which
- stored here, the balance being load
,UR Immediately onto freight cars a
/E shipped to other points.
AR, The annual meeting of the stoc
holders of the Memphrremagog &C
club will be held Tuesday evenin
ID Jam 80, in the rooms of the You
Mems Improvement club, when
ports of officers and committees
the past year will be made and Office
elected for the coming year.
! Don't forget the Teachers COW
ton at School hall Friday and Sat
+, day of this week. On Friday event
= Frank L. Greene of ST. Adams {
r DR.. J. F. Messenger Of the Univers
of Vermont will speak. These
> dresses will be of interest to
i public as well as to the teach'
= present.
The extreme cold was productive
trouble with the village water pi
on the causeway as usual, necessit
ing the shutting off. for time of
u supply. The break was repaired "
o rather more than customary prom
f ness, so that the inconvenience to
:, public was not great. Luckily
,, Ill alarm of fire WAS sent in during