Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-31
NEWPORT

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her former home in Randolph.
L. I'M. Kinsley of Orleans was a |
business visitor in town Friday
Irwin and John F. Stephenson of |
Lowell were recent business visitors
in town.
Miss Rosabel Human has been i'll |
with grip for several days but is now
improving.
Mrs. o. C. Miller has not been en-.
joying as good health as usual for
several days.
Mrs. j. P. Mccullough is very i'll
and her sister from Ithaca, N. T.. is
caring for her.
DR.. o. B. Gould is confined to his
house, suffering from An aggravating
attack of eczema.
Mrs. Vincent Jones entertained tn e
social club at $500" at her home
Ex.Gov. and Mrs. G. H. Prouty
entertained party of friends at Ger
man whist on Tuesday evening of last
week.
F. R. Sherman was confined to his
home several days last week by a
severe cold and Inflammation of the
throat.
Wilmer Perkins, formerly employed
in the National bank has gone to
South Carolina for the benefit of his
! health.
Master Aubrey Aiken is nursing a
badly cut foot, the injury being re-
ceived while engaged in the mans
work of splitting wood.
| The stores of Carroll Huntington
and F. r. Wright in the Exchange
block have been improved by the ap-
plication of steel ceilings.
Homer Audette of the American
Clothing company has been very i'll
with grip at his rooms at the I'm
provement club, but expects to be
at work again soon.
E. C. Blanchard is absent on a
western business trip which will take
him to Winnipeg and other points in
Canada, as we'll as several western
cities in our own country.
E. C. Blanchard and Arthur True
have sold Glover Hill farm to R. C.
Fletcher, the present proprietor of
the Glover Hill milk route. Mr..
Fletcher has taken possession.
The fire at Derby Wednesday night
that consumed the Allbee shops
brightly Illuminated the eastern sky
for time, causing much speculation
on the part of our people until the
fire was located.
The Mendelssohn club gave an en-
tertainment at North Troy last week,
which was we'll attended and the work
of the troupe is we'll spoken of. The
solos nv Harry L. Edwards were es-
pecially enjoyed.
w. w. Blodgett returned Friday
rorning from a three weeks visit to
relatives in Florida. "Will" is said
to have noticed slight difference in
the temperature from that which he
. has recently been enjoying.
The Newport High School basket
ball team defeated a team from La
MOLE Central academy, Hyde Park, at
the hall Thursday night the score be-
ing Al to IL. Wilcox is still suffering
from his sprained ankle and did not
: play.
! The play, Ebony. the Convict" te
!. be given in the near future at Lanes
opera house by local talent anc
coached by Miss Maude Clough, the
reader, is for the benefit OF Newport
Fire Department. Watch for date.
Mrs. Ellen Lane and Mr.. and Mrs
D. N. Dwinell have reached Florid;
I on their southern trip. finding the
weather too cold to remain long il
= Washington, which was their first stop
They will be absent about tw'
months.
II The various wrestling matche
II which have been held at Lanes thi
Il winter have aroused considerable in
| terest in the sport. Even the small
boys are practicing for coming bouts
| More matches are in sight according
| to the schedule.
II The funeral of Peter Porter wa
II held from his late home on Thir
II street Thursday at p. m. The serv
II ices were in charge of Evening Sta
II Lodge, I. o. o. F. Mr.. Porter wa
II "a years of age and had lived in tow
/ practically all his life.
II The pupils of the eighth grade en-
/ tertained the Freshmen at School hal
| Friday evening from 7:30 to l
II o'clock. A program, comprisin,
II games, marches, ETC., was carrie
II out and punch aud cookies served
Most of the teachers were among tn
II guests.
II The next basket ball game occur
II on Friday evening, Feb. 8, whe
II Newport High plays the strong Coz
II dard Seminary team. The home teal
II ought by that time to be in goo
II shape again and rafting game ma
be expected, so come out and len
II your support.
II The last of the week brought til
coolest weather of the winter thu
far. Mercury registered from 28
46 degrees minus Friday morning
II The good blanket of snow protecte
cellars and water pipes so that les
! trouble resulted than from the pre-