Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-06-19
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. WELLMAN, Local
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

Will Adams and his mother. Mrs.
Eliza Adams, are occupying their cot
tage on Farrant's extension.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Chase and
daughter Ruth went Friday to Con-
cord. N. H., for visit with relatives.
DR.. l.. H. McIver, the optician. with
Mrs. Mc1ver and child, is taking
vacation. going to Plymouth. N. H.,
by automobile.
F. R. Sherman. A. H. Grout. A. M.
Root, H. S. Root and others attended
Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. at Bur-
lington last week.
c. N. Brady is moving his barn to
his lot off North avenue, near the M.
Y. club house and will remodel it into
cottage for summer use.
G.. l.. M. Bugbee was in Lowell the
first of last week in the interests of
the automobile branch of his business.
He handles the s'E. M. F." and Flan-
ders cars.
The law Offices in town, together
with the Probate and county clerks
Offices will be closed every Saturday
afternoon at I o'clock to and includ.
ing August "a.
j. j. Donovan, conductor on the
Montreal-Boston Express is taking a.
vacation of three months which he
will spend with his family at their cot
tage at Weirs. N. H.
At the Alumni Banquet of the North
Troy High School held Friday even
ing, June 8, Walter o. Dane was the
speaker of the evening. McCaulay's
orchestra furnished music for the
occasion.
Harry Whitaker. who has been
York city is at home for the summer.
He will probably take position with
the Boston and Maine railroad during
his vacation period.
D. j. McDermott has moved into
the house on Green Place which he
recently purchased of Sidney Slice.
Mr.. Sperry. the former occupant, has
taken an apartment in the Blodgett
tenement on Bay View avenue.
Mrs. Harry G. Clark is ill with
humps. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark have
vacated their tenement in the Aubin
block and have rooms for the present
at G. M. Bailey's. They expect to
occupy the remodeled Thayer house on
Prospect street as soon as it is ready
for tenants.
Children's day exercises were held
at the Methodist church Sunday and
the day will be observed at the Con.
gregational church June %. The
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be held Saturday. June %, at 3 p. m.
Parents who have children for hap.
tism will please notify Mrs. Geo. B.
Young or the pastor, Rev. L. A.
Edwards.
Miss Marguerite Robinson, under
whose direction the "Newrich Recep
ton" was recently given here, is
taking pupils for elocution and physi
cal training. 1t would seem tina
talent like that of Miss Robinson
might profitably he employed in on
schools the coming year, if arrange
ments can be made for the addition
Of such course.
A sermon appropriate to st. John ;
Day will be preached by Rev. L. A
Edwards at the Congregational churc
on Sunday evening, June %. at
O'Clock for members of the Masoni
, Fraternity, who will attend in body
Members Of Memphremagog Lodg
and visiting brethren will assembl
at the lodge rooms and marcn to tn
j churches escort ted by Malta Con
mandery.
A movement is afoot among pr
gressive citizens to secure for tn
= village the services of a competer
tree surgeon. This is a move in tn
right direction. We have many bea,
tiful trees and we have also SON
which are not beautiful, because c
!. disease or broken limbs which shouI
be attended to by an expert. Tt
trustees have had spasmodic perio(
of pruning in the past, which hay
been productive of Improvement, bu
v this work might better be undertake
by one who makes ''tree treating b
business.