Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-27
NEWPORT

Mrs. Il. j. PrOuty is visiting IN Low
ell and Boston.
Geo. L. Dyer of Island Pond called
on friends in town Friday.
H. D. Marshall, customs officer of
Canaan, was in town Friday.
DR.. L. H. McIver and family are
spending THANKSGIVING in Plymouth,
N. H.
Mrs. ]. D. Anderson is in Melrose,
Mass, for visit of two weeks dura-
ton.
H. Mcconnell of the Canadian
Pacific stores, has returned from a
trip to Detroit. Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Gilchrist will
spend the Thanksgiving holiday with
relatives at Eden Mills.
L. J. Phelps was in Coventry We'd
nesday of last week to attend the fu-
neral of John Brooks, Sr.
E. w. Langmaid of Pembroke, N.
H., formerly in the bakery business
here, was visitor in town recently.
Harry Livingstone has finished his
work as chauffeur for Mrs. Lizzie
Flint and will work on his fathers
farm this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Richmond are
visiting in Burlington. They expect
soon to go to Kansas City to spend the
winter with their daughter.
The annual fair held by the Ladies'
Social union of the Congregational
church will be held in the church par
lors on December 3rd and 4th.
The annual bazaar of ST. Marks
society was held at School Hall on the
afternoon and evening of Nov. 10 and
was very successful affair, netting
the society about $120.
j. E. Foster was in Rutland Friday
and attended a meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the Progressive party
held for the purpose of perfecting a
permanent state organization.
Several of our hunters were success
full in securing deer last week,
among the number being Napoleon
Bedor, Alex. Brigham, Warner Keith,
Charles Clark and Ernest Cox.
Percy R. West, lately steward at
the Memphremagog Yacht club, has
gone to Montreal for short stay,
after (which he will go to Ottawa.
where he will spend the winter
VIM. S. Bean has gone to Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, for a short visit and will
return with his mother, Mrs. C. T.
Bean, who has been visiting her
daughter in Ann Arbor for several
weeks.
Although no ice has appeared in the
lake as yet the tug Oscar G and her
barges have been pulled out for the
winter and navigation, except by an
occasional motor boat, is closed for the
season.
The Thanksgiving recess for oul
schools began Tuesday night anc
school will reopen Dec. 3rd. The
Christmas vacation begins Dec Is fol-
the grades and Dec. Goth for the high
school, to reopen Jan. I'd.
Ex-Gov. G. H. Prouty left Thursday
evening on a business trip to the
Pacific coast. He was accompanied as
far as Winnipeg, Man, by Sen. E. c..
Blanchard, who met Mr.. Prouty ir
Montreal, coming direct to that city
from Montpelier.
n Evangelist Lewis E. Smith drew
large audiences at the Methodist
church last week and at. the specia
service for men on Sunday afternoon
Upwards of l25 were present. The
union service at the Congregations
church Sunday evening was we'll at
tended, addresses being given by Revs
Edwards and Rankin.
Interest in the Young Mems I'm
prOvement club still continues and ad
ditions are being made to it's member
ship. The entertainment committee ha
its winter program in consideration
and will soon announce the first mum
Der in it's series of Get togethers.
The program will include at leas
two Ladies Nights. At present tn
club has two good rooms in its dormi
tory for rent to club members.
The illustrated lecture on the "Par
ANA Canal" at School Hall Frida
evening was quite we'll attended an
proved very instructive. The picture
shown illustrated the progress of tn
work in a very clear manner TIL
progress made within the last fe'
months has tendency to confirm or
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done much sooner than was expecte
when work on the canal was begun.
Charles Jacobs, an aged citizen, w;
found dead in his bed at the Raymor
hotel Saturday morning. Mr. jacob
appeared to be in his usual health Q
Friday and retired as usual. Appea
ances indicated that death came t
him while asleep. He had made
home at the Raymond for many yea
and had a large circle of friends al
acquaintance. He was a veteran
the Civil war and was over eigh
years Of age.
The Civic association is perfectil
arrangements for the maintenance of
skating rink this winter. The Ri
will occupy the yard in front of Schc
Hall. While the rink on the lake ne
the long bridge furnished much go
sport last winter, it was found to
unsatisfactory in many ways. With
"dry land' rink all danger fro
is drowning accidents will at least