Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-04-10
NEWPORT

NEWPORT
Geo. D. Walworth was in Montreal
Sunday.
/ c.. M. Bailey spent the week end in
Boston and Berkely. Mass.
Miss Marion Newland is spending
the Easter holidays at home.
Alfred Gale has been UP from Wor-
cester for few days. visit to his par.
ents, Mr.. and. Mrs. Thomas c. Gale.
Mrs. Kate Ide, who has spent the
winter with her sister, Mrs. Camp,
has returned to her former home In
st. Johnsbury.
H. L. Baker, who has spent the
winter in town, has rented house IN
take up his residence.
Marshall Clement of Springfield,
Mass, was in town Tuesday of last
week to attend the funeral of his
sister, Miss Sylvia Clement.
E. H. Burgess of New Haven,
Conn, formerly resident here and
bookkeeper at the International mill,
was in town last week Tuesday.
The barber shop in C. R. Moore's
building lately occupied by Philip
Clark has been refurnished by J. B.
Vigneault. who has gone into business
there.
Rev. Benjamin w. Atwell, who as
state Episcopal missionary estab-
lished st. Marks church here, died
last week in Newton, Mass, at the
age of rs years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. D. Hall of Boston,
who some time ago purchased the
Wright property on School street,
have returned, and it is reported will
reside here permanently.
The ball given by the order of Rail-
way Clerks at School hall on Thurs
day evening of this week will proba-
are being put forth by the commit
tee for an extra good time.
o. S. Dane has been able to be at
his desk in the B. 4 M. freight Office
for few hours each day notwith-
standing the fact that he is in poor
health. His many friends are hoping
for speedy improvement in his condi-
ton.
The school directors of the Newport
Supervisory District, comprising New
l port, Coventry and Irasburg and the
Incorporated districts of Newport and
Newport Center reelected E. A. Ham
ilton as superintendent for the coming
year.
Joseph Guerdon has taken a room
at the Young Mems Improvement
club. HUI Audette who formerly lived
at the club has finished his labors
with the American Clothing Company
and has gone to Swanton, where he
has employment.
Wednesday bargain days seem to be
popular and our merchants offer some
liberal discounts from regular prices
each week. The practice will be kept
up so long as the public seem to de-
sire it. A list is published in the 10.
cal paper each Friday.
John Chisholm, for the past five
years sawyer for the firm of Prouty
& Miller, has severed his connec-
ton with this concern and went Sat-
urday to Megantic, P. O., where he
has similar employment. The best
wishes of many friends will accom-.
pany Mr.. Chisholm to his new loca.
ton.
A new brass band has been organ
lied at West Derby, which will oper.
ate for time at least under the in
struction of E. E. Scott. AS the
Newport band has been given it's Gus.
tomary inducement in a financial way.
the community ought to be we'll sup.
piled with music during the coming
summer.
&Young America is much in evidence
these spring days, each bare spot OF
sidewalk. as soon as comfortably dry,
being appropriated for the favorite
| game of marbles, and now it is base
| ball on every patch of grass ground
| The small space in which full sizeC
| game of ball can be played success
| fully is truly wonderful.
| The regular monthly meeting of tn,
Il Civic Improvement association wa
J held on Tuesday evening Of last weel
at the Library. Various subjects Of
. interest to the community were dis
: cussed, among them being the schem
for the improvement of the waite
front along Coventry Road. Thi
thoroughfare is surely susceptible o
r much Improvement and it would no
q !. matter much what was done to it..
:. :,
Seldom is Newport so completely
ID isolated as was the case on Monday
al following the storm and warm wav
of Saturday and Sunday. No train
N reached us from about p. m. Sunda
is night till late in the day Monday
y The stage from Island Pond was un
d able to reach here Monday. Washout
on the railroads at Boynton. P. @.
and in tho SWamns gOuth hafwaa