Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-05-29
NEWPORT

NEWPORT
Mrs. o, B, Gould has returned.
C.. R. Powell of Island Pond was in
town Saturday.
Master Richard Prouty is busy with
measles just now.
E. j. Smith of Washington. D. c..
is visiting here this week.
Geo. F. Root returned the first of
the week from his western trip.
C. j. Brodine of st. Johnsbury was
business visitor in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Ramsdell were
| in North Troy several days last week.
Measles are prevalent here. there
being many cases in town just at
present.
H. w. Cook and family have opened
their cottage on Farrant's Extension
| for the summer.
| VIM. Chase of Third street is con
fined to his home suffering from an
| attack of pleurisy following the grip.
A. T. Boswell of Barton was in
town last week in the interest of the
Economy Rug Company of Spring
field. Mass.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Clarke are en-
tertaining Mrs. Clarke's sister, Miss
Addie Taylor.
The Woman's Missionary union
meets on Friday afternoon, May 81,
with Mrs. J. c. Oakley.
Mrs. S. B. Horton and Mrs. c. A.
Tarleton have returned from Spring
field, Mass, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Clarke and
Mrs. G. E. Stern of Island Pond
were visitors in town Monday.
The steamer Authemis is making
three. regular trips per week from
Magog with an occasional excursion
besides.
Rev. A. C. Larned of Bristol, R.
l., formerly rector of st. Mark s
church here, visited in town several
days recently.
Rev. L. A. Edwards will deliver the
bacalaureate sermon before the grad
uating class of Derby academy or
Sunday, June 3.
Barton academy gave Newport high
dose of their own medicine at base
ball Saturday, the score being in Bar.
toms favor to 5.
A. H. Noyes. who recently sold hi:
property here and went to Boston, has
secured employment there as elevator
man in Hotel Somerset.
Ed. Hope shipped his household
goods to Saskatchewan, Canadian
Northwest, last Saturday and expects
to be located there soon.
Paul Babel. chauffeur for C. H
Prouty. will act in that capacity fol
Fl. B. Stewart of Beebe, Que, during
Mr.. Prouty's absence abroad.
Mrs. H. B. Cushman went last weel
to Biddeford, Me-, to join Mr.. Cush
man, who has been there for SOM
weeks for medical treatment.
Painters are at work on the resi-
dence of Geo. Gilchrist across the
long bridge, also on the residence O.
Mrs. D. M. Camp on Second Street.
Ralph Sisco has greatly improve,
the convenience and appearance o
the house he recently purchased ir
Glen Derby by the addition of broa
| VeranQaS.
Rev. L. A. Edwards and C. F. Ran
ney attended the annual conference o
Congregational churches held at MID
dlebury on Tuesday. Wednesday an
Thursday of last week.
Pre-Memorial exercises will be bel
at School hall on Wednesday after
, noon, May 20. These exercises wi
+ be more elaborate than usual an
should be attended by all interested.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Humphrey wei
: in Barton Thursday to attend the full
eral of Mrs. Humphreys mothe
k Mrs. VIM. Cobb, who died Tuesday
May 81. after an illness of sewers
. weeks.
= The teachers in Newport High ar
graded schools spent Saturday al
> Sunday, May IS and 10, at Ramp Il
:. Kare on Billings farm, the guests {
: one Of their number. Miss Gene,
!. Thayer.
- Mrs. J. F. Blanchard was
- Hanover, N. H.. last week attendlr
. the junior promenade exercises, Mi
:, Ruth Mellonn and Miss Maude Hur
D. were also guests. Mrs. Blanchard az
Y. ing as chaperon.
q The baseball team of Newport Hi
o. School were the winners in a gar
tn played at Lyndonville on Saturda
May Is. Our boys have been We
n. successful in all branches of athleti
so far this season.
8, Carroll Huntington has been I
ne able to attend to his business. otf
70 than a general oversight, for the p,
-, two months, suffering from gene
y breakdown due to overwork.
III speedy return to his usual hea
We would be very gratifying to