Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-02
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WELLMAN Local

Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Clarke of Island
Pond visited their son, Harry Clarke,
and their daughter, Mrs. G. A. Davis,
several days last week, returning to
their home Saturday.
Lakeside Chapter No. 81, Order East
ern Star, will resume it's regular meet
ings on Monday evening, Oct. 7. A
banquet is to be served in the dining
rooms at 6 100 o'clock p. m.
E. C. Blanchard, T. C. Camp and
others attended the funeral of Judge
S. R. Davis at Troy last Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Davis was a director
in the Orleans Trust Company.
A. M. Rich has closed his labors
with the Public Service Commission
and will now put in his whole time
with C. A. Brown in the office of the
Passumpsic Telephone Company.
Newport High school was defeated
by St. Johnsbury academy in the first
football game of the season last Sat-
urday. The score was 6 to 0. 1t is
said to have been an interesting game.
Mrs. Seymour Lane and Mrs. D. N
Dwinell will entertain the ladies of
the Social Union at their home on Sec
ond street Thursday afternoon at 2 80
o'clock. A special invitation is ex-
tended to all lady attendants of the
Congregational church.
A new concrete driveway with ap-
preaching walks is being laid by the
society of st. Marks, the rector, Rev.
J. P. Mccullough, and his parishion-
ers performing the labor. The church
has been painted and other improve
ments made during the summer.
Clayton Gould has moved from the
Gaines tenement on Second Street in
to one Of the new Burbank flats. The
tenement vacated by Mr.. Gould will be
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. John Null
cahy and Mrs. Mulcahy will conduct
her millinery business there hereafter
David Camp, son of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
G. Camp, will attend the legislature
this fall in the capacity of page
Senator E. C. Blanchard, Represen-
tative H. T. Robbins, H. A. Black and
others went to Montpelier Monday to
be present at the opening of the legis-
lature.
Upon the change in time on the rail
roads to the winter schedule, the local
Newport train will leave
Newport at as, one hour earlier than
has been the custom for some years,
and will return at 10 p. M, one hour
! later than before. 1t is understood
that this change is made to secure
connections with the Oxford Mountain
trains at North Troy. .ss.e.-,, g,s .,.z,
! The five Cinnamon, who have beer
confined in Jail for several weeks
were taken Tuesday to Ellis Island
New York, by immigration Inspector
D. J. McDermott. F. J. Kelley &C
companied the inspector to assist il
looking after his charges. They re
turned Thursday morning. The China
men will be deported, returning tt
China by way Of New Orleans and Sa1
Francisco.
The house occupied by Hiram Leav
lit has been moved from : Summe
street around the E. B. True block to
location on Summer Street Court nea
Richard Hurst's. The E. B.. Tru
house will also be moved to a new 10
cation on Summer street. B. N. Cur
tbs has the contract for moving thes
buildings. The lot at the corner O
Summer and Third streets thus mad
vacant will probably become a part O
the grounds about the residence of tn
: owner, Geo. F. Root.
t Several small buildings along tn
5 repair tracks in the north railroa
. yard were burned early Friday morn
= ing, both the Newport and West Derb
5 fire companies being on hand to subdU
! the blaze. A building used for tn
5 storage of oil was burned and with tn
= oil made great blaze and one hard
= control. No damage of moment We
2 done to rolling stock, though some cal
were badly charred before bein
= hauled to a position of safety.
= large crowd gathered to watch the fir
= even so early in the morning, the con
! bined racket of the Newport fire gon
= and the new siren at West Derby NJ
a being conducive to slumber. The fiji
S was probably caused by sparks fro
: some passing locomotive as no othe
a reason seems to appear.
g A very pleasant social was held
III L
q day evening. No special program w;
! prepared but various games suggeste
by the committee were played and pr
duced much entertainment and mirtl
Ice cream and cake were served al
contrary to the usual custom there w;
no charge. Sunday was rally day
d this church, special exercises bein
~ held in the Sunday school on this o
al casion. The work of the primary ella
was very impressive. On behalf
the Woman's Relief corps, which
u endeavoring, among its many lines
:. work, to teach patriotism to our chi
dren, Mrs. A. C. Sleeper presented
"a the school beautiful American Fla
o. which was accepted, with appropria
. remarks, by J. R. Aiken, superinten
ent of the school. October IS will
TT observed as rally day by the Method
at Sunday school.