Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-02-12

Wednesday and Friday evenings.
the National bank, is in town this
week. and is expected to assume his
new duties at the bank in few days
The kitchen annex co the old school
building is nearly ready for use. The
patrons of the Civic association rink
will certainly appreciate this improve
ment
The new bishop coadjutor, Rev. w.
F. Weeks Of Shelbourne assistant to
Bishop HalD will visit ST. Marks
church Sunday. Feb. 16, to administer
the rite of confirmation. Rev. L. A.
Edwards will exchange with DR.. Flagg
of Burlington next Sunday.
The Newport High School basket
ball team closed the season with
another and final victory. They met
Littleton High School at LittIeton, N.
H., in an exiting match last Saturday
evening, the score finishing 1926. Our
boys have won out of the 10 games
played this season and deserve praise
Visitors week in the Newport
schools is from Feb. II to Il. There
will be exercises in each grade and
bDS ulStI SCllOOl. fAhtutSSlOti " oil
exercises, which are held from until
8 each day, is free. Over 500 visitors
were recorded last year, and the
management hope to excel that mum.
Der this year.
Last Friday afternoon Rev. H. 3.
Rankin and Supt E. A Hamilton went
to the Brown school and presented
their stereoptican views on the Ameri-
TnIio,, Th,1pcIoy Of Of
this week they exhibit their views of
Of the Philippines to the four schools
at Newport Center; and also the same
views will be shown to the Coventry
school, and the rural schools that are
invited, on Friday afternoon of this
week.
painful accident Tuesday afternoon.
Feb. a. While serving at Mrs. J. F.
Blanchard's, she turned over her right
ankle-which had been injured about a
year ago. 1t is expected one of the
small bones of the ankle was broken.
but the doctor has set it so that it will
knit readily. The swelling was very
bad at first, but has been reduced, and
she is now as comfortable as could be
expected.
AS the morning mail was pulling up
to the station this morning it collided
with an engine that was backing in the
opposite direction. There being such
heavy cloud of steam ahead and no
light on the single engine, it was i'm
possible for the engineers to see each
other soon enough to avoid an impact,
although the emergency brakes were
applied soon enough to avoid anything
than chokIn0 nf
passengers.
Edwin Woodland, representing the
Boston & Maine railroad, has been
here during the week. taking over
titles of the land upon which the
Prouty & Miller dressing mill is loca-
ted from BENZ. Human. authorized by
the Board of Trade to transfer the said
title. The Boston & Maine people are
planning to make the extension
changes at this point which will also
do away with freight shifting at the
station crossing.
Mr. and Mrs S. E. Hitchcock were
| victims of a team collision last week
Monday evening. They were driving
home from an entertainment and met
| a team in turning corner. coming at
reckless speed. A collision was in
evitable. Mrs. Hitchcock sustained a
cut on the chin that necessitated Is
stitches to close the wound; Mr..
Hitchcock was bruised and badly
shaken up. The driver of the other
team evidently felt guilty as he did
not wait to see the damage done nor
offer any assistance.
Sheriff Hill pulled off quite a piece
of detective work in the capture of
Isle Place. A warrant had been
issued on charge of statutory offense.
and Everett went to Places home in
Derby to make the arrest, but he had
skipped and his friends 'knew moth
ing" of his whereabouts and told
Everett he might as we'll go home and
he told them he guessed he woodland
started back, but after getting out
of the village he headed for Stanstead
instead, and there got upon his trail.
Enlisting the services of Constable
McNanny of Stanstead, they followed
the culprit who was finally located
among friends at Coaticook Obtain
ing a Canadian warrant, certain
housew searched and Place found.
He willingly accompanied the officers.
His hearing was held Monday, Feb. 3,
before Judge Thompson of the NUM-
cipal court, and was allowed his
liberty on $500 bail, for appearance
before county court.
Hon. w. Redmond's talk before
the members of the Young Mems I'm.
provement club last Wednesday eve
ming related to the constitution of the
United States. showing how the ma
ton is governed by laws-the actions
of the people peculiarly held in res.
traint and sanely balanced by this
greatest of national governing docu.
ments that the world has ever pro
duced. 1t was one Of the most able
and scholarly addresses ever presented
before the club. The latter part of hi:
talk dealt with his experience as
chairman of the Vermont Public Serv
, ice commission in the past six years
demonstrating by comparison of condi
tons half century ago, and those OF
, the present time, that the railroads
! are the greatest organizations extant