Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-25
NEWPORT

Irene Reed has whooping cough.
Leslie Flint is home from Stanstead
college.
Harry Jenne is clerking in Libbey's
grocery.
DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Hutchins are
here from Boston.
Mrs. Clara Robinson is charging the
piazza to her residence.
Mrs. Charles Taylor has returned
from her extended visit to Alberta.
Miss Dorothy Webster of Montreal
visited Clementine Hayes last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Cummings of
Gary, Ind, are visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs. ]. N. Cunningham has gone to
Hanover. N. H., for two weeks
visit.
Prof. and Mrs. Jameson of Lyndon
vile are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
N. Downey.
The steamer Anthems handled a
Sunday excursion and of course was
largely attended.
Bear in mind that all roads lead to
Newport July 4th, to witness the
celebration and races.
George Parker of Troy was arrested
for assault last Saturday by Constable
G. A. Place and brought to Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Bigelow and
Mrs. E. ]. Prouty are attending a
Pharmacy meeting at Brandon.
John Fitzgerald has finished clerking
| for J. 3. Renihan and has position
in Davis & Livingstone drug store.
| The Boston express was two hours
| late Monday evening by reason of
breakage of an engine near Lyndon
Vile
The Ladies Reading Circle held their
annual outing Wednesday at Knowl-
toms Landing, going on the steamer
Yioco.
The annual Advent campmeeting
commenced Sunday at Beebe. There
was a large attendance from this
section.
The Newport town base ball team
played Island Pond Saturday afternoon
at o'clock on the West Derby
grounds.
E. A. Hamilton is at Queen City
Park, Burlington, this week attending
annual conference of Union school
superintendent.
Mrs. H. H. Green and mother, Mrs.
Humphrey, attended the commencement
exercises of the Randolph Agricultural
school last week.
Mrs. w. E. Lougee of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.
]. Bullock. The latter has not been
as we'll the past week.
Herbert A. Wright and daughter
Emily arrived from Somerville Sunday
night and went to Georgeville, P. O.,
Monday to visit his relatives.
The annual reunion of Company E,
9th regiment VT. Vols, will be held
tomorrow at G. A. R. hall, at 10
o'clock. There will be basket picnic
also.
Gov. and Mrs. G. H. Prouty, Mrs.
Charles Prouty, Miss Maud Hurst and
1 DIR. and Mrs. H. F. Blanchard are
attending Dartmouth college COM
mencement.
Mrs. Harriet Lance and children
motored to Cabot Saturday with B. F.
Moore. Mrs. Lance will go this week
to New York state to remain with
relatives while.
The black bass season has opened
but the gamey fish is slow about rising
to the fly. Reports from the famous
bass ground about Lake park show {
lighter catch than usual to start with
Samuel H. Holbrook, an old-time
resident and we'll known farmer living
oneethe Lake road, died Friday. The
funeral was held at the Congrega
tional church Monday afternoon.
The annual village school meeting i!
called for Monday evening, June 80, a
the schoolhouse hall. The pamphlet
containing the officers reports. ar
just issued today from the office of the
Bullock Press.
J w. F. McCrea of Montreal wa
arrested by Sheriff Hill last wee
upon charge of absconding debtor an
placed in Jail. Complaint was mad
, by w. J. Avery for not returnin
mileages loaned some time ago.
Effingham Bartlett was called t
: Derby Line one day last week to pla
: baseball on the local team. Hams
I experience and observation at Dea
academy will soon rank him among tn
experts on the New England diamond
e While some freight cars were bein
: backed on siding near the for
sheds, a Stanstead train came alor
: and run over the open switch, bringin
the engines together. The speed W;
f not high, however, and no very seriol
: damage resulted.
!, The Newport End baseball tea
e played the Irasburg nine at this plat
+ Saturday and failed to score ru
). The visitors figures were 20 but the
: were a team of longer practice, viii
: the Newports are lighter weight al
. swing too heavy bats. However the
Il are ''game" bunch.
Athol Manning has 80 horsepow
gasoline engine that he intends to i
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