Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-01
NEWPORT

Donald Emery was at home from
Boston for Christmas.
Miss Ferol Wellman visited relatives
in Waterbury last week.
The w. C. T. u. meets on Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Harry Hunter.
]. J. Willis has opened new dining
room for the public at 80 Coventry ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A Davis spent !
Christmas day with relatives IN Glover.
Miss Alice Robinson of Montpelier
was at home for the Christmas holi-
days.
Hon. C. A. Prouty was at home for
Christmas. Ward Prouty also spent
Christmas at home.
Miss Maude Hurst is spending the
| holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Hurst.
Mrs. Charles G. Taylor visited rela-
tives in Ayers Cliff, P. O., several
days the first of this week.
Russell Hight OF McGil college,
Montreal, recently visited his mother,
Mrs. Hight of Prospect St.
Mrs. J. D. Anderson Of Central ST.
has returned home. after an extended
visit in Boston and vicinity.
Master Graham Symington is laid up
with a badly sprained ankle, received
while skating on the village rink.
Hon F. E. Alfred is spending the
holidays in New York with Mrs. AL
fred who went down some weeks ago
Harry Edwards came home from
Boston for the holidays and goes soon
to Rutland, where he has employment.
E. ]. Smith has taken rooms in the
Gaines Block and has installed his
household effects therein. Mrs. Smith
will join her husband here later.
Baxter Post, G. A. R.. and the Wo-
mans Relief Corps hold their regular
meeting and installation of officers
today with banquet at o'clock.
t Memphremagog Lodge. No. IS, F. G
= A. NJ, held its regular meeting on
Tuesday evening, Dec. "a, and confer
! red the F. c. degree on one candidate.
, The annual meeting of the Con-
+ gregati0nal church occurs on Thurs
: day evening, Jan. 2. All members are
urged to make a special effort to
attend.
P. A. Robbins and family visited
! relatives IN town last week. coming
from Niagara Falls, N. Y, where Mr..
: Robbins is Inspector in charge Of the
! y. S. immigration bureau.
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the National Bank is warned
4 for Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 2 o. m. and
:, that Of the Orleans Trust Co, for
f Tuesday. Jan. Il, at the same hour.
Il Harry A. Black was at home from
: Montpelier during the holiday recess
q of the legislature. His duties as clerk
- of the House have kept him very busy
{ during the season, and his visits to his
home have necessarily been few.
n "Freckles" is booked to appear a
5. Lanes on Monday evening, Jan. G.
:, The company producing this play is
said to be exceptionally good anC
those who have read the book viii
L probably be anxious to see the play.
There was Christmas tree will
appropriate exercises at the Methods
# church on Christmas eve, while larg
company of children and their parent
church, which bore fruits of the Re,
Tag day sale.
Our merchants report holiday trad
which was better than the average
Weather conditions did not at al
times favor the Christmas shopper an
the roads We're not as good as in som
years, but taken all together the trad
was satisfactory. ~
Postmaster Blanchard and his assist
ants put in busy week precedin
Christmas, handling more mail matte
than in any previous year. An extr
clerk was employed in the post offic
and the city carriers also had hell
besides using team in the delivery.
Several automobiles whizzed merrill
about town on Christmas day, spe,
tacle not often observed in this snow
country. Even with the snow latel
fallen, it is quite possible to run c;
to the Derbies, and they are not tn
worst vehicle for winter locomotic
ve either.
nd Ray Newton, the mystifer al
TOR magician, appears at Lanes on Frids
try evening, January 3, in the entertai
es ment course Of the Asbury Brothe
III hood. This course is drawing we'll tn
" season as each number is the best O
b. tainable for the reasonable admissi
charged.
t-v The village trustees have replac
the incandescent street lamps with
ton new 60-watt Tungstens and the il
ton provement is very apparent. Some
mas our arcs, which at times only seem
yell make the streets darker in their il
-. mediate vicinity, might with proprie
be treated in the same manner.
'ort
". James McCauley, a brother of MI
- c.. j. Williamson and C. H. McCaule
VI. died at Livermore Falls, Me-. on No
VT. day, Dec. %. The body was broug