Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-22
NEWPORT

MRS. j. Is. POtlce is out again aICef
having an attack of the measles.
George F. Root was confined to the
house last week with sore throat.
Little Brantley Mccullough has been
very sick with hard cold and fever
Mrs. Benz. Watkins returned last
Saturday from visit in Lisbon, N. H.
Lakeside Chapter, o. E. S., gave a
social and entertainment Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. M. T. Hamilton is out again
after having a severe attack of pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Baldwin of st. Adams is very
sick with pneumonia at the Raymond
Hotel
w. B. Ranney of Penacook, N. H.,
spent Sunday with his father, G.. F.
Ranney.
Mrs. Charles Abbott is slowly recov-
ering from an attack of bronchial
pneumonia.
Esther Bullock is home from Derby
academy and under the doctors care
for the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Davis have been
visiting at their former home in
Jeffersonville.
Supt. Hamilton is conducting teach
ers meetings in Irasburg and Newport
Center this week.
Buzz carts running all winter in
Vermont and things freezing up in Cal
ifornia. Presto change!
Mrs. A. H. Grout has been under
the doctors care for the past week
with the prevailing sickness.
The Klark- Urban Company played
to packed houses every night last
week, and Saturday matinee.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Wyman have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are
boarding at H. G. MacPherson's.
The prevalency of colds and kindred
ailments has reduced the school at
tendance quite materially at present.
The town clerks records for 1912
give the following data: number Of
births, 76 marriages, 70. and 81 deaths
Henry Martelle of the True &
Blanchard Company garage is at Rich
ford this week overhauling automo-
biles.
Fred Crawford was unable to play
with the N. H. S. basket ball team
| last Friday evening because of an in
jured knee.
The Company L basket ball team
! played the Sherbrooke Y. M. G. AS.
at that city Saturday night; the latter
team winning.
The statement of the Newport Ma
tional Bank just issued declares a
dividend of $4,000 with surplus and
profits of $4,000.
Albert B. Post and Georgenna Worth
were married at the Methodist par
sonage by Rev. G. D. Lance, Wednes
day evening, Jan. Is.
DR.. Sam Hamilton went to Sher-
brooke Saturday to referee the game
of basketball between Co. L and
Sherbrooke Y. M. G. A.
The Epworth League was royalty
entertained at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. G. d. Lance Friday evening.
Nearly sixty young people attended.
Among those at the West end who
are having their houses wired fol-
electric lights are Arthur True, H. O.
Smith, Ira Parker and Arthur Magoon.
If you get out of "change" don't
bother to go to the bank, just ask the
weather man, he is offering plenty Of
change at any time free gratis.
A. B. Reed is in Richford this weel
: helping issue the Journal for hi.
father, G. L. Reed, who has to remain
in West Derby by reason of his wife,
critical illness.
K Mrs. John Wilson has returned from
q Canaan, N. H., where she has beer
4 visiting relatives about three weeks
= She still has trouble with her throa
y and is not able to sing.
s The Swift company had to suspen
r their ice harvesting last week as tn
extended thaw has reduced the ice t
about 9 inches thickness. They hav
u put up some 14-inch ice.
!, The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Memphremagog zach
/ club will be held Tuesday evening
e Jan. %, at the rooms of the Youn
= Mems Improvement club.
- Mrs. Lottie LaCross of Batesvillt
y died Friday morning. at the age of {
le years and II days. Funeral was +;
:. the Methodist church Sunday wit
burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
S The annual mid-winter teachers e,
Id aminations for the Newport scho
< union. will be conducted by Sup
re Hamilton in the High school buildir
on the last two days of February.
1T The entertainment in the Asbul
l. Brotherhood S course will be give
5e Friday evening, Jan. "a, by the PLY
0. iision Entertainers, consisting of
l. harpist and reader of rare talents.
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