Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-01-08
NEWPORT

!
Prospect St hill has been the mecca
for coasters during the week.
C. A. Day and A. B. Reed played
| for a New Years ball at North Troy,
| Dec. 81.
! Mrs. Ed Ball has had to have a
finger amputated because of blood
poisoning.
Mrs. E. F. Humphrey remains about
the same. She underwent another
operation Sunday.
The Methodist ladies fed the biggest
crowd ever at their annual New Years
chicken pie dinner.
The keynote for every pedestrian on
our icy sidewalks the past week was
either c sharp or B fiat.
Mrs. NJ. J. Bullock is slowly con-
valescent from a long sickness with
asthma
Harry T. Robbins has rendered his
resignation as cashier of the National
bank, after % years service with this
organization.
Frontier Encampment, I. O. O. F.,
will hold a special meeting for the
installation Of officers, Thursday eve
ming, Jan. 9.
The yard in front Of the old academy
building is kept flooded for skating
rink, and is electric lighted. The lake
skating is very poor.
Company L, V. N. G., are holding
weekly drills and getting into fine
shape ito attend the Presidential in
George Young is attending the
supreme court at Montpelier this
week. The Barton Savings Bank V.
! Stephenson note case will be tried
from Orleans county.
Our Baptist brethren prepared and
served six o'clock supper last week
| Tuesday evening, which was Loyalty
patronized and Rev. H. B. Rankin con-
Quoted a watch service.
Newport high school basket ball
team plays Hardwick reserves, Fri
| Newport Co. L team at Hardwick re-
Gently and the public may expect
fast game.
The post office officials report no
very strenuous business in the line of
parcel post service, which opened Jan.
l. If the government had permi tied
printed matter under this head also,
business probably would have been
i hustling.
| The Young Mems Improvement club
are to have winter course of six en-
tertainments, the first of which was
ladies' NIGHT held Tuesday evening,
| Jan. 7. Mrs. Claribel Somers Robin
son, contralto, and Miss Marguerite
Robinson, reader, entertained.
Mrs. C. L. Reed is in a very critical
condition with cancer of the liver Dr.
Aldrich from ST. Johnsbury and sur
geon from Sherbrooke were in consult
alton with DR.. A 1ams over the case
ford has been caring for Mrs. Reed the
past week.
The pencil pusher of this department
hereby extends the 'glad hand" to
his companion in the same reportorial
field, BRO" Leigh Wellman, now
quizz;ng for the distress and Stand
round, excuse the slip-of- the pencil,
| [ should say, Express and Standard.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational church last Thursday eve
ming, presided over by E. C. Blanch-
ard, moderator pro tenn, G.. F. Ranney
was elected clerk R. w. Spear, treas
urer and D. n DwineIl member of the
business committee for three years
R~ Newton, the "legerdemsniac,"
who appeared at Lanes opera house
Friday evening, in the Asbury Brother
hood course of entertainments, gave
one of the best exhibitions of sleight
of hand ever presented here. Novel,
amusing and mystifying. The at
tendance was good considering counter
Roy P Skinner has sold his ice
cream and confectionery establishment
to w. J. Renihan from Morgan, pos
session being given Monday. Mr..
Skinner has also bought Mr.. Renihan' s
farm but will remain in Newport unit
Mr.. Renihan is familiar with the bust
ness. Mr.. Renihan has also bought
George Smiths place on Cottage ST.,
= where he will reside.
L. f. Smith, who recently conducted
n series of evangelistic services at
s the M. E. church land who is at pres
Il ent holding meetings in Athol
+ Mass.,l has just issued a souvenir
!. booklet from the Bullock press to b.
presented to the new members of tht
church who were Influenced to taxi
/. the step by his eloquent preaching
} and strong personality.
The new officers of the Memphre
mApog grange to be installed thi
evening are: W. M, F. j. Libbey
overseer, Guy Magoon; lecturer
Blanche Griffin; steward, Harol
Griffin; assistant steward, Ray Blake
chaplain, Mrs. Arthur Wells; treas
n urer, A. r. Magoon secretary, Mrs
v c.. W. Richmond gate keeper, Ere
Blake; Ceres, Gladys Hammond
n Pomona, Nina Simonds; Flora. Haze
v Blake; lady assistant steward, Ma
= Lawson.
q This is certainly leading town fo
basket ball. There are two team
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