Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-16
NEWPORT

NEWPORT
| E. S. Watson was in Burlington
last week.
Sidney Slice has commenced painting
his residence.
Mrs. E. j. Smith has returned from
| Brookfeld, Mass.
| DR.. M. T. Hamilton returned from
Boston this week.
E. F. Humphrey and children spent
Sunday in Barton.
! The band gives a concert tonight.
The program is good one.
Mrs. Harry Moulton of Orleans visit
ed at 0. G. Hardy's last week.
Mrs. Richard Hurst entertained the
Five Hundred club Saturday evening.
George Macarthur, Alfred and Burr
Young, with their wives, went to Rich
ford Sunday.
! John Enos is preparing to build an
addition to the rear of his residence
on Prospect street.
The annual ball to be given by the
Junior class of Newport High school is
arranged for May 9th.
Miss Grace Sawyer and Mrs. Nellie
Young Sawyer left for Boston Monday
noon for few weeks visit.
Mrs. L. J. Phelps has greatly i'm
proved at Victoria hospital, Montreal,
and is expectedshome this week.
DIR. S. w. F. Hamilton took the
dental surgery examination for the u.
S. army at Fort Slocum, N. Y, last
week.
The sugar-making season is fast
closing and the good average of three
pounds per tree is reported in this
vicinity.
Nineteen went on the early morning
express Sunday from this place to at
tend the final conference services at
Richford.
In the baseball game Saturday after
noon between Newport High school
and a Spicked team about town, the
latter won.
Rev. Joseph Hamilton visited his
son, E. A. Watson. Monday having
been in attendance at the conference
in Richford.
At business meeting of the Congre-
gational church last week, Robert
Clement was elected clerk to succeed
G. F. Ranney, resigned.
The Episcopal society served waff1es
and new sugar at school hall Saturday
afternoon. The evening was devoted
to dancing and was we'll attended.
By reason of poor health, A. J. White
has withdrawn from the partnership
of A. ]. White & Son. The woodwork
ing factory will be continued by G.. A.
White.
Canadian Pacific railroad will build a
16 mile tunnel, the longest in America,
though Kicking Horse pass, Rocky
mountains, at $4,000, 900 COST The tun-
nell will be 16 miles long and will take
seven years to build.
Marnon's big circus to be given by
the high school students Friday even
ing of this week in school hall, will
show some of the worlds greatest Curl
iosities and monstrosities, and you can
see it all for only dime.
At the meeting of the Laymen S
association of the Methodist conference
held Friday, G. A. Clark of this place
was elected first vice president and
also presented subject for discussion
entitled, Better Business Methods in
Finance" \-
All members of the Newport Board
of Trade are invited to be present at
the complimentary banquet to be given
in school hall, Tuesday afternoon.
April %, at one o'clock, in honor of
the formation of an Orleans County
Farm Bureau This is announced by
authority of the secretary, F. E. Smith.
Rev. c.. D. Lance returned from Con.
ference Monday. His sickness has
turned into erysipelas in his face. We
are very sorry to learn that he is te
leave Newport and go to his new ap
pointment at st. Adams. for he has
done great work in the Methods,
church here and has been very active
in many affairs that tend to the bet
terment of the community. We under
stand that a Rev. Mr.. Jocelyn o:
Biddeford, Me-, is to have the charge
, here.
The newly elected officers of Mem
phremagog Lodge, F. and A. M.
3 chosen at the annual meeting last Tues
day evening are: A. H. circuit, w
M; A. G. Clark. S. w.. L. B. Well
r man, J. W.; w. w. Blodgett, Treas.
T. S. Wilcox, Sec. G. P Wilder, S
{ D.; w. R. Prouty, J. D.. c. G. Taylor
0 S. S. C. o. Burton, J. S. r.. w. Spear
y Chaplain "A. ]. Beebe, Marshal ;Edwar
q Doolin, Tyler. Past Master R. w
9 Spear conducted the installation cere