Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-04
NEWPORT

The annual roll call of the Congrega-
tional Church will be held Thursday,
March 5.
C. H. Turner of the Eastern Lyceum
Bureau of Boston was in town Monday
on business.
E. S. Austin has moved back from
Derby to the E. L. Richard tenement
on Highland avenue.
o. H. Rawson returned Saturday
from visit to his son. II. H. Rawson
of Schenectady, N. Y.
Rev. William Parklyn Jackson--o of St.
Adams will address the mems meet
ing Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
A W. Flanders, postoffice clerk, has
purchased the automobile of P. c..
Davis, formerly associated with r. P.
Skinner.
The friends of J. E. McCarter will
be pleased to learn that he is gaining
rapidly since his operation and hope to
see him in full health and strength
soon.
A. w. Bovin of the Vermont Tobac-
co Company, who has been at Sher-
brooke for medical treatment, has re-
sumed his duties at the office of the
company.
Andrew Cowett, who will be remem-
bered as one who has been employed
during the last two or three summers
in keeping the streets clean. died at
the home of friends in Canada on Feb.
II.
Mrs. T. P. Streeter and Mrs. Ward
Prouty returned to Washington, D. c.,
on Friday evening after few days
stay with friends in town. Mrs.
Streeter will remain in Washington for
the winter.
Floyd A. SWEET, who has been en-
ployed as clerk for E. Lane & Son for
several years, has purchased the
grocery business of Cummings &
Pickel at West Derby and took poses
sion Feb. 25th.
J. E. Lambert. who has been en-
ployed as operator at the railroad sta
ton here has been transferred tc
LyndOnville where he is operator anC
assistant train dispatcher. L. R.
Williamson relieves Mr.. Lambert here
Newport Cooperative association
capital stock $4,000. principal place Of
business. Newport. Shares number
400 at S. each. Organized for the
purpose of carrying on a general store
The promoters are Edward E. Puffer
M. Il. Norton, Louis Fl. Gilbert
Thomas H. German. H. o. Coyne
End, W. G. Hammel. Leon G.. Lobbe O.
Newport.
The Orleans Trust Company hav,
agreed to pay the sum of 5000 per yea
for five years towards the support O.
the Orleans County Agricultural socie
ty and each one of the directors hav
pledged $50 year for the sam
length of time. In addition to thi
many of the directors have contribute
as personal gift large sums, showin
their interest in what can be made on
OF the best things the county has see
for years. Those who are putin
their time into this work should b
richly repaid.
The grange at its last meeting, afte
conferrlng the first and second degrees
made plans for box social in conne(
ton with the third and fourth degre
work at the meeting March II, the me
to furnish the boxes and the ladies b
way OF sham auction to buy tn
boxes to secure partners. no none
however to be paid for the boxes.
spelling match will be a feature of tn
evening. During the lecturers houl
Statewide Prohibition or Loo:
Option" was discussed, several men
bers taking part in most enthusiast
manner in fact considerable degre
of eloquence being displayed, bringin
forth storm of applause. standir
vote showed everyone of the MOI
than go members present in favor {
statewide prohibition. Reference W:
9 made to the fact that the nation
1 grange at its last session took fir
8 stand for nationwide prohibition ar
3 the grange everywhere bids fair to I
/ strong factor in the Temperan,
f. cause. Crayon portraits of DIV,
/ Hudson Kelley, founder of P of