Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-01-28
NEWPORT

NEWPORT
The Mems meeting which was to
have been held Sunday has been post
poned one week.
Miss Maud Shelton agar, a trained
nurse from St. Johnsbury, was recent
visitor at Fred L. Blake's.
Mrs Harry Ouimet, who has been in
the Massachusetts General Hospital
for treatment. is at home.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Social Union will be held at the home of
Mrs. Geo. F. Root Thursday, afternoon
at 2.3O.
The Express and Standard building is
nearly ready for occupancy and the
transferring of the printing plant will
begin in about one week.
The officers and chairmen of the
committees of the Christian Endeavor
society were pleasantly entertained at
the home of the pastor last Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Davis are in
While in New York Mr.. Davis will
!
Druggists Syndicate.
| H. E. Lane has installed an asbestos
booth in the opera house for the
moving picture apparatus and will put
moving pictures on every evening that
the hall is not used for other purposes.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl A. White and
son. Melbourne, and Mrs. Whites
father, F. w. Stevens, were in
Coventry Sunday. visiting Mr.. Ste
vens's mother, who observed her
birthday.
At the regular Christian Endeavo1
prayer meeting Feb. l, Wallace H.
Gilpin, state vice-president will ad-
f dress the meeting. The regular Sun
day services of the church will be of
especial interest to all Christian
f Endeavorars. During the evening {
} social gathering of the society will be
! held.
+ The u. S. civil service commission
announces that owing to the revision
) of the Chinese exclusion laws. the
< immigrant inspector examination an
, nounced to be held on Feb. Is, has
5 been indefinitely postponed. When the
: date of examination is decided upon
due announcement of the same will be
made through the press.
A. Allyn Bishop was in st. Johns
f bury for the week end visiting his
= 'family." Bishop has been feeling
rather "chesty" since he has beer
able to say "family.' Speaking Of
being "chesty" have you noticed how
= "Will'' Blodgett and ED" Dodge
have been throwing out their chests
lately? Well, "Will's is a girl ane
EDS is boy.
Dr. L. H. McIver has returned from
/ a week spent in Boston, where he
E attened the New England Convention
/ Of Optometrists. While there he alsC
i attended a series of lectures given by
! members of the scientific section
e of the American Optical association
e With the success which he has already
+ achieved this added knowledge will be
!, of great benefit in his profession.
s A small but enthusiastic audience
S greeted Miss Hetty Dunaway on the
ingly entertained her audience will
:, s'The Lady Of the Decoration, 'making
use Of the different costumes and mu
steal accompaniment. The raging
storm and fierce cold which prevailed
= disappointed large number from hear
ing and seeing one of the best of enter
tanners.
Chas. E. Miller, the new manager O
the Gilman company. began his dutie
If Monday morning. Mr.. Miller is from
d Woonsocket. r. l., and has been con
nected with the house of Harris
It Murray company for the past Is years
81 Mr.. Miller's home originally was i
Of Springfield, Mass, and he has been i
id the dry goods business for severs
lie years. Mr. Miller has a wife and so
lie who probably will join him soon.
De Frank Lontine was seriously injure
Id Wednesday morning of last wee
as as resulting in the breaking OF three rib
5y and receiving a severe shaking uI
il Mr.. Lontine was on his way to work {
he the Frost Veneer Seating company an
to was overtaken by an unknown teal
Id and knocked down an embankmen
OF Ne1ghbors hearing the groans invest
id gated and found Mr.. Lontine, who VIZ
removed to his home and surgic;
attendance summoned. The snow b.
ing light the tracks of the team wei
easily found and indicated that tt
y driver stopped his horse and backe
3 part way and then drove away wiJhol
& rendering assistance. Mr. Lontine
\ doing we'll and no serious complication
Il are expected.
{ At the regular meeting of Men
= nhremagog grange held Wednesds
Il evening, Jan. IA. Deputy Reed of Nav
= grange, West Charleston, assisted (
. Mrs. A. T. Lormer. installed the TO
lowing officers: William Lawson, ma
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