Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-04-22
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
ROBERT CLEMENT, Local Editor

Orders have been received at the
local postoffice to dispatch closed
pouch on train 81 leaving at $40 a.
M, to connect with the St. Adams
and Springfield train at White River
junction. This will make it possible
to send mail to nll points south of
White River Junction including New
York, Boston and all points south and
west. For the present it will be
necessary for those desiring to send
mail on this train to deposit mail
matter in the letter drop at the post
office. The pouch will be closed at the
office at 9.15 a. m.
Trains "a and IS which were taken
off at the time the Boston & Maine
was making retrenchment in train
service, were re-established Monday
morning, leaving at the regular time
Of $40 a. M, and returning at little
after nine at night. The re-establish-
ment of this train service is due large
~ to the efforts Of Frank E. Miles,
who represented the people at the time
the train was ordered by the Vermont
public service commission. Train 81
will start at Sherbrooke and arrive at
Newport 9.25 leaving at $40 a. m.
The mail formerly arriving at 6.15 a.
M, from Sherbrooke. Beebe Plain.
Derby Line, North Derby and Island
Pond will arrive at 9.25. The train
leaving here at 5.58 a. M, will now
leave at $50 a. m.
NEWPORT CENTER
Miss Blanche Lawson returned to
Boston Saturday.
Dalton Farrar is confined to the
house with the humps.
Miss Lillian Stratton has returned to
her home in Providence, r. L.
Mrs. Fred Geaneau of johnson, N.
H.. visited friends in town the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Regain visited
at Herman Smiths in Orleans last
week.
C.. I. Hartwell visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hartwell, of Troy
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith of Or
leans spent the week end with his
parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Niles and daugh-
ter. Alice, have gone to Melrose,
Mass. to work. sssass
Mrs. Oscar Larabee and two children
from North Troy visited at L. G.
Peabody's Tuesday.
Mrs. Ashton Hammond and daugh-
ter. Maude, of Richford visited at DR..
Adams the past week.
Miss Madeline Larabee of North
Troy visited her sister. Mrs. L. G.
Peabody, Saturday and Sunday.
News has been received of the birth
of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Leach of Massachusetts,, formerly of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morrill, of Wei
lesley, Mass, visited her sisters, Mrs.
Alec Estelle and Mrs. Bern Wilcox,
the past week.
Mrs. Frank Button of Burke, N. Y.
and Mrs. A. S. Larabee OF North Troy
visited Mrs. Larabee's daughter, Mrs.
G. L. Peabody. the past week.
COVENTRY
Ellis Smith was home from Newport
Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Hermon has returned
from Newport.
Mrs. VIM. Stevens has been very i'll
but is better.
Allie Berry returned to his home in
Barton Monday.
Carroll Brooks of Newport spent
Sunday in town.
Chas. Brown of Leadville, P. O., was
in town Monday.
Mrs. C. E. Gorham, who has been
quite i'll, is gaining.
Mrs J. G. Kidder has been very i'll
with bilious attack.
Lafa Smith of Concord is visiting
his brother, Ernest Smith.
Rev. E. B. Harris has gone to HARD
wick to attend conference.
Howard Speakman of Chicago wss
in town last week on business.
The bobbin mill has been shut down
for few days on account of the high
water.
DR.. f. G. Stevens of Orleans spent
Sunday with his mother. Mrs. VIM.
Stevens.
Miss Gladys Kinney has finished
work at NJ. II. Chaffee's and returned
TO her home
Miss Muriel Wells of Newport spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wells.
Fred Stevens of West Derby is
spending few days with his mother,
Mrs. VIM. Stevens.
Mrs Luna Hillaker finished work at
Fl. J. Frazier's Saturday and went to
her home in Newport
Andrew Corrow has sold his farm to
Jas. LABEL. MIR. Corrow will move
into his house in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Prue of Rock
Island are listing their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. w. Fairbrother.
Mrs. L. NJ Thurber received news
Sunday of the death of her sister,
Mrs. Rose Aiken. of Peacham.