Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-25
NEWPORT

NEWPORT
Chas. Cousens has sold his farm to
John Brigham.
VIM. L. Coburn is building a barn
at his place on West Main street.
George D Walworth of Island Pond
was week end visitor with friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Alfred are on
trip to Chicago and Wisconsin.
Mrs. Elizabeth Aten of Asbury, N.
j., is at Rev. H. w. Hunters for few
weeks.
James Leithead has opened the
meat market recently operated by N.
V. Jones.
Mrs. O. C. Miller, who has been ill
for some time, is in a very critical
condition.
Carroll Brooks has resumed his Ia
bors in the Blake market after two
weeks vacation.
Miss Fulton, a formerN N. H. S. teach
er, of Lebanon, N. H., is visiting in
town few days.
Owing to ther only few Masons
from here attended the district meet
ing at Barton Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Shepherd and Miss
Dorothea of Richford, are visiting
friends here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Sleeper have been
visiting friends in Lowell, Mass, and
vicinity. They returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Asa Sleeper have been
visiting friends in Lowell, Mass, and
vicinity. They returned home Friday.
Arthur Bailey was recently obliged
to shoot one of his team horses val
ued about $4,000 because of lock-
jaw.
W. G. Cowan, formerly of Newport,
is running on the Boston air line
train in place Of e. P. Dearborn for
few days.
Charles L. Drown returned Satur-
day from Springfield, Mass, where he
had been to attend the National
Dairy show.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Huxley of
West Glover, are spending few days
at her brothers home, guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c.. Clark.
H. W. Cook of Concord, N. H., was
here last week to close his cottage for
the winter. He was entertained by L..
B. Wellman and w. J. Goss.
George J. Eaton has returned from
fyryo nIycxI
sumed his duties as agent of the
American Express company here.
Miss Lizzie M. Sargent of this
! place was elected vice president of the
Vermont Library association at it's
annual meeting ST. Johnsbury last
week. .
Wayne Davis of Newport and Miss
Chappell of North Troy were married
Wednesday night of last week. They
left Saturday morning for a trip to
Detroit.
Commissioner ofEducation Hillegas
and A. w. Hewitt, a member of the
state board of education, were in
town Monday in the interests of
school matters.
| Donald Davis was home from Dart
mouth few days recently to arrange
for the distribution of the Newport
and West Derby directory compiled by
him this summer.
Mrs. Henry Schoolcraft and three
daughters returned to Springfield
Mass, Thursday, having spent the
summer at the home of Mrs. School.
crafts parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. o
Buck.
Morning Star Lodge of Rebekahs
No 2, gave a banquet to it's mem
bers and guests Wednesday evening
of last week, at Odd Fellows, hall
Asocial evening with games was spent
after the banquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Macarthur arr
in Boston where Mr.. Macarthur was
recently operated on in an attempt tt
save his hearing. He is now improv
ing slowly though fears are held tha
he will be unable to hear again.
The United States Civil Servic,
commission has announced an exam
nation for the county of Orleans tt
be held at Newport and Hardwick OF
November II, to fill the vacancy O.
rural carrier at Derby Line, and va
! cancies that may occur on rura
routes from other postofices in tn
county,