Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-05-31

A very interesting game of baseball
was played between N. H. S.. and
Lyndonville. 1t required Is innings to
settle resulting in score of to in
favor of N. H. S.
Fred Crawford, who was badly
burned in the fire in Lanes block, has
so far recovered as to be able to attend
the examination in Tufts dental college
at Boston, where he is student.
Plots of ground on the Brady lot
have been prepared for the children's
community gardens. Each child's
garden is six feet square. The whole
is under the supervision of the Civic
Improvement association.
| A quartet composed of Mrs. Slater,
Miss Bernard, H. H. Burgess and C.
V. Slater. with G. P. Wilder at the
organ sang at Beebe. P. O., at con-
frmation service, presided over by
Bishop Williams of Quebec.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Randall of st.
Johnsbury have moved to town. Mr..
Randall has been engaged by the
operator in the place of Mr.. Collins,
who recently died in the hospital.
Edward S. Watson has been engaged
as principal Of the high school for next
year. For the past three years he has
been teaching in Pittsfeld. Mr.
Watson was formerly principal of N.
H. S. and was superintendent of schools
in this town.
Louis Hazen of Newport and Miss
Verona Nichols of Lyndonville were
married Monday. May %. They re-
turned Sunday from short wedding
trip. Mr.. Hazen is manager of the
They have rented A. c. Clark's house
at 1874 Main street for the summer.
L. M. Downey has received an ap-
pointment as a laborer at the Federal
building and began his labors Friday
night. The appointment was made
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Charles Williams last
winter. The position was temporarily
filled by Mr.. Wbybrough.
Coventry street will soon have an
other business place. The building of
A. G.. Fairbrother & Son just south of
the premier theatre is being altered,
converting the ground floor into store.
The front will have two large display
windows. The store has been leased to
the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company
of New Jersey. who will open branch
store here.
John R. Farrant has plans drawn for
NEW greenhouses and has submitted
them to contractors for cost estimates.
Mr.. Farrant has had many years OF
experience as florist, beginning when
a small boy to work with his father,
who for many years conducted z
!, florists business with greenhouses al
Newport The many friends of Mr..
Farrant hope the probject materializes
and wish him success.
A general strike of the trackm en- or
the B. & M. railroad is now on, large
percentage of the men not working
none of the Newport yard working
The demand as we understand is al
increase in the daily wage from 81. 81
, to 81 for the men and 20 cents incre as
for foremen, with Saturday Afternoon
off. A mass meeting was held Frida,
in Lanes block and on Tuesday nigh
J another meeting addressed by Presi
dent Barker of the international Orde
of Trackmen. The object of thes
II }IuSSlluSO 10 " ca IdiIl W IIlS
and the men the real conditions.
The lady teachers of Newport graded
and high schools gave Miss ShirIe,
Hall, teacher in the sixth grade,
surprise shower at the new house O.
Gerald Buzzell on Highland avenue
Friday evening. Miss Hall was in
duced to go with her uncle, B. F
Moore to see some new arrangement il
the house and on entering the dining
room found beautiful dinner set o.
English porcelain, gift of her assoc
ates who immediate appeared from
hiding and formed circle about Miss
Hall and the dining table. The even
ing was pleasantly spent and refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served. Before leaving, each wrote {
telegram to the host and all were
sealed and presented to Miss Hall with
instructions not to open until on bel
wedding trip.