Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-02-02

Glenn Douglass of Glover as their enter
tainer Friday evening.
Miss Clara Whitaker has returned
to school teaching after her enforced
vacation because of illness.
Mrs. Augustus Lane, a resident of
this town for many years, but late of
Springfield, Mass died Tuesday. Jan.
25th.
E. A. Fox has moved his household
goods to Sherbrooke and with his
family has gone there to make his
home.
The Swift company completed filling
! their ice house here last week and
loaded many cars for shipment to other
points.
Mrs C. E. Loonan has moved to
Lowell, Mass, where Mr.. Loonan has
been employed for the past few
months.
Miss Editha Drew, who is attending
school at Lyndon Institute is sick
there with scarlet fever, but is now
recovering.
The school on the Lake road has
been somewhat broken up this winter
| because of the visit of the mumps in
several homes.
The village trustees have unloaded
nine cars of sewer pipe to be used the
coming season in the reconstruction Of
the sewer system.
While skidding logs recently one Of
| u. g. Vance's horses stepped on an
axe and was cut severely, necesslta-
ting the services of a veterinary.
The Mothers club met at the home
| Of Mrs, Rankin on Third street Tues
day afternoon. Rev Rankin addressed
the meeting on the Boy Scout work.
The Lake Road Ladies' Aid society
served an oyster supper at the home Of
A. w. Simonds Friday evening, which
was well attended. Proceeds, SIS.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Colodny celebrated
the 18th anniversary of their wedding
Thursday and entertained guests at
dinner and in the evening in honor of
the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Wellman were
in Orleans Thursday to attend meet
ing of Intervale Chapter. o. E. S.
They spent Friday as guests of his
mother. Mrs. Fl. B. Smith.
DIN G. Hardy has been released
from quarantine. Last week Mr.. and
Mrs Hardy visited his mother, Mrs
C'apper at Newport Center. Mrs.
The matinee races held Saturday
afternoons by the Memphremagog
Driving club are well attended and
greatly enjoyed, a large number of
horses having been entered for the
races.
Fl. 0. Smith, with assistants is at
work on the old Arlington building,
remodeling the basement room under
the Searles jewelry store. putting in e
poolroom with window beneath the
sidewalk.
y Leon Gingras closed his labors Jan
81 as foreman on the B. & NJ transfer.
Merle 0. Leavins, former assistant
has been promoted to the position OF
. foreman and L. D. Fuller as assistant
effective Feb. 1.
J The streets for the past week have
been very slippery, especially the side
. walks Some of the pedestrians who
have had difficulty in keeping thei1
feet under them, wondered if the
trustees have lost Sand.
Miss Hunt of the fourth grade lef
Friday to attend johnson Norma
school for seven weeks. to complete
her normal course. Her place for the
balance of the term will be filed b,
Mrs. E. F. Humphrey.
c. H. Wilson of Glen Falls, N. Y.
gave very interesting talk at tn
Goodrich library before the Civic I'm
provement association on communit,
gardening. Mr.. Wilson will be il
Newport again soon for further work.
The new coal pockets of the Davi
!. Goal and Transfer company are nearin.
completion and will certainly be al
advantag- over former methods O
handling coal When completed W
Z will give the Monitor readers a NOR
comprehensive idea of them.
=: On Friday evening, Feb. 4th, Troo
7 I, Boy Scouts of America of New
! port are to enjoy banquet with thei
=: fathers, served by their mothers
:: Byron N Clark of Burlington, stat
j Scout commissioner, will be the CUES
!: of honor AMI principal speaker.
! The rush Of freight shipments her
7 taxed the railroads almost TO thei
j limit and the Newport yard has bee
!. SO blocked that it has been ne ,essary t
T fill up passing tracks at stations mort
! and south of here and prominent {
P. R. official has stated that the rus
! has hardly commenced
! A number from here attended til
i housewarming for Mr.. and Mrs. Ay
mer Lawson at their new home in Co,
!: entry Jan. Fl. A most enjoyable ever
i ing was spent and before the part
broke up sum of money was presente
: for the purchase of some article {
i furniture as q token of friendship.
! Mr. and Mrs Harold Dow have move
into the Root tenement on Summe
I street. formerly occupied by Mr.
- Leavins. Mr.. Dow for several year
has been employed on constructic
work for the Passumpsic Telephor
= cnmnanu hut has accantad q ,,oci4;n