Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-19
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.

with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
H. McCauley.
/ Mrs. Hunter of Newport, Pa, who
has been spending some time with her
son, Rev. Hunter, started last Tues
day for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shaw have re-
turned from Washington, D. c.,
where he has been employed in the
navy department.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. True accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Batchel-
der of Barton are on a ten days auto
trip in New York State.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". M. Parker of Low
ell returned home Monday, having
spent several days with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. B. Wellman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Whittemore
and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond White
more and daughter of Plymouth, N.
H., visited at DR.. L. H. McIver's last
week.
Miss Mary Daley of the Rutland
office of the New England Telephone
&Telegraph company, has been stop
ping a few days in town with rela-
tives.
Miss Myra Hammond of New Bed
; ford, Mass, formerly of the office
force of the Passupmsic Telephone
company here, is enjoying her vaca-
ton in town.
John and Mary McCay, blind ar
tistss, gave an entertainment in the
school hall Friday night, which was
greatly enjoyed by the music lovers
who attended.
Thursday the Orleans County Fire
Insurance association metatthe Men,
phremagog Yacht club. The mem
bers were served dinner at the Red
Cross Tea Room.
Ernest Smith, who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smith, returned Sunday to Garden
City, N. Y, where he is an instructor
in St. Paul's school.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. B. Bowley and Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Clark visited Mr.. Bow
ley's aunt, Mrs. Ed. Smith, at West
Burke Saturday, returning home via
Sheffield and Glover.
On Monday evening, Sept .24th, a
special village meeting will be held at
School hall to see if the village will
vote the trustees authority to arrange
temporary loan of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Griswold and
Mrs. N. w. Wilder returned Tuesday
to their home in Watertown, Conn.,,
after weeks visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. P. Wilder.
Mr.. Anderson of Melrose, Mass,
for many years a resident of New
port, now on the retired list of Can
adian Government Railway Mail
Clerks, is visiting friends in town.
Butterfeld & Company of Derby
Line recently received by cable from
the company's London representative
the largest order for taps. dies and
reamers ever booked by the concern.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Prouty are on
Montreal and Quebec, then the Maine
ing to the Maine coast. They will be
absent about two weeks.
Capt r. A. Bates with the Newport
members Of Co. H, Of Home Guards,
went to Orleans Wednesday to drill
with the Orleans members who are
being drilled by Lieut.. Dickens. All
report most enjoyable time.
DR.. J. NJ. Currier received a partial
shock MoSday afternoon. He is in a
semi-comfortable condition at pres
ent. DR.. Currier is the oldest physi-
clan in Orleans county and an enthu-
siastic member of the Historical So
ciety.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Lawson and
Miss Jennie Richardson, A. c. Clark,
E. A Hamilton, L. H. McIver and Lee
o. Drew attended the banquet at the
Orleans M. E. church Thursday and
also the address given in the evening
by Bishop E. H. Hughes.
While attending the Howe pictures
Thursday evening some person re-
moved a spare tire from the car of G..
D. Gilchrist's car. George doesn't
feel so bad about the loss of the tire
as it was an old one, but he fails to
see anything in the act but thieving
and meanness, an so say we all.
Rev. H. w. Hunter, who has been
the pastor Of the M. E. church for the
past year and a half, with his family
left Wednesday night for Cleveland,
0. His goods are packed ready for
shipment. While this is a surprise
to all we are advised that the regular
services will be held as usual. The
district superintendent will arrange
| 10 nave CHe pulplE SuppI1ed while
Awaiting definite appointment by
the bishop.
Memphremagog Lodge No. IS, F.
& A. M, held it's first meeting after
the summer recess Tuesday evening
of last week. The F. C. degree was
iconfered. After the work light re-
freshments were served in the ban
quet hall. The Masonic hall has been
reprinted and renovated during the
summer and some of the furnishings
refnished in mahogany to match the
furniture.
NEVER BOTHERED SINCE
After suffering with terrible pains in his back and
around his kidneys for eight years. and after having
tried several doctors and different medicines Alvis