Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

cottage since September. have moved
to the village and will spend the
winter with his daughter, Mrs. A. C.
Clark
An inspection of Co. H of the
Home Guards was held Wednesday
might The inspecting officer was Mai.
A. H. Grout of the I'd Battalion, as
sisted byAdj. G. F. Root and Sergt.
Maj. F. j. Cardwell.
Walter Kipp, an ensign in the U.
S. navy, ranking as commander, was
home last week recovering from an
operation for appendicitis. He re-
turned to Boston Thursday and ex-
poets to leave for British waters very
soon.
DR.. J. Fraser McIver has moved to
Montreal where he has bought the
business of the late Dr. Scott. Dur
ing DR.. McIver's stay in Newport he
has built up a good practice and
made many friends who are sorry to
have him leave.
Maj. A. H. Grout made a tour of
inspection of the Vt. V. M. last week,
inspecting Co. E at ST. Adams Tues
| day night, Co. H at Newport We'd
nesday, Co. F at Morrisville Thurs
| day and Co. G at St. Johnsbury Fri
day nights.
Canvassers in the Red Cross men,
bership drive are out this week and
meeting with excellent response by
the people generally. One business
man informed the patriotic canvasser
that if funds for the Red Cross was
the object she need not remain at his
place of business.
Miss Mildred Joslyn and Miss Ere
da Carr returned Saturday from
Fayston where they have been teach
ing. Miss Joslyn will return follow
ing a two weeks vacation. Miss
Carr owing to poor health will be
obliged to discontinue teaching for
time.
At the regular meeting of Mem
phremagog Lodge No. 65 F. & A. M.
Tuesday night the E. A. and F. G. de-
grees were conferred. On Wednes-
day night special meeting was held
when the M M. degree was conferred
on Ensign Walter D. Kipp, who will
soon leave for the submarine zone.
Saturday night train No. Sc,
known as the night mail, got mixed
up with the switch in the south yard,
tearing up the track, derailing the
train, though no one was injured. The
wrecking crew was called from Lyn-
donville and the main line opened for
traffic about a. m. though the wreck
was not cleaned up for several hours.
DERBY
The academy will close Friday for
two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rice have re-
turned to their home in the village.
Union Christmas exercises will be
held in academy hall Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. John Champagne has moved
from Orleans to the Frank LeClalr
house.
Miss Ruth Jenne is assisting in the
store of A. w. Kimball during the
holidays.
Miss Dora Schoolcraft visited
friends in Island Pond several days
last week.
The graded school closed Friday
with appropriate exercises and will
not open until Jan. 7.
There were no services in the
Methodist church Sunday on account
of the illness of the pastor.
Mrs. S. R. Fletcher has closed her
house and is stopping with Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Grout in Newport.
DR.. Davidson of Burlington was
the speaker at the union service in
the Baptist church Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Church have
returned from Boston where Mr..
Church has been for medical treat
ment.
Allie Schoolcraft, who has been
several years in New York, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schoolcraft.
D. A. basket ball team went to
Stanstead Thursday to play STAN
stead college, winning the game by
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