Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13

A. C. Clark and family moved Sat
urday to thir cottage Camp E E E E
on the Bowley farm, to remain
through the summer.
C. L. Shufelt & Son have moved
! from the old Raymond stables to
their new quarters to be known as
Lakeside View Livery.
Geo. F. Root, H. S. Root and A. H.
Grout are in Burlington this week at
tending the annual meetings of the
Grand Lodge and other Grand Ma
sonic bodies.
L. Colodny has had workmen at his
home on School street recently pur-
chased of L. d. Hall, putting things
in readiness for him and now is NOV
ing into his new home.
Miss Marion Sullivan, R. N, and
Miss Helen Nilsson left Wednesday
for Decatur, ILL.,, to relieve members
of the Decatur General Hospital staff
during their vacations.
Geo. H. Stone of the Passumpsic
Telephone company's force has signed
up with the Vermont Red Cross am
bulance for duty in France. He ex-
poets an immediate call.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Bigelow toured
to New York recently, returning Sun
day accompanied by their son, Ru-
dolph, and Edmund Burgess, who have
been students in ST. Paul's school,
Garden City, I. I.
County Agricultural Agent Harold
Johnson went to Burlington Friday.
Monday Mr.. johnson and Miss Edith
Mernhue of Burlington were united
in marriage. They will come to New
port this week and for the summer
will occupy A. C. Clark's house.
Joseph Moody, resident of Bay
View avenue, died Saturday at the
hospital in Hanover, N. H., where he
had been for few weeks for treat
ment. The body was brought to New
port and the funeral held Monday af-
ternoon at his late home Burial was
in the East Charleston cemetery.
| Schools in the grades close this
week The high school viii continue
another, week The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached Sunday eve
| ming at the Congregational church by
Rev. L. A. Edwards. Glass day ex-
ercises will be Thursday afternoon
and graduation exercises Friday eve
ming.
Miss Alice Abbott, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Abbott, has been
awarded a half-scholarship by the
Smith College Association of Yer
mont. She viii enter Smith college
this fall. This reward was for her
high standing in studies which has
not been excelled in the state as we
are informed.
Thursday afternoon the four-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs JOS Roch-
leau, who live on the Causeway, was
drowned in the Clyde River, which
flows back of the house. 1t is report
ed that the child was playing in a
boat hitched TO the shore and fell over
board The body was recovered by
Edward Weeks about an hour after
ward.
Of the five who went to Burlington
last week to take the physical exam
nation for the navy two were reject
ed, c. J. Sabourin and Arthur Ber-
nard, due to light weight and color
blindness. Three passed, Frank Full
Ter, Ben Lahar and z. Stewart of Der
by. All returned to Newport but
those passing expect to go TO Boston
soon to sign up.
The grim harvester has been call
ing at many homes in Newport the
last few weeks, this time removing
Friday from our midst Charles A
Norris, who has been In failing health
Il for many months. Mr.. Norris was a
contractor and builder. He is sur
vived by his widow, son. Arthur
who has taken up his fathers bust
ness and three daughters, to whom
81 we extend sympathy.