Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-01
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.

Mrs. Ralph Hamblet viii spend a few
days with them.
Mrs. George Fosters mother. Mrs.
Lindsay, died July Esd after a long
illness. The body was taken to Sher-
brooke for burial.
Mrs. Harrv Clark of Somerville,
Mass, is visiting her father, c. H.
Green, and has also been a guest of
Mrs. A. ]. White.
Claude p. Patton of Bronze, p. O.,
and Mrs. Effie Wiley of Newport
were united in marriage by Rev. L. A.
Edwards July 2Sth.
NJ. J. Bisbee of the Il. S. customs
has been on few days leave enjoy
ing outings at Bolton Springs, P. O.,
and Willoughby lake.
Work. has been commenced on the
extensive repairs to be made on the
railroad building used as a u. s. inn
migration detention house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clement and
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Rawson were at
Burlington Sunday visiting Edward
Rawson at Fort Ethan Allen.
Rev. HI. w. Hunter has returned
| from Newport, Pa, where he was
called by the severe illness of his IA
Their, who died soon after his arrival
there.
Several members of Co. L, V. N. G.
were home over Sunday. Among the
number were Clarence Wells, Willis
Edwards, Chester Mooney and Sam
Flint.
George Gilchrist is taking weeks
vacation from his work as express
messenger on the Boston run. His
work is being cared for by B. H.
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Buchanan of Tiff
ton, Ga, are visiting Mrs. Buchanan's
brother, Editor and Mrs. Hildreth
They viii spend the summer at VIII
loughby lake.
Ellis Austin, manager of the town
farm is sick with appendicitis. He ex-
poets to leave Thursday for Boston
where he will enter the Deaconess
hospital for an operation.
Misses Elsie and Mabel Stockett of
Philadelphia and Miss Lizzie Bing-
ham of Glendale, CAL, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Tarleton at
the Adams cottage in Farrant's grove.
Miss Jennie Curtis accompanied her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Merriam, to
their home in Wollaston, Mass, Sun
day. She viii spend the week with
them and with her aunt at South Ac-
ton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Fuller re-
turned Friday from visit to their
sons in Massachusetts. One, Allie
Fuller, was with the r. r. contingent
of 1900 at Rockingham Park and
which is now enroute to France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley c. Humphrey
and daughter of Springfield, Mass.
have been visiting in town for few
days. Mr.. Humphrey returned home
Sunday but Mrs. Humphrey viii re-
main in Newport for few days.
The Red Cross tea room is now in
!. systematic working order and the re-
suits are very satisfactory. The COM
mittee in charge this week are Mrs
F. R. Wright, Mrs. E. J. Prouty, Mrs
D. J. McDermott, Mrs. F. R. Sher-
man and Mrs w. r. Prouty.
Joe Vance had a narrow escape
from a serious accident recently while
driving his fathers car to Newport
Near the VIM. Hammond place at the
sharp turn in the road the car left
the road striking a telephone pos
r and the force of the impact was Sc
! great as to break the pole but the
car suffered no worse damage than z
broken fender. No one was injured.
/ EAST CHARLESTON
VIII Hinton has purchased an Oak
7 land car.
Ivan Buck visited relatives in Or
leans Sunday.
( NJ. C. Davis has sold his farm Il
Hermon Canning.
Gladys Hinton of Barton is visiting
: relatives IN town.
Eugene Gray is entertaining friend.
: from Lowell, Mass.
: Elmer Mcnamara has been exam
ined and accepted IN the army.
A large number from this place at
tended the chautauqua at Island Pond
e Norris Crows infant son has beer
r very Ill again but is somewhat bet
ter
? Mrs. Leon Buck entertained he
: niece, Wis Campbell, of Orleans las
week.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Allies Maxwell spen
!, the past week at Moulton's cottage
Seymour lake.
a Mr.. and Mrs. L. Armstrong o
: Bloomington were guests at Norri
= Crows Sunday.
Dir. and Mrs. Joseph Canning an
= children visited his parents IN Brown
s ington last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gardner an,
daughters visited his parents at Ign
y donville over Sunday.
z CIa-1on urhsAoEsII - an....lt..