Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-13
PRESS COMMENT ON NEW CITY
SPRINGFIELD EnviOus.

Springfield Envious.
If Newport with population of
5000, including West Derby annexed,
aspires to be city with Curtis S.
Emery for it's first mayor, Springfield
doesn't need to remain little village
I, of 1000 for lack of good tall official
timber.-Springfeld Reporter.
Emery Good Administrator.
Our old friend Col. Curtis Stanton
Emery garners the glory attendant
on being elected the first mayor of
enth city. Judging from past per-
formances he will give Newport an
ideal administration. - MONTPELIER
Argus.
Congratulates Emery and Newport.
We congratulate Mayor-elect c.. S.
Emery of the new city of Newport on
his selection for this position and we
congratulate the city upon securing
a man of recognized executive ability
and experience in public affairs as it's
first mayor. Long may both wave
Burlington Free Press.
A Note of Warming.
Vermont has a new city-Newport
and there will be an extra member
in the house of representatives of the
general assembly of Vermont. New
port has as much right to be a city as
some others which have been granted
charters, but that proves little as
there probably are some cities which
would be better off with the old gov
vernmental organization. 1t would
be unfortunate if there should be an
epidemic of city making in Vermont.
st. Adams Messenger.
Emery and Newport.
Col. Curtis S. Emery, three times a
member of the Vermont house of rep
resentatives and once a member of
the state senate, for nine years col
lector of customs of the port of Mem
phremagog, is the first mayor of the
city of Newport, which is a consolida-
ton of the two villages of West Derby
and Newport. Colonel Emery was
elected by a splendid majority and
under his administration the new city
starts out under most favorable aus
pices.-Rutland News.
City Government Displaced Root.
The passing of the old regime in
the city Of Newport was no more
noticeable than it was in the shelving
Of the man who has been town clerk
and treasurer for - years; but that
the new city was not unmindful of the
faithful services of it's veteran Otfi-
cial was indicated by the vote of
thanks rendered H. S. Root, together
with the appointment Of him as as
sistaCt city clcrk, whatever that Office
may be in such a little municipality
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Welcome to Vermont's Seventh City.
The six other municipalities of
Vermont, including that most ancient
Of cities-VerGenne5 extend
hearty welcome to the newcomer into
their midst, the city of Newport in
Orleans county The city of New
port, located on the southern shore of
Lake Memphremagog in the states
northern tier Of towns, is an ambi-
tious youngster for its size, being
somewhat smaller than several vii
lagos in the state which stick to their
old-time form of government; but
its size it has a con-
siderable amount of go-ahead spirit.
Newport in peace times embraces less
than 5000 people, the city lines being
drawn about the former villages Of
Newport and West Derby, together
with a small territory in the towns of
Newport and Derby. Those who have
visited the locality know how beauti-
fully Newport is situated on the great
lake, which has its chief area in Can
ada but which projects quite a dis
lance into Vermont. In addition to
having this lake, Newport has better
railroad accommodation than many a
larger city, being on the Canadian
Pacific and the Boston & Maine rail
roads and being, therefore, quite an
important railroad center. 1t lost
one of it's distinguishing features
when the customs collecting district
was discontinued but it is bravely
trying to overcome that handicap and
is showing, furthermore, considerable
public spirit in new enterprises al
ready carried out or projected. It
has no daily paper but it has a long
weekly journal, whose edi-
tor is sufficiently afluent SO that he
can take annual pilgrimages into
Florida to escape the Wintry blasts
that sweep down the broad eXpanse of
the lake. 1t has five churches and the
usual allotment Of secret societies and
clubs. Moreover, Newport was the
shire town Of Orleans county, and, OF
course, will continue to be now that
the place has been transformed into
a municipality. So there you have
an abbreviated outline of the newest
city of Vermont, the metropolis of the
north, so to speak. Long may it live
and broader may the confines of the
city grow until in size it approaches
the dignity of a real city!-Barre
Times.