Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-18
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
NEWPORT PERSONALS

NEWPORT PERSONALS
A. d. Abbott Of Barton was here
Monday on business.
Charles A. Brown went to Boston
Thursday night on business.
C. M. Bailey and Jas. Ford, were
in Burke on business Monday.
c.. Moore returned Saturday from
a weeks business trip to New York.
Miss Ada Lowry of st. Johnsbury
visited friends here over the week
end.
Mr.. Collins of the Cary Maple Sug-
ar Co., was in the city Friday on
business.
Mrs. George D. Gilchrist is in Eden
called there by the death of a cousin,
Col. Jos. Scott.
Miss Anna Dodge of Fairlee was
the guest of her brother, E. Dodge,
the first Of the week.
A. E. Bishop went to Montreal Fri
day night, returning Saturday with
Mrs. Bishop and daughter.
Mr.. Taylor Of Boston is at the B.
F. Moore & Co. factory this week,
looking after their machinery.
Mrs. BENZ. H. Mosher has been in
Manchester, N. H., for week, Wis
iting her brother, M. Leon Badger.
At a recent meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the M, E.. church, Mrs.
Margaret Hamilton was elected pres
ident.
Miss Marion Dane, principal Of N.
H. S., has been unable to attend
school for several days because of
illness.
Workmen have fitted a room at
hose house No. 2 for the storing of
the chemical apparatus of the fire
department.
Mr.. and Mrs. George CAVITY have
moved from Woodsville to Newport
and are occupying one of A. F. Scotts
tenements.
Mrs. Hiram Trip of Lyndon spent
the past week with her mother, Mrs.
C. l. Moore, during the absence of
Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. True were in
St. Johnsbury Thursday. Mr.. True
attended meeting of the state pa
troll committee.
The ladies of St. Marks church
held sale and supper Wednesday
evening, which was very successful,
netting the ladies nearly $3.50.
The senior class of N. H. S. post
poned their entertainment until Fri
day evening, Dec. goth. Sickness
was the cause of the postponement.
VIM. Lawson, superintendent of
the city streets, has rented Mrs. b.
O. Spaulding's tenement and will
move there in about ten days for the
winter. His son, George, will look
after the farm.
The fish-chowder supper served at
the Methodist church Friday evening
by the Asbury Brotherhood was q
success from everyone's point of
view. The men were much pleased
with the patronage and the partakers
of the chowder pronounced it the
| "best ever"
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Gale and daugh-
ter, Iva, start Friday for Florida to
remain during the winter. They will
spend two weeks enroute with AL
fred Gale in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.
Gale has been granted a four months
! leave from his duties as u. S. GUS
toms Inspector, position he has held
for Fl years.
Viewpoints oldest resident, Mrs
Louise Pelkey, celebrated her Tooth
birthday Sunday, very quietly. Mrs
Pelkey has never required the use
of glasses and is now engaged in
piecing a bedquilt by hand. On he1
birthday she was in the best of spir.
| it's and sang during the day with 9
very clear voice. She is living with
a daughter, Mrs. David E. Prue.
J. T. Gardner, E. A. Hamilton ane
w. w. True of Newport, Scion Gray
of Morgan and VIM. Lawson of Gov
Newport Board of Trade, to repre-
state patrol committee, attended Thu
meeting at st. Johnsbury Thursday
Some question has been raised al
to county representation elected n
this manner, but we are informe,
that Newport has the only Board O.
Trade in the county, and that inciden
tally this board also pays the bills
Ralph Hamblet has purchased of ]
E. Renihan the westerly half of tn
John Gale property on Main street
This includes the building occupie,
by the Daley and Landry Grocer!
and Richardson Photo Shop and tn
lot on which this block is built a!
well as the land occupied by the bak
cry. We are informed that Mr.
Hamblet intends to erect a modern
bakery on the rear part Of the lo
when spring comes, as his bushes:
has already outgrown the presen
quarters. Price reported in this sale