Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-23

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freight office went to Boston Satur-
day on business connected with the
Brotherhood of r. r. clerks.
At the annual meeting of the La
dies Social Union or the Congrega-
tional church, held last week, Mrs. J..
E. McCarten was elected president.
A war service flag has been hung
on the Masonic flag staff for the
members of the Masonic bodies of
Newport, who are in the country's
service.
Miss Clara True of Hartford, Conn.
is stopping with her brother, A. E..
True and assisting in the care of her
mother, who is nearing the end of
life's journey.
Thursday afternoon the postponed
meeting Of the w. C. T. U. will be
held at the home Of Mrs. H. E.
Drown. Mrs. Pearson of Orleans
will be present.
DR.. Henry E. Somers has received
a comission as 1st lieutenant in the
reserve medical corps and left Satur-
day for Fl. Oglethorpe, Ca, for a
special training course.
The village auditors meet Feb. LIST
to audit the accounts of the village
officers. This is an important meet
ing as this is the last annual audit
of the village of Newport.
At meeting of the sheriffs of Yer
mont, a paper written by Sheriff Hill
on GLOW | Would Get a Man from
Canada" was read. The meeting was
held at Rutland Thursday.
Davis & Livingston have limited
number of those war aliases left. Get
yours before the supply is gone.
With a war atlas you can read and
talk about the war intelligently.
A campaign through the public
schools for the sale of thrift stamps
and war savings certificates will soon
ed at a teachers meeting here Mon
day night.
The Western Union Telegraph
company are now established in the
office formerly occupied by G. S. En-
cry & Company at STU Main street.
This location is especially desirable
and convenient.
Court Honor No. 1914, l. o. F. will
hold it's regular monthly meeting
Jan. 25, in Sherman block, West Der
by. All members are urged to be
present as the election of officers will
be held at this time.
Representatives from the Knights
of Columbus canvassed the town So
Letting funds for the war aid fund.
The K. C.'s are making drive SINH
lar to the Y. M. G. A. and are meeting
with success at the start.
George H. Massey died Friday
morning at the home of his son,
Frank. The remains were taken to
his own home in West Derby, where
he had lived for many years. The
funeral was held Sunday.
Sunday. afternoon the Baptist peo-
pie of Newport went to the West
Derby church to hold a baptismal
service. Mr.. Hall and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy received the rites of baptism and
united with the Newport church.
Mr.. Hall, who has been working
for A. o. Norris, leaves Thursday for
Washington, D. c., where he has en-
ployment in a branch of the navy
Mr.. Hall is a pattern
maker by trade. Many friends here
wish him success.
The farmers of Newport and vicini-
ty held a meeting at School hall on
Tuesday afternoon to discuss the
milk situa ton and the New England
Milk Producers association. This is
only one of several such meetings be-
ing held this week in the county un-
der the direction of County Agent
Johnson.
The several factories, stores and
other places closed as per the Fuel
Administrator order. While some
of our people fail to see the need for
such an order for this section of the
country yet all show their patriotism
and support of the government by
readily acquiescing to suggestions
and orders.
DR.. and Mrs. B.. D. Longe have
gone to New York, where the doctor
will attend a course of medical lee
lures and later will go South for
few weeks, expecting to return home
in April. Mrs. Jas. Wyman of Brown
ington, who expects to spend the win
ter in Delaware, accompanied DR.. and
Mrs. Longe.
Leon H. Gross, who has been su-
of the Pillsbury Flour
Shed at Newport for some time, left
sumo charge of a warehouse for the
company. We are glad to see Mr..
Gross advance, but sorry to lose him
from our midst. His family will re-
main here for the winter.
DERBY
A son was born to DR.. and Mrs.
Carter Jan. 10th.
George P. Cofran has returned
rom Springfield, where he has been
1t work.
A basket ball game between D. A.
and Newport high school is scheduled
1T Derby Friday evening.
C. D. Goodrich spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Goodrich, who has
been in Rutland for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Robbins have
from Montreal where Mr..