Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-16
NEWPORT PERSONALS

Mrs. George P. Wilder was in
North Troy Saturday.
Mrs. Dell Tibbitts has been quite
i'll during the past week.
H. E. Drown is in Johnson to at
tend the funeral of an aunt
Mrs. Asa Sleeper has been ill the
past week, but is improving.
Lester Kinsley Of the Turnbull Co.,
of Orleans was a business visitor
here Friday.
Mrs. E. A. Hamilton is gaining
very rapidly, being able to ride out
on pleasant days.
Jasper Robinson of the B. & M.
freight office has been visiting friends
in Littleton, N. H.
Mrs. True is very ill at the home
of her son, A. E. True. No hope of
recovery is held out.
Asa R. Drown came home Sunday
from Uxbridge, Mass. He returned
to his work Tuesday,
Miss Freda Carr spent the past
week at Newport Center with her
sister, Mrs. Edwin Jones.
DR.. Peabody is home from Mont
who is i'll with diphtheria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Patton enter
tanned his sister, Mrs. George Clark,
Of Sutton, P. O., recently.
Mrs. L. A Edwards started We'd
nesday night for Detroit, Mich, to
visit her son, Harry, and family.
Miss Eva Randall of Tilton, N. H.,
has hoan cnonIinor tho
town, the guest Of Miss Vera Miller.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Social Union will be held Thursday,
at the home of Mrs. j. E. McCarten.
Mrs. L. H. McIver and children re-
turned Saturday from Plymouth, N.
H., where they have been visiting her
mother since Dec. Goth.
The work rooms of the Red Cross
have been moved from School hall to
the court house and will be open
every Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Elma Brown of St. Adams
spent several days last week the
guest of Esther Brown. She return
ed Saturday to St. Adams.
Mrs. John Brigham has closed her
labors as treasurer of the Bradford
ELECTRIC company, and the office is
now filled by Ward Prouty.
Mrs. H. F. Black has been enter
tanning her daughters, Mrs. w. M.
Wright, of Barton and Mrs. w R.
Daley, of North Troy, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan, who have
been in charge of the affairs of the
Salvation Army here, have received
orders from headquarters to return
to their home in Providence, R. I.
Miss Maude Hammond of Raleigh.
N. c., who accompanied the remains
the funeral was held, visited her
friend, Mrs. George Wilder, Friday.
Schools opened Monday after
five weeks vacation. The corps of
teachers remains the same with one
exception. Miss Fulton resigned as
assistant in the high school. Miss
Eastman OF ST; Johnsbury has been
secured to fill the vacancy.
Due to early buying and business
foresight of Viewpoints dealers, the
Goa! shortage has as yet caused no
serious suffering here, though con-
siderable Inconvenience, yet every
| economy of fuel saving should be
practiced that suffering may not re-
suit.
DR.. Percy Buck of Glover has been
spending few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Buck. DR..
Buck has received a commission as
| first lieutenant in the medical corps
and left Monday for Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, where he will train for three
months.
The railroad company have been
seriously handicapped of late by the
extreme cold and snow, also shortage
of GOAL: One morning recently five
| locomotives were required to start a
train of % cars from the yard. The
yard has been nearly blocked with
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