Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-12-04
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Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.


Monday. Mr.. Robbins was cashier Of
the National bank in Newport for
several years. He plans to return to
California about the 10Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hunt and chill
dren and Miss Hunt spent Thanks
giving with their parents in North
Troy.
Miss Lucena Bonneau of the Amer
lean Clothing store is in hospital
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
The local draft board are closing
their work by orders from the de-
partment. All files to be closed by
Dec. 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Bishop went to
Montreal Monday with their year-old
daughter, for medical observation at
the hospital.
Mr.. Flanders of the Portsmouth,
N. H., internal revenue Office, has
been in the city few days in the in
terests of the income tax.
Rev. H. T. Coontz went to Boston
Monday night on business connected
with the Methodist Missionary Cen
tenary planned for next summer.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held at the Methodist church Thurs
day morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. Ed
wards and Rev. Coontz spoke briefly.
Mrs. B. F. Moore went to Cabot on
Friday with her son, Philip Lance,
who is to spend the winter with an
uncle. Mrs. Moore returned Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Moore and Mr..
and Mrs. A. c.. Fairbrother left Tues
day evening for winter sojourn in
Florida. They will visit at various
points on the way.
The C. D. L. Asbury Brotherhood Of
the Methodist church are to serve
chowder supper at the church dining
rooms on Friday, Dec. 18th, followed
by social gathering.
The chicken-pie supper served by
the ladies of ST. Mary's church at the
School hall last week Tuesday was
pleasant and successful affair. The
proceeds we're nearly $500.
Harry R. Wellman visited his
brother, Leigh B. Wellman, Friday
evening, going from here to Camp
l.
in connection with the army and his
headquarters are in Washington, D.
C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Drown and
daughter of Uxbridge, Mass, arrived
Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. l..
Drown. Harlow returns this week
and his wife will remain in Newport
few weeks.
Delwin M. Shepley of Sheldon
Springs, who has summer home
here, has sold his pleasure yacht,
Princess" to the French govern
ment, and the same has been shipped
to New York for export to France.
This was the finest boat on Lake
Memphremagog.
Rex Thomas and assistant, Murray
Leithead, who have charge of the
block signals of the B. & M. R. R.
for the Newport section, had mar
row escape Tuesday forenoon, when
the small speed car they use collided
with light engine near the high
bridges about a mile from Barton. By
jumping they escaped injury though
the car was injured.
Of those in military service, who
spent Thanksgiving with relatives
here, we note Harold Kennison from
Camp Devens, Frank Decoteau of the
u. S. navy, Brooklyn, Sam Davis
from Middlebury and Justin Curtis of
Burlington, S. A. T. c., Homer Mol
cite of the U. S. M. of Quantico, Va,
David Camp, S. A. T. c., Of Hanover,
N H., Wesley Joslyn Of S. A. T. C. at
Mortified, arrived Saturday to re-
main until Tuesday.
The Woman's Club of Newport
have aimed high, but for an humani-
tartan object, or a hospital in New
port. They already have basis for
a fund and expect to keep adding to
the fund from time to time. We
trust that some generous persons will
see fit to leave to this fund legacies
that the dream Of the Club may be
realized. Do not forget the dramatic
impersonation by Miss Nina Spauld-
ing at Lanes opera house Dec. 18th
for the benefit of the fund.