Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-03-13
NEWPORT PERSONALS


A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlos Nelson.
j. A. Beebe was in Boston on bust
ness the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P Wilder spent
the weekend in North Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Williams re-
turned to Montpelier Wednesday.
Mrs. J. H. Morrill, recently visited
her son, Olney, at Hanover, N. H.
A service flag was unfurled Sun
day night at the Congregational
church.
DR.. Fred B. Crawford returned last
week to Boston where he will practice
for a time.
Mrs. J. r. Farrant recently enter
tanned her sister, Mrs. E. A. Shorey,
of Lyndonville.
Harry JENNIE went Iastweek to Bos-
ton to enter the naval reserve at
CharleStOWn naval yard.
Arthur Geer attended the funeral
of an uncle, Ed. Geer, at Contoocook,
N. H., Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy are
spending a few days in town, having
returned from Maine last week.
Robert Taylor has purchased the
G.. I. Moore house at 1919 Main street
through the P. C. Blanchard Co.
W. J. Goss and family have moved
from the White tenement to the Hin
man house recently vacated by c. A.
Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Dodge are at
Fairlee for a few months preparing
Camp Quinnibec for the summer bus
mess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Newland are
ENJOYING q ten days visit of their
daughter, Miss Marion Newland, of
Boston.
Harold Stratton of Beebe and Miss
Ruth Hall of Holland were married
at the Baptist parsonage Feb. 28th.
They are residing at Beebe.
The first child born in the new city
of Newport is Albert, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Davis, of Glen Derby sec
ton, who was born Wednesday, Mar.
9th.
past week for funds to furnish Easter
and navy. A good response has re-
suited.
C. w. Richmond has been appointed
manager of the Farmers Exchange in
place of /. A. Hazen. The Office is
now located in the Drew block next
door to the Avery store.
Harold Bowley,, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. BoWley, has enlisted in
the coast artillery, and expects to be
called soon. He returns home this
week from y. Y. NJ. awaiting the call.
Word has been received from Par
son A. Robbins OF his transfer from
Portland, Ore, to SanFrancisco, Cal
Mr.. Robbins father, Judge Robbins,
and a brother, Harry T., are also 10
Gated there
Fred H. Coburn is confined to his
house and most of the time to his bed
as the result of fall received in the
post office Wednesday. He attempted
to sit in a chair at a desk and mis-
judged the distance, injuring his
back.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. D. Fifeld were
called to South Troy Friday to see
their niece, Lillian Buzzell, who died
that day. Miss Buzzell was employ
ed for about ten years in the Ameri-
can Clothing store and made her
home while in town with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fifield. The funeral was held
Saturday at the home of her father,
Rev. H. B. Rankin of, Newport offici-
ating.
The following is the total number
Of thrift stamps owned by pupils of
the Newport high and graded schools
on March 18th: High school, 100;
grade VI, 400; VII, $50; ", 319; III,
1919; V, 1913; I, 1876; VIII, 1877; II, 125.
Esther Brown, Jennie Coplan, Jennie
Curtis, Maurice Clark, Robert Akin,
Arthur Flanders, Crawford Lance,
Frederick McIver, Claire Coburn,
Louise Bosley, William Dodge, Roy
Hardy, and Harris Hamilton have
bought war savings stamps this week.