The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-02
CITY OF NEWPORT

Zephrin yanier died at his home on
Maple street, East Side, Monday eve
ming at $50 Mr. Vanier was one of
Viewpoints oldest citizens. He was
SO years of age and had been a resi-
dent of Newport for 43 years. He
leaves a wife and five sons and three
daughters. The funeral services will
be held Thursday morning at $50
and the burial will be in the Catholic
cemetery.
Joe Dagnais, formerly of Newport,
died Sunday, Sept. %, at New Bed
ford, Mass. The body was brought
to Newport for burial. Services were
held Monday morning at $50 and the
burial was in the Catholic cemetery
Mr.. Dagnais was 80 years of age.
Leon r. Duvall, son Of Charles Du-
vail, aged year, 8 months, 20 days
died Tuesday evening. The funeral
services VIII be held at the house
Thursday at 100, the burial being at
Newport Center.
Mrs. Hiram Rowe, who lives or
Railroad street, Island Pond, died
Monday nigh from pneumonia. Mrs
Rowe was 90 years old. The funeral
services will be held at the house
Wednesday at o'clock.
The body of Hiram Labounty, who
died in Lowell, Mass, was brought
to Newport Sunday morning for bur
ial The funeral services were helc
! Monday morning at 1910 o'clock
The burial was in the Catholic GENE
terry. Mr.. Labounty was 80 years
8 months ard 10 days old.
The local committee on the sale Of
bonds in Newport reported that the
hands on the clock had reached the
$91, 900 mark on Monday evening.
The fr5o meeting Of Lake Side
chapter, No. 27, Eastern Star, will BIZ
held on Monday evening. A lunch
will be served after the meeting. A
small fee Ct 10 cents will be charged
to go into the flower fund.
Charles John Clogston of Barto1
holds No. @22, the first number drawn
by President Wilson from the glas!
lottery bowl Blindfolded, the presi
dent CROPPED into the great glass lot
terry bowl and drew out one Of 1900
capsules. It contained a slip mum
bered 1922, thus giving men holding
that serial number first place in thei
respective classes after registrant
already classified under previous reg
istrations. Mr.. Clogston is SO year.
old, moulder by trade, and is EN-
ployed at the ]. w. Murkland ma
chine shop in Barton. MI. and Mrs
Clogston live on Cleveland avenue
Barton.
The Red Cross tea rooms are il
charge Of the following committe
this week: Mrs. H. F. Hamilton
chairman; assisted by Mrs. Harol
Young, Mrs. George Gilchrist AM
Mrs. C. P. Firestone.
Drive for Clothes for Belgians Bi,
Success
The local Red Cross drive for oil
clothes for the Belgians last Wednes
day was d big success. Newpor
responded to the call most gene1
ously, the call was for 400 pound
and when the drive ended and tn
cases all packed for shipment 260
pounds We're shipped by freight an
a box from the Red Cross rooms tina
was shipped by express brought it u
to 5000 pounds. This is going owe
the top some.
The annual district meeting of tn
Rebekah lodges, l. O. O. f., in Dis
trict No. 5, which was to have bee
held at Derby October 3, has been in
definitely postponed on account @
the prevailing distemper.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Prouty an
children left for Jackman, Que, thi
morning by auto. They will be ava
about two weeks
Mrs. Maggie Townsend of Mont
real, who has been visiting friend
in town for a week, has returne
home. Miss Alma Astbury accom-
panied her to Montreal for a tw
weeks vacation from her duties a
the New England Telephone office.