The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-10
NEWPORT CENTER

Mr. and Mrs. Eastman of Sheffield
were in town last week assisting their
son, Harlow and wife, settling in
their new home. They returned to
Sheffield the first of this week.
The Larabee families were enter
tanned thinner at the home of Leon
Peabody last Friday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrus were also guests at this dinner
party.
Elder Peabody and wife and their
son. who recently returned from ser
vice overseas, were visitors in town
last week stopping at Mr.. Pcabody's|
fathers, N. w. Durham.
The masquerade held by the 9Th
grade at school hall Friday evening
was greatly enjoyed by the young
people present. Prizes consisting of
large boxes of chocolates were given
to the best dressed and the poorest
dressed of those masked Mrs. Hazen
Niles, Mrs. LaPlant and G. w. Kelley
were the Judges and the prizes were
rewarded to Miss Mildred Pcttingill,
the best costumed person present and
to Charles DIN, Jr., The worse make
up. Mrs. Stella Stowe and Mr.. Luz
mon Randall furnished the music for
the promenade.
Mrs. Glincs of Newport city visited
at Mrs. W. II. Willey's last week.
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
received over $12 at their boiled din
ner served ut Wheeler's hall Friday
night.
The Baptist society rendered fare
well to Mr. and Mrs. Loin Miller at
their home last week Wednesday.
Guy Armstrong and Byron HilIiker
returned from Groveton where he has
been working in the paper mill. last
Monday and has now gone to Island
Pond where he has a position on The
railroad.
Married at the M. f. parsonage,
October Goth, Mr. Earl Hammond of
Newport town, and Miss Marion Co
burn of Newport City. Congratula-
tionS.
Mrs. Ella Griffin is visiting ut the
home of her son, Ray Griffin, for a |
few weeks.
Maurice Niles has moved to his
farm in Irasburg,
Miss Helen Lawson was The guest
of her sister, Mrs. Mabel Morse, re-
Gently.
II. w. Durham is very sick with
pneumonia, but with his strong cons
titution it is expected that he will re-
cover.
The farm of p. S. Niles was the
scene of culling demonstration
given by the Farm Bureau last Mon
day.
Miss Irene Campbell from Orleans
spent the week end with relatives and
friends in the village.
Harold Page rode his bicycle to
Mansonville, Que, and back, dis
lance of 26 miles, and while gone
visited some relatives of his mother.
Miss Dubois and couple of her
friends, all from North Troy, were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bailey last Sunday.
C. Drown of Newport city has sold
his farm which has been occupied of
late by Halve SWEET, to his son War
rem, who expects to carry it on but
will not move there for the present.
George Bailey and Ray Niles are
expecting to sell their farms but nei-
ther of the deals have closed as yet.
Last Sunday evening at the Meth
odist church "Story-Sermon" EMIT |
led "Christies Old Organ, or Home
Sweet Home" was given by the pas
tor and beautifully illustrated by a |
large number of steroptican slides.
Mrs. Dalton Farrar sang "Homc
Sweet Home" and Raymond Bailey
played on one of his new musical in
strumcnts. Altogether it was de-
lightful and profitable service.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Andrus who have
been visiting in this section for n
couple of weeks, have gone to Frank
lin county to visit relatives and from
there will return soon to their home
in Ohio.
Mitchell Gammet and Mrs. Gam
met have moved to the Percy house
recently occupied by Dan Bowens
people. Mitchell is working in the
Ecreamcry.
Homer .Coburn and family have
moved back to the Ed, Larabce farm
the first Of the week, They spent q
few days with Mrs. Coburn's par
ents. Mr. and Mrs, Larabce, while
getting their house ready.
| Dan Bowen and family have return
cd to their farm after having spent
the past year in the village.
Edwin Jones, who has been on
George Bailey's farm during the past
year, is no longer running the farm
but is teaming for Bailey for the pre-
sent. .,,.T ~. r..