The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-26
N E w POR T
Local News


Woman's Club this week.
All of the old houses on the Cause
way owned by Mrs. Carrie Mitchell
have been sold and all will be moved
away to new locations in the very
near future.
John Rogue has purchased two of
the houses, Thomas Scharland, one,
George Reed, a double tenement,
Bert Fellows, a double tenement and
a single house, and a man named
Bullus, another There were eight
houses in all but one was burned
some time ago.
These houses were bought by pa
triotic citizens of the city so that the
buildings might be disposed of and
movedPinto more favorable locations
and Ahe land used for park purposes.
1t is planned to move away the de-
bris, clean the place up thoroughly
and construct park on thesite.
MI. and Mrs. 0. S. Searles
have left for East Barnet to
spend Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Searles' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nelson of that town.
Thanksgiving Day union service in
the Main Street Baptist church
Thursday a. M, at 8 o'clock. Rev.
William Daw will preach.
A. Edwards, pastor, in the church
Friday evening at $50 O'Clock. All
members of the boys Sunday school
class are invited to attend. Mr.. Ed
wards will address the boys after
supper and Richard d. Howe, editor
of the Evening Record will give
short talk on journalism.
Rufus w. Spear was in Barton
Tuesday on business.
Rodney Coburn has gone to Bos-
ton for treatment by Il specialist.
Mr.. Coburni stopping at the Rail
road Y, M. C. A. during his stay in
the Hub.
The grade schools in Newport
closed today until next Monday in
order to give the teacher and pupils
a Thanksgiving vacation. The high
schools are closed all week because
the teachers did not attend the
Teachers Convention in Montpelier
last month and are entitled to few
extra days leave.
A special mcctig of the Newport
Post of the American Legion will be
held in Lanes Opera House Friday
evening, Nov. 27 at s o'clock Plans
for securing club rooms for the recent
ly formed organization and other i'm
portant business will be discussed at
this session. All members and other
ex-service men are cordially invited
to attend and take part in the meet
ing.
Lawyer John Redmond spent the
week end in Boston visiting his |
daughter, Mrs. DR.. Ernest Daland.
Judge and Mrs. Frank E. Alfred |
will leave Friday for South Orange, |
N. j., where they will spend two
weeks with relatives, after which they |
will proceed to st. Petersburg, Fla,
to spend the winter months. They |
expect to return about the first of |
March. Mr.. Alfred has asked the ed
itor to make sure that the Evening |
Record follow him south in order
that he may be kept in close touch
with the daily happenings in New
port and surrounding territory.
A report has been circulated |
around the city that the Peoples
Telephone Company plan to extend |
their lines and reach into the con-
fines of Newport. Selection of site
for the central office of the company |
here if they do decide to come into
the city is causing much circulation.
1t is limited that the company will |
endeavor to secure a place in the
City Offices.
At a special meeting of the City |
Council held Monday evening, it |
was voted to purchase the S. G.
Scott property on East Main street |
in the rear of the Bottling Works. |
The stable and part of the land will |
be bought with space enough to build |
store room if needed.
All the members of the council |
were present with the exception of |
Bert Longcway who found it impos-
sible to attend. Mayor James T.
Gardner presided at the meeting.
Howard Pudvah is spending few |
days wit hhis parents in North Troy |
conWlescing from a recent illness.
The children Of the several schools |
are preparing baskets of food to BE-
given tho worthy poor at Thanks
giving.
Wednesday evening, Nov. rs, the |
9Th grade pupils of the East school
entertain in Magoon's hall. Admis-
sion IS cents, Object, to get vic
trola to be used in the school.
Mrs. Hattie Carkins was called to
Eagle Point by the sudden illness of
her daughter, Mrs. Nellie jenkins.
A daughter, Margaret Lucille, was
born Nov. 10th to Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Rogers, Hill street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Coburn and |
Mrs. Eugene Goddard go to Sher
brooke Friday on short visit.
Ray Cobuln and James Richardson
expect to go Saturday to Morgan on
a hunting trip.
Miss Doris Hart is on the sick list.
Melvin Chappell has moved from |