The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-15
N e w POR T
Local News

! in Newport Tuesday.
Fred B. Stevens, railway mail clerk
has gone to ST.. Adams for a short
visit. Mrs. Stevens is already there
Homer Nollett, who has beer
working for Fred E. Beaulieu, the
electrician on Coventry street, has
secured position with the Metropo-
Titan Life Insurance Company and
has been assigned to the territory
comprising Richford and vicinity.
Miss Marion G. Redfield of Barton
and Miss Dorothy Mcdonald d of
Lyndonville were in Newpwort over
|. Sunday.
Linn Grigg of Stanstead was Wis
itor here Monday.
Ed Howe, Newport real estate OPP
orator, took the early train to Brad
i ford Tuesday. He went on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howe of Lo-
well, Mass, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanton Hitchcock
w. C. Washburn is a business Wis
itor in town.
Charles Rogers has returned from
the Canadian Northwest and is visit
ing at the home of Wright Kendall.
George T. Galbraith of Passump-
sic, was a recent visitor in Newport
He was here on business.
F. Thomas Mitchell of Richford is
business visitor in the city.
Harland Marston has rented his
| house on Northern Avenue to FREQ
Weeden of South Newbury. Mr.
Weeden is employed by the Boston
and Maine railroad.
w. M. Boright of Mansonville is IT.
town on business.
Miss Josephine LaRocque of Glas.
co, Kan, and P. A. LaRocque o.
Norfolk, Va, were visitors in New
port Monday.
H. M. Billings of South Deerfield,
Mass, was a business visitor here
Monday.
A. B. Flanders, a clerk at the
post Office returned to work today at
ter few days vacation.
l.. P Aubin of Lowell, Mass, was
in town Monday.
Gerald Buzzell, postoffice clerk
who sprained the ligaments in his
ankle, while working in his back
yard, is greatly improved today and
will probably return to his duties to-
morrow.
Mrs. C. E. Taylor and Mrs. r. 3.
Spier Of Sherbrooke were visitors in
Newport Tuesday.
Employees of the local postoflice
were highly pleased at reports from
Washington stating that the Senate
and House bills providing for wage
increases for postal clerks and car.
riers, had gone to the conference
committee The House bill calls fol
fiat yearly increase of $3.50 and the
Senate bill provides wage increase.
of $240 graduated down to 500. TIL,
conference committee will decide up
on compromise.
If the bill is approved by the con.
ference committee and signed by the
president, the postal employees will /
receive back pay from July l unit.
the date on which the bill goes into
effect. Why shouldn't the boys be
happy. -a
Second street is putting on very
barren aspect. Workmen are rapidly |
cutting down all the dead maple
trees which were killed by the severe |
cold of two winters ago. However,
the street looks much wider now that
the trees are down.
Joseph Emond of Quebec was in
town Monday on business.
HI. M. Billings of South Deerfeld,
Mass, was in town Saturday.
Charles Davis of New York city
came here Saturday on business.
D. A. Ingalls, of Burlington came to
Newport Saturday. He stopped at the
Newport House.
Miss Julia A. Steele of Springfield,
Mass, is visitor in town.
James Wheeler of Boston was here
Saturday on business.
Mrs. May Ellis of the Newport
House is suffering with sore finger
which she jammed in door. The
wound is quite painful.
George Eaton of the American EX-
press Office and Richard d. Howe,
editor of the Record, enjoyed a plea
SAINT afternoon on the lake Sunday in
Georges motor boat. George made
the old boat cut the water all right.
A. J. Branscombe of Boston was a
businss visitor here recently.
Manager A. M. Bowen, his wifeiand
children returned from Monday form
week end motor trip to Canada.
! They enjoyed very pleasant trip.
The library wa closed Monday on
account of Columbus Day." Miss
Sargent and Miss Bowen enjoyed a
pleasant holiday.
r. B. Grant was a business visitor
from Boston on Saturday.
The grade schools, which have been
closed since last Wednesday, on ac-
count of the State Convention of
Teachers at Montpelier, were opened
, again Monday. The pupils were all
full of "pep"I after their vacation.
L. G. Barbeau of Quebec was 9
visitor in Newport Sunday.
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