The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-20
CITY OF NEWPORT

the First Congregational church has
ever witnessed not only in fnan-
cial way but in social way. This
was brought about when about DO
men started out in teams of two each
at $50 ir the afternoon to call on
the members and those affiliated with
the church. Many splendid reports
came in and social calls were made
| The results of the visits showed 81
pledges for benevolences amounting
to $439.40 and 1872 pledges for cur
rent church expenses amounting to
$3382.1O There are several more
pledges to come in as several contri-
buffers were out of town. AS result
of the canvas there were 10 people
who believe in this church to that ex-
tent that their pledges were $500
each.
Miss Helen Livingston who was
confined to the house last week, is
able to be out again.
A meeting of the Newport Driving
club was called at the New City Hot
| ell, Friday evening, Jan. II, for the
purpose of recognizing and making
plans for winter races. DR.. J. H.
Gaines was elected president, D. R.
Marvin, vice president, H. B. Stewart,
treasurer, Fl. G. Blanchard, secretary.
/ The race track on the South Bay is
being prepared and the first races of
the season will be on Saturday, Jan.
18th at 2 p. m. There are several good
horses that are available and the
lovers of this sport will do well to
plan to be resent: at the first contest.
! Mrs. F. d. Badger has been on the
sick list the past week.
Newport Wins Victory in Double
Header Basket Ball
A double header basket ball was
played Friday evening at DERBY
Center between the Derby Academy
and Newport High School. The N. II.
S. 1st team won by score of So to
Is. The second team won by a score
OF 81 to 9. Although Derby put up
good games they were out-played by
the fast Newport Quintets.
LIST Team Lineup
n: II. 5. Derby
Dlge!oW' Mouiton, /
Borella, Stewart. I {
AKIN, Cargille, c
6afdner, Hopkinson, G
Hamilton, Percy. .
N. H. S. 8 fouls; Derby, fouls
baskets, Akin q; Bigelow 8; Borella
Z; Hamilton 8; Stewart 5; Cargille
1. Referee, Hail.
Henry Schoolcraft spent Sunday
With his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Sckoolcraft, of Mansonyille
Que.
Tuesday evening, Evening stal
Lodge will hold it's regular meetina
at eight o'clock. Come and enioy
the evening.
The Newport High School baske,
ball team will play a return game
with the St. Johnsbury Academy
team, Friday night, JAM "a, at tho
school hall.
Mrs. }. F. Blanchard, while on 9
visit to her parents in Burlington the
past week, sustained a fall that will
necessltate her remaining in the hos
PieoA lOt u week OF TWO.
Ora SWEET was at home from his
work ut Sherbrooke, Saturday after
noon.
Last Friday afternoon as George
Ildeman was removing trees near thu
+. and M. r. R. track at Orleans h,
got his foot caught in the guy ron,
and was quite seriously injured. A,
MI. Tideman, who is employed on thu
b. and NJ. section, with men from tn,
Western Union were removing tree
along the B. and NJ. R. R. track AM
Telegraph wires at Orleans, and a.
they were cutting down a large tire,
that hung over the track, it was nee
essary to use a guy rope from tn,
top of he tree and snubed to anothe
tree in order to keep it from fallin,
across the wires. As the tree fel
| it went sideways and Mr.. Tideman'
foot becaHl, caught in the guy rop
drawing him up to the tree. iniurin.
him very badly. No doubt he woul,
have been killed if the large rope ha,
not broken as the tree went down. II
was brought to his home at Newpor
and it is expected he will have to un
dergo an operation