The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-17
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Local News

|. Rev. II. B. Rankin, pastor of thu
i First Baptist church, who was select
/ ed MS the Newport delegate to the
| Fortieth Annual Convention of the
| Young Mems Christian Association
which will open in Detroit, Wednes-
I day Nov. 10 and continue until Sun
I day, Nov. 90, left Sunday evening on
the first leg of his journey. Mr.
Rankin will first go to ithaca to visit
Justin Curtis. son Of Byron S. Cur
tbs, the undertaken, who was injured
in fall at Cornell University on Hal
loween night. The committee in
I charge of designating delegate fol
this trip chose very capable man,
one who will come back from the
meeting blim full of new ideas CLEAN
ed from the convention.
A jury will be drawn Tuesday for
the trial Of Sanford Penney of Der
by, who pied not guilty last week to
charge of drunkenness. The trial
is expected to get under way some
time this week. Penney was arrested
after having run into Isaac Macey's
team in a head-on collision on the
Derby Line road. Massey's son and
another boy named Crawford were
in the team at the time. The horse
was thrown over the radiator OF the
car and badly injured. The teamas
well as the automobile was damaged.
The boys were uninjured but badly
frightened. Macy has asked for
damages for his horse and team.
Mrs. Warren Drown who was oper-
atcd on Saturday evening for appeh-
dicitis was reported very low today
and her recovery is doubtful. DR..
Win Lynch of Sherbrooke perform
ed the operation, the success OF
which is not yet known. Mrs,
browns Illness came on very sudden-'
ly.
Mrs. Franz, Towse and grand
daughter, Miss Virginia Towse re-
turned from Bradford Saturday after
few days visit with friends.
Nh. and Mrs. G. V, Slater of Mont
gomcry were in Newport for the
week end. They were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burgess on
North Avenue. M. Slater, who was
formerly bookkeeper in True and
Blaachards Hardware store, is now
manager of the Montgomery Branch
OF Nelson Hall & Company. 1
Carroll Huntington and c. A.
Clark, both employees of True &
Blanchard Company were away from
their work Saturday on account of i'll
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. DuAean and
son of Mclndoes were in town Satur-
day visiting friends.
Miss Pauline Beck and Miss Mil
drcd Harvey of st. Johnsbuly were
in town Saturday visiting friends.
Miss Ethel Herren Of North Hatley
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Bowen at the Newport House.
A business meeting of the Newport
Post of the American Legion win be
held in School Hall Tuesday evening,
Nov. 18 at S O'Clock. Elections Of
officers will take place at this session.
Ben V. Bolella, temporary head Of
the organization will preside. All
former service men are invited to at
tend this meeting.
Howard Pudvah motored TO North
Troy Saturday evening and spent the
week end with his parents in that
town.
Miss Hazel Rollins spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Edmund A.
Gallup in Bloomington Center.
Edward Wing, aged 10 years, son
OF Guy Wing OF this city, broke
both bones in his right wrest in at
tempting to crank Ford car in
West Charleston Saturday The boy
went from Charleston to Orleans TO
have the bones set in the hospital
there but was unable to f.
clan there. He came to Ncwport nnd
tried to get hold Of DR.. II. Z. Som
ers but the latter was away. He then
went to DR.. J. H. Gaines office. D..
Win Lynch of Sherbrooke was there
and set the bones.
Miss Laura Tenney of Central St.
has been very i'll for the past few
days with severe cold.
Mrs. A. F. Emberly of Ayers Cliff,
Que, was visitor in town on Satur-
day.
Winston Prouty, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Il. Prouty Of Second street,
is i'll at home with the mumps.
Ian Oliphant, pupil in the local
schools, has gone to Boston for a few
days visit.
e Prouty and Will Prouty went
to Boston Friday night to attend the
Dartmouth Brown game and transact
some business while there They are
business with pleasure.
Judge +. j. Smith was in Barton
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