Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-12-24
NEWPORT PERSONALS

DIR. Edwin L. Miller, veterinary,
was in Richford Monday and Tues
day, doing special work for the state.
Mrs. Fred j. Barnard and daugh-
ter, Pauline, have gone to Springfield
and Worcester, Mass, to spend the
holidays:
The "Other Girls" class of the First
Methodist church believe in doing
splendid things and once more have
been busy under the direction of their
teacher, Mrs. Fred Sargent, in pre-
paing 18 Christmas trees which viii
be loaded with appropriate gifts and
taken to the city shut-ins, which will
brighten the long days of those who
receive them and bring the real
Christmas joy to many who are un-
able by reason of age or sickness to
enjoy the outdoor pleasures of Christ
mas time.
As the result of the Rev. II. B.
Rankin's work in France as Y. NJ. c.
A secretary, he is now enjoying as q
guest in his family circle, Charles de
Andrade de Magno from Paris. This
young man, 18 years of age, is one of
the many young men in France whom
Rev. Rankin won as friends in his
work overseas, and who expressed
great desire to come to America, SO
much so that he is here. He sailed
on the Lafayette, Dec. 9Th, arriving
in New York Dec. 18th and reaching
our city Monday noon. He is stop
ping with Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin. He
plans to get work and make his home
in Newport.
Splendid School Magazine.
The senior class of the Newport
high school have prepared and put
in print magazine that Is worthy OF
more than a mere mention. This
magazine is six and one-hah by ten
inches and contains % pages. The
title of the cover is "a Review" by
Seniors of N. II. s." The cover de-
sign was drawn by William Heyer.
and was originally produced in col0rs
which made beautiful effect, but on
account of the extra expense, the de-
sign was printed in black only.
This magazine is called the Christ
mas number and is gratefully dedi-
Gated to the English teacher. Miss w.
L. Shattuck in recognition OF her
continued assistance in the prepara-
ton of the book. The selections in
prose and poetry that the book con-
tains are original and are worthy Of
words of highest comment and are
beyond criticism. The first selection
is by K. B. Burgess, entitled, "The
Spirit of Christmas" Other Articles
are a poem, Christmas" by Gladys
Drown; "Origin of Christmas" Regi-
nald A. Burns; Granny Dudley's
First Real Christmas" Theima A
Young; Christmas in Foreign Coun-
tries,o Thelma N. Young; Little
Dorothy's Christmas Tree Leota r
Cobleigh; christmas Miracles" Mil
ton w. Drew; Should Children Be
Taught TO Believe in Santa Claus"
Winsorne Jones, also by Evelyn
Mudgett; "ChiIdren's Belief in Santa
Claus Maynard +. Skinner; poem,
Spirit of Christmas" Evelyn T.
yigneault; christmas at Pecatello
Ranch" Dorothy e. Wood; Christ
mas Gifts or No Christmas Gifts y
Maurice Clark; 'The Giving Of Pres
ents," yelma Lance; "The Giving or
Exchanging of Gifts" Edmond Rich
ard.
These magazines viii be ssld by
the senior class for 25 cents and one
should find its way irto every nome
in the city, which will encourage the
class, az the work is worth the pat
ronage.
The make up of the book and quail
ity Of material is a credit To the Bull
lock Press uubIiebers