Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-02-19
Newport
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: Ralph Cameron, who has been Wis
iting friends here for two weeks, has
returned to his home in Bradenbury,
Sask
E. H. Lapierre supplied the pulpit
of the Methodist church Sunday ow-
ing to the illness of the pastor, Rev
Coontz.
n. Cooke has moved from the John
ROGUE tenement on West Main
street to the Miles tenement in the
East end.
Miss Virda Spear spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. W. Spear. She returned Monday
to Montpelier.
F. A. Dodelin of East Orange. n.
j., has accepted a position as
craftsman with the National Wrap
ping Machine Co.
W. D. Policy of the St. Johnsbury
Caledonian will speak at the Y. NJ.
/. c. in the near future. Watch for
further announcement.
: Mrs. Earle Brown is recovering
from her recent illness and is able to
sit up a part of the time. Mr.. Browns
mother is caring for her.
Homer Martin is running as ex-
press messenger on the Springfield
run in place of V. F. Whitney, who
is with his father at Hanover.
Evartts Powers died last Wednes-
day at St. Johnsbury, where he went
g Treatment. He is survived by
his wife and daughter Vera.
DR.. L. H. McIver is in Montpelier
attending a meeting of the state
board of examiners in optometry. His
Office is closed part of this week.
Rev. Mr.. Edwards is confined to
his home while taking special treat
ment. We hope to see him about
our streets soon with regained health.
Rev George Truman, president of
Stanstead college, occupied the pulpit
; at the Congregational church Sunday
morning. There was no evening ser
, vice.
Mrs Fred Bernard, aged 80 years,
died at her home on Glen road Fri
day. She is survived by her hus-
band and four children, the eldest
; nine years of age.
The special attraction, "My Homo
lulu Girl" at Lanes opera house, was
, very pleasing entertainment and
, y
; enthusiastic audience.
Mrs. Downey, who was supplying
: as teacher in the sixth grade, yielded
! to influenza and was obliged to leave
the school Mrs. Jennie Willis COM
{ pleted the weeks work.
{ Lillian Lahar is reported as i'm
: proving from an operation fol- APP
{ uendicitis to which she submitted last
{ Thursday. DR.. Allen assisted by
{ DIR. Gould, performed the operation.
: Lieut.. John Young, who has been
( in the aviation force in France, Is
|. visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Au-
( gusta Young. He gave talk at
& the Y NJ 1. c. Tuesday evening or
: his experiences.
The Valentine party given by the
s Social Union at the Congregations
church parlors Thursday Afternoon
( was a very enjoyable occasion. A
: chatting dish lunch was served te
about so ladies.
Mrs, Dell Tibbetts and daughter
8 Mae. have gone to their home in Put
nam, Conn, for a few weeks. Before
< returning to Newport they will visit
the New York and Boston markets II
the interest of the Gilman & Co. mil
s linery department.
The Missionary societies of the
Methodist church were ENTERTAINED
< Monday evening by Mrs. Page and
: Mrs. F. Magoon at the latters home
( The meeting was in charge of Mrs
8 n. D. Drew, who had a splendid pro-
: Gram. The attendance owing to sc
( much sickness was small.
II. G. Wells and S. W. F. Hamilton
attended the annual state convention
s of Episcopal churches at Burlington
; Feb. 5th and 9Th DR.. Hamilton was
elected a lay delegate from the dlo.
( cese of Vermont to the Provincial
5 SYNOD to be held at New Haven
{ Conn, Feb. 18th and 10th.
s In these times of sickness it is
E hard to report those afflicted as new
< cases are developing daily and deatf
{ hovers so near other homes that II
IS impossible to truthfully report
< conditions as the paper goes to press
However we note among the sick
Mrs. H. T. Coontz. Mrs. c. Cousens
s Mrs. J. H. Pond, Mrs. B. G. Watkins,
5 Mrs. L. Fl. McIver. Mrs. r. P Skin
( ner and Beatrice Skinner. r. Z
: Percy, Miss Nellie Rivard. VIM
Richard. Mrs. Lemoine. Ralph Fair
+ banks. Fred Coburn and chlldren anC
Mrs. T. c. Blake.
Another of the saddened homes in
I Newport is that of William Allen
which is made so by the grim reapel
calling home Mrs Allen. who died
I Sunday night from influenza and
complications Mrs. Allen was q
: young woman to whom home meant
T much, and she leaves a bereavec
{ husband, two small children, and two
other children who were living with
! the family and to whom she wa:
as a mother. The funeral was held
! Tuesday. the burial being in the