The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-01
NEWPORT CENTER

Miss Susan Cummings from New
prot city visited he runcle, George
Rogers, part of last week.
? Pearl Niles has sold out his share
of the Niles farm to his brother, Or
ion, and is moving to the village
where he will occupy the house
bought recently from the Stickney es
! tate. .a
Miss Charlotte Griffin is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Morse, at Lyndonville
for a few weeks.
MI. and Mrs. Reuben Mills and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Burbank of
North Troy visited at Bert Tracy's
last Sunday.
Mrs. C. w. Kelley and children
spent one da ylast week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Herrick.
MI. and Mrs. Ray Griffin are the
proud possessors of a son born the
first of last week. Congratulations
Rev. C. w. Kelley spent a part of
last week attending the Training
Conference of the Inter Church
World Movement ehld at Burlington,
and at which the Protestant ministers
of Vermont were invited. He reports
a most remarkable meeting.
The many friends in town of A. G..
Clark who used to clerk in Taylors
store in town some years ago, will be
sorry to learn that his house was
destroyed by fire last Sunday morn
ing.
Max Fournier OF. Newport City is
the purchaser of the George Bailey
place and has just settled here.
Mr.. and Mrs George Bailey and
family have moved to the Williams
house in the East end of Newport
City, and their many friends here re-
gret exceedingly their removal from
this place.
Mrs. J. E. Richardson spent
Thanksgiving with her mother in
East Falnham, Quebec.
Frank Bolton who has been on the
Bert Tracy farm for almost a year
has recently purchased the place.
Benjamin Bard of Highgate Cen
ter is a visitor at B. c. Wheeler's,
Herbert loot is leaving town this
week to seek employment.
Rev. J. C. Jones spent last week
in Burlington attending the Training
Conferece of the Inter Church World
Movement.
Mrs. Duggan, the wife of our Dis
trict Superintendent of schools, has
been very i'll for several days but
seems now to be on the way to
complete recovery.
Mrs. Alberta Armstrong has had to
leave B. S. Curtis where she has
been working because of sickness
She is now at the home of her
daughter, and is said to be very ill.
Her many friends trust for her
speedy recovery.
C. C Bartlett and family are plan
ming to spend Thanksgiving at the
home of Mrs. Baftlett's mother in
Holland.
Miss Alice Perkins is working for
a few days at Supt. Duggans.
Grifton Niles and Mrs. Niles and
their small son are visiting at Mr..
Niles home for few days.
MI and Mrs. Elmer Niles are en-
Pertaining Mrs. Niles sister and he
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Prindle from
Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr.. Prindle is
the superintendent of large chemi-
cal plant at that place. He left here
Monday to visit his parents at ST.
Johnsbury Center and Mrs. Prindlc
will soon follow him.
G. C. Bartlett is shipping lot of
chickens and few turkeys to Massa-
chusetts and they are bringing a
good price.
Last Thursday night a very pleas
ant gathering was held at the home
of George Bailey when number of
their friends and neighbors gathered
to express regret at their moving
from town and also to bid them God
speed as they go from here. Mr.
Bailey's family will be greatly missed
in the town as they have spent all
of their lives in this town. Mr.. Bail
cy was first selectman and oversccr
of the poor and will be missed in all
town affairs. He was also one of the
officials of the Methodist church and
the superintendent of the Sunday
school and his loss here will be in
evidence in the days to come.