The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-16
NEWPORT CENTER


Johnson Summer school.
Miss Gladys Richardson spent las
Saturday with her friend, Miss Gene
Peck at her home at North Troy anC
while there took in the afternoon con
cert of the Community Chautauqua.
Dr.. c. L. Erwin spent several days
asst week ut Bennington visiting ole
ricnds.
ljcrt Fri38cll if district number Il
) reported on the sick list but his
recovery is expected.
) G Crawford and wife returned
from their trip to Montreal, Boston
and New York last Monday and re-
port a splendid time They purchased
a large stock of goods for their base
ment which will soon be on display.
Deacon Rogers has been having an
other serious attack of his old trouble
and at this writing is confined to his
bed. DR.. Page of Newport City is
treating him.
Mrs. Bosely who has been for two
months a patient in the Sanitarium
at Pittsford, writes that since she has
been there she has greatly improved
in health and has gained III pounds.
Her many frienrs will be glad to hear
this and they hope for complete re-
| covery.
Miss Waterman of Island Pond IS
clerking for Elmer Niles in his store.
Miss Flora Cook of Franklin is
visiting at her cousins, Mrs. Ben
Wheeler for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lampherc and son,
Harold, have moved from the Cello
house and have gone down into
Franklin county.
Miss Vivian Bosely has gone to
Morrisville to stay while with her
aunt.
Harold Page has hired out to John
Lunna through haying and seems to
be enjoying his work.
Marshall Ray of Boston is spending
his vacation from school with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Miller.
The Baptist Sunday school of this
place and the Baptist Sunday school
of North Troy have been holding an
attendance contest for several weeks.
but it ended a week ago in favor of
the school here, which will near that
very soon the losing school will serve
a free supper and invite the winners.
The two small daughters of Mrs.
Richard Corey of Newport City have
been spending a few days at the hcmc
of Albert Larabee.
In the absence of the BapGs1 pas
tor, Deacon Wright conducted the
norma service and Heman Bates
the evening service at the Baptist
church last Sunday and good congre-
cations were reported.
Mrs. George Sleeper seems to be
gaining quite little this summer and
vet is not able to make any use OF
her lower limbs She sits up most Of |
the time and is able to visit with her
many friends who call. !.
Justin Curtis brought his mother ,
and sister and some friends in his car !
to call at the Methodist parsonage
last Sunday afternoon.
Edison Connal recently purchased
the old boarding house at Jay and Is
having it taken to pieces in order to
be shipped to his farm. He will re- ,
build it with some alterations and it |
will make a comfortable home fir his
son, who is assisting him on his large !
farm.
Mrs. Ray Griffin and children visit +
ed her sister, Mrs. Morse at Lyndon
last week. :
Mrs. Edmunds kept house for
George and Vernon Crawford in
the absence of their mother the past
week.
Miss Gladys Wiley of West Char.
lesion has been stopping of late with
her aunt, Mrs. Ernest Collins.
Kenneth Estelle has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness as to
be able to return to his work at Louis
Crawford's.
Gerald LaPlant is working for
Seth Smith during the summer vaca-
Jon doing chores.
Fred Estelle and wife from Crafts
bury were guests of his brother, Alec
i part of last week.
Mrs. Hattie Wheeler's house. is
being newly shingled, the work be-
ing done by Charles Stickney.
Lawrence Twombly had the misfor-
tune to badly injure his hand by gun
powder the night before the Fourth
while he was celebrating the indie
pendence of his country. His hand
is doing as well as can be expected
The auction at the home of Ed.
Tute last Saturday was we'll attended
and everything was sold. Most of
the things went for a good figure we
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Miss Leora Rollins of district No.
IL has purchased new piano. Il
Walter Whipple is stopping with
his brother in the village for a time.l
John Lunna has purchased some
buildings in the town of Jay which he
is having torn down and shipped to