The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-22
N NEWPORT
Local News

Professor II. Robb Marsen, former
ly chief designer of the Atlas Powder
Co., of Wilmington, Delaware, is
professor of engineering at Thayer
school of Dartmouth. Mrs. Marsden
will be remembered as Miss Mary
Warnock, a graduate and teacher of
Newport school, successful teacher
of New York and New Jersey schools
and a popular belle of Newport So
ciety.
Fred Trip has been taken ill at his
sons home in st. Johnsbury, where
he and Mrs. Trip had gone to re-
main during Mrs. Will Trips stay at
Brightlook hospital.
Mrs. Viola HENDERSON Of Fairbanks,
Alaska, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Myron Chaffee, and left We'd
nesday to join her husband in Mich
gan where they will make their home.
/ E. A. Slack has bought the stock
of the No. 2 East Main street store
managed by S. E. Lee since the firm
of Lee & Slack dissolved partnership.
Mr.. Slack will after a special sale at
the Buck store in East Charleston,
open up the No. 2 store with fine
line of up-to-date goods.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Gale and
daughter, Helen, of White River
Junction arrived Monday night to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Gale.
Mrs. E. F. Hobson was in Barton
on Monday
B S. Curtis was a visitor in St.
Johnsbury Monday.
Mrs. J. M. Cunningham returned
from Hanover, Tuesday night.
Katherine Healey, living with Miss
Gertrude Drake, is quarantined with
diphtheria.
Roy Mott of Springfield, former
resident of this city, is visiting rela-
tives here on his way to Mansonvillc,
IP. @.
Miss Ida E. Holmes of Newport,
N, H., is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Riley Bowley.
The total receipts of the harvest
supper given by the Ladies' social
union, Main street Baptist church
last Friday, was $54.50
A large crowd of young people
from Newport are planning to at
tend the box party to be given at
the district school in Orleans to-
night.
Mrs. Lizzie Holbrooll of Irasburg
was in town Tuesday on a shopping
tour. She visited several of the local
stores.
The current issue Of the N. A. r.
d. Journal publishes a photograph
Of The delegates to the convention OF
the National Association of Retail
I'rggists, which was held in Kodak
Park, Rochester, N Y, Sept. II.
Among the familiar faces in the
picture can be seen those of Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Livingston of the
Livingston's Pharmacy.
Miss Winnie Billings, secretary TO
Attorney J. W. Redmond, has re
turned from Il trip to East RichforG
where she went to take notes on a
hearing there called by the selectmer
of the town for a grade crossing,
near the Missisquoi railroad station.
Judge f. E. Alfred, solicitor o.
the Grand Trunk railroad refused
consent to build this crossing mas
much as it woul defeat the present
state law which reads that each rail-
road shall discontinue grade cross
ing every 40 miles each year and
thus eventually eliminate all grado
crossings. 1t was finally decided that
the old grade crossing would continue
to be used. The new international
bridge owned jointly by Canada AMI
the United States is nearly complet-
cd. Eventually an underpass will be
built under the railroad line.
L. D. Fuller has returned from
business trip to Boston.
H. P. Moore and George Hendcr-
son of st. Johnsbury are in town on
business.
Mrs. Clarence Hudson is spending
u few weeks with her sister in Dor
chester, Mass.
w. d. Miller of Troy was a visit
OF in town Tuesday.
Warren Drown, manager of Blake's |
meat market is i'll with blood poison
ing in his hand,
l.. w. Drake of st. JohnSbury was
in Newport Tuesday.
j. S. Billings of Sutton, Que, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. C. S. Bill !
ings Of this city.
Joel Bly, has gone to East Charles
ton for a few days visit to the home
Of his parents. .......
N. Noyes of st, Johnsbury is a
business visitor in Newport.
Don't forget the card party in Ma
sonic dining room given by the la
dies of the Eastern Star this even
ing at $50 o'clock.
E. M. Quimby has gone to st.
Johnsbury Center after visiting for
several weeks with his sister Mrs.
Knowlton. MI. Quimby is an old
time conductor and worked for the
southeastern railroad and ard the |
old Passumpsic road many Gears