The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-17
NEWPORT LOCALS

| 8 The city barn was moved M onday
to its new location on the northeast
side of the lot where the building
was formerly located which. is on the
property recently purchased from
S.. G.. Scott on the CausewaS.
Miss Lefty Foster is the new as
sistant Librarian at the Goodrich
| Memorial Library, succeeding Miss
Elsie Bowen, who has taken per-
manent position in the city offices.
Inspector in Charge, James C.
Ford of the local Immigration Ser
vice left for Brattleboro Monday
night to serve as a witness before
the U. S. Grand Jury in connection
with several immigration cases which
will be brought before that body at
the present session., Inspector Ford
will also act as assistant to the
United States Attorney in the pros
ecution of several immigration cases
which will be brought before the
United States Court at Brattleboro.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hubert
-Bonneau, who died suddenly Satur-
day evening following an operation
for congestion of the intesties,, was
held in St. Mary's Catholic church
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock Rev.
Fir. j. H. M. Bastein officiated, as
sisted by FIR. l.. Marceau of Barton.
A high mass of requiem was sung
and a solo rendered by Oscar Proulx
during the otfeltory. Following the
ceremony the body was taken to the
Catholic cemetery for burial. The
casket was draped in flowers, which
part of the many beautiful floral tli-
hutes of friends and relatives.
The local grade schools are pre-
pairing for their regular Christmas
entertainments which will be held
Friday afternoon. Names are being
drawn by the pupils to see who they
shall give presents to. Some of
the grades plan to have Christmas
boxes while others will have trees.
The 9Th and 18th grade will have their
entertainment together.
Ben Borella was in Derby Line
Tuesday on business. Pc, ..s. .u ,.j
Examinations completing the fall
term of studies will be held in the
local grade and high schools just
before Christmas. The pupils ere
all studying hard for these coming
exams which are expected To be
pretty stiff.
James Hurley of the U. S. 1mmi-
grafton force, is taking two weeks
vacation at his home in New Bed
ford.
The Home and Foreign Mission
airy societies, Mrs. B. F. Moore and
Mrs. Arson Clark, presidents, meet
NJ onday evening at the home of Mrs
Edwin Rickaby.
A Christmas program was given
and an original poem by Mrs. Will
liam Coburn was read A large box
of canned goods and vegetables has
been sent to the Barre Mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Before re
turned Tuesday morning from a few
days trip to Springfield.
Charles Richard entertained Harry
Black, Roland Rogers and Elmer
Humphrey, Tuesday evening in honor
Of his 14th birthday.
Dr. E. l., Miner, veterinary, is
testing cattle in Albany.
Miss Nettie Gibson, who has been
III for several weeks is able to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Scott return
ed Tuesday from two weeks trip to
Lowell, Mass. .it
Miss Laura Cobleigh is expected
to arrive on Friday from Mt. Ida
school for the holidays
Cards received from Miss Dorothy
Richards saying that they are IL
hours late out of Chicago and eX
perieneing extreme cold in Kansas,
but expect to arrive in Rialto, Cal,
Sunday night
Mrs. Abner Domey is quite i'll at
her home.
Mrs. Archie LoI1imer and Mrs.
5upoem oul pepuellp MpqS GLteH |
of the State Grange at Montpelier.
T. B. Walker spent a few days in
Lyndonville this week. @
Theron P. Meader, representing
the White Warner Co., is making his |
regular trip through the northern
and central part of New York state.
c. B. Aldrich of Boston is in town
reviewing the switch board of the
Western Union Telegraph office.
The school on Lake road, Miss
Frieda Libby, teacher, is making
plans for a social on Friday even
ing, the closing day of the term,
with appropriate exercises and a |
Christmas tree.
William Uttin passed through a
successful operation for gall stones
at the Sherbrooke hospital the past
week. Mrs. Uttin who was with him
on Monday and Tuesday reports that !
he is more comfortable today.