The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-15
CITY OF NEWPORT
Lapierre-D Dayton

street, Newport and Eva B. Dayton
of Swanton were united in marriage
at Swanton Saturday evening, Jan.
If. The Rev. J. w. Day of Swanton
performed the ceremony. Mr.. La
pierre is a Methodist minister and
has preached at Gaysville, Gilmore,
Peacham and Fairfield, and for sew
eral months has been working in our
city. Mrs. Lapierre is a nurse and
has followed her profession in Roch-
ester, Newark and Buffalo, N. Y,
and Swanton and expects to join her
husband here Feb. 1. Congratulations
are extended.
At the regular meeting Of Evening
Star Lodge No. 81, [. o. o. F. held
last evening five applications were
presented for membership. At the
close of the meeting a meeting of the
corporation was held and the follow
| ing were elected to serve as trustees
for the year 1919: E. f. Hobson, G.
B. Macarthur, W. B. Bullock, w. r.
Magoon, E. F. Humphrey, w. C.
Shepard and H. Martin.
Miss Jennie Clapper has assumed
the duties of night operator at the
N. E. TELEPHONE and Telegraph Co. s
Office, taking the place of Miss Beu-
/ lis Laline, resigned
! Homer Nolette of the U. S. M. A.
who has been home on sick leave,
was able to return to Quantico, Va,
today.
Thursday morning the house and
contents of C. B. Goodnough on the
Beebe Plain road was destroyed by
fire. About three o'clock in the
morning Mr.. Goodnough was awak-
ened by the smell of smoke. He at
once began to investigate and wher
he opened one of the unoccupied
tchanber doors, the fire burst through
with such violence that he and fam
lily were driven from the house anc
unable to return again. Wher
nelghbors arrived they found Mrs
! Goodnough sitting in a chair thinl,
clad and holding one of the children
The family were taken to one of The
neighbors until such time as the Han
son house nearby could be fixed u,
: Tor them to live in. Just how the fre
started remains a mystery as it wa.
warm night and there was but Iittl.
IRE IN the stove when the family re
tired. The house and contents ant
nearly all the clothing was DESTROYED
The barn caught fire but was extin
gulshed by the help of neighbors
we are told that there was insurance
on the building but none on the con
tents. This will mean a heavy los
Tor Mr.. Goodnough and family.
Death of Private Harry K. Hill
Mrs. Annie Hill received a messag.
from Washington, Monday evening
Jan. ., announcing the death in Issur
tele, France on Dec. Fl, of her sor
Harry K. Hill The cause of deaf
was pneumonia. Harry Hill was tn
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Hill o
newport, end was born in Chateau
gay, N. Y, May %, 1887, and woul
nave been 80 years of age the 23r
OF next May. He spent his early bow
] hood days in Barton coming to New
port about II years ago; while i
newport ne was employed by hi
brother, Ami Hill, in the blacksmit
shop, going to Brushton, N. Y. 81
years ago and was employed in bal
Der shop there at the time he wer
into service which was in the middl
OF last May. He spent four weeks !
the service stationed at Camp Wards
worth and then he was sent oversee
In GO. =, End Pioneer Infantry. n
was member of Evening Star Lodo
Fl. y. .. F. No. 81, and Frontier Er
campment No. 10, of Newport. ais
member of the Blue Lodge of M,
: sons OF Brushton, N. Y.
Memorial funeral services will 7
8 held at Brushton, N. Y. He leave
70 mourn his loss his mother. Mr.
q fannle Hill of Newport, one brothe
4 Ann Hill of our city, and three ST
Z ters Mrs. L. j. Bickford of Mancbe
s ter, N. H., Mrs. Charles Pronto
Lowell and Mrs. r. w. Ladd
burlington. His father, Andersc
Hill died on August since he we,
overseas. He also leaves his fiance
MISS Ruth Wood, of Brushton. N
he leaves many friends in Barto
Newport and Brushton, N. Y. wi
VIII be very sorry to learn of h
S death. He offered his services at h
countrys call in the time of need a,
S palo the supreme price. Sympathy
S extended to all the family circle.
The Ladies' Social Union of II
& congregational church will meet
5 the home of Mrs. J. E. McCarten
S Pleasant street Thursday afternoo
at the usual hour. A full attendan
& is desired.
+ Miss Beulis Lalime, former one
S ator at the New England Telepho5
and Telegraph Co.'S office went
Manchester, N. H., SATURDAY.. whe
she will take course in TELEGRAM nj
at the Bryant and Stratton scho,
a,c.oaP, tie.