The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-10
NEWPORT LOCALS

Earle w. Davis, manager of TIL
5 Lakeside Restaurant, was reportc,
quite i'll today. Davis has been stay
ing at the home of DR.. H. Z. Somer
during his illness and felt SO well
few days ago that he went motoring
e with the doctor. 1t is believed ht
G contracted more cold which has re
] suited in his being confined to bee
S again.
Miss Ella Ramsdcll was hostess
Friday evening to small gathering
Of friends at her home on Main
street. The evening was spent play
ing Give Hundred and everyone
; had most enjoyable time. Delicious
refreshments consisting of sandwich
cs, coffee and cakes We're served.
Among those present were: Miss
Florence Taylor, Miss Ella Ramsdell,
Miss Doris Blanchard, Miss Christine
Blanchard, Miss Doris Emery, Mrs.
Vera Keith, Donald Emery, William
Bond, Ben Borella, George Lister,
Harold Keith and Richard Howe.
The next Orleans County Fair will
be held September 7, and 8. This
was decided at the annual meeting
OF the County Fair Association which
was held in Barton this week.
The auditors report shows large
increase in resources for the past
year. A vote was taken to revise the
bylaws and the premium list.
The following officers were elect
cd: F. S. Whitney, Barton, president;
A. p Bean, Glover, first vice presi
dent; F. l.. Parlin, Orleans, second
vice president; c. E. Hamblett, Bar
ton, secretary; W. P. Barrows, Bar
ton, assistant; F. D. Pierce, treasur-
er; F. A Hunt and w. W. Reirden, /
auditors.
Jack Cummings, member of !
Company l., National Guard, has re- (
ceived an offer from nearby city to ,
teach boxing. CUMMINGS ability /
along this line of sport is widely
known. And Jack is anxious that !
local boys get the benefit of his |
knowledge of the game instead O.
outsiders. He is willing to give box
ing instructions to a bunch Of rs or
so local athletes and all he asks fo,,
compensation is So per night. This
would mean only ten OF twenty cents
for each fellor
A bouncing baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Blanchard early
this morning. Mother and child are
reported doing nicely.
Word was received here today Of \
the death in Worcester, Mass, Of
Miss Ruth Livingston, aged IS.
Death was due to heart failure. Old
re sidents will remember Miss Living
ston as she conducted private
school for children here for about Is
years when she went blind. She has
been away from Newport nearly 30
years.
Theodore Domino, who formerly
worked in Hunts store in Derby
Line is the new clerk at Casper Po-
ices fruit store. Domino, is grad
late of Derby Academy and has
many friends in Newport.
A meeting of local farmers, who
supply milk to the Westwood Farm
nd Milk Company of Boston, was
leld in Pastime Hall Friday evening.
I. f. Glenn, representing the Hub
gave brief talk on milk
ng. His address was very interest
ny to the farmers who gathered
0 hear him.
George Stockwell, conductor on
Train No. 70, running to Sherbrooke :
as a narrow escape from injury and
ossible death, at North Hatley Fri
ay While the train was stopped at
lat station, Stockwcll got down be- /
ween two cars to examine the air
ipe. The brakeman of the train, Y
1inking Stockwell was inside one of Z
ne cars, gave the signal to go ahead l
nd Stockwell was forced to jump G
ack quickly to avoid being struck. b
A meetine of the Ladiss' Mission, h
~ and Industrial Circle of the First C
.aptlst church will be held at the a
OIuC VI Ni 10. IlGlCll IAllIiluIl, iidesy ~
rtelnoon, Jan. 16. t.
The Missionary. Auxiliary of the G
irst Congregational church met b
it'll Mrs. w. J. Goss, president Of a
lie organization, Friday afternoon. Il
here was a large attendance of t.
embcrs. tt
James Clarke, a checker for the y
lilIoad, met with a serious accident
n the Boston and Maine transfer W
tion, while engaged in his work. W
A truckman had just come out of st
nc Of the cars ana the wheels Of! s;
IS truck left the iron bridge on the b
lge Of the ear just hanging. w
larke came along and stepped on fl
,o tilted bridge and fell TO the w
round and before he could get him 10
IF clear the bridge dropped onto
is leg, cutting a cash four inches a.
.ng and an inch deep. Dr.. J. II. r,
aines was called and took four n
itches in the wound. !,
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