Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
Orleans County
NEWPORT.

With the opening of spring Charles r..
Moore will begin filling and grading a
tract Of land on which he proposes to
erect q large mill for rouShing bobblns.
Mr.. Moore was in Burlington recently
and closed deal with Arthur Mansur
for three acres Of land on Farrant g
Point belonging TO the estate OF the
late y. NJ. Mansur. This block of land
Is admirably situated for the purpose
between the Canadian Pacific railway
track and the lake shore. Mr.. Moore Is
already the owner of large tracts of hard
wood timber land on the ives. shore of
lake Mcmphemagog. and besides the
bobbin mill he will provide for an ex-
tensive wood yard. The lake at the
point where the long wharf will be
built is of sufficient depth for any boat
10 land a side track connecting with
the {. r. r. main line will facilitate
transportation of the output. Mr.. Moore
intends TO make the wood yard the dis
trbuting center for this section.-Word
has been received OF the death from pneu-
monia of Mrs. Lottie Shattuck Colquist
in BeIding, Calf Mrs. Coauist was the
only daughter of Orlo E. and Mary T..
Shattuck and was thirty-two years of
age. She IL survived by her husband
y. G. Colquist. her father and four
brothers. Milo +. of Lyndonville, Clay
ton +. of Walthsm. Mass, ID. J. Shat
,uck OF New York and Roy V. Shattuclk
of Newport. The remains will be
brought from California and inferred in
the family lot in the Derby cemetery.
!, very quiet but charming wedding was
solemnized Thursday, February 10 at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. g. II. Prior of
Morrisville. when Miss L. Grace Prior
was united in marriage to DR.. A. Hermon
Freer of Morrisvile and Miss !. ~
Winfred Sias, daughter of Mrs. Jennie
Sias Mcclellan. of Newport. was married
10 Glenn \. Prior. Miss Sias was at
tractively gowned in white georgette.
Miss Prior's gown was n blue messaline
silk. Owing to illness in the family,
only the immediate relatives were
present--Emery Wilkin. Connecticut
General Insurance agent, is very i'll with
pneumonia. -Mahlon Kendall is visiting
his brother. Merton Kendall, in Boston,
for a few days.-Mrs. Charles marshall Of
West Burke was a recent guest of Miss
Myra Campbell.--Mrs. ]. e McCarten is
in Lancaster. \. H. spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Chester Jordan
Miss Georgia Dearborn has been absent
several days from the National Bank on
account of llness.-H. +. Marsten is able
10 he about after a fail n few days ago
by which he fractured two ribs.-Dr. and
Mrs n. q. Somers accompanied Miss
LA Hitchcock to Sherbrooke hospital
where she will receive treatment for
nervous troublc.--hiss Peggy Burns is in
Lyndonvile where she is summoned by
the illness of relatives.--Mrs. Charles
Brown returned Friday night from Mon
treal. Miss Pauline Brown. nurse in
training at the Montreal General hospi-
al. who has just recovered from the
flu returned with her for q brief vaca-
'ion.-Mr and Mrs. Earle Brown are
visiting Mr.. Browns father in Littleton
\. H.-Mrs. A. Brooks Of Orleans and
clayton Niles of Bellows Falls We're
united in marriage February IA by the
Rev. II. r. Covntz. pastor of the
Methodist Church.-Mr and Mrs. Niles
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Niles of
Newport Centre road.-Mr. and Mrs. W.
w. True and y. r. Akin are in Boston
Mr. True and Mr.. Akin will attend the
annual convention of the New England
hardware association.-Leyh Wellman
and daughter, Miss Ferol Wellman, are
spending "A few days with relatives in
Fairlee.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fanchs
are in Richford to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Fanchs sister. Miss Marjorie
Brown, who died Thursday after a brief
illness OF Wesley Joslyn Is
home over the weekend from Norwich
Iiniversity.-C. a. Bancroft is able to he
out after several weeks illness.