The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-14
NEWPORT LOCALS

Henry Bernard has gone to Island
Pand for a few days business trip.
Mrs. Emery Wilkie and Mrs. Leon
Paige are working in l.. O. Drew's
Ladies' Ready Wear shop, during
the big sale.
, Mrs. Ada Blanchard, who is away
from her work at the American
Clothing Company, has gone to her
home in East Charleston to remain
during her illness.
The lobby of the Newport House
was crowded to capacity Monday
with an influx of travelling men and
lawyers here to attend the opening
session of Orleans County Court.
Little Johnnie Bowen, nine-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur.
Bowen of the Newport House, lost
one of his permanent front upper
teeth when he slipped and fell face
downward on the sliding shoot near
the city Offices. After the accident
Nh. Bowen and William Harms tried
in vain to locate the lost tooth and
have it replaced. 1t will be necessary
now for Johnnie to wait until he is
older when he can have a false tooth
put in its place.
MI and Mrs. Arthur Ponton are
receiving the congratulations of
friends on the birth of boy Tues
day morning. The child weighed
eight pounds. He has been named
George Clarence Oscar Ponton.
Mother and child are reported doing
nicely
The work of filling the houses of
the Newport Ice Company with the
next seasons supply of ice was
completed Tuesday evening. The
capacity Of the II houses is approx
mately 1850 cakes which amounts to
about 100000 pounds. Officials of
the company say the work of gather
ing in the crop this winter was much
easier than last years because no
scraplng was necessary. The Swift
houses were filled some time ago.
After long siege of sickness
during which time he was under the
care of Dr. H. Z. Somers at the
latter's home, Earle w. Davis, popu-
lar manager of the Lakeside Restaur-
ant, is back to his rooms again Mr..
Davis was very i'll with pneumonia
at one time but the diligent efforts of
DR.. Somers saved him. He is feeling
considerably better but is still quite
weak.
Aaron H. Grout is in Boston Tues
day and Wednesday on business.
The final tryout is being held this
afternoon to select the two candi-
dates and two alternates to represent
the city schools in the county spelling
contest to be held in Barton on
Jan. %.
Supt. Hamilton will be in Derby
Center, Thursday, and on Friday will
assist at the tryouts in Lowell, West
field and South Troy also for the
selection of candidates. In the last
named places there is at present no
school superintendent and Nh
Hamilton makes these trips to pro-
mote interest in the contest.
MI and Mrs. l.. A. Robidoux Of
Philadelphia, Pa, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Ri
ward returned Tuesday morning to
their home. This was Mr.. and Mrs.
RobidouX's first visit to northern
Vermont and they were charmed
with the scenery and even with the
brisk, bracing air.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Trembley
are moving to the house recently
bought by them of Mrs. Louis Nor
mandin, Highland avenue.
Mrs. Harold f. Kennison has re-
turned from visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Allen of Or
leans.
st. Marks Woman's Guild will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Ellen Welcome, Prospect street.
The many friends of Harry Bur-
CESS will be pleased to hear that as
a result Of two Xray examinations
by specialists which he has submitted
to during the past week at the Roy
al Victoria hospital, Montreal, the |
doctors find no organic disease, only
bad case of shattered nerves as the
result Of shell-shock and exposure.
Henry Pickcl is still another victim
of humps.
Mrs. f. +. Hobson was in Barton
Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. C.
E. Boswell.
John Cleary, little son of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Walter II. Cleary, School St.,
is very ill with pneumonia following |
whooping cough.
Mrs. Egbert Barnes is recovering |
from q severe attack of grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles U Ladd of |
East Charleston are guests of Rev.
and Mrs. w E Dow.
Miss Bertha Turner of Bury, p. Q.
was recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Denison Ward.
Emily, little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wyman has been on the
sick list for the last week but is now
a little better.
Rev. A. H. Allen, pastor of the
Main street Baptist church left for
Brattleboro last night where he will
meet Hon. Henry Bond and DR.. w.
A. Dawson, president and secretary
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