The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-06-09
NEWPORT LOCALS

Mrs. Elizabeth Blake is in St
Johnsbury visiting her daughter, Mrs
Will jerks.
MI. and Mrs. E. A. Bowley visited
friends in Orleans on Sunday.
Everett Cole, who has been confin-
ell to his home at The Bluffs for five
weeks and quarantined, has entirely
recovered from his illness and has
been released from quarantine. He
il expected to soon rejoin Burroughs
orchestra.
Hr. and Mrs. NJ. E. Clapper of
Willoughby were visitors in town
Oh Monday.
Miss Marion Hamilton has finished
he school work here and returned to
her home in White River Junction.
H. S. Root, George Root and Aaron
H. Grout are spending the week in
Burlington attending the big Mason
meeting there
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Batchelder
o. Boston visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs George Wilder over
Sunday. The Batchelder's will spend
tho next few days at the HON Of A.
H. Buttrield in North Troy.
Chief Inspector of immigration
Ford and Customs Inspectors Taylor
and Benedict of Beechers Falls and
Fellows of Richford left Monday
night for Windsor to attend the pres
en-. session of U. S. Court and appear
against several persons they have
seized lately
Dean Dwinell is accompanying the
eVlmont delegation to the Republican
National Convention in Chicago. He
went as the guest of Frank O'Rourke
of Derby Line.
Drill night for Company L will be
held Friday this week instead of
Wednesday. On this date the boys
will receive their last innoculation
and their vaccination.
The graduation exercises of the
Senior class of the high school will
be held Thursday evening at 8.15
o'clock in the Congregational church
instead of Lanes Hall as had previ-
orsly been planned.
Charles N. Brady returned Monday
from trip to Buffalo.
Ed Burns, who brakes between
here and Boston had the pleasure
Saturday afternoon of going through
the Charlestown state prison with
party of friends. The members of
the party were conducted through the
various sections of the prison includ-
ing the death room with the electric
chair. He brought home as a SOU
venir a miniature tea kettle, made
from one penny piece. by Jessie
Pcmeroy, the famous "lifer".
Harley Stevens is driving the fur
niture delivery team for c. NJ. Flint
and has as a helper, young George
Berry.
Mayor James T. Gardner was
visitor in Lowell, Vt, on Monday.
The city of Newport has purchased
the Raymond Water System of L.
F. Kay. The price was $4,000. There
were two main reasons for adding on
this system.
The regular omnthly meeting of
the City Council was held on Mon
day evening. The routine business
was conducted and bills were o. KID.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Squires are
the parents of an eight pound boy
bplr on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cavenaugh
have moved from the tenement over
Frank Lees store to the Griffin ten
ement on West Main street
Mrs. A. B. Cobligh was rendered
a very pleasant surprise party at the
home of Mrs. E. A. Ball on Monday
evening in honor of her birthday,
About "a of her friends were present
who did their JUL share in helping
he to celebrate the occasion. The
evening was spent in playing give
Hundred" A delicious lunch was
served consisting of sandwiches,
coffee, ice cream and cake. Mrs.
Elijah Merrill baked a fine birthday
cake for the occasion. Will Tripp
presented Mrs Cobleieh with large
willow window box filled with flow
crs, gift from the crowd. A most
or iowa hlp evening" WAS cnpnt