Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. William Buchanan
and family took an auto trip to Pro-
vince of Quebec Saturday to visit a
brother Of Mr.. Buchanan's over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Watson, and
Mrs. S. II. Watson of Perry were
Memorial day visitors in Newport.
They were accompanied by S. A.
Hunt of Barton.
Newport is still far short of rails
ing it's quota on the Salvation Army
Drive and in order to obtain as much
money as possible the Finance Com
mite has decided to have Tag
Day on Saturday June 4th.
Mrs. Walter Clark and daughter,
Rose, who recently arrived in Newport
from Railway, N. j., to spend the
summer with the son and brother,
Samuel, have rented the Mrs. Alfred
Denton cottage.
Miss Marguerite Blodah is enjoy
ing a three weeks vacation from the
office Of Carr & Blodah, and left for
Boston Saturday where, she will visit
friends during the time.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton en-
tertained over the weekend, Paul
Sanderson, Homer Cleary, Corydon
Litchard and Gordon Beattie, Dart
mouth students, who were in the city,
guests of their son, George.
The Canadian Pacific private car
Mount Royal was in the local yards
over the weekend and attracted at
tention. It brought to Newport
Frank Hall, vice president of C. P, R.
system, who was the guest Of Col. Mel
son of Derby Line.
Miss Lydia M. Potter of the state
extension service, who has been con-
Quoting meetings in several towns in
the county the past week on home
economics in connection with the farm
bureau work, returned to her home in
Burlington Saturday.
Russell Humphrey left for Boston
Thursday night to drive home truck
which will be used in connection with
the display of Fords cars at the Au-
tomobile show on Friday and Satur-
day by the Lawson Sales agency.
Mrs. Augusta Young, who has
been visiting at the home of her son,
George. in Montpelier has returned |
home. She was accompanied here by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young and son
Harold, who spent the weekend in
there cottage at the Bluffs.
The city clerk and treasurer's office |
is open for business except Sundays |
and Holidays from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p.
m., and every Monday and Saturday
evening from 1880 to $3.50. But dur
ng the months of June, July and Aug
lst and September the office will close
at 1 p. m. on Saturdays.
Sunday, Memorial services were
held at the First Baptist church, the
pastor, Rev. H. B. Rankin, preaching
! memorial sermon, of an historical
nature, dating back to the war of the
revolution continuing up to the pre-
sent time. There were only five men,
,ers of Baxter post able to be present.
John Shannon acted as banner bearer.
The w. R. C. was well represented.
About o'clock Monday afternoon
he fire alarm from box 43 called the
ire truck to a small fire on the roof
# the house owned by Edd Sias on
East Main street and occupied by
Mrs. Archie Lawson. The fire was
quickly extinguished by chemical,
With no damage except to the roof.
The truck driven by Roy Skinner
made a record run, it being only four
minutes from the time it left the fire
station when the alarm was sounding
90, when it was in action at the fire.
The eve Are Six Club" the men,
,ership being six young ladies, are
cry busy these days celebrating the