Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-04-27

| mother, Mrs. PetCeng1ll In Newport
| Center, over the, weekend.
Mrs. Emma Harvey was absent
| from her work at the Gilman Store
| last week on account of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Kelley and
children of Essex Jet, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. Scott over the weekend.
Portor Moore has been visiting his
brother. Prescott Moore, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Hiram Trip in Lyndonville.
Mr.. Atkins, County Fish and Game
commissioner has posted the waters
up toward the iron bridge, against
fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Emery are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arrival
of a son, John Stanton Emery, born
in St. Johnsbury, Friday.
The grounds around the armoiy are
being graded and cement walls laid
from the Main street walk to side
entrances of the drill hall.
Mrs. George Pomfrey of Richford
who has been in town for few days
caring for her daughter, Bertha, who
has been ill, has returned home.
The eight Grade entertained Grade
z at a social in school hall Friday
evening. They enjoyed the usual pro-
menades and games. Refreshments
were punch and waters.
Mrs. O. B. Shattuck celebrated her
18th birthday Friday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Pierce in
Derby. Mrs. Pierce entertained all of
her children and grandchildren at a
splendid reunion and birthday supper
Friday night.
List of Foreign letters remaining
uncalled for at the Newport, VT, post
office for the week ending April 80,
1921, Fred Baraby, Arthur Desentol,
Divide Guillette, Edward Lacroix, Will
lard Mckinney, Steam Navigation Co.,
Louise Thiverge, Mde. Phidime Trot-
tier.
Harvey E. Rossier, proprietor of
what is known as Bates block in West
Newport, has already made several
improvements. He is in hopes to
have few good tenements ready for
May 1. He also plans on starting
general grocery and dry goods store
in the near future.
The East Side fire alarm has been
and will be shipped to that place
sold to the city of Danvers, Mass,
this week. This system was installed
in West Derby for fire protection
prior to Newport being made a city,
at which time the two systems were
connected using the same whistle at
the Frost Veneer mill. The East side
fire alarm was disconnected when this
change was made and has not been in
use since.
Elton D. MCGOWAN returned yester-
day morning from Akron, Ohio, where
he has been for six weeks working
with experts in the Goodrich Tire
repair department, learning at first
hand the Goodrich Factory method of
repairing Fabric and Cord tires. A
most up-to-date equipment is to be
installed Immediately and Mr.. Nc
Gowan will set up an establishment as
Fabric and Cord tire vulcaniser in
the Hendy block on Coventry street.
The store of the Newport Fruit
Co., has been undergoing repairs and
is more plendid condition. The en-
tire interior has received q coat Of
fresh white paint so that it offers a
much heater and lighter appearance.
The windows have new floor and large
refrigerator and fixtures have been
changed around to- give more ROOM
Amanda Ba'boni is the new manager
of the business and he has as an as
sistant Joe Alberghini who has recent
ly come on from New York.
Saturday afternoon about five
o'clock the large Nash auto owned by
contractor, H. o. Smith, caught fire
and had it not been for the timely
use of small hand chemical would
have suffered serious damage. Mr..
Smith came up Main street from the
East Side and left his car in front
of Doctor Longe's residence, while he
was making some purchases. AS he
left the car he saw a cigarette stub
that had been partly smoked up, the