Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-01-12
C. II. Briggs of Burlington.

| Mass, and Esther Brown has re-
turned to the Miss Capen's school
Mrs. p. H. Stanley is ill at her
home at AZ Prospect street.
Norman Tice, of the Davis Mercan-
tile Store, is spending two weeks in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Manuel spent
New Years with their parents in
North Troy.
Alma NORM has returned to work
a weeks vacation.
c.. w. Laid spent few days in
Island Pond last week.
Miss Ruth Davis of Rock Island
spent Christmas at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland Ladd of
Rock Island have been taking va
cation.
There was no service in the A. G..
church here last Sunday on account of
| the storm.
H. w. MACPHERSON was confined to
| the house part of last week on &C
| count of illness.
Miss Edith Ames of Derby spent a
few days in town recently the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. F. M. Davis.
Miss Persis Kilby of Newport Cen
| of Barre, spent few days with Mrs.
C. Wilcox last week.
Mrs. Tom Lynch and sister, Mrs.
DeForest E. Martin of North Grafton,
Mass, are in Newport caring for
their mother, Mrs. Manning, who is
at the home Of her son, Athol Manning
| on Orchard street.
Senator w. w. Blodgett and Repre-
sentative James T. Gardner returned
to Montpelier after spending the
Gardner was elected chairman of the
Orleans County organization and Geo.
| Burton secretary.
Clayton Smith of New Hampshire
and his mother, Mrs. F. o. Osgood of
Smith of Rock Island were in town
one day last week.
Mrs. E. S. Austin wishes to thank
| L. F. Kay and J. A. Gendron for their
thoughtfulness in remembering the in
| who assisted in furnishing the bags of
dainties which were distributed.
Fred J. Robins, with the Chase &
Sanborn company, has been trans
ferred from Rochester, N. Y, to North
| Vermont and Northern, N. Y, also
| New York city. Mr.. Robins spent
his young days in Newport and for
rs years was clerk in the corner
grocery store Of MacDiarmid & Co.
| For the past ten years he has been
| stationed at Rochester, N. Y. His
many friends in this section will be
pleased to know he has been given
this territory and stationed near his
old home.
Lakeside Chapter o. E. S. held
| card party in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geoage Kendall, who are soon to leave
for California, Saturday evening"
| Progressive 500 was the game Of the
| evening. Over 80 were in attendance
A. C. Clark extended the right hand
of friendship in behalf Of the o. e. S.
| Refreshments of cake and coffee were
| served and the we'll wishes Of the
lodge go with Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall.
They plan to be away about two
! months, most Of which time will be
spent with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Blair,
| who left here over q year ago.
At the next regular meeting of
| Court Honor /. O. F., which will be
held in the I. o. o. F. block Friday
| night, Jan. IA, the newly elected Of
ficers will be installed after which
supper will be served. It is expected
that J. G. Wade, D. D. S. C. R. of Is
land Pond and High Court treasurer,
w. j.. Wright of Montgomery, will be
/ present. A large attendance is de-
| sired.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Valley TO Es-
| sex Junction, have come to make their
home in Newport. Mr.. Valley who
was manager of the Atlantic and
(! Pacific store in Essex has been trans
ferred to this city to have charge of
the local store. Mrs. Valley will also
bered as having clerked in the Fred
Beaulieu Electrical store prior to her
i marriage. Their many friends will
be glad to have them return to this
city.
The Ladies' Social Union met in
the Congregational church parlors
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. T.
Rogers and Mrs. E. F. Humphrey
were the only hostesses, as Mrs. Geo.
Hayes, who was on the committee,
was i'll. No program was prepared
owing to the illness of Mrs. Frank
Sherman president. Neapolitan ice
cream and cake were served by Mrs.
E. j. Prouty and Mrs. Dean Dwinell.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with flowers and potted plants which
lent feeling of home comfort to the
surroundings.
! In recent issue of this paper there
was an article stating the number of
Newport people who were spending
the winter months in st. Petersburg,
Fla, but letter received from H. j.
Ball, former proprietor of the Ball
Flower Shop, he states that there are
&c located in his town, Bradentown,
and there are nine more who will soon
leave for that sunny land. Mr.. Ball
states that at o'clock on the night he
wrote the letter the temperature was
70, and the crickets were tuning up.
In answer to this challenge the report
er has been trying to think of some
cheerful thing to say about Vermont
which would make these people home
sick but decided to wait until about
May 1st, and then give them some
thing stronger than crickets. 1t can
be said for their benefit that Vermont
ers are eniovinu the most beautiful