The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-20
NEWPORT LOCALS

Between five and six o'clock
Wednesday night a still alarm
brought Fire Chief H. H. Green IL
hurry to the c. u. Flint house
on Third street to look after q
chimney which was burning fur
iously. Chemicals were used to ex-
tinguish the burning chimney
whose sparks We're being carried
by the high wind with great dan
ger to the surrounding houses.
At six o'clock Wednesday night
the mercury dropped to a above
and according to the reports of
the weather recorder, d. r. Stet-
son, it was the coolest October Is
konwn in this locality, since the
records have been kept.
Ira Parker has been quite SER
iously i'll.
Miss Florence Cook left today
for stay of ten days in Sher-
brooke
Capt. Jessie Bright of Boston
formerly in charge of the work
of the Salvation army in Newport,
is in town for a brief visit and
last night took charge of the SER
vices at the Salvation Army hall.
Capt. Bright made the trip north
in her new Buick roadster, which
was presented to her not long ago
by her friends and she bought
with her Lieut. Pilling and also a
friend.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Methodist church is to have an
other of their famous sales of sec
ond hand clothing on Tuesday,
October oath. There will be such
bargains as were never before of
fered. Come early and spend the
day. Coffee and sandwiches viii
be served to all 1t will be your
best opportunity to clothe the
whole family for little money. The
sale is in charge of Mrs. Z. A.
Hamilton and Mrs. Ethelyn Nor
riS.
Issac fireman of Salem and Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Dugar of East
Mortified, Mass, are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Liable
H. f. Lane and F. c. Williams
are on a trip to Winnipeg and
points west and will be away about
ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Flint are
to leave Saturday morning by auto
OH trip to Boston and New York
where they will select goods from
both markets for early winter
trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Adams
have returned from a visit to rela-
tives in Boston and Marblehead.
Miss Jeane Picard of Quebec is
the guest of the Misses Gendron,
Main street.
Mrs. David Addison and son,
Gordon, are in Boston and Melrose
Highlands for a week to visit
David Addison and relatives there.
Mrs. f. S. Hart leaves tomorrow
for Boston where she will spend
several weeks.
DR.. L. H. McIver is in White
River Junction to attend the Fall
Gettogether and Educational meet
ing of the Vermont Optometric as
ISOLATION, which was held at the
Junction house Thursday after
noon and evening. He was accom-
panied by L. A. Hamilton and DR..
A. S. Haskins of St. Johnsbuly.
Mrs. A. /. Burns is confined 10
the house by illness.
Rev. A. p. Banks was in Stan
stead on Wednesday.
Rev. ]. H. Blackburn and Rev,
H. B. Rankin We're in Stanstead
Wednesday to attend the monthly
meeting of the Stanstead Minister
ial Union. There were present
members from the Methodist,
Baptist, Congregational, Universal
ist and Episcopal churches Of
Stanstead county and Newport,
Rev. Mr.. Bowe of Fitch Bay read
a paper on the Virgin Birth.
Mrs. Harper Pickel and Mrs.
McCaddie of Farnham were callers
in the city on Thursday.
A number of people of the city
We're in Sherbrooke Thursday
night to attend Christian
Science lecture
Homer Nolette of Berlin, n. H.,
is in town for a few days.
John Prouty is on a business nip
to New York city returning Sat
urday
Miss Mildred Roy of Montreal is
employed in the office of The Grey
lawn Farms company.
J. H. Gendron and the Misses
Gendron were in Sherbrooke on
Wednesday.
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