Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-01-18
NEWPORT NEWS

Mrs. Donald Emery and little Sol
left Sunday for Bennington. wher
she will spend some time with he
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Gaskell.
A. F. Noble of Newton Center
Mass, and Of the firm of w. T. Nobl,
& Co., of Sommerville. Mass, spen
the weekend with John Bradley.
Last Friday evening in the schoo
building the 9th, 7th and 9Th grades
of the East school met for a promen-
ade. There was good attendance.
While repairing the railroad bridge
last week F. 0. Hill stepped on one
Of the timbers and fell a distance OF
iseven feet and sprained his right
shoulder.
Mrs. Roy Skinner, Mrs. Emery
Wilkie, Miss Bessie Lothrop and Miss
Eleanor Sheldon assisted in Drew's
speciality shop Saturday and Monday
during the sale.
The Mission circle Of the East
Main Street Baptist church will meet
with Mrs. Homer Albee this week
Wednesday afternoon. This is the
mite box opening and large attend
ance is desired.
Walter Cooley is able to be out
again after being confined to the
house the past three weeks. Walter
Crow has been helping at the bakery
during his absence.
Mrs. Chas. Briggs returned home
from Brightlook hospital Sunday,
quite improved in health. Mr.. Briggs
went to st. Johnsbury Saturday and
accompanied her home.
Mrs. A. L. Brainard entertained
party of Is at her home on Northern
avenue one evening last week. After
spending the time playing cards the
hostess, assisted by Miss Iva Hitch
cock, served refreshments. The even
ing was much enjoyed by all.
In spite of the weather last We'd
nesday, 20 of the ladies met at the
home of Mrs. Joseph Seguin for the
meeting of the Ladies Social union.
Refreshments of salmon wiggle, cake
and coffee was served by the commit
tee.
Regular meeting of Morning Star
Rebekah Lodge, No. 2, will be held
Friday night, at which the installa-
ton of officers will take place. A
banquet will be served at $50 o'clock
to all members of the Rebekah Lodge
and guests from other Rebekah
lodges.
Fifteen members of the Sunshine
Corner class met with Esther Young
last Friday evening, much to her sur
prise, and celebrated her 18th birth
day. The evening was spent in play
ing games and Esther was presented
with a camera from the class. Re-
freshments were served.
In recent letter to this office, from
D. W. Hildreth, long time editor of |
the Express and Standard, he states |
that he has made another purchase of |
real estate at Sarasota, Fla. Mr.. Hill
dreth says they are having beautiful
weather, but will never be like Yer
mont to him. In recent hunting
expedition he brought in a six-foot
rattlesnake, which had several rat
tiers. While Mr.. Hildreth does not
hunt for this particular kind of game,
yet if they cross his path it is sure
death to them.
A pair of ferrets arrived at the F.
M. Sherman Co. feed mill Saturday
morning, from New London, o. The
Sherman mill has been overrun with
rats of late and the ferrets have been
procured to rid the mill of the pests.
Ferrets are an animal of the weasel
family closely related to and perhaps
a domesticated variety of the pole
cat. They are about IA inches long, Ii
and at certain seasons are pale vel Il
low or white colored with red eyes. i
They are a native Of Africa, but are
kept in Europe and America for hunt
ing rabbits and rats. In the western
United States there is black footed,
Drown bodied weasel about 2 feet long
which devours prairie dogs. The CO.
lor of these two ferrets are light
brown.
Friday evening, Jan. 13 a good II
number was present at the regular
meeting of Frontier encampment, No. II
Ii, /. 0. O. F., when d. D. G.. P. 81
Z. I. Young installed the following Of
icers: Stewart Griggs. P. c.. p;
Harry Ouimet, c. p; Hayden Griggs, II
4. p; VIM Newman, S. W.; Charles |;
Jarrett, J. W.; Hugh Davis, Scribe;
:. 1. Young, Fin. scribe; w. R. Ma
COON, treasurer; Frank Massey, first
watch; Victor Ellsworth, second Ii
watch; Frank Kinney, third watch; II
iuy Ward, I. S.; first representative
o grand encampment, Stewart /
riggs; second representative, Austin l
3yers; alternates, Frank Massey and 4
". r. Magoon. Following the bust /
less meeting, lunch of sandwiches, !
Office and cigars were enjoyed. From
Ter Encampment has a membership {
# 168 and meets on the second and \
ourth Fridays of each month. Il