The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-26
NEWPORT LOCALS

W B. Bullock has been confined
to the house for few days by i'll
ness, but is now better.
Judge w. NJ. Wright was in
town yesterday to conduct an in
quest in regard to the accident on
Friday, Oct. 18th on Main street.
when Joseph Snay, carrier of u. s.
mail between the post office and
the station, was struck by pass
ing auto and injured and his wagon
broken. The driver of the car did
not stop to inquire as to the dam
age or to make a report, but went
on regardless of the consequences.
The Richardson Studio has lust
undergone extensive repairs which
has put it in most excellent condi-
tion for Photographic work The
furnishings are artistic and an
ranged to give attractive back
grounds for sittings. A new and
powerful lens and equipment which
makes it possible to work either at
ni"ht or rnder poor weather con
ditions will be a guarantee of high
grade work.
A Big Show Coming-Newport
will have The Young Adams Com
pany at the Opera House for four
nights starting Wednesday, Nov.
H. Wilmot Young and Marie
Adams have always been welcome
visitors to our town and this year
| they should be more than welcome
with their excellent Stock Com
pany consisting of Is people head
ed by Marie Adams. The com
pany this season is said to be the
very best that Mr.. Young has ever
brought to Newport. Excellent
plays with complete change of
program each night with band and
orchestra should prove most at
tractive.
For the opening play Mr.. Young
has selected Faith and Mary Ann
q play fresh from Broadway and
with an excellent part for Marie
Adams, who appears in the title
role. Six Big Vaudeville features,
band and orchestra and a four Act
melodrama will make up a bill of
fare worth while. Popular prices
will prevail. Don't forget Faith
and Mary Ann at Lanes Opera
House, Wednesday,, Nov. /. Adver-
tisement.
The Woman's Club met Wednes-
day afternoon and had a program
OIL AUGMENTATION Mrs. j. L.
Foster, chairman, was assisted by
Mrs. c. J. Oben, Mrs. Arson
Clark and Mrs. H. B. Rankin.
Harold Litchield has resigned
his position with E. Lane and Son
and has gone to work in the yard
office of the Boston and Maine at
the south yard. Freddy" Pelky has
returned to his former work as call
boy at the same place
H. f. Lane and F. C. VILLAINS
are expected to arrive this evening
from ten days "trip to Winnipeg,
where they went in the interest
of the Lane estate.
Mrs. f. N. Dodge's mother, Mrs,
Butler, has been quite seriously i'll.
Kenneth Somerville has entered
the employ of E. Lane and Son
taking the place made vacant by
the resignation Of Harold Itch
! field.
Mrs. Charles A. Prouty enter
tanned 20 ladies at bridge on We'd
nesday afternoon and supper at
the Congregational church dining
rooms where the tables were at
tractively arranged for them
A transfer of real estate was
made Tuesday afternoon by which
Rex Thomas and lanes G. Murphy
become the owners Of the Charles
r. Moore property at the west end
of the long bridge, This deal in
cludes the building used as d boat
building shop, the Square Deal
Restaurant, lighthouses, boats,
canoes, oars, and Other appurten-
ances. Messrs. Thomas and Mur-
ply have an option on and are to
purchase the restaurant from Mr.
and Mrs. II. B. Lahar.
At $50 yesterday morning the
alarm of fire sounded from box 2S,
Coventry street +. T. Leblancs
barber shop in the W. ". Blodgett
block had smart blaze for IA few
moments caused by the igniting of
an oil heater, which he uses for
the watertank. Mr. Leblanc was
filling the tank and the current Of
air carried the flames into the ain
The damage was slight and the
fire eXtinguished by pail Of
water. The chemical wagon re-
sponded almost at once but was
not needed.
The amount realized by the sale
of second hand clothing Tuesday
for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Methodist church
was $50 the gratifying result Of
one days work. The sale, which
was held in the Aubin block on
account of the rooms at the church
being used for the dinner for the
visiting Masons that evening, was
somewhat restricted for space,
Besides the sum of money which
thus accrues to the treasury, the
society have the satisfaction of
placing a very large amount of