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I . PAGE TWO THE WEEKLY -CALEDONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APKiL , VM'.) BUSINESS IS BULLY! $ l?flewpoir City and rleans Goumfty ... F. E. HUMPHREY, Local Correspondent . . . A Special Page Devoted to News and Advertisements of the Towns and Villages in Northeastern Vermont. Leave I 5555555 News Items, Advertisements and Subscriptions at Humphrey's Store, Newport NEWPORT LOCAH Jennie Curtis and Laura Cobloigh arrived home from Mt. Ida Seminary tonight, for a short vacation. Leota Cobleigh who has been visiting her Mrs. Emma Smith Fains worth of ? lcl 111 wion reiurncci nome witn Sawyervillc, Que., is visiting at E. It. , tllenK Burt's. Justin Curtis was in St. Johnsbury 1 rnHiiv - .! . 'Kathleen Itann has been absent from the F. I). Flint store for the past week on account of sickness. T. C. Camp has been on the sick list for a few days. , ' Ara W. Livingston is confined to the house by sickness. The Ernest Maxfield farm on the Lake road has been sold to J. A. Au- bin. Mr. Aubin will erect a summer Raymond and Marian Colodny are spending the week end in Burlington with relatives and friends. Justin Curtis arrived home from! the U. V. M. Wednesday, for a week's ! vacation. ! Dean Mosher is numbered among j the sick. Henry Hunt son of Mr. and Mrs. ; Everett Hunt fell from an apple tree ......... ..... -.."-V." " ... .1 ..... , , . cottage on the shore of the lake this ' T ' T . T k H ankle. ! coming summer. The sale was made through the P. C. Dlanchard & Co., Real Estate Agency. Mrs. Muriel Iirooks of Orleans vis ited at E. It. Burt's this week. Miss Ilallhrudo Rowley who has been (li" - ii -.h of Barbara Brown for a frv; !iiys, returned to her home at Ju enfold Monday night. Mrs. E. C. Blanchard and daugh-! ter Christine, arrived home from Bos- j ton, Wednesday. Christine is enjoy ing a short vacation from her school j at Northampton, Mass. W. W. True has been confined to j the house for several days. Mrs. J. R. Akin is visiting friends j All the city schools opened Monday; in New Jersey for a week. after having a week's vacation. David Camp and Olney Morrill re- Mrs. Ray Hunt and two children arc spending the week visiting rela- turncd to Dartmouth College Monday, tives at North Troy. Ex-Mayor C. S. Emery will speak! Miss Ralthrude Rowley of Richford j before the Woman's Club, at the is visiting at C. A. Brown's. I Goodrich library, Wednesday, April I Newport Cit.y has three new flags, 2, at 3.00 p. in., on the subject "Civic and same are attracting a great deal ; Uplift, What Women Can Do." The ' of attention in the window of H. S. ' meeting is open to the public andj Root and Sons' store, where they are all arc cordinlly invited. on display. The National flag, which Mr. and Mrs. Ted Revoir and son, George, and Mrs. Normandin, who have been visiting relatives in Wash-, ington and Philadelphia for the past ' ten days, returned home Sunday morning. The Newport Frolics who have been preparing a minstrel and musical entertainment, the proceeds of whicli are to go for the benefit of the hos pital fund, will appear at Lane's Opera House Tuesday evening, April needs no description, the Slate flag, which has the State seal in one coi nei, and the new City of Newport flag, with a field of blue, with the City Seal in the center having a white border; in the center of the seal ap pears the picture of the boat, "Lady of the Lake." The color effect of these three flags is beautiful and something every one should be proud of. Newport Chamber of Commerce The first annual meeting ol the 15th. The young pconle have suar- t ...... ft i r i 'mmnr wn cd no pains in staging this entertain- j hf.1( .lt tln. city Council rooms on mcnt and promise it will be one of Wednesday evening. March 2G. Re thc best home talent musicals that )01ts of the several officers of the have appeared in our city for a long Newport Board of Trade were pre while. Remember the ' date, andjscnted and disposed of, after which Watch their ad in this paper. ! the following i men were elected to The F. D. Flint store are taking a 'serve as Directors for the coming large space in this paper for Friday's 1 year: J. A. Aubin, C. F. Bigelow, T. issue. Watch for it. I c. Camp, W. H. Clcary, A. B. Cob- A meeting of the "St. Patrick's! leiirh. 1). N. Dwinell, C. S. Emery, F. Club" was held at the home of Ed. 1 D. Flint. J. T. Gardner, J. E. McCar- lurcottes on Sunday afternoon. Af ter a short business meeting dainty rciresnmcnts were sen-ed by Mrs. Turcottc and Mrs. Dolan. A good time was enjoyed by all. Sugar House Destroyed by Fire Thursday morning at six o'clock the sugar house on the Clifford Bar low farm located in Coventry, was destroyed by fire, also the contents, which consisted of five pails of sugar and about 20 gallons of syrup. The sugar rig which was badly damaged consisted of one Monarch and one John Geer Evaporator. The fire caused a heavy loss as there was no insurance on the building or con tents. How the fiie started no one knows. There was a little fire left the night before. Mr. Barlow has nearly 1000 trees and will continue sugaring until the season closes. by Corp. Harley W. Allison Following is a letter received Mrs. Charles Duffy of Newport: Mrs. Charles Duffy, Newport, Vt. My dear Mrs. Duffy: It is with deep regret that I inform you of the death of your son, Corp. JIarlcy Wesley Allison, who died of pneumonia, and I extend to you my deepest .sympathy in your bereave ment. Corp. Allison was an excellent soldier and while we were in the lines he showed unusual bravery and de votion to duty. He was loved by his comrades and his officers, and as commanding officer of Co. B, I desire you to know that the whole company grieves with you in the loss of our comrade. It scorns hard I know to lose your son after the war is over, but we put our trust in Him who docs all things for a good pur pose. Your son died for his country just as truly as if he had been killed on the battlefield and his death was a noble one for a noble cause. Most sincerely yours, .las. L. Wills, 1st Lieut. ::0H.h Inf., Commanding Co. 1J. He left his home in perfect health, He looked so young and brave, We little thought how soon he'd be Laid in a soldier's grave. Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huffy and family desire to express their grate ful appreciation for the kindness and sympathy of their many friends in their sorrow'. Aubrey Akin and I'dlcy Hill are at home from the U. V. M. for a week's vacation. Doris Hlanchard and Ella Rams doll, who have been spending a few weeks in Florida returned home Wednesday. ten, E. W. Savage, K. W. hpcar, u. W. Wilcox and W. W. True. The matter of furnishing a banquet for the Road Commissioners meeting was brought up and it was the sense of the meeting that such banquet be ar ranged for. A meeting of the Direct ors was held at the close of the Chamber of Commerce session, and J. T. Gardner was elected as chair man of the board, and issued a call for a directors' meeting to be held at the City Council rooms on Saturday evening, March 2!, to elect officers for the year. The meeting was well attended and very harmonious. Mks Pceirv Burns who underwent an operation at the St. Johnsbury hospital, has recovered and returned I to Newport Thursday night. Nearly fifty members of the local , lo-lffo of Odd Fellows attended sci- viccs at th c First Baptist church in j a body last evening, and listened to j a most eloquent sermon delivered by the supply pastor, Rev. frame u. Cunningham, taking for his subject, "Mortality at the Cross." A large chorus choir, under the lcaucrsnip oi ; the supply pastor rendered splendid, music for the occasion. The Odd j Fellows greatly enjoyed the service,, and are ready for further invitations. J Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wells have mov-i ed from the Arthur Wells farm into j the tenement vacated by Roy Clough, j in the Sleeper tenement on Pleasant , street. I Mrs. Fred Carr is confined to the; house by sickness. j Mrs. B. O. Spaulding and Barbara ; Lawson have returned from their vis- j it in Glover. , Lieut. Dr. Harry Homers, who has; been in France, arrived home last ' week. j Scott and Howard Kollcy of North Troy spent the week end at M. E. Wiliis'. Evening Star Lodge No. :',"!, I. O. j O. F. will confer the first degree on j Tuesday evening. Degree Master ; Bullock will appreciate a large at-! tendance. - Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Rogers went to! Boston today. - ! The Atlantic and Pacific -d.re front is shining in a new coat iffJ paint. J Dorothy Spear is spending her va- j cation from the U. V. M. with her; parents. I Over JOOO people in the city ofi Newport arc reading the Evening' Caledonian every day, a splendid j chance to advertise spring and sum-1 a mcr goods. several oi our mer chants are improving it. Brunswick phonographs arc: selling faster than True and Blanchard Co. can get them, because they are pulling off a big ad vertising campaign. If if works well with them it will give the same re built, en 1'IM other ai-Urlci;. KIWmilHMlJJ J mrrrrnurrrrimNHiiMiiiK Dear Nev England Folks: This is what the war did to me. Am I downhearted? No! t If I could only be sure you would support jthe "Vi&ory" Lib erty Loan to a finish I wouldn't care. But if New England falls down on its quota I will be sore and I wont care if I never come back. Buddie m i fiaM ms ii v cti?Ji l n iKaoA icrf toc nrdNur u n it t w t Can we folks, safe and sound in mind and limb, look this boy in the eye if the loan fails? vome on i Help finish the job The Vi&oly Liberty Loan is our last chance to put our patriotism to the acid test. Subscribe early and Wear the Button Finish ihc Job Subscribe (he Victorliberty Lonn ' At any Bank Cash or Instalments Patriotically Save tor a Prosperous Peace Liberty Loan Committee of New England Thin Atrrrlia mrnt i. Dedicated hy u to New Kngland'a Heroic Soldiers and Sailors kLUiiLQjmtffliumumu -N This advertisement is endorsed and paid for as a part of the effort to "finish the job" of war financing I5y Frost Veneer Seating Co. Ltd., Newport VWeddim; Jiclls On W't'dnesdaJ-viiini!', March !!(, the ( !oiitrreirali"Hl parson-lire, Miss Ha May TcnneV. one of New port';; ino.it popular you i a; ladies, was united in marriage wfth Kltiier .1. Av crill, a traveling aajc.snian of Port land, Me. Miss Tei'JK-y lias for a number of years beet' an assistant, in the i'Mrv !' in. II. I'. lUiinilk.il f (his rily, when: by her genial ways and marked ability she has won a host of friends, which was abundant ly evidenced by I he lar.ue number of beautiful w'eddiuu; Rifts that, came to li..f Tlw. ..v... ,.r ii i.i: j tin": .11 liii; wtMi'llll) was carclully guarded and the expect ation was that they would make their pet-away without the i.tralion that attend- of wedding parlies, but. in this they Mrs. .). (. Thrasher will have her . were disappointed, for the secret had millinery opening Friday, Monday leaked and their friends ureeti d them and Tuesday, March 21), "1 and April as they aliMhted from the autonibile I. It. will be wise to attend on the with a Kciicrous amount of confetti ,,,..( a.,., i,.,. .. ..,;,', . r,mi, if you call on April J. Kead 'her ad and rice. They left on the midni;y!il. train for l!ost.on and other noint.s. and after their return they will lake up!'" tl,is la)rr. their residence in Portland. The best Mrs, Rosa Sawyer of 'l." Main usual demon- j wishes of a large circle of friends go; street is having her millinery opening. the departure' wth llieni. bead her ad in this paper Homer Vallic has moved into A. J. Aubins' tenement house on Pleasant street. Mrs. Traliam is visiting friends and relatives in Knosburg Falls. Mr. and Mrs. 1'hilisa Paradis o Mansonville, Q,uc., were visiting hero recently. Miss H. Lambert was called to Quebec last week, her sister being very sick. J I A. A iA. i