Bungalow for Sale or Rent in Farrant's Grove Newport
City of Newport offers a furnished five room bungalow with extension and large fireplace. Features include veranda screened, city water, tile sewer, 120 by 125 foot lot with garden, located one mile from the station in Lake Memphremagog. Apply to Mrs Sydney Davis contact 1448 Newport Vt. Also a WANTED call for a woman for second help at the Tea House, apply to Mrs G H Prouty or Mrs O B Gould.
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Farrant’s Grove
Lake Memphremagoy
Sydney Davis
Newport
G. H. Prouty
O. B. Gould
Local Social Notes from Orleans County Vermont
Mr and Mrs Hall of Barnston Quebec spent Sunday at B B Converse s. Orleans High teachers held a Friday dinner at the Valley House with Professor Sheldon as guest of honor. H M Whipple and wife visited Lyndonville and George Whipple s family Sunday. Martin Garfield deputy sheriff of St Johnsbury was in town Saturday to secure witnesses for court. Miss Bila Blaisdell was a business visitor in Barton. Dr Clenshy was called to West Burke Saturday. J G Turnbull and family at their cottage at Willoughby Lake for a short time. M M Taplin and wife entertained Orleans High teachers and graduating class at Valley House Saturday. Mrs Noel Lumbra is taking a vacation from Orleans Hospital duties. Mrs A O Austin and children returned from weeks with her parents in Natick Massachusetts. Don Judkins of Barnet moved L K Spafford s goods to Barnet by truck Saturday. Lawyer Cook and wife attended Lyndon Institute graduating exercises Wednesday evening.
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Hall
Barnston
P. Q
B. B
Natick
Masa
Don Judkins
Barnet
L. K. Spafford
Cook
Lyndon Institute
Mangrove Lore Shapes Coastline Beliefs Across Africa and Florida
Off the west coast of Africa locals hold curios superstitions about the mangrove tree which is thought to wall around in water by night and under lunar influence. In the southern states including Florida mangroves form water islands that birds rely on for habitat and refuge.
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Africa
Residents travel and local health notes from Groton area
Groton residents and visitors are listed with travel plans and health updates. A. H. Tellier and family have gone to Groton Pond for about six weeks. Several individuals visited Barree and Barre areas, and others returned home from visits in Vermont towns. Health notes include Margaret Blanchard's tonsil surgery and Rheumatic fever affecting Kenneth Murray, with Burns Meath assisting.
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A. H. Tellier
Groton Pond
Mr.Tellier
Lucy Buzzie
Barre
Bert Shores
Woodsville
Wekend
George French
Shores
Warren Goodwin
Winchenden
Mass
Henry Goodwin
James Main
George W. Morrison
Manchester
N. H
A. N. Morrison
Tiernie Smith
Montpelier
Louise Robinson
F. Robinson
St. Albans
Walter Whitehill
Morgan
John Evans
Meredith, N. T
Ralph Evans
Pred Hatch
Homer Roberts
Santiago
Cal
G. N. Clark's
John Chalmers
St. Johnsbury
Mr. Chalmers
Chalmers
James Adams
Margaret
Confederate Memorial Day Observed In Several States
Confederate Memorial Day observed on April 26 in Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi. The date aligns with May 30 in the North. Origin traced to Georgia woman Mary Ann Williams whose 1860s letter urged a day to honor martyrs by laying flowers on graves.
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Alabama
Georgia
Florin
Mlewisalppt
North
Mary Ann Williams
Columbus ‘Times
Elexens
Local Notes From Windsor and Surrounding Towns
Ripley and son Hubbard return home from Windsor with work ahead, while many locals attend funerals and gatherings. Blood poison cases recovery noted, travel visitors from Los Angeles and Lyndon Center join family events, Pomona Grange meets with Sheffield Grange planned for September, multiple family visits and illnesses reported across Franconia Lyndonville St Johnsbury Waterbury and Kirby area.
Billy and the nursery room mischief remembered
A vivid anecdote recalls Billy angrily building a house on the nursery floor. His grandmother enters, swishes her skirts, and knocks the house down. She apologizes. Billy remains silent and rebuilds, then repeats the act, noting the second collapse was careless.
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Billy
House of Blacks
Concord Junior High Day Exercises and Local News Detail
Concord Junior high holds class day on school grounds at three o'clock Friday with Rev Chauncey Adame to speak at town hall at eight. Mrs Frances Chapman learns her sister Eva Batchelder, a Red Cross nurse, landed in New York and will reach Barnet Monday. Numerous visits, travel, illnesses, and social notes across Concord and St Johnsbury areas, including birthdays, reunions, and community events.
Four Corners School Picnic Marks Community Gathering
The Four Corners school closed Saturday for a community picnic with 45 attendees. Robert Cooney, a returned soldier, gave an engaging account of his experiences in France. Dinner moved indoors due to showers, while Center school also held a Friday closing with a picnic at War den's Pond.
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Four Corners
Robert Cooney
France
Center
Warden's Pond
Honorary Degrees Awarded at Norwich University Commencement
Norwich University conferred five honorary degrees during commencement. Gov. Percival W. Clement received LL D and gave a cheerful speech. Stoddard Bates of Derby earned a Master of Arts in Highway Engineering. Maj. Lee Tillotson delivered the main address, with Col. Hiram Barss among the speakers. Col. Hiram Batss of the Marines also spoke.
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Norwich University
Percival W. Clement
Arthur M. Edwards
Stoddard B. Bates
Derby
Hiram Batss
The
Marines
John Erskine
A. E
A H King Instrument in Big Arrests
A H King in charge of the U S customs office at Montreal and active in Montpelier during opium prosecutions has returned home. He oversaw eight Vermont convictions, including Warren Geurtin Richard Ponten Schpitzer Auerbach Cartecilli and Deutchman, plus Swan in Burlington. The opium sum involved reached hundreds of thousands of dollars at consumer prices, about 200000 for Auerbach and Schpitzer.
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A. H. King
United States
Montreal
Montpelier
Vermont
Warren
Geurtin
Richard
Ponten Schpitzer
Auerbach
Cartecilli
Deutchman
Swan
Burlington
Auerbach and Schpitzer
King
Curious Plant and Bath Advice from Curious Text
Curious Desert plant known as coughing bean thrives on heat aided by a strong sap. Its yellow form spirals and explodes with a cough like sound when disturbed. Two recent tainting cases in baths prompt the late Dr. Williams Aingeton’s counsel to keep the bath plug out to prevent drowning risks.
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Sabora
Sir Williams Aingeton
Montrea
Watermate's Oil and Shark Stare Law Quoted
A brief, quirky note reflects a humorous take on a proverb about water and oil, mentioning a shark and its half pint of something. The fragment hints at a playful parsing of rules governing an odd trade or measure.
Vague OCR Note Mentions Dosing And People
Fragmentary lines describe four men and a dose, with references to Mel and Rastor. The readable text is unclear but implies a medical or dosing context and several individuals named. No definitive event or outcome is established.
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Aiken
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Edna
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William Brownell
Boston
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Tda Brisett
Stoddard Bates
A.H. King
Yeou
Wero
B.C. Graham
N.B.C. Graham
America
National Biscuit Company
Graham Vrenikfinat
Iain
Lux
Lever Bros. CO
Cambridge
Twin State Gas & Electric Co
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