Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-30
Local News.
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Ere is to be a donation visit at the
bill Baptist church in East Albany,
ednesday eve., Jan. 8th, 1873. for
|eneft of Rev. c. w. Griffin. Oys-
hay be expected. All are invited
ne. By order of Committee.
most anybody can cut up a hog with
fe and fork, with wonderful nicely, |
Ir. Charles Hyde recently split a
a dead one, of coursel with an AK
wo parts exactly equal. Consider
b at this was Charley's first attempt,
Ink with experience, he will make
b hog splitter. Undoubtedly he
descendant of that old man, who,
asked to guess on the weight of
ed hog, and CHANGING to guess with
ounce, remarked that che could
Guessed nearer than that if he had
the hog before it was dressed"
od old Santa has paid us his an
visit. He was seen during the
cf the 25th inst. Che usually comes
that time you know lettering
the Cong. church, and in the eve
men, women, and children assem-
there to see what the old fellow had
doing. Well, what do you think ?
ad gone; but he had been there,
was no question about that, and
la left one of those wonderful trees
he brings from nobody knows
probably from some fairy land
its branches were literally filled
ali manner of precious fruit. Old
never leaves a barren tree. This
precious tokens-were distributed
g the congregation, according to
tions left by honorable Santa. The
ion was enlivened by speeches from
A. Watson and others, and singing
the choir.
BARTON.
bveral communications are crowded
pf this weeks issue.
be attention of the Stockholders of
Orleans Fair Ground Company is
u to advertisement in another col
be thermometer, last Wednesday
ing, in this village, stood at So de-
below zero. At Lyndon, 40, and
Johnsbury 80. This, (Monday)
ing, in this village, so. At Gov
y, So.
hose of our citizens interested in Sc
be- a course of lectures here this win
re requested to meet at the school
Tuesday evening, at 7 IL o'clock,
pike some arrangements for that pur-
mistake occurred last week in la
g some of our bundles, which was
reason some of our subscribers did
get their papers as usual. We will
kavor to look out for this in future
try and make everything satisfac-
in time.
CHRISTMAS AT TIE CONGREGATIONAL
RCH.-Christmas eve. was celebrated
he Congregational Sabbath School
his village by appropriate literary
cises and Christmas tree, Tuesday
ling. Much credit is due the officers
be school and the appointed commit
for the commendable zeal manifested
zach in the management of the little
lis, upon which so largely the sue
of such an undertaking always de-
IS. The services opened with the
ing by the school, of Christmas
ting, followed by the reading of Sc
portions of scripture by the superin-
ent and prayer by the pastor Fol-
hg this came recitations, readings,
singing, in nicely arranged pro-
me. 1t was hard to discriminate
fe everything was so nearly perfect,
I'VE were especially pleased with the
ing of selection entitled 1--WE are
Sunbeams," executed by Misses
pie Brown and Lizzie Nelson. Mas
Sammy Nelson and Carl Jewell
y, the homes upon which such sun
Is constantly shine are God blessed.
by Is that people that is in such a
The church choir rendered eff
aid in making the occasion enioya.
and we were exceedingly gratified
be part taken by some of the Older
in the community, in the closing
of the literary exercises. ThanR
if some of the people among us are
inning to feel their youth renewed
the eagles, Let the predicted time
d on when in our midst there shall
children an hundred gears DID," The
istmas tree, which occupied no small
Fe of attention, even amid the Other
I interesting service, came in for ;
opoly at little before 8 o'clock
large number of gifts were tastil,
nged, and much as this hour hac
longed for there was almost feel
of regret at their being disturbed a
distributing committee took thei