Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-10


bulls compete in one class, with four
premiums for each age: calves, ycarl-
ngs, two years olds and three years olds.
In butter the three highest premiums
we're taken off, and the offers are /: June
butter, So, 50, 81; Fall butter, ditto;
bail butter. 50, 81. The premium on
100 ears of corn was raised to S., SUBJ
ject to the same regulations as hereto
fore. superintendent same as last
year. No bargain has yet been conclud-
ed with the Fair Ground Company for
the occupancy of their grounds
The Concert and Donation Visit for
Rev. Fl. H. Forrest was we'll attended
and resulted in collection of $93.07
in money, and other substantials added,
making in all about 500. A first-class
audience appreciated the musical effort
under the-leadership of J. E. Cham
berlin. with Miss Ada Bogue. organist.
Mr.. Chamberlin continues to improve in
the skillful rendering IF music. and
now ranks highly among the few first
class singers in the State. 1t is worthy
of note that his life long neighbors and
friends acknowledge and take pleasure in
his musical talent, as we'll as his sterl-
ing qualities as man. Miss Bogue, as
organist, sustained her part with great
credit, and when accompanied by the
violin, executed several spirited pieces
with admirable precision. The pieces
sung, were, s'When l can Read my Title
Clear, Il wish | was Birdie, Coates
Ajar," down by the Brooklet, ''Eoot-
steps on the Stairs my Love lies
Dreaming" Twill be Summer Time
by and BY" Messenger Bird" when
the Hour Comes for Sleep The oyster
supper and social hour contributed to
the enjoyment Of the occasion.
The lrasburgh ladies of the NJ. E.
Church will please accept our thanks for
as handsome a sweetmeat bespangled
donation cake ''as ever was seen,-seen,
seen ;" as fine a cake as ever was
seen. May you all live to ''good old
age"
LOWELL
The Cong, Society are trying the one
sermon day system during the cold
weather.
A very pleasant company met at the
Congregational parsonage in this place
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 4th, the occa.
sion being donation visit to the pastor
Rev. +. B. Phelps. Oysters and Other
refreshments were served. The nett re
suits pecuniarily were fifty dollars casf
and some twenty-five dollars worth o
other valuables. There was a similar
gathering at the house of Mr.. Reynolds
two weeks previous for the benefit of Rev
Mr.. Hovey, the Baptist Pastor, will
about the same results.
MORGAN.
The Rev. J. s. Clark, who fell, break
ing his leg, some weeks since, has so ia
recovered as to be able to move about
little with the aid of crutches.
Two singing schools are in progress
in town, under the direction of J. Miles
of Bloomington ;-one at the Corne
and one at the Sand Beach, Both ar
we'll attended.
NEWPORT.
There was ball at the Newport Hous
on Friday night, last, when quite com
pany gathered and spent the night i
gripping the light fantastic toe
Mr.. E. Palmer, of Newport Centre
lost Durham COW valued at 500 on
day last week by its getting hung in tn
stable.
A correspondent of the Stanstead Joul
nal says the ice ON Lake Memphregog
ten feet thick; and yet the ErpresS say
that it is so thin that when Leroy SEQ
got upon it, it broke through and /
went in, co-chug. Heavy Leroy, tn;
Scott boy.
The first lecture of the course was gi
en- last Wednesday evening by Rev.
w. Malcolm. When he announced b
subject, .In the Tub and How to Q
Out" the audience naturally wondert
what ideas were to be presented.
compared the lives of a great portion y
our people, the laboring classes and MAJ
of our youth. to existence in a tub,
narrow space bound in with hoops al
slaves. As means by which to reach
higher and better life, to get out of t
circumscribed limits into a broader al
: more useful sphere, the lecturer recol
mended the selection of proper C, mpa
: ions. the reading of good books, caref
g thought and study of what is read, t
: cultivation of great heartedness a
closed by advising men to marry a
establish home where should cent
a their best affections, and where The
evenings and spare hours could be mu
v more proftably spent than in compa
q elsewhere with "a rum jug or u dill
pack of cards. The lecture was full
;, noble thoughts, with many sharp hits
= the times, and we'll spiced with varit
and wit While some doubtless mie