Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-03-29
IRASBURGH.

grandfather and the sickness of their
brother.
LRASBURGH.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church will
provide an antiquarian supper at the
residence of Mrs Brooks, Wednesday
evening, March 3lst A full attendance
desired.
NEWPORT.
Harry Golden lectured at Newport a
week ago Sunday, on temperance, and
gave the people particular fits"
LOWELL.
The Parker Brothers. since March lst,
have sent nearly 90 thousand feet of
seasoned lumber to market.
The Lowell Temperance Society meet
at the Baptist church on the evening of
the first Tuesday in April. a full at
tendance is desired.
The singing school, taught by Mr.
Chamberlin of Craftsbury, closed on the
23d inst, with concert The Baptist
church was crowded. there being quite
u number of singers present from adjoin-
ing towns, who added much to the en-
tertainment.
Charles Sawyer and wife celebrated
the 10th anniversary of their wedding,
on the goth inst. About thirty of their
friends were present We like silver,
tin, and even wooden weddings, but
they arc not quite up to the genuine ar
ticle, of which order we understand the
next one is to be, as the parties concern
ed are nearly ready.
WkSZlHORE
L. N. Carpenter has sold one of his
farms on the west side of the lake and
rented the other to Mr.. Spalding. the
hotel keeper at Barton, for three years,
and intends going to Mass to reside for
the present.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The religious interest at St. Johns.
bury and elsewhere continue unabated
The smoke still rises from the ruins
of the hotel in Lyndon, which was burn
ed last December
The Gospel meetings continue in I.yn-
donviIle and great interest is manifested
Over 40 persons rose for prayers few
evenings since.
| There is good prospect of the for
nation of second national bank at St.
Johnsbury. 1t will be located on Rail
Road street.
Amos W. Eddy of South Walden
attempted to commit suicide one week
ago last Saturday. He was riding with
brother, when he cut his throat with
a pocket knife The wound was severe
but he will probably recover. He Is
thought to be insane.
= The religious awakening has coutin
ued at st. .Iohnsbury, until nearly every
one has been reached by its influence
Only few of the most hardened sinner,
; and the very worst subjects remain t.
be subdued Special prayer is being
made fer these. among whom. accordin:
]. to the Farmer. is the editor Of that I'm
3 dependent organ. If prayer is mad
a for Mr.. Wheeler's conversion from sin
it may be successful but if it is mad
t that he may become intellectually capac
d itated for an editor. it will be useless
e The days of such stupendous miracle
are passed.
n -Four l.yndonville men tested som
e spring bitters a few days since. and al
a ter pronouncing them all right. wen
home to dinner. For some reason thei
! dinners would not '.set well OIL thei
] dNh NhEtt Nd7 ob~h ~ fOhti'
a ing around town as had not been wi
.. messed since the days of the old ThomT
sonian doctors. During the afternoo
the patients" got together and slyl
t compared notes. They each believed th
bitsers were not ali right, and SO
W proved on inspection. They had take
lobelia instead of thoroughwOrt sOake
Of in '.spirits" as they expected.
v. While we believe in the promise
Christ where two or three agree touehir
: anything they shall ask for. We do IA
~ think enough good is done to eounte
ry balance the evil effect ghen an lndIvn
ual, or half dozen individuals, a
named in public audience as sugjee
20 for prayers. For instance, when pra
IT. ers we're asked for the police. soGe TN
eT- ago. for the foremen ~ the scale WORK
and since then Tor the EARNER ofhe