Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-24

districts in almost every town. where 1
the people desire 70 have meetings and /
sabbath schools, and arrangements VIII /
Dc made TO send christian workers TO
such places during this season Those
Who feel an interest in this matter are
invited to meet At the store Of J. W.
Hail. on Tuesday evening next. At 5 I-2
?. n. to take steps toward organizing
band for this part Of the town.
Shipments from Barton Station for
the week ending Nay Is: 1861 pounds
sugar; 1912 pounds butter: IO455 lbs.
merchandise: seven cases and four bar
rels eggs; two ears chair stock; one car
potatoes; four cars lumber.
For the week ending May %: s46T
pounds butter; 1870 pounds nerehAn-
disc ; 1923 pounds sugar; three cases
and one barrel eggs; one ear cattle
two ears chair stock; two cars potatoes;
three ears lumber
MOKE EARLY HIsr0KT OF BARTON
The first Congregational Church in Bar
tou vas organized in August, 1901. BY
Revs- Worcester and Chaplin The fol-
loving were is original members: Lem
/ Sturtevaut. sud Priscilla. his wife sam
uel ThachsE and wife John Brown and
wife; Cyril Sturtsvant; Joseph Tabor;
josiah Smith: Euniee Kimball. wife Of
John Himball +; Mrs Benton. wife Of
Joel Benton; Alice Wadham. wife Of
solomon wadham; Mrs PiIlsbGry. wife
Of David Pillsbary. L Sturteyant and
]. Tabor we're the DeaeOus. The church
became extinct in a few years The
present Congregational Church was Or
I gained in the fall Of 1917. BY Revs- L
Leland and Goddard The original
members we're Oliver BlOdgett and Polly.
bis wife Ellis Cobb. and Abigail. his
wife; LOring Frost; stephen Dexter /;
John Kimball. and Euniee. his wife !;
joel Benton and wife Alice Wadham !:
Jairus Sturtevans and wife L and Cy-
rus Sturtsyant
The first Methodist Society was Or
GAINED in 1906 or 1907 in the western
part Of the town The members were.
in part. as follows: William Gould and
family; Ebenezsr Cross and family; Da-
ID Abbott and wife; Alice Wadhau /:
Caroline Chapman and others from the
town Of Glover. John Gould was the
first elass-leader. and after few years
was superseded By Abraham Whitaker.
Captain Of the Revolutionary war.
There were no meeting houses in Or
leans County at that tine. and the
meetings were held. mostly in Joseph
GoGld's barn. bat sometimes at some
dwelling house ard at different log school
houses This church. also became ex-
tines. after about SIX years. There are
no records Of this church. nor Of the
first Congregational church
THOMAS o. MAY.
BARTON LANDING.
Tbs Thespian Society will play next
Thursday eve See their bills and their
play.
Mrs. 5. Ordvay has bought Of W. II
Wells three-f5urths Of IN acre for 4
building lot. Just north Of o. H. Austin
Our dentist has been painting var.
nishing aud fixing up his Office As neai
as need be. during the past week
Wm- B. TwOubIy has moved from
Browniugtou into T. A. Staf0rd's bouss
and viii build here this summer or fall
Sidney Peek has bought Of C. staff
ord. bailding lot rods for $50
and expects to build house and L d1
ring the season
c. 5 Skinner has moved his sign
. and expects 70 move his goods this EseI
into his new store room which Is nearl,
( ready to receive them
CRAFTSBURT.
. A week ago last THURSDAY. Mrs Gen
Hidden had the misfortune 20 fall dow
the chamber stairs and break Ter hip. >
badly that it cannot De set: as she
quite advanced in Yeas. it Is not though
she Will recover
CLOVER
The Orleans County Council Of ID
Patrons Of Husbandry meets at Glover
: Saturday. May 18th. at 10 o'clock. A n
c. P. oven has 4 thrse-fourths boo,
Jersey heifer. years old from Whiel
i be Is now making. on an average, %
pound and ten ounces Of butter per day
= A heifer What Is heifsr.
: WEST GLOTRR.
Z J. 5 Whitneys celebrated Englis
p horse Is now at his stable Bills viii I
u cut soon
GREENSBORO.
We have two cases Of eanksr rash i
o the family Of C. l. Clark Il assume
? mild form, 50 no great anxiety IS Eel
i Mrs. B. II. Cuthbertsou. showed i
< the other day. wooden bowl which va
once her husbands great grandfatier'
II Il was turned from wood Ike our whit