Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-17

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There will be a Centennial tea party
at the Westerly Of the Congregational
church Wednesday evening. Feb. 2.
The entertainment will consist of tab
leaux, reeitatiOns. &c. Programme next
week.
Rev. Austin Dodge. by request. will
give lecture in the vestry Of the Con-
gregational church. on Wednesday eve
ming. Jan. 10. Subject, Here little
and there little in Europe" Lecture
free.
More snow coming. and lumbermen
can now renew operations. In the six
days previous to the commencement Of
the late thaw. timber enough was drawn
to Baldwin & Drew's mill to make lOO.-
600 feet Of lumber. and probably as
much more to Mosman's.
If the business men in this county
will wait patiently until the correspond
ent and agent Of the Newport Express
gets round, they can have cheap but
lOng-winded puff published in that pa
per. Price of paper, from sl.5O to 81
year with the erol0mO.
On the LIST day Of January. Alexander
Trip cut a spruce tree measuring 81
inches in diameter at the stump. IS
feet from the stump it measured IA In
ches in diameter. giving him three clap
board logs. each IL feet long. and three
board logs.
Our big brother. editor Of the Union,
got another fall last week. receiving a
sprained ankle, aud serious bumps and
bruises elsewhere. With skull of or
binary thickness, his brain would be In
jured in some Of these disasters. but il
seems to be perfectly secure. Why don't
the Lyndon folks try the temperance
pledge on him?
BARTON LANDING.
DEDICATION or THE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURcH.-0n Friday the new church
that has been erected during the pas
season was dedicated by the usual in
teresting exercises. Rev. Joseph Cook
Of Boston, delivered the dedicatory ser
mon, from the text: Therefore being
justified by faith we have peace witt
God. through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom. 5:l. Since we are unable {,
give the sermon entire. any abstrae
which we can give will fail to convey
Just estimate Of its force and beauty
and We will only say that it was appli
cable. fOrcible and eloquent The sing
ing. prayers, and addresses were worth,
Of the day and the occasion. Durini
the past season the COngregatiOnalist
Of Barton Landing and vicinity. jOine
hands with the Congregational churc
Of Bloomington, and decided to build
new church edI6ce at the Landing; az
cOrdingly committee was chosen VIII
decided to buy the old Methodist ehurc
and the lot on which it stood. The sit
was very convenient, and only objection
aUle On accounts Ur being to- low. Tbi
fault was overcome by raising the ehurc
J high enough to admit the building of
: convenient basement or vestry story III
derneath, and by filing up around an
in front Of the church. The old ehurc
having been raised. front addition sut
, fcient in size for the towers and vest
bule was added and rear additio
for choir and orchestra aud rear admi
lance to the desk was put on, so tn:
the whole area Of the old church is no
used as audience room. The outside
the building has been lastly and som,
what deliberately finished. after the styl
Of the new churches at Barton Villag
and Bradford. The interior is Of su
icient size for forty-four eommodioI
seats, with ample room in front an
rear for convenience. The desk stanC
on an elevated platform, in the rear
: which. in a wide eoneave recess is Il
orchestra The wood finish of the aud
ence room is native ash the desk al
the chairs are very pretty, and were
= gift from the heirs of Mary Estey
! Bloomington. The seats are trimmt
with walnut and cushioned with II
( rep cushions The floors are earpete
: the ceiling is painted with soft tinte
r paint. and prettily freseOed. A lars
r chandelier is supported from the centr
The windows are large and of staint
, and ground glass, with appropriate eI
, blems in the arch above. In the rear
! the orchestra there is a circular windor
), in the centre Of which beautiful do
4 is seen bearing the branch Of peace.
pipe organ is provided which the Bene
client society intend to purchase for &
church. The audience room is hig
light and beautiful. A large vestry h;
been finished below. and large heath
apparatus in this room warns the who
house. This eOmmOdious and beautif
house has been provided at cost, j
GLIDING site. of $500. all Of which b
been subscribed The pews are to
y free. The house is an ornament to Il
J. village and a credit to the commit
T and tie builders.
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