Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-11
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IRASBURGH.


Sheriff HOldridge desires to give no.
ice, that he has been ordered by the
Judge to let no person, except the pris-
'ners' counsel, visit the prisoners now
confined in jail
County court commenced Sept 9th,
The civil suits will not occupy much
time. The large number of persons now
in Jail, II, awaiting trial will prolong
the court to unusual length. The trial
of Alfred Cotton is set for Sept. 20 No.
civil suits will be tried this week, but
the grand jury will continue their labors
during the week. We shall give a full
and accurate account of the doings of
court at the close of the term, thinking
it may be better so to do than to give
the report in installments.
LOWELL.
STEALING BEARs.-A few days since
two men in Lowell by the name of Ga
barrie freed and shot three cubs, which
were left in the woods while pursuit
was made for the old bear. During the
absence of the hunters, one of the
cubs was stolen by neighbOrs who pro-
ceeded to take off the skin, in order to
get the bounty of Sl5. In the mean
time the Gabarie women found out what
was up and started for the thieves, which
they charged upon with pitchforks and
drove away, recovering the stolen ami
NAL. The Galleries received SIS boun-
ty-money.
MORGAN.
EARLY HISTORY OF MORGAN
Perhaps there are but few towns in the
state that will exceed this for the Ion.
gevity of its inhabitants. Mr. Hopper,
an Englishman, who died about sever
years ago, counted his age to between
80 and 100 years. Mrs. Achsa Elliott
who has been already mentioned as il
her 9th year, at the age of 80 could
count thirteen children. all living bu
one, the oldest 70. and the youngest be
tween 40 and 80. She could also cOun
so grandchildren. Mr.. Samuel Elliott
the husband of Achsa, died at the ag,
of SO. The. following list will SHOW
those who have died in town, so far a
found on record and remembered, who's
ages range from so to SO years. Of thi
list seven were men, viz: Benjamin
Narnum, Nathan Wilcox, Mr.. JacoI
Taylor, Nathaniel S. Clark, Joseph Man
sur, Cutler Blood, Joseph Burbeck.
The names of the women are: Moll
Varnum, Sarah Cobb, Mrs. Jacob Tay
lOr, Rachel Wilcox, Elizabeth Cummings
Abiah Mansur, Anna Burbeck and Phal
la Leavens.
CHURCH HISTORY.
Previous to the organization of an
church in town, there was some religion
interest. Mr.. Wilcox and Mr.. Bartlett
in 1906, united with some of the fam
lies in Holland, and held religious NEE
ings on the sabbath. From that tim
such meetings have been sustained. as
general practice, when they had L
preaching.
Thus God in His providence prepare
the way in those two individuals for tn
building up of His church in what W;
then but little less than ''vast, how
ing wilderness" In the course of tt
year 1906, they were visited by a mi
siOnary by the name of Jeremiah Ha
lock, from Simsbury, Conn.,, who preacl
ed the first sermon that was ever deli
cred in town. Through him was pr
cured a donation of books, which W;
the beginning of the Holland and Mo
5 gan circulating library.
} Before the organization of the churc
most of the professors of religion in tow
D united with the Cong. church in Derb
Y then under the pastoral care of the Re
[ Mr.. Leland, soon after deceased.
This church was organized June At
1923. as the first Cong. church in Mo
= gan, under the superintendent of Re
q David H. Williston, missionary from t
Hampshire Missionary Society, and Re
. Lyman Case, then pastor of the Con
church in Coventry. Rev. Mr.. Case W
chosen moderator, and Mr.. lothian Gu:
4 mlngs to fill the office of deacon al
q clerk. At the time of its organizatl
y there were eleven members. five NAL
/, and six females. From that time up
!. 1926, eight had been added by proft
Il sion and letter, making in all nineteel
six males and thirteen females.
In July, 1926. Jacob S. Clark,
l. centiate from the Coos Association,
H., 0Ow Caledonia) visited the town
a candidate for settlement. On the f
- lowing October, he received a call fir
'' the church and society to become tn
pastor. In the month of November
IL removed his family from North Hav
p hill, n. H., and on the 18th of Janual
1927, he was ordained and installed
j. pastor of the "little flock"
E. There not being schoOl-hOuse or a
or other public building in town, the me
ut ings were held in different neighb
i fba or4rnu