Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-20

got the house into upro1rious Mood bv
his songs Mr. Dutton and Mr.. Skinner.
Miss JOslyn, Mrs. Pierce. Mrs. Blake.
Mrs Jewell and Miss sntler rendered
valuable assistance.
GREENSBORO
John Aiken has sold his Miller farm
to Joseph Deshau, getting $500 for it.
Thursday begins to be lively day
again now McClAry has made his APP
pearance-
jacob LOvejoy. Of Walden. has pur-
chased the E. 6. Babbitt farm and Is to
oocupy it after sugaring. The consider
alton Is $500.
Wm. Lang has : valuable family relic
in the shape Of 4 violin nearly one hun
ired years old. Ii vas made in SCOT
land by his grandfather. who was totally
blind, aud yet was first class musician.
It Is proposed TO bring the school tax
question before the town meeting soon to
be held. Some claim that the whole
school tax can be raised on the grand
list. others that only > sum. together
with the surplus money. which shall
equal nine per cent Of the grand list
can Re raised. GO slow in this matter.
Easily HIsr0RY OF GkEENSBoRO.-
. The Congregational church. after hav-
Ing enjoyed fair degree Of prosperity
for four years. vas obliged TO part with
Is pastor. Rev Mr.. King. on account
II inadequate support. and during the
next eleven years was without pastor.
in l>25. Rev. Ki2h Bailey from Maine,
was Installed pastor. He lsbored faith
fully and aeceptably for the next FIVE
wears. During his ministry the first
church eii6ce ever built ID town was
crested. After the departure Of Mr.. Bal
ley the church had only occasional
preaching from transient ministers IN
I'll 1885. when Rev. William A. Chaplin
Z came among the people s. preacher, TO
be installed pastor some years after
wards Mr. Chaplin died in 1850. Rev.
James p Stone next ninistered to this
church. and his lzbors were blessed with
great religious awakenings and church
prosperity. Some tine after the forma-
ton Of the Congregational church. =
Baptist church vas organized. and re-
eeived gospel minissEatIOus from Elder
Mason Of Craftsbury. and afterwards
from Elder Marvin Grow Of this town.
who vas their frs. ordained pastor. The
church afterwards rzn down. and many
Of the members connected themselve:
with the church at Hariwick. Other
church organizations have had n exis-
tense, among which were an Episcopal
Methodist. Protestant Methodist and
: Cniverszlist Society. The last named
have not 81 present any church orgzni-
E2ti0us o. pastors A Presbyterian
church vas formed. Jan Is, 1915. some
years after the advent Of the Scotch set
tiers in this town. Ii first consisted Of
twenty members. In 1880, the church
built : eonn0dious house Of worship
Rev. g. Campbell uiuistered TO this
church several years. and during his IA.
bors it enjoyed career Of prosperity.
Greensboro established. a. it Is Re
lievei. the first Sunday school IN thi:
section, If not in Vermont In June
1914. Col Asabel Washburu, hzvin:
previously required his own children L
learn. for recitation. portions Of III
scripture and the czteehism. received 3
bis house such children zs the neighbor
. desired to have taught and began ;
sabbath school. The pupils we're in
structsd in the bible. II several cate
ehisns and other religious books. Al,
we're required to commit 70 nemor,
? scripture verses and hymns Col Wash
bum, II giving Al account Of his sab
bath school. says: AT the tine I
, which I zllude, the wilderness state Q
. the country vas - great that three bear
we're hunted and killed within half
nile Of the school-house in which OF
: first sabbzth schools we're held Yet Ii
: bears we're not sent to devour the chi
dren. for II Is : remarkable fact that 70
; four OF FIVE years after the first estat
: Iishuent Of cur szbbzth schools. c0ntaIL
j. ing more than Eve hundred children, I
: death occurred zmong the scholars W
we're much assisted IN our efforts .
, foreign bible societies. in the gift {
/. books. &c We f0rueds sabbath Scboc
. Union q eight different t0~ns II the v
= entity, and held frequent examination
! Of the schools At one q the first (
. these general examinations. IN larg
bzrn fitted % for the SeczsioD. Ehel
we're present more than four hundre
4 youth and children. the spirit Of Il
! L91d began to move O the minds q L
b. assembled youth. and It Eas followed
= powerful revival q religion 1t Is :
interesting fact. that q those fauili'
: rh0 had Iezlou>ly I2bored in the 81
IS hath school. many. and in some inzta'
4 ees al the members we're sharers II Il
= work : aud zs SINE Of the frst fruit
n kfty-three we're z8dei 70 the church