Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-03
GLOHER.

died suddenly at his residence last Tues
day eve. He had been rs we'll as usual
through the day.
DIR. w. F. Templeton has been for
some time confined to his home, unable
to attend to his professional duties by a
severe attack of rheumatism.
GREENSBORO. .stEe
Wyman Allen broke bone in his fore
arm, some time ago by having stick of
timber fall across it.
Singing school commenced last We'd
nesday evening. A large number of
scholars in attendance
o. w Howard, who makes the best
harnesses in these parts, is prospering
finely and keeping two hands at work.
George Houston brought his winters
work to an abrupt close, few days ago,
by putting the bit of his AK into his in
step.
Mr.. Crandall is going to put in a smut
mill and other improvements so that he
will be able to give satisfaction in the
wheat line.
Mr.. Peter Rogers fell through a trap
door in Mr.. McLellan's shed last week,
broke three ribs and was otherwise in
! jured him.
IA. Goss and G. W. Lumsden set
out hop yards last spring and are now
busy gathering poles for it. They are
the only hop yards in town.
S. A. Downing has sold IA acres Of
land to Reuben E. Brooks, of Albany.
who is making preparations to build a
house thereon, next spring.
The remains of Flora A. Badger,
daughter of Philip Badger, formerly Of
this town, were brought from st. Johns
bury and inferred in the burial ground
near the village last Thursday.
Mrs. Whipple Rice, lady nearly 50
years of age, on sabbath Dec. &c, fell
down the cellar stairs, striking her side
on an iron kettle at the foot of the
stairs, injuring her seriously if not ia
tally. E- utaL u.-~
That part of the community who be-
lieve that Christmas and the l succeed.
ing days govern the months of the sue
ceeding year, are no doubt rejoicing il
the ssgood time coming. /" as the weather
has been mild and pleasant.
The case referred to by some locals, IL
the matter affecting the Rev. Mr.. Ried
and the U. P. Congregation of Greens
boro, reasonable solution of which wa
the result of mass meeting on Monda,
the 9th ult. 1t is no doubt well know
by those interested. that the doors of tn
{. p Church were closed by assume,
authority, aud the Rev. W. H. Reid, no
wishing to make matters worse from an
move on his part, refrained from doin
: anything censurable, and rested the mat
ter entirely in the hands of the Session
: But as was his right, he called for an il
. vestigation, the condition of affairs d.
: manding immediate action. For, be
: known that the Rev. W. H. Ried had
unanimous vote, save two, to become tn
pastor of the Church, and only by SON
I collateral issue sprung upon the congr
t CATION, we doubt not the vote woul
have been unanimous. A committee b
n ing called, the investigation took plat
a with promise of speedy terminate
of the matter of difficulty, but the pror
# Use was not fulfilled. Instead, a fal
Y rumor was circulated in the cOngreg
ton conveying the idea that charg
= were preferred and censure laid upc
Mr.. Reid, which was false, and VIII
! was not least, is that the Session, if n
forward and virulent in disparaging t
truth, has taken no measures known
Z your correspondent to have the falsi
impugned from the record. After
absence of two months, the Rev. n
Reid returned to the congregation, an
consulting with some of the friends
g the cause, considered it his duty
o preach. The trustees were called up
y to open the doors Of the church, and tn
did so. Mr.. Ried preached for the thu
Sabbaths last past, and gave satisfacti
'. to all who heard the words spoken FRI
D. his lips: SO much so that counsel
We members met on Saturday the PC
agreed, and requested Mr.. Reid to ma
ID, public statement Of the facts so Il
I'd all might understand the state of affai
n and whether any person or persons W
re- culpable in not developing the facts
the investigation And inasmuch as
.ch chairman of the Board of Missions
he not been made acquainted with the C
all dition of affairs. the result has been d.
~. aging to Mr.. Reid-in pucuniary pc
ev- of view, some hundreds of dollars
Mt. conclusion. your correspondent wo
at say-being in attendance at the meet
- called for the 27th-the verdict Of
w congregation IN relation to Mr. Ri
I'D statement given. was a triumphant !
Al cess particularly that called fac :
". lie. or showing the sign of the zOd
n and all we're satisfied that he was an