Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-10

TO the cnurcn rev. y. wallace, .. III.
Pearson Should Concerts and Christ
mas Festivals be held If so, how
should they be conducted Z? Rev. E. P.
Chittenden, Rev. N. G. Saunders, C. H.
Root; What Missionary Work ought to
be done by the Sabbath Schools of the
County? Rev. J. Leavitt, Rev. G. S.
Butler, O. H. Austin. Afternoon, Chill
dren's Meeting Short Addresses Un-
finished Business; Closing Address, by
Rev. E. P. Wild. All Pastors, Super
intendents and Sunday School workers
are earnestly invited and urged to at
tend. and come prepared to participate
in the discussions. Bring Bibles. "Win-
moved Hymns" and Gospel Hymns
No. 2" Let all extend notice of the
meeting. and especially pray for Gods
blessing upon the Convention.
GLOVER.
Thomas B. King last week killed a
hog which dressed 672 lbs.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas is spending few
days at his old home at Amherst, Mass
The Sabbath schools of both the vii
lage churches. it is expected, will unite
in celebrating Christmas.
Asa Chamberlin has rented the Brad
ley farm for one year, and will move on
to the place soon.
A singing school under the supervis-
ion of Mr.. Bean of st. Johnsbury will
commence at the village this week.
John Mcclure proposes soon to take a
pedestrian tour to Illinois. Think John
better get little money and go by rail
bad time of year to foot it.
There will be social gathering at
the Union House, Glover, on the even
lining of Dec. 20. 1t is expected that
there will be large gathering. as this
is the 50th anniversary of the wedding
of Mr.. John Sherburne, proprietor Of
the house.
Alfred Clark had his foot nearly sew.
cred by an ak. few days since. He and
Willie Clark were splitting wood togeth.
er in the woods, and by some cause AL.
fred slipped and brought his foot exact
| ly under the ak of his companion. who
struck full force blow. The bottom
of the foot, including the heel, was near.
ly cut from the upper part.
A LITTLE Too ACCOMMODATING
Some days since there was a turkey
shoot at Dry Pond, Glover, and tn,
boys who hoped to shoot or steal tur
key were all there. Toward night
three of them, who had not been sue
cessful in shooting, hustling. or stealing
started home In rather a melancholy
mood. AS they were approaching !;
farmers house, they saw three lustJ
turkeys promenading in the door-yard
and conceived the plan of "lifting" ont
of them. AS they drove up OPPOSITE
the house, they called loudly to th,
farmer and informed him that they wer
just returning from the shooting match
and that the three turkeys in the yart
had escaped from under the seat of tn
wagon. The farmer, a very accommo
dating man, by their request volunteer
ed to assist in catching the escaped poul
try, and Immediately set about drivin
them into the barn. The best one O
the three was soon captured, but tn
other two having escaped, the boy
told the kind neighbor that it didn'
matter, as they were coming back in tn
morning and would then catch them
The pretended owners kindly thanke
the farmer for his assistance, crowde
the gobbler under the wagon seat an
swiftly drove away. Next morning a
the owner of the turkeys was maxim
preparation for the Thanksgiving feast
he went out to look up the turkeys tina
he might appropriate the best for tn
Thanksgiving table. After considerable
search only two could be found. SUD
denly, as if thunder bolt had rent tn
vail before the door of his understand
ing. light burst in upon him tina
caused him to see the beauty and CON
pletness of the sell that had been play
ed on him the day before. Overwhelme
with chagrin, with his plumes trailin
in the dust, he returned to his arme
chair in the kitchen to mediate o
heights of human folly and the depth
of human depravity.
GREENSBORO
d. G. Melvin has bought Andre
Bars farm. paying $1,000 for it. Bal
thinks he shall adopt Horace Greeley
advice to young men.
David Lumsden, the returned Califo
MAN, has gone back to that State, fea
: ing he would freeze to death if he stat
through Vermont winter.
Frank Graham aud wife were visite
: last Tuesday eve by about 40 of the
relatives and neighbors, to celebrat
their tenth marriage anniversary. A
: had pleasant time.
HI. M. Cuthbertson has the col
sent of the Fish Commissioner to tai
trout from the Lake to stock fish ponc