Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-19

church for the last two weeks, and con-
Quoted by Mr.. Hollis Jordan, Chris
tian worker from Rochester, N. H.,
have been very interesting and quite
we'll attended. Mr.. Jordan is very
much in earnest in the work of saving
souls, and if there is not revival inter-
est in this place it will not be from any
lack of effort on his part.
Coventry.
Christmas exercises at the Congrega-
tional church Saturday evening Dec. "a.
The agent for the MONITOR will visit
this place, next Wednesday forenoon.
See him and settle your bills.
The Christmas exercises of the M. E.
church will be held on Monday evening.
and will consist of speaking, singing,
&C., followed by a supper.
Our mail carrier. last Monday night,
suddenly found himself at the bottom of
a steep bank with dead horse, demol-
ished wagon and broken wrist. ~
Mrs. McKinstry has held five lectures
the past week in the town hall, upon
ancient history and in proof of the Adj
vent doctrine, which were well attend
ed and very interesting. Sunday, she
gave three discourses from the Congre-
gational pulpit, showing proof and ad-
vocating the truth Of the Advent doc
trine. . as9
CraftSburY.sa .fiai
The Methodists are to have Christmas
trees and literary exercises at the town
hall, on Saturday eve, Dec. Oath.
Henry Hoyt, who has been selling
his shop and its contents at auction, is
intending to- go4to Californla.-Geo.
Root starts for that state sometime this
month.
The Earnest Workers" met with
Mrs. A. K. Story last Friday afternoon
and evening. The Literary Club in the
evening sold at auction their magazines
which had been accumulating for two
years.
A dark colored fitch muff was lost
between So. Craftsbury and Irasburgh,
Greek road, on Wednesday last. Who
ever will return the same to A. J. Hid.
den's store or inform Mr. Hidden where
it is will be suitably rewarded.
Quite an excitement in town last
week, over the appearance of bear in
the woods east of the Boutwell, farm.
The bear was seen by one of the Gile
boys and quite party pursued it, but
at last accounts nothing more had beer
seen of it.
Derby.
Potato buyers are paying from rs tt
80 cents bushel
John Billiard of Georgeville, brother
of Mrs. Jesse Wiley, is moving on t.
the farm.
The Women's Temperance society
hold meeting at the NJ. E. church
next Sunday evening. These meeting
are of much interest.
There will be Christmas tree, pre-
coded by appropriate exercises in thu
Academy hall, Saturday eve. Dec. "a
All are cordially invited to attend.
The religious interest in the churches
is very good at present. There is to b.
preaching at the Baptist house during
the present week, on Tuesday. Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday evenings, ais,
lecture and social meeting on Tuesda,
and Thursday afternoons.
The death of William A. Donaldson
M. D., which occurred at his residenc
in st. Johnsbury on Monday, Nov. %, re
moved from the ranks of the professio,
an energetic, self-sacriflcing and skillfu
physician from the community gener
Gus and conscientious citizen from hi
family kind and affectionate husband
After receiving an academic education a
Derby DR.. Donaldson entered upon tn
study of his profession in the office of hi
brother, DR.. S. j. Donaldson. He grad
uated with due honors at the Long Islam
College Hospital in the class of '73, hay
ing attended previous course of lee
lures at the medical department of Dart
, moth College. Soon after graduation h
began tho practice of his profession q
West Burke, and in the following winte
was married to the eldest daughter {
Judge Hopkinson. After remaining 9
!. Burke about year he removed to Ly1
e donville where he. soon established hin
o self in a large and increasing practic
:, which continued until the autumn of 7:
when, at the earnest solicitation of friend
and from desire, on account of failin
health, to lessen the burdens imposed o
a an extensive ride, he was induced to II
n move to st. Johnsbury. His sterling il
: tegrity, his warm-hearted and genial di
position, and his tender sympathy for til
suffering, together with his acknowled.
ed professional skill, soon won the T.
p spect and confidence of the people. Ho]
: ing to improve his health by a change
= climate and relief from professional car
he spent the winter of 80 and 81 in I'll
south, remaining most of the time it Flo
ida, where among strangers he foun
l warm friends whose regards and symp
thy are strongly attested by letters
coincidence. Returning to St. Johnsbnl