Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-10

Fred Goodrich has collection of
more than forty varieties of birds eggs.
W. Coburn of Barton is preaching for
the Congregational people at their
church.
The oyster supper and social gather
ing at Sawyer's hotel was pleasant
affair.
Myron Dunn, blacksmith, has moved
his family here and will do business at
the old shop.
Cephas Haines lost a valuable COW
recently from broken leg. A.
Goodrich is wintering an English spar
row.-Mr Tate of Glover is running
saving machine in this vicinity.
The village school is suspended on
account of the sickness of the teacher
The teacher in Deacon Marshal's dis
trict has left the school, leaving the
belligerents to fight it out among them
selves.
Sabbath school anniversary last
Thursday evening The exercises con-
sisted of recitations and singing by the
children. select reading, superintendent
report. words of greeting from Mr..
Washburne, son of Col. Washburne who
founded the school more than sixty
years ago. Mr.. Baker, who has been
superintendent thirteen years, was pre-
sented with an easy chair in apprecia-
ton of his services, and was unanimous
| ly reelected.
! Holland.
The young people will give an enter
talnment at the M. E. church with a
supper at town hall on the evening of
Jan. Is. Proceeds for the pastor. All
cordially invited.
Irasburgh.
Mr.. Parker is making the lumber
business lively. He has purchased
10000 logs, and has put up the price of
lumber to rate where numbering seems
to be profitable.
Lowell.
Last Tuesday the mercury got down
% degrees below 0.
From 2 bushels of seed sown by P.
c. Brigham. 19 1-2 barrels of excellent
seed wheat was thrashed.
Edward Coolidge has moved to KEN
tonville and will take charge of the
mill at that place. His son, Edgar,
will carry on the farm.
Morgan Center.
A few cases of diphtheria in this
place, but generally light SO far.
Donation visit for the benefit of Rev.
W. A. Evans, Wednesday afternoon and
evening, Jan. IL.
BERTHE Stevens, who has been sick
for four weeks past with typhoid fever,
is slowly recovering.
| The Advent people propose to hold a
series of meetings, to begin on Tuesday,
Jan. L, under the direction of Elder
Quimby of Mass. formerly of Newark,
Vt.
The young peoples x. Y. 2. Club,
meets at Joel Goodell's on Wednesday
eve. This society has been lately or.
ganized, and is intended to be purely
literary. We wish it success.
Thompson & Howard had small
smash-up Monday last in their new
mill. So much for working on Sunday,
to get ready for work on Monday. Lei
others take warning. The accident
might have happened just the same
but then the sabbath is day of rest
and no one is justified in its dissertation
Newport.
The installation of officers of Baxter
Post which should have taken place Jan
l was postponed until Jan Is at 7 O'Clock
p. IN. I. KIMBALL, Adjt.
The Methodist Sunday School hal
been reorganized according to the rule
of the church, and is now using th,
Berean system of lessons. Jos. N. Dag
gett was made superintendent. Th
Sunday School gave j. Y. Green heart,
vote of thanks for his faithful service
as superintendent the past ten years.
The Orleans County Musical Associa
ton will be held at Fields new hall, com
mencing Monday afternoon, Jan. 10, an
continuing Tuesday, Wednesday an
Thursday. Prof. M. L. Lawrence G
Springfield, director; Mrs. E. B. Spauld
ing of Concord, N. H., soprano; Mis-
; Carrie D. Davis of Lowell, Mass, pianist
Miss Florence E. Parker of Newport, as
, sistant; III. G. Blaisdell director of OF
chestra. The 'tVoice of Worship" an
''National Chorus Book" furnished
Those having the s'Voice of Worship,
will please bring it. Singers are reques
ed to come prepared with songs, duet:
quartets, ETC., to take part in social hou
and concerts. The st. Johnsbury Gle
Club are expected. Prof. B. F. Rix wi
be on hand during all the convention, an
7 take an active part. Several promineI
sopranos are promised from Bradford an
elsewhere. Concerts will be given O
Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Men
bership tickets, admitting to all rehear
ais and concerts, for gentlemen, $1-l'
! dies, rs cts; to concerts, 25 cts; to r.