Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

ly purchased house near the Baptist
church.
For lack of lumber, the Butler & Bates
veneering mill is shut down for the pres
ent, and the proprietors are in New
York.
The Harvest Home festival at the NJ
E. church vestries Friday evening was a
very pleasant entertainment and enjoy
ed by much larger company than the
most sanguine expected, considering the
condition of the roads. The children
delighted the audience with their speak
ing and singing. Several appropriate
pieces were we'll sung by quartette,
consisting of Messrs. Montague and
Richard and Misses Montague and Aus
tin. Your correspondent would make
special mention of the soprano singing
Of Eloise Montague, very superior for a
miss only 16 years of age. She is a
ready reader and good renderer Of diff
icult anthems and church music. Her
singing gives great satisfaction to the
congregation. The entertainment as a
whole was a decided success.
The Y. M. G. A. convention met here
in the Congregationalist church last
week Tuesday evening and adjourned
Thursday noon. The attendance of pas
tors, church delegates and citizens was
good, giving full congregations most of
the time. The address of Rev. D. E.
Miller of Montpelier was worthy of the
man and the occasion. Most of the
speakers expected from abroad failed to
appear. Rev. A. W. Ford of Worcester
led the singing in a spirited and most
satisfactory manner. The report of the
corresponding secretary, Rev. Henry
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury. was not as
encouraging and hopeful as might be de-
sired. Only some sixteen associations
in the state are reported, and most of
these exist more in name than nature.
Not half dozen associations are sus-
tanning regular meetings and doing ac-
tive work as designed by the organiza-
ton. Doubtless the association in this
place is the most active and regular in
its social meetings of any in the state.
A more vigorous effort is planned for the
coming year. The executive committee
meet at Montpelier the first of next
week for the transaction of the business
committed to its care Rev. E. L. San
ford presided. and. with Rev. Osgood,
gave excellent addresses. D. M. Camp
is member of the executive committee.
Newport Center.
Hazen Niles has sold his farm to Mr..
Shurtliff.
Repairs on the NJ. E. church will be
made. The Earnest Workers have rails
ed $43, which they contribute to the
work.
Mrs. Abial Adams recently fell and
broke her hip; she has suffered the
fracture of both hips. both arms at the
| wrists, and bone of the shoulder with
in the last eight years
North Troy.
Harvey Porter has returned to Idaho.
Mrs. Porter will remain in this vicinity
until spring.
George E. Braley's auction last Thurs
day and Saturday was we'll attended.
Everything brought good prices.
Geo. P. Hardy and Chas. A. Rams
dell expect shortly to have a telephone
in operation from the depot to the hotel.
Rev. Geo. H. Parker has removed to
Grafton, having accepted call from the
Baptist society in that town.-Norris D.
Martin has returned from Jericho and
expects to remain here permanently.
Westhe1d.
Martin Gilman and Harry Reed are
at home from Massachusetts.
Silas Hill has let his farm to Mr..
Cowan from North Troy, gives posses
sion Jan 1st.
Ed. Wood has moved from Jay to
West6eld. He is to occupy A. c.
Hitchcock's Dufur place.
Frank Bellrose has move to the Hoyl
& Wakefield mill, and Is to work fol-
the company for one year.
Nelson Debois has hired Lyman Tay'
lor's farm for one year, paying $l25
rent and has taken possession.
l. D. johnson came near having quite
serious fire recently, but a timely dis
covery and few pals of water put {
stop to the blaze.
The lumbermen are busy on thu
, mountains. There will be large lot O
lumber cut, as the dealers promise bet
ter prices than last year.
Harrison Streeter has invented eide
mill which he has worked with goot
success this season. 1t is quite nov
city and deserves to be patented.
O. R. Chase was in town a short tim
I since, and delivered the finest lot Q
s fruit trees ever brought to town. MI