Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-09-26

Memorial services of the late Presi- {
lent Garfield. were held at the Congre-
rational church last evening. Address
IS were listened to from Revs. Bates,
Sweat and Jones, also from O. H. Aus
in and B. F. D. Carpenter.
VIM. P. Dodge died suddenly of
heart disease on Saturday afternoon
last. Mr.. Dodge was well-known as an
active and sagacious business man, and
his death was great shock to the COM
munity. Funeral services are held this
Monday afternoon at his late residence.
Rev. c. H. Sweat, officiating.
Rev. G. H. Sweat has nearly COM
pleted arrangements for course of lee-
lures at this place the coming fall and
winter, the proceeds of which are to
be used toward paying the indebted
ness of the church. He goes to Thet-
ford this week, but returns and ex-
changes desks next week with Mr..
Bates. The relations between Mr.
Bates and Mr.. Sweat are very cordial.
Bloomington.
The Baptist society have dismissed
their preacher, Rev. Mr.. Roys.
The family of Aaron Wiley is badly
afflicted with sickness; six children hav-
ing had the typhoid fever.
Coventry.
Mrs. Sturtevant spoke at both churches
yesterday, and organized Womans'
Mission.
Late Saturday evening, Samuel Pear
son and Samuel Burbank were called to
assist an old lady whose husband was
drunk, and had locked her out of the
house. AS they were coming away they
were met with volley of stones from a
shed near by, and stampede of four
or FIVE rowdles showed from whence they
came. Several parties have been stoned
this summer, and the boys are we'll
known and may find themselves ID
trouble.
CraftsburY.
A slight frost on the morning Of
Sept. FL.
DIR. Durham and family from New
Britain. Conn.,, are stopping few
weeks with Horace STATIONS people.
Presiding Elder Malcolm preached at
M. E. church on the 18th, and admin
istered the sacrament.-Rev. Johr
! Chamberlin of New York preached al
the Congregational church the same
Sunday.
i West Charleston.
] Miss Carrie Eastman has gone t.
Springfield, Mass
E. o. Bennett has cut, at two crops
ten tons of hay On three acres of land.
E. J. Bruce raised 1-2 bushels 0
l white early rose potatoes from one ROY
! Is rods long.
4 The next meeting of the Ladies Nit
i Society will be held Tuesday eve, Del
i 4th, with Mrs. Henry Campbell.
Rev. S. R. Bonell of Island Pom
] preached two very excellent sermons a
j the Congregational church on Sunday
u the 18th.
. 1t was a sad day in our little villag
4 when the news of the presidents deaf
81 was received. The bells were tolle
q and the flags draped in mourning.
q We are glad to see 7. J. Pratt on GU
3 streets once more, looking hale an
8 hearty, and with pleasant word for a
y whom he meets. Mr.. Pratt has ha
8 quite an experience in western life sine
6 he visited US last. His wife is with hi
and he will spend some time wit
& friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Sturtevant of the Ladies' We
mont State Temperance Union, delive
ed a very interesting lecture at the Bal
q fist church last Wednesday evenin
& At its close Ladies Temperance Unie
was organized with twelve member
s. We are glad that the ladies are tryiI
to do something for the cause of tempe
ance. We wish them all success he
81 and elsewhere.
s. Evansville.
!. Erwin Alexander is going West.
81 Harvey Foster is making repairs
Ss his house.
1t is reported that Mr.. Fay has bs
u gained for the Albert Gallup place.
81 Clifford is boss sawyer at the Fost
81 mill and expects to run it this winter.
b Nathan Leonard has bought a Fl
81 pair of horses of Daniel Parlin
Be- Charleston. Nathan is not happy U
less he has good team. William 4
IS exander has sold good horse to Robe
B Alexander.
d Glover.
Little Mabel Witherell, the noted g
violinist, plays at Barton, Tuesday mig
in the Witherell entertainment.
IS Nathaniel Drew for some weeks in
health, is slowly recovering.-N
Morse, who lives with Rufus Drew,
1 in very low state of health.
"a West GIOvavs