Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-19

great interest they always take, land the
assistance they are ready to grant, in
all the undertakings of the church.
BrOyvninat on.
Hector LapieTe lost good COW
recently. She was supposed to have
eaten poke while in the pasture.
West Charleston.
E. B. Peckham has lost five COWS
this spring.
j. 7. Howard and VIM. Wilson
are both quite sick with the cry
sipelas.
t. B. Pratt is making extensive
repairs on his house, and Sticking up
things in general about his premises.
Wilmer Leland and wife of Mont
pelier, former residents of this vii
lage, are here visiting relatives and
friends.
The Baptist church was without
pastor last Sabbath, on account of
the death of relative of the pastors
wife, calling him away.
Sunday, Jnne 4, nine persons unit
ed with the Congregational church in
this place. Rev. w. I. Herrick
preached his farewell sermon on that
day.
The wire worms and the cold, damp
weather have made such work with
the corn fields that many farmers re-
| plant them, and some are sowing
them to grain.
Rev. G. NJ. Perry from Concord,
N. H., preached a trial sermon in
the Congregational church, Sunday
the 18th. It is undecided whether
he will remain with the church or
not.
Coventry.
B. F. Tower has arrived home
from Arizona pleased with his trip but
more pleased to get home.
Mrs. Ellen Barnes, who recently
went to the Burlington training
school for nurses, has secured an ex-
cellent and profitable situation as
| Y111pCo in fbof oitu
On Friday Mr.. Burbank was quite
badly hurt on the hand and arm while
rolling logs in his mill, and the same
day, Arthur, son of Albert Webster,
had an elbow dislocated while at
school.
The old and efficient board of Off
GERS have been reelected in the Con-
gregational Sunday school, including
S. Fl. Pearson, superintendent, Mrs.
S. Nye chorister and E. Bryant Ii
| brarian.
A gentleman from the west is oc-
cupylng the shop of the late Mr..
Cowles for few days, and will do
| jewelers. work. Should he find GUS
tom enough to be profitable, he might
be induced 10 remain here permanent
| ly. E. S. Cowles is expected home
soon to close out the affairs of his
fathers estate.
We cannot tell quite as big a story
as you tell in Barton, of the faith
full attendance of some of the church
going people, but there is young
couple who live siG miles from church,
who attend church here every Sab
bath, affording a pleasing contrast
with those who live within stones
throw and neUer go.
Hon. Elijah Cleveland, long time
officially connected with the Pas
sumpsic r. r. Co., in his 9Sth year,
is reported to be severely i'll. Dur
ing the last 81 years Mr.. Cleveland
has visited Boston each year, some
times he has made fourteen trips in
side the year. We hope his sickness
will not prove serious.
AS Rev. Mr.. Taylor was returning
from Irasburgh, his horse and car
| 49,
at the river bridge near that village,
himself escaping by jumping. The
water was ten feet deep but the team
was safely landed, though the horse
received some injuries and one thill
was broken to the wagon.
William Stevens, ordinarily a lev
el-headed man, took it into his crani-
um that he would do an eccentric
thing on his 30th marriage anniversa-
ry. He set out with his wife to be
REMARKED by as many clergymen as
he could find on Saturday. He pro-
| NIuoQ ulluSoll WIFI C0fUluCdIoS duCt
applied to ministers at Barton Land
ing, Barton and West Burke for a
re-marriage. When last heard from
he was looking after minister who
would marry him some more.
Craftsbury.
Carl Aver of Lansing, Kansas is
in town, called here by the illness of
his wife.
Mrs. Graham and daughter have
arrived from New York to spend the
summer.
Misses Ada and Ida Lyon have
gone to the White Mountains for the
summer.
Amory Dawson with some "down
country parties, has been picking
up the best horses in this part of the
county.
Frosts last week did some injury
to such growing things as had vent
ured to stick their heads above the