Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-12

turning home from this place, met
double team and in turning out broke
his shaft in three pieces, tipping him
out and came near having runaway.
Water is getting to be scarce ar
ticle in our village. Wells and els
terms, that have never failed before,
are now dry, OF nearly so, and that
long predicted thaw is eagerly looked
| for.
On the 18th inst. which was the
30th marriage anniversary with MI.
and Mrs. j. S. Cook, about seventy
five of their friends and relatives
came down upon them like Vermont
snow storm, bringing oysters and
other refreshments, lest they might
find Mrs. Cooks pantry inadequate
| for the wants of the multitude. Dur
ing the evening Mr.. Cooks people
were more than surprised at the ar
rival of Lysander Cobb and wife of
Morristown, who were present with
them and married at the same time
80 years ago. Some very handsome
and valuable gifts of silver, etc.,
were presented. Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb
were also generously remembered.
Four generations of the Cook family
were present and the whole occasion
was joyous one.
Coventry.
Miss Helen Parker and Mamie
Guild are at home for a vacation, but
return to johnson normal school this
week.
The w. G.. T. e. have secured the
services of Mr.. Hubert as lecturer,
Tuesday evening, Feb. 20, in the
Congregational church.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
give a ''beneft" for the sexton of
the church on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 20, which will consist of sing
ing, speaking, etc., to be followed by
generous distribution of warm
sugar. Admission Is cents, and all
invited.
The meetings of the w. G. L. u,
have been sustained with much inter-
est since their organization and aside
from their temperance work, they
have given our people many pleasant
entertainments, instructive lectures,
select readings, ETC., while last week
a debate was introduced by way of
variety, that proved a success. The
question, Resolved that the public
good requires absolute prohibition in
the manufacture of alcoholic liquors,
was ably discussed by Messrs. Pear
son, Bacon and Parker, on the affirm
ative, and Messrs, Ryther, Barrows
and Williams, negative.
The installation of the Rev. Mr..
Bacon as pastor of the Congregation
al church of this town, occurred last
Thursday, and the exercises were
impressive and fnll of interest and
instruction for those present. The
morning was devoted to an examina-
ton of the theological tenets of the
pastor, and the council were gratifed
by his thorough knowledge of the
divinity, the soundness of his faith
and his adherence to Congregational
usages. At 2 o'clock p. M, Rev.
Mr.. Hubert preached the installa-
ton sermon from Romans 3 IS, clear
ly defining the system of faith adopt
ed by orthodox churches and refut-
ing some of the false charges where as
the text has it, "we be slanderous-
ly reported and affirmed of US.
The subject was treated with the ut
most candor and Christian love;
while the eloquence and power of the
speaker, his reverence for the Bible,
and confidence in the truth of what
he presented, completely won the re-
spect and admiration of the audience
The charge to the poster by Rev.
Mr.. Wild of Newport, was a feast of
good things-of love, charity, faith
and humility, educed from his long
| experience in the ministerial work
and unconscious to himself, giving
glimpses of mind ennobled and pu-
rifed by communion with the father.
Mr.. Wild also in few appropriate
words welcomed Mr.. Bacon to the
association of the county. This was
followed by the charge of the people
by Rev. Mr.. Walker of Troy, which
was earnest and sympathetic. The
services then closed by a prayer and
the beautiful anthem, Praise the
Lord, finely rendered by the choir.
CraftSbu1.y.
M. V. Ainsworth has caught eight
cen foxes this winter.
Frank DeLotenville has opened a
BARRIERS shop in the Asa Bridges
building.
Joseph Kelley has taken the farm
belonging to E. L. Hastings which
lies on the branch for another year.
Turn out to attend the next inter
esting lecture which will be given by
Mr.. Worthen on Thursday evening +;
subject, "Animal magnetism
Mrs. A. R. Cowles of Barton
Landing, who has been sick some
weeks at the home of her father, Mr..
William Titus, has returned home.
Frank Chase, having bought the
A. II. Dorman farm and recently
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