Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-23

the people of this town, Will spend
Thanksgiving with US.
The Young Peoples prayer-neet-
ing at the Common wlll be held on
"Wednesday ev.ning, and The Ear
nest Workers will meet at acaslemy
hall on Friday evening.
Dr.. Huntington, who has had
charge of the matter, has put the DR..
Dustin burial lot in most excellent
condition AMI erected very suitable
monument. Some of the lots are
suitably cared for, but others are in
dlapidated condition. This yard
is the repository Of the remains of
the earliest settlers of the town, and
there are all kinds of head stones from
the unlettered shaft to the polished
Scotch granite. Our citizens ought
to take the matter in hand and put
the cemetery in better condition
throughout.
The buildings on the James G.
Wilson (Rawson) place were burned
Friday morning from the explosion
of lantern. The barn, sheds and
house were all destroyed. Mr.. Will
son turned out his cattle but the
hogs were destroyed. The neigh
bors rallied and cleared the goods,
etc., from the house The insurance
is reported to be S2,4O0; the loss
will exceed this sum considerably.
Mr.. Wilson is an industrious young
man and the loss is a very severe
one to him. He moves into the Rut-
lege house fol- the present.
Derby.
The ST. Johnsbury District Preach
ers' meeting will be held at Derby
Dec. 1, 2 and 3. The repairs on the
church will be completed, and the
church will be rededicated on Tues
| day, Dec 1st, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev.
w. H. Bolton, d. D., of Boston.
The original program for the Preach
ers' Meeting will be carried out with
one exception, DR.. Bolton will
preach or lecture in the evening. We
are anxious that this meeting shall
be well attended by the ministers in
the district. A cordial invitation is
extended to all preachers and their
wives. Come, brethren, and make
old Derby charge a place long to be
remembered. The God of power is
with his saved ones here, and we de-
sire to make this meeting the STEP
ping stone to heaven to many pre-
clous souls. Our homes and hearts
will be wide open to receive you.
JOHN MORSE.
Glover.
Mrs. E. S. Aldrich has returned
from the West where she has been
visiting children.
Union services at Cong'l church
Thursday forenoon, Rev. G. W.
Morse preaching.
The exhibition at the close of the
school was very good and the at
tendance large, the weather consid
cred.
J c. S. Phillips recently mounted :
, snow white owl for j. F. Ruggles O
7 Burke that measured &C inches from
tip to tip.
Sunday school concert at Soutl
Hill next Sunday at 2.30 o'clock p
m. Quarterly Conference at Yves
Glover next Sunday at 10 a. m.
Greensboro.
A jury of SIX men acquitted S. S
Austin of charges of illegal fishing.
1. H. McClary shipped $4,000 lbs
sugar week before last, and 800
: last week, all to Chicago.
Lucy Stanley, daughter of JOSEF
Stanley, died at the residence of My
ron Dunn, on the eve of the 18th
in the Goth year of her age. He
S father was one of the early settler
of this town.
Holland.
l. Peter Morrill, has raised 500 bush
e els of grain the past season on l
1t acres of ground.
Geo. Weber is moving to Ho
land pond to board Caswell
u French's help.
Henry Vinton whose injury wa
recently mentioned, is dying of loci
~ Jaw from the effects of his wound.
The last meeting of the literal
society was very interesting on
and the subject Benefits of Amus'
ments," were ably discussed on bot
sides.
Joel Bailey is building one of tt
most convenient houses in the coul
ty; he has done all the work himself
:" any one intending TO build far
= house would do we'll to look it over
1rasburGh.
lie Rev. J. r. Bartlett of Mortified
+, delivered temperance lecture in Il
lg Cong. church on the evening of No
18, and on the 10th an address c
a the "Aims and Work of the I. O.
is f." After which he organized
IS lodge of forty members. The fo
lowing officers were elected: G.. '
, Parker. w. G. T; Miss Carrie Allel
g w. V. T.; G. Fl. Phelps, Sec. /; Mi
N Annie Schofeld, F. S.. Mrs. S. Y
Beauclerk, Treas. Rev. G. A. Smit
!, Chap; n. N. Atwood, NJ; Mi