Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-01

Mrs. E. M. Atkins has put a We
randa on the end of the hotel towards
the lake, which with other improve
ments, makes the house much pleas
anter.
The selectmen have appointed A.
w. Lyon, Chas. Spencer and H. +.
Mcqueen fish wardens, who have
posted notices prohibiting fishing in
all the waters of this town with spears,
set lines, traps, etc. Fishermen have
long faces and hook and line.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. u OhnSbury.
The county conference of Congrega-
tiona. churches will meet at the North
church in this place on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
John E. Harris removed his personal
property to Burlington last week. The
first number of the Clipper under his
management will be issued next week.
There is possibility that the vacant
passionate OF the North Congregational
church may be filed by Rev. c. M. Lam
son, at present pastor of the Salem street
church in Worcester, Mass.
The statement that the Boston and
Lowell are to expend $l75 200 in improv
ing the Lake road between Morrisville
and Maquam is incorrect No definite
plans for improving the road have yet
been decided upon.
The measles have been having tre-
mendOus run here, and the end is not yet
but Burlington beats us out of sight.
The Free Press says that 600 cases of
measles have already been reported to
the health officer of that city, and the
death ratio therefrom is increasing.
Sheffield.
Independent Grange will meet with B.
ingalls, Saturday, June 9Th, at l O'Clock
p. m.
Henry Switzer of Sheffield, recently fin
ed $50 for selling liquor, was taken to the
Rutland house Of correction Friday by
Sheriff Sulloway to work out the fine, in
default of payment.
Sutton.
Oville Campbell is home from New
York.
S. F. Rice has returned to town, living
with and caring for his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Rice, both being in poor
| health.
On Sunday memorial sermon was
| preached here by Rev. Mr.. Tracy to an
audience of 400 people Every seat was
filled and all the standing room was oc-
| cupied. The members of the Post from
Sutton, Burke, East Haven and Newark
were present, and all were delighted with
the sermon. Refreshments were furnish
ed by the ladies of tbs Post in Sutton.
Mr.. Tracy strongly emphasized the fact
that the greatest enemy in the land,
against which there should be constant
warfare, is intemperance, and expressed
his belief that the war might have been
averted and the slavery question adjusted
without bloodshed, if it had not been fol
the influence of rum at the polls.
East IIardwick.
w. H. Bailey has some splendid stock
at his Maplewood stock farm at the Haz
en- Road.
Rev. F. d. Chandler and wife have beer
to n. Haverhill to visit the grave of theil
daughter, Oracle. A sad visit to them.
Waterman has bought little corner O
land of Dea. Stevens near the Boardmal
bridge and is building him slaughte
house.
F. J. French has traded the twenty -fiv,
acres of land he had left of the Chas,
Ward farm with VIM. Fort for the black
smith shop.
Lyndon.
The diphtheria at the Corner and tn
Vile is subsiding.
Passumpsic,
John Barker, whose funeral service
were held in the church in this place o.
Thursday, was born in the year 1900 AM
consequently was So years of age. HI
united with the Baptist church here i
1915, which was very soon after tn
church was organized. Silas Davidson
at that time the pastor of the church
lived on farm in Waterford, some fiv
miles from here, carrying on his farr
during the week and preaching Sundays
Mr.. Barker for forty-siX years was to
tally blind, and yet all who knew him wi
testify that he was one of the happies
i, men on earth. His religious life was yer
full and complete, and his hope indee
''like an anchor to the soul, both sur
and steadfast." At the time of the form;
tion of the Railroad street Baptist churc
in st. Johnsbury, he took letter frol
this church and united with that, and ha
retained his membership there sine,
Rev. Mr.. Sanford preached the funer,
discourse, Rev. Mr.. Read assisting.