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

the time at the regular meetings SEEM
ed insufficient to take up the study of
Hygiene. An interesting work upon
the subject is to be read by course
at the meetings. 1t is hoped that old
and young will feel interested to come
in and study this important subject.
East Charleston.
c. E. Carruth is repairing his grist
mill.
G. G.. Stevens meat cart is run by
c. G. johnson.
Our town has purchased Victor
road machine.
H. Rich has sawed the fingers on
one hand quite badly.
The town has located the new
school house on the old site.
John Wilson has gone to Lowell,
Mass, to work this summer.
Ed. Bly's people are about to take.
little girl from the Children's home
in Boston.
About fifty friends of j. A. Apple
bee and wife surprised them recently
by calling on them and leaving sever
al nice presents.
DR.. Cushman has the tenement
over his drug store ready to plaster.
He has raised the store up and is 60
ing to put cellar under it.
DR.. Gushing is confined to the
house from an injury received while
breaking a horse. Mr.. Balch is very
sick.-Clark Royce's wife is danger
ously sick.
West Charleston.
Amos Parlin, Sem, has received
a pension, which amounts to quite
sum.
Deacon j. C. Oliver has hens
which are laying eggs that measure
by 6A inches and weigh ounces.
They ought to be able to advance
the price of the commodity.
Craftsburv.
G.. P. RandalPs beautiful horse
Skipper was seen here on the street
Friday. He is of dapple chestnut
color stands Is hands high and
weighs 1000 pounds. He is as hand
some horse as Vermont affords.
We understand he is to be here Fri
days during the summer.
The Vermont Homeopathic Medi-
cal Society held its annual meeting
at Montpelier on the ~ and % of
May. The meeting was a success
and large number of physicians
were present. The retiring president
DR.. Henry Tucker delivered an able
discourse on Medical Legislation,
which was greatly enjoyed by all
present; the discussions were able
and profitable. The finances of the
society were found to be in good con.
dition. The seml-annual meeting
will be held at Montpelier in January
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President, O.
A. Bemis, of Craftsbury; Vice Pres
W. B. Mayo. Mortified Sec. 7. E.
Steel, of Gaysville Treas. H. E
Packer, of Barre; Board of Censors
H. G. Brigham, of Montpelier; D
A. Whittlesey, of Randolph H. S
Boarlman, of Ludlow; Auditors, A
E. Horton, of Putney: j. M. Van
Duesen, of Waitsfeld M. L. Pow
ers, of Richmond.
RE-DEDICATION OF THE METHODS
L uC lC-NCOlSdOiOh VI ouC VAOUh
odist church, which has been under
state of repairs for several months, occur
red on the 9th inst. A large congrega
tion and several clergymen were present
including Presiding Elder P. N. Granger
Rev. A. H. Webb of Woodstock, Rev
Messrs. G. A. Smith, w. P. Ienne, G. B
Currier, G. w. Morse, and the pastor
Rev. A. B. Blake. The dedicatory ser
vices were held in the afternoon, openin
with an organ voluntary by Miss Mar
Scott, organist. The choir, led by AS
Hartman, and composed of a large nun
her of excellent singers, sung the anthem
"Sing, o Heavens" after which Revs
Blake and Smith read portions of SCRIP
ture. The a5sth hymn from the Hymn;
was read by Rev. Morse and sung by til
choir. Rev. Currier offered prayer, an
the choir rendered the anthem, SIN TIL
Holy Temple" Rev. A. H. Webb, VIII
had been invited to deliver the dedicatio
sermon, chose for his text from John 81
, 90, ''Jesus saith unto him, If will tn;
he tarry till come, what is that to thee
follow thou me-" The speaker referre
to the rebuke and the instruction that il
suS gave Peter in the brief sentence
the text, and spoke quite at length in r.
gard to religion as an individual and pc
sonal matter. He referred to the films
objections men offer for not following I'll
Master, and of the advantage to be deri
, ed and the blessings to be obtained
: obeying the ''follow thou me" of Jesu
His whole discourse was replete with a
gument, instruction and encouragemel
in well-doing, and much of it was ell
quent. The anthem "Guide Me O Tho
! Great Jehovah" was finely rendered al
+ the services proper closed. A financi
statement was made showing that Il
cost of repairs, re-furnishing, ETC., W;
nearly $4,000, and that $500 was st
wanting to cancel expenses. This su
was pledged by those present and tt
congregation joined heartily with tt
choir in singing the doxology. Interes
evening services were held, Rev. M
n Jepne from Albany delivering the sermo
The Methodist church in this town w
organized in 1918 by Rev. Wilbur Els
: then a boy minister just out of colleg
e but afterwards one of the most noted MI
in New England Methodism, who mini