Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-12

relatives of Mrs. Orem Newcomb call
ed on her one day last week, to re-
mind her of her seventy-sixth birth |
day. Among those present were a
daughter-ln-law, four grandchildren
and great-grandchild.
Glover.
Remember Mr.. Morse's donation
on Tuesday, not Wednesday evening,
of this week.
Co. F. v. Randall will deliver his
address on 'sThe Old Vt. Brigade"
at North church on Friday evening,
Jan. 10th. There will be presen-
tation to the Post of the large crayon
picture of Capt. Dan Mason.
There will be donation party and
oyster supper, Tuesday, Jan. goth,
afternoon and evening, at Institute
hall. Speakers from abroad are ex-
pected. All cordially invited. Per
order of committee of Universalist
society.
WEATHER RECoRD---1884. = The
year 1884 has been one which. will
long be remembered as cold sea-
son, and large amount of cloudy
weather. Rain fell on So days and
snow on SIS days; wind south IA
days, north 143 days, west IS days;
the warmest days were July II, Aug.
16, II, IS, 10, 20 and 81; coolest
days, Jan. 6, Z, Mar. 1, 2, 3, 4 and
5, Dec. 10, 20, 26 and 27; total
amount of snow fall IA fit. 4 inches,
which, with the large amount of rain
fall makes it one of the wettest sea-
sons for great Number of years;
yet an abundant harvest was garner
ed for man and beast. 0. V.P.
The following are the resolutions pass
ed by the Earnest Workers at their regu-
lar meeting, Jan. End, 1885:
| WHEREAS, In the Advise Providence
of our Heavenly Father, it has pleased
Him to remove from our Society cher
ished and honored member, Rev. n. w.
Scott, therefore be it
Resolved, That while we mourn our
great loss we bow submissively to the
Divine will.
RESOLVED, That we sadly miss from our
Society one of its original members and
one who ever felt deep interest in its
welfare And as said David of old, we
can truly say of him, "We took sweet
counsel together, and walked unto the
House of God in company
RESOLVED, That we as Society strive
to initiate his example and emulate his
virtues.
RESOLVED, That we extend to his be-
reaved companion and family our heart
felt sympathy in this. their irreparable
loss, and commend them to the Allwise
care of a loving Heavenly Father.
Mrs. C. w. MORSE,
Miss GERTIE GROW, Com.
Mrs. S. w. CLARK,
Greensboro.
, One Geo. w. Maple, living in the
, north part of the town, has left, per-
haps, for the good of his town. This
kind of timber is usually good, but
he seems to have been "poor stick. "
Holland.
James Smith Jr. has rented the
BENZ. Smith place.
Jennie Boynton is sick and her
school is suspended.-Fred Ruiter is
sick it is feared with consumption
Mrs. Fanny Stone, very aged lady,
is also on the sick list.
1rasbur"h.
Mr.. Tibbetts has bought the Ste
phen Healy lot of F. G.. Metcalf for
a pasture and wood lot.
George Brown, brother-in-law to
Mr.. Harrington is in town visiting,
after an absence of eighteen years.
The Methodist Ladies Aid meets
with Mrs. David France on Friday
next; dinner at o'clock, p. m. All
cordially invited.
Revs. Smith and Schofeld ex-
changed desks yesterday to the salts
faction of both congregations, mani
Testing a spirit becoming to all relig-
ious denominations.
: J. J. Haines has gone to Massa-
chusetts where he and his wife are to
have charge of an idiotic asylum, in
one of its departments, receiving
$500 year for their services.
Three young men were arrested q
few days ago and fined SIS each and
cost, for disturbing concert that
was held in a school house they had
been taking too much of the ardent
Jay.
Fred Sargent has bought of B. F
Paine the saw mill at the Center.
Mrs. William Ford Is quite sick
and several others are nearly sick
with colds.
r There will be temperance concerl
at the M. E. church on the evening
q of Jan. 25th, given by the Sunday
: school.
Several of our citizens are talking
quite strongly of going to Idaho il
the spring.
Y Mrs. Reuben Brown had the mis-
fortune to fall dowu stairs one day
d last week, breaking bone in hel
!: wrist.
!, Rev. Geo. Burnham preached very
acceptably to large congregation il
o the Methodist church Sunday even
r ing, Jan. 4.
: Alfred Altar received heavy blow
few days since, while at work in the
n mill, long iron being caught in the
2 machinery and hurled in the air, hit
f ting him over the eye.
The Average attendance of the