Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-10-11

port; Charles Chamberlain into the
Curtis tenement.
A series of meetings will commence
at the NJ. E. church Tuesday after
noon and continue afternoons and
evenings through the week. Several
clergymen from abroad expected.
Craftsburv.
Charles Hoyt has had his pension
insreased to SIG month.
Lyman Udall and family from
Granville are visiting his brothers and
wife's mother.
Nathaniel Sawyer was called to the
funeral of his sister who died very
suddenly the first of the week.
Charles Wylie raised turnip that
weighed 81 pounds and measured
three feet one inch in circumference.
Frank Glidden and wife started
Thursday on their western trip.-Geo.
Chase and wife are visiting friends
at Rutland.
Mrs. M. A. Ellis has writing
school here. She is very fine writ
err, and we expect rapid improvement
among her scholars.
Mrs. Joseph Reed, woman over
60 years old, has killed six skunks,
four red squirrels and one woodchuck
this summer.
The students of Craftsbury Acade-
my held a lyceum at the Academy
Hall on Monday eve., Sept. 27,
which was we'll attended and much
enjoyed.
A CARD.-We wish, through the col
umns of your paper, to express our thanks
to all who so kindly assisted us in the
sickness and death of our beloved one.
We feel special gratitude to the watchers
who so tenderly cared for the one who is
gone. May heaven reward you for your
kindness, is the wish of the undersigned
E. S. SIMONDs.
HATTIE E. SIMoNDs.
Quite a number of our soldier boys
went to Morrisvile to attend the La
noble Valley Veteran Association,
which was held there Tuesday and
Wednesday. They report grand
time. with about 1000 soldiers and
1000 visitors present. E. S. Simonds
was elected one of the vice presidents.
Mrs. James Paddock is in quite
DOOR health. Leon Witt was taken
| quite i'll last Thursday night but is
somewhat better.-Frank Cochran,
who has been i'll for long time with
typhoid fever, has been gaining rap
idly for the past few days.-Annie
Macomber Is gaining slowly.-Mrs
r. W. Smith, who has been living
with her son Luman, is very danger.
ously i'll.
The preachers meeting of St
Johnsbury district was held here, as
announced, last week, and was sue
cess. The following preachers were
present: S. Donaldson, w. S. Jenne
S. B. Currier, w. /. Todd, G. w
Morse, S. S. Brigham, w. S. Smith
ers, A. Scribner, R. Christie, S. G
Vail, Robert j. Christie, Bro. Wrigh
and A. B. Blake. The weather wa:
all that could be desired, and thu
people of Craftsbury who attended
ed the meetings were highly gratifie(
and profted. The essays were of .
high order, the preaching excellen
and the attendance fair The socia
meetings were refreshing and full o
spiritual power. On Thursday, Rev
A. Scribner delivered his lecture Of
"What shall we do with the boys ?
which was very interesting and pleas
Ing. The meeting closed on Thurs
day evening with preaching and a
altar service conducted by Presiding
! Elder Donaldson. Several penitent
went forward to the altar seekin
} pardon. A new feature was intro
duced, which was the sub-districtin
! of the district for special missiouar
!, effort. On each charge missionar
meetings are to be held, and the pas
tors of each sub district are to organ
ize and arrange for their respectiv
meetings. The sub-districts are a
follows: 1st, Newport, Newport Cen
ter, Westield, Troy, Jay, Barto
Landing, Bloomington, Irasburg
and Coventry I'd, Barton, Albany
Glover and Craftsbury; Sd, Eas
: Burke, West Burke, Lyndon an
; Sheffield 4th, Island Pond, Hollan
u and Morgan, Derby, Bloomfield an
u Canaan; 9Th, St. Johnsbury Cente
. Danville and Peacham; 9th, Hare
wick, Stannard and Greensboro, Wa
den; 7th. Guildhall. Lunenburs
West Concord and St. Johnsbur,
The following pastors are the chat
men of the sub-districts: LIST,
b Scribner I'd, S. B. Currier; Sd, ,
Mcdonald; 4th, w. S. Smithers
is 9TH, P. N. Granger; 9th, S.
Brigham; 7th, G. P. Taplin.
5 Derby
Hollis Moran and wife suffered
surprise visit on Friday evening.
:. DIR. GatchelI has moved into Il
~ tenement in the Kelley house, vaca
# ed by Geo. Human.
Mr.. Barnes is renovating the hou
= just vacated by Mr.. Human, prepa
:. atory to moving in.
William Human has moved to
farm again his son George going {