Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-09-27
William Bailey is putting an add

William Bailey is putting an addi-
ton on his house and repairing it
otherwise.
The selectmen are doing good
job repairing and recovering the VII
lage bridge.
DIR. Bemis has been having another
sick spell and Johnnie is quite sick
with sore throat.
Mrs. Noble Kinney has returned
from Iowa, where she has been visit
her daughter and sisters.
George Howard and Henry Stevens
have bought several tons of butter,
paying eighteen and twenty cents per
pound.
Luman Smith is raising his dam so
as to give him eighteen feet fall. He
expects to be saving shingles in a
few weeks.
Frank Cochran is improving in
alth.-Mrs. Albert Cowles is
home from Burlington Hospital, but
is no better.
Mrs. Randall, daughter of Asa
Bridges from New York, who has
not been home for eleven years, is
visiting her friends here.
William and Alder Sprague from
Boston are in town this week visiting
then aged father and mother.-Will.
Andrus and wife are at home on a
visit.
Mrs. Sarah M. Clark from St.
Johnsbury will remain for the pres
ent at her room at the Branch to fit
dresses and do sewing as the people
wish.
Nelson Rand tried his strength on
the horns of scared cow. few
days since, but he wont do it again
sunless he forgets.' The cow and
Nelson turned a few somersaults
over a wheelbarrow. The COW escap-
ed, and Nelson picked himself up
from gravel pit. He has since had
sore ribs and bruised face and hands.
Mrs. Angie Simonds, who has been
a great sufferer for six months, died
on Saturday morning, Sept. 25. She
had been in feeble health for some
years, but last March she took Sc
we're cold, which developed into con-
sumption, and her death has been
long expected. Mrs. Simonds was
woman beloved and respected by all.
She was devout Christian, a mem
Der of the Congregational church, a
good singer, and active in the Sunday
school and every benevolent enter
prise as long as her health permitted.
Her sick room has been a Bethel-a
heavenly influence has pervaded it.
The sublimity of her patience and
Christian resignation has been won
derful. Death had no terrors for
her, and she fell asleep, sweetly in
Jesus at last. She will be greatly
missed, and her family have the SYM
pathy of all. Her funeral will be at
tended at the M. E. church to-day.
The St. Johnsbury District Ministerial
Association, meets at Craftsbury Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5, 6
and 7. Programme; Tuesday,: 80 p.
M, preaching, L. P. Chase; alternate, S.
S. Brigham. Wednesdays a. M,
Devotional Exercises, F. E. Currier; 800,
Organization 9.15, What constitutes a |
call to the Ministry, C. w. Morse, G. A
Emery, f. E. Currier; 1000, Recognition |
in Heaven, c. p. Taplin, j. w. Gregory;
HOO, Work of the Holy Spirit, R. Chrys-
tie, H. E. Howard, L. P. Chase; 200 D.
M, Preaching, A. Scribner; Alternate, G.
E. Burnham; 400, What shall our young
people read w. S. JENNIE, R. J. Chrystie,
r. c.. L. Mckenzie; 400, The need of
trained S. S. Workers, J. E. Farrow, w.
S. Smithers, J. Mcdonald; Preaching,
w. l. Todd; Alternate, R. Chrystie. ,
Thursday 80 a. M, Devotional Exer-
cises. j. Thurston; 800, Inspiration of | :
the Word, A. G. Mcbride, w. 1. Todd,
L. c. Dickerson; $50. Thoughts on the
40 days between Christ's Resurrection
and Ascension, J. Thurston; 1000, Best
method of gathering souls into the church
of Christ, +. III. Roberts, J. w. Scott, S.
S. Brigham; 11.00, What constitutes the
harmful in amusements, N. w. Wilder,
S. Donaldson, A. Scribner; 200 p. M,
Preaching, N. w. Wilder; Alternate, S.
B. Currier; 400, Sancity Of the Sabbath
and its observance. j. Morse, S. L.
Hedges; 4.30, Church Benevolence. S. B.
Currier, J. Wallace, P. N. Granger; 73O, ,
Preaching, J. Thnrston; Alternate, r. C.
Mckenzie. Brethren whose names do
appear will present subjects of their own
selection. 8
s. DONALDSON,
s. s. s s. F R1s1n Committee.
LEROY
Charles Nourse is home again. ,
Maj. Grout is west but is expect
ed home soon.
Antoine Papineau pays SIS and
costs for keeping an unlicensed dog. 1
Miss Rose Speare is again very {
sick, with nearly the same trouble as t
last spring.
On the 18th inst Corliss Bay had
an arm badly broken by the kick
of horse while assisting to hitch it in
wagon. Blay is a poor man and
needs both arms in good condition to
support his family.
Elisha Lane is repairing his store;
Paul Normandin is improving his
premises by moving and repairing
his shed and barn. He has lately
put in an undershot water-wheel to
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