Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30

was passed through the house while he
was speaking, securing III names. 1t
was one of the most enthusiastic meetings
ever enjoyed by this people.
No school upon Friday, Mr.. jameson
being unable to teach.
There was very pleasant gathering at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson
Cowles on Saturday eve. Jan. 21st, the
occasion being the marriage of their
only daughter, Emma, to Ernest w.
Carpenter of Omaha, Nebraska. Mr..
Carpenter with his bride has left for
the west where he holds a good position
in the employ of B. & M. r r Co. They
leave with the best wishes of their many
friends. Miss Cowles will be greatly
missed by this community; she is a fine
musician and was always ready to assist
in any entertainment of the church or
village.
East Burke
Quite a number from this vicinity are
at ST. Johnsbury at court as witnesses
on the Wells arson case.
John Smith was buried here Wednes-
day. He died Monday after ten days
illness with kidney trouble.
W. B. Smith has returned to Worces
ter, Mass.-Rev. l. E. Smith returns to
his home in New York city this week.
The Good Templars give an entertain
ment Friday evening, Feb. 3rd. There
will be dramatic play and refreshments.
LyndOnviIIe.
We were considerably at a loss last
week to know whether our ST. Johnsbury
editorial friends were really in earnest or
in jest in what they had to say in regard
TO the removal of the railroad shops.
Because Supt. Mellen, or any other man
talked freely in regard to that matter in
ans wer to the many inquiries which in
terested parties make of him, is, we
think in no sense evidence that the
Boston & Lowell or Boston & Maine
corporation seriously contemplate the
change which some seem to anticipate.
Twenty years ago the shops were re-
for the reason that the old location was
too limited and insufficient. The new
shops were erected at cost of 5000 900
aside from the grounds, and the same
now with some general repairs would
be practically as good as new. Hence
we see that the $25 900 which it is pro-
posed that St. Johnsbury contribute to-
ward the proposed new work would be
a small share of the amount required to
be expended. 1t would evidently be
in some respects to the rail
road company if the repair shops were
at the junction of the two roads. But
taking things as they are the probability
of any change in regard to the matter
of location is not entertained in the
minds of the railroad men of Lyn-
donville who ought to know some
thing of the inner workings of the pres
ent management of the road. And while
Providence" and the fates are appar-
emily against ST. Johnsbury in this par
ticular we feel quite safe in believing
that the Boston & Maine are sufficiently
wise to adopt in this case the principle
of the old adage to ''let well enough
alone. "-Republican Cor.
Rev. Jonathan Woodman died at the
residence of his son-in-law, w. II. Hilton,
in Tewksbury, Mass, January Is, aged
30 years. Mr.. Woodman was born on the
Henry Hoffman farm in Wheelock in 1913,
and had the usual boyhood of those days,
with much work and little schooling.
But being serious, thoughtful, industri
Gus boy, he hal acquired knowledge and
enough at IL to enable him to
preach a sermon to a congregation, and
he continued from that age to supply the
pulpit occasionally, till he reached the
age of 20 years, when he was ordained
and commenced his first passionate at SUIT
ton over the Baptist church. He preach
ed his first sermon in Sutton in 1915 and
his last sermon was preached here some
three years ago. During his 20 years
service in the pulpit 80 years of it was
given to this town during his several diff
ferent pastorates. The 40 other years of
his work was given to pastorates in
w heelock, Sheffield, Lyndon, Vt, Law
renee, Lowell, Boston, Mass., and Great
Falls, n. II. He was one of the early
pillars of the F. w. Baptist denomination,
and no man in New England, has put
more years of hard service into the work |
Dr. accomplished more in the way of adj
the denomination than Elder |
Woodman. He was one of the first and |
most active men in organizing the denom- |
nations printing establishment in 1926, |
,he general conference in 1927, the for |
eign missionary society in 1888, the home |
society in 1884, the education |
Il society in 1910, the anti-slavary socie-
y in 1913. In 1926, he became a member
Of the firm Hobbs, Woodman & Co., and
started the Morning Star, at Limerick,
Me-, and this gave the denomination its
irst newspaper He gave the paper, so
we'll known to-day, its name, and was "a
;orporatOr in the concern for 81 years.
md labored year in lecturng and can
'assing, and raised the first $4,000 to
establish Biblical school at Whites town,
lew York. He may Well be called the
most prominent and efficient pioneer of
he Baptist denomination in New Eng
and. and he was regarded with tiial
Fiction by the oldest ministers in the
denomination of the present day. During
lis long life he has frequently been hon
red by church and society, and had his
,usy life permitted he would have been
IGNORED by positions of trust outside of
lis immediate church work. In 1928 he
vas chaplain of the legislature and
Preached the election sermon, which was
custom in those days. In 1913 he was
ent to England as delegate of the gener-
!. Baptist denomination. In 1865 he
represented Wheelock IN the legislature.
Is an old time revivalist Elder Woodman
lad few superiors. In 1928 he conducted
revival in Sutton which resulted in the
conversion of 400 souls in this and adjon-
ne towns. Another revival in the same
hurch in 1928 resulted in 100 conversions.
n about 1913 he gave the right hand of