Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-01-06

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William r Palmer of Danville. dropped
into this Office on Thursday, being on Il
short visit to this county. Mr.. Palmer is
one of the best preserved men of his age
we meet. He suffered quite loss in the
fire at Danville last spring, but he is in
comfortable circumstances. His own
family being all dead. he has no home of
his own. He goes to Augusta, Ga, soon
to spent the winter with relatives.
The meeting of the members of the
Board of Education was held in the Cour-
house at Newport on Friday, all the men,
bers being present except the one from
Coventry. None of the committees, except
the one on spelling, Westfield and Troy,
were ready to report fully, not having
satisfactorily examined all the books sent
them. The Normal Course of spelling
was adopted, views interchanged, and the
respective merits of the various books
discussed. The meeting adjourned to the
28th day of February at the same place,
at which time decisive actions must be
taken as to the adoption of books in all
the branches.
This is the week of prayer and union
services will be held alternately in the
churches, commencing tonight at the
Cong. church. The following in brief
are the topics of the week: Monday even
ing, Confession and SupplicatiOn, prayer
for conservation for the church, christian
fellowship for young men consecrated to
good works, for pastors and laborerS
Tuesday: Prayer for nations and rulers,
the enactment of wise laws, for temper
ance, and for the repeal of all laws pro-
tecting vice, the sanctification of the
Lords day, social purity and all moral
reform. Wednesday The young; prayer
for grace and wisdom in their training {;
for an increase in the number of earnest
christian teachers, for the the Sunday
and day school, and of the formation of
religious associations for the young
Thursday; The church at Home. That
she may be awaked to her increased re-
sponsibilities and opportunities. Friday;
The church abroad. Prayer for mission
aries, for she suppression of the opium,
the rum and slave traffic and for the con-
version of all heather. Saturday ::
Thanksgiving, for manifold blessings,
spiritual and temporal for peace, the
progress of Christ's Kingdom and for an
increase in Christian love. Sunday
sermon, the future glory, Isa. ,, 10,
Dan. 3, 24-25.
The business mems carnival (there
ought to be better name for such a
thing) came off on Saturday evening, and
was very successful in the attendance,
the display of costumes and in the music.
The village orchestra of six pieces led by
Mr.. Batchelder, surprised many in the
character and excellence of their playing.
Mr.. Cowles sang a solo, and also a duet
with Mae Robinson. Nearly all the bus
mess and professional men of the village
had fine representatives who well and
faithfully set off by costumes, display of
goods, ETC., and speech, the peculiar
merits of those whom they represented.
1t will be impossible to give more than a
brief mention of some the more deliberately
dressed and most attractive in the large
peared on the stage clad in costumes and
bedecked in goods, manufactures and i'm
pliments that best showed off the bust
ness she advertised.
The merchants all made fine display.
o. ID. Owen was represented by Cora
Murkland and Julia Owen; Cora was
richly clad in furs with fan and other az
ticles of beauty; Julia showed off the
shoe department and was literally shoe
from head to foot. Barron & Hamblet
| made one of the attractive displays in the
costumes of Blanche Murkland and Mae
Robinson. Mr.. Powell was represented
| by Myrtle Scott who was most profusely
| decked with fancy goods, etc. join
Batchelder attractively displayed his plus
hats, neck ware, clothing and gloves, il
the costume of Marcia Shedd. n. NJ
| Scott set forth the kinds and character
of his goods in rhyme, through a speech
by Mrs. Young, who bore a banner will
the strange device, phosphate and moving
machines. Baxter & Grow had Miss Al
freda Robinson with a dress skirt highl,
ornamented with small hardware cut
lery and gun fixtures. Mr.. FairbrOthe
had a fine representation who spoke o
his store and tonsOrial business. H. 7
Sewers large hardware store ana til
business was shown by Gertie Skinne
and Gertie Wood. The young ladies wer
artistically clad in brass, iron, glass, etc.
and did their parts well. NJ. j. Elliot
showed off his business through Mis-
Abbie May. She was one of the queen
of the occasion and wore a crown of til
set with jewels of spoons. H. j. Tow
attractively showed his business through
the efforts of Eva Baxter. L. NJ. Hubbard
showed his silver and jewelry in the at
tractive costume Of Mrs. Hubbard ant
the attractive attire of Miss Clogstol
who appeared in wall paper decoration
G. w. Preston advertised his paper AM
novelty store through the efforts of Mar,
Field. Mis-. j. B. Freeman show
ed some of the fancy things of her MILL
merry rooms in the elegant headgear ant
costume worn by Carrie Whitney. Mrs
Barstow also made a handsome displa
in the attire and specimen goods worn b.
Mabel Miles. Mr.. Hunt. tailor, showet
his business through the efforts and attir
of Miss Comstock.
The manufacturers of the village wer
well represented. Mr.. Murkland had fin
representative in Miss Comstock bear
ing specimens of pattern making, picture
of arches, furnaces, looms, etc. &. A
Drew had Anna Duke in festoonS of shaw
ings bearing specimen articles of sas
work, etc. John l., Twombly, represent
ed by one of the Danforth girls, shove
a big banner representing his table, fun
niture and shop specialties and business
Geo. w. BuzZell through Lena Buzzel
with a big crown or shield cut in tn
form of a saw, told the tale of his ma
chine agencies and mill wright work
Ella Robinson told and showed what tn
Tower Bros. are selling and doing a
their grlst-mill. Henry Gay showed tn
good points of his wool carding an
wooden goods, yarn, etc, through the &C