Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-25

to resign his pastorate here on account
of i'll health, has labored earnestly and
acceptably about eight years with this
people. We are sorry to lose him from
the church. Rev. A. r. Collins of
Waterbury Centre comes here to take
his place. Mr.. @. moves into the house
with his aunt, Mrs. A. K. Brown, and
Henry Badger of Derby moves into
the Baptist parsonage.
Coventry.
Eddie Niles is purchasing wool.
Mrs. Harlow has come and the Cong.
parsonage is now occupied.
Amos Tower and children from Bar
ton visited here last week.
H. F. Black has bought a separator
for use in his dairy business.
Howard Emerson moves into ten
ement in Mrs. Herbert's house.
Rev. w. c. Johnson breaches at M.
E. church next Sunday at 1870 p. N.
Ice cream and strawberry festival
at NJ. E. vestry next Saturday even
ing.
Andy Edmunds has gone to Spring
field, Mass, and Wallace Shippee to
| Concord, n. H., to work.
Miss Kinnie, teacher in the high
school department, is sick and school
suspends for the time.-Mrs. Homer
Wright is i'll.
Craftsbury.
Charles Bridges is quite seriously
sick
Stephen Collier is in very poor
health.
Nellie Bumps has rented tenement
of Mrs. Hidden.
Fred Leavitt and wife have gone to
housekeeping, having rented Allen
Daniels place for one year.
J.P. Conner has returned from his
vacation visit somewhat improved.
He had no operation performed on
his eyes.
S. t. & j. D. Leavitt have bought a
piece of land near the school buildings
on which they will build nice set Of
buildings.
The 5Sth birthday OF A. A. Bridges
was honored by the gathering Of a
large number of friends, who had a
very enjoyable visit.
The Y. w. G. T. U. will give a Jap
anese tea party at the NJ. E. church
Wednesday evening, May 9th. All
are cordially invited.
Mrs E. Wheeler is visiting in Law
renee, Mass.-C. C.Conant has return
ed to Mass-W. F. Andrus has gone
back to Littleton.-Willie Whitney and
company return to Boston this week
1t is reported that gold has been dis
covered in a vein of quartz rock at
Aligo pond. Some experiments and
tests seem to indicate that there is
really gold in the rock, though ''all
that glitters is not gold" Go ahead,
gentlemen, if you have struck a gold
mine you can get help to dig it.
Mrs. Lillian (Talman) Pierce, wife of
F. o. Pierce, died at Barton Landing
May IS. The remains were brought to
East Craftsbury, her former home and
birth place, for burial. Her husband
found the grave lined and trimmed
with flowers and evergreens by her
former schoolmates and friends. The
husband and parents wish to thank
those who so kindly assisted and SYM
pathized with them in their bereave-
ment.
The Fourth meeting of the Orleans
County Christian EndeavOr Union was
held in the Cong. church at North
Craftsbury, on Wednesday, the Goth
inst, with fair attendance. The
meeting was called to order at 10:45 a.
M, and opened with a devotional SER
vice led by Mr.. Baker of West Glover.
Kind words of Christian greeting were
then spoken by Pastor Noodle, Dea.
G.. F. Ranney of Newport responding
to the same in behalf of the delegates.
G. F. Ranney of Newport and Prin B.
G.. Day of North Craftsbury were chos-
en- respectively, president and secre-
tary pro tenn.
Subsequently the following were
nominated and elected officers for the
ensuing year: Pres, Dea. G. F. Ran
ney, Newport; vice Pres, Rev. n. w.
Rev. J. R. Franklin, West Derby; Elk.
Com, Prin. B. G. Day, No. Craftsbury,
L. NJ Clement, Barton Landing and
Lillian Wright, Westfeld. Reports,
for the most part of a favorable char
acter,- were received from nearly all
the societies in the county, and the
most of these were represented by
delegates. Several well prepared and
instructive papers were also read and
! questions of interest connected with
the work were fully discussed. A
pleasant feature in the program was
the question box, conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Baker of West Charleston. In
the evening, Rev. j. K. Fuller of Bar
ton Landing delivered an excellent
address on "Motives in Christian
Work." to a large and appreciative
audience. The closing scene was a
conservation meeting led by Pastor
Noodle of North Craftsbury, during
which many expressed a purpose to be
more faithful to the Master. Socie
ties, which have not SO done, will great
ly assist the work of the county Or
ganization by forwarding the names
and addresses of their officers to the
county secretary without further no
tice.
Derby.
w. A. Blake has sold his farm to a
Mr.. Curtis of Cowansville, P. @.
j. w. Erwin is very sick also Mrs
Chas. Watson.
Gen. circuit is in town visiting
Chas. Bates is in town looking after
his farming interests.
M. E. church services yesterday was
in honor of the quarter centennial OF
, the Freedman's Aid Society.
Garry Kilburn has moved to Dodge's
tenement and John Hay moves into