Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-03-20

is having great sale in Canada and
Great Britain. Some years since Prof.
Graham. who is a resident of that
Province, had the honor of comforting
a very high degree of Masonry on the
Prince of Wales, and he has received
gracious acknowledgements, both
from the Queen and the Prince for
the work, copies of which were sent
them.
The entertainment given by the
Catholic society at Opera Hall on Fri
day evening last was attended by
about 80 persons, and was, like the
most of our home entertainments,
we'll worthy the patronage of the peo-
pie. The program consisted of sing
ing, recitations and tableaux Mr..
Rattigan, Fred Whitcher, Mrs. B. c..
Berry and Miss Ives sang several
quartettes very acceptably; the Rat
tigan children performed several parts
in singing and speaking that were very
pleasing. Several other young peo-
pie took. part in the exercises. The
comic singing Of Mr.. Rattigan almost
suggested the thought that "Jo'' may
be missing his calling. But seriously,
himself and family could get up, un-
assisted, an enjoyable entertainment.
Messrs. Wright, Baldwin, Hafford and
Miss Field furnished a good orchestra.
The village meeting, held last Tues
day evening, was largely attended and
was quite lively affair. The follow
ing officers were chosen: Moderator,
F. w. Baldwin; clerk, I'll. T. Seaver;
trustees, M. J. Elliott, Ed. J. White,
J. P. Baldwin; treasurer, FL. @. Pierce;
collector, O. V. Joslyn; fire wardens,
G. @. Grow, j. n. Webster, Geo. I'll.
Blake; water commissioner, to serve
three years, E. F. Dutton. There was
quite a contest over the choice of
trustees, and feeling and argument
over the proposition to pay expenses
occasioned by the removal of the
Catholic church for the new depot
site. The vote stood 81 to 80 to pay
the expense. The trustees were in
structed to maintain a better street
lighting than has been enjoyed of
late, and also to swap land with the
Peerless Co., exchanging the land on
which the village engine house stands
for the site on which the old chair fac
tory barn stands. 1t was also voted
to raise hydrant tax of ten per cent
to go into the water fund, to be used
bonded indebtedness. No tax above
that raised by the town for road pur
poses was voted. The report showed
that the village is practically out of
debt = good showing, considering
the expense of concrete sidewalk,
sewer pipe laid and new hose pur-
chased last year. The water commits
sioners' report showed that the water
rentals last year paid about $40 of wa
ter Indebtedness, the interest on the
bonds and expenses in putting in wa
ter into new houses, etc., about 1890.
The present rental of the water is
nearly 81 200 year. The water rents
increased 500 last year. 1t is thing
worth remembering in regard to the
water works in this village that they
have been put in, the water has been
run to 112 rental places at the expense
of the village, and every expense has
been paid to this date with $4,000 in
water bonds and 50, 800 raised in
taxes. A total of $18, 800. Con-
sidering what we have for the
expended, we challenge the
state to show a better thing in the
cost of water works.
The assembly of the Annual Con-
ference of the NJ E. church of Yer
mont, which is to be held here, COM
mencing, Apr. 10Th and closing Apr.
23rd, promises to be an important
event in the history of the town and
county. The last meeting of the Con-
ference in this place was about thirty
five years ago, an event to remem-
bered by many, when Bishop Mathew
Simpson held the conference and
preached one Of the most remarkable
sermons ever preached In this coun-
try. After the building of the new
Methodist church at Barton Landing
conference was held there. The pre-
siding bishop at this conference will
be Bishop Joyce of Chattanooga,
Tenn. AS was the case with Bishop
Simpson, Bishop Joyce is recently
home from tour of the European
continent, where he held series Of
and gave counsel in the
growing work in Europe. 1t is need
less to say that he is both great and
eloquent. He presides at the bust
ness sessions of the conference,
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