Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-10-09

near the covered bridge.
A quarterly meeting was held g
the M. E. Church Sunday the 1st ms
Presiding Elder Hamilton officiate
and baptised two persons, one by i'm
ersion and one by sprinkling.
Westfieid.
Oscar Traver has rented the Ere
mont Miller farm and taken posses
sion.
In last weeks item regarding thu
Ducharme fire, we thought we CAV,
the insurance as 5000, but the type
read $1,000.
Hiram Stacy and family of Spring
field, Mass, have been in town on {
visit = Mrs. D. A. Winslow has re-
turned from her visit to Massachusetts
Mrs. Calvin Reed has received news
Of the death Of her sister, Mrs. Ange-
line Young Forrest of Massachusetts.
The deceased was 74yrs. 9mos of age.
A business meeting of the Cong'l.
Y. P. S. G. E. was held the first Sun
day in Oct. and the following officers
chosen for the ensuing six months:
Pres, Albert P.Ryder; vice Pres, Miss
Lizzie A. Hitchcock; Sec., Miss Ada
G. Brown; Treas, Homer Hitchcock.
There has been good average attend
ance at the meetings and there is
money in the treasury.
Westmore.
The organization Of a congregation
alist church is complete.
H. H. Gilman and wife and J. A.
Wilson are at the Worlds Fair.
Miss Emma J. Todd of Aurora, I'll.
is here, called by the sickness of her
uncle.
Cole G Foster this week raise their
new bobbin mill on the site of the one
destroyed by fire six weeks ago.
They build larger than it was before
and will put in more machinery. They
have contracted with Daniel Thomp-
son, of st. Johnsbury, to repair their
boiler, engine, shafting, etc., and ex-
pect to be running by the 1st Of Nov
ember. They will have considerable
more capacity than before.
Capt. Averill, of the Ben Hur, hav-
ing run his boat four seasons, and
grown the business beyond it's capac-
ity, now intends to build larger
boat for next season. Ben Hur is 45
feet long, and this new one will be rs
feet and able to carry 125 passengers.
The captain has this season refused
nearly as many passengers as he has
carried. -Unio7e. =, are5 4~T@
CALEDONIA COUNTY. q.
st. JOhnSbury.
The scale shops continue to run on
lalf time, which will be increased as
DON as business revives and orders
Justify it.
The Ely Fork Co. resumed business
week ago, after spending some So,
100 on repairs of the works, putting in
new dam, circular pen stock five
eet in diameter and 800 feet long, and
making extensive repairs on the in
ide of their building.
Two days Of races will be given
lext week Thursday and Friday on
he fair ground by the st. Johnsbury
Driving Club, recently
ormed, w. E. Peck president, T. R.
tiles, Secretary, J. G. Gray, treasur-
r. Cash prizes amounting to 81, 900
re offered, which it is expected will
raw to the grounds some famous
orses. A balloon ascention by Prof.
aRoux is advertised for each day.
The Second Annual Convention of
ne VT. Conference Epworth League
ill be held at the NJ. e. church st.
Oct 1918, commencing
thursday evening at 7 O'Clock with
raise service and sermon by Rev. R.
j. Bruce. Services will commence
o'clock Friday morning and adj
resses through the day and evening,
very interesting program having
cen prepared. Each league is en-
tied to delegates. Fare reduced;
vo cents a mile for distance less than
) miles, $1.0O for distance between
to 81 miles. Free entertainment to
eiegates. Write Don. @. Stiles, 90
abroad ST. for entertainment.
A. Craig attended the soldiers re-
Mon at Barton.
Mrs. Collins is at Rufus Emerson's
very poor health.
VIM. Thomas is putting up and fin
hing Of an ell to his house, with a
all.
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