Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-24

at work in the Express and Standard
office. = Ernest Sawyer of Derby is
at work for Lane & Davis.
Newport seems to have a pretty
! good inning in this issue of the NOM
TOR.
| Prouty & Miller have purchased the
timber for the construction of their
new mill of the McIndoes mill, and
the frame will soon be up for a large
and more convenient mill than the
old one.
The Moir Granite Co. expect to shut
down in few days to allow their help
to have a vacation during the holt
days. In order to do SO, they have
been working nights to get out the
orders on hand.
Mrs. A. A. Earle of Morrisville was
in town last week to attend the dedi-
cation of the M. E. church, and helped
in the paying of the Indebtedness of
the church and is to have a memorial
window for her herself and husband.
Never in the history OF this town
has there been SO large and SO fine
display of Christmas goods in this
village as can be seen this year. A
full write up would occupy large
space. We can only ask people to go
and see for themselves.
Our merchants are all busy these
days showing and selling Christmas
presents of which there is no lack, and
when we see over sixty teams moving
and standing in front Of the business
blocks all at once it shows there is no
lack, people wish to see the display in
the different stores and our merchants
say they are having a good trade.
Ruth Colby is home from her school:
she has been teaching in Easthamp-
ton, Mass, to spend the holidays
Mrs. Lindsay is back from Boston and
is stopping with her son, W. G. Lind
say, at the Arlington hotel. = Miss
@. Phillips is home from Lyndonville
on visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
@. A. Phillips. = Mrs. Lougee of st.
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
@. A. Phillips. = Chas. Brown and
Raymond Old are home from their
school at Saxton's River, to spend their
vacation.
The Preachers meeting held at the
M. E. church last week was we'll at
tended and an interesting program
was followed. Among the pastors
present, and, on the next day, were
Presiding Elder Hamilton, Rev. Messrs.
Granger, TYRE, Howe, Austin, Chase,
Lewis, Taplin, Nc Donald, Allen, Bax-
endale, Clark, Gluckler, Jenne, Evan
gelist Ford Rev. Fl. A. Spencer, form
er pastor, Dr. E. NJ. Smith of Montpe-
lier Seminary. On'Thursday, the day
following, the re-dedicatory services
of the church were held. During the
past months the church has been
thoroughly re-modelled and repaired
at a cost of $1,000, all of which has
been provided for. About twenty feet
of the front of the building was cut
off by partition, the vestibule put
on one side, large room with doors
opening into the main audience room
finished on the left. Over the two
first rooms is a cosy ladies parlor. A
good vestry is finished below. The
audience room is not large, but has an
easy seating capacity of about 20O,'t
choir sits at the right of the pastor
and there are suitable platforms, etc.
The house is neatly finished in ash,
with pretty windows and easy seats.
1t is neat, cosy church. The ladies
have carpeted the rooms throughout.
The dedicatory services were of much
interest. At 1880 a m Rev. H. A.
Spencer, a former pastor gave a very
interesting address. In the afternoon
services opened by an organ volun-
tary by Harry Cowles, followed by a
choir anthem, A. r. COwles leader.
j. P. Cobb was present and the choir
singing was excellent throughout.
Prayer was offered by Rev. P. N.
Granger, followed by Scripture read
ing by Rev Thomas lyric of ST. Johns
bury and Rev. Olds of the Baptist
church here. A sermon was deliv-
cred by DIR. E. M. Smith of Montpe-
ier which was scholarly, strong and
very appropriate for the occasion. At
the close Of this service money was
raised for a memorial window for
Rev. Ell. A. Spencer, and for Rev. AL.
Cooper and wife. The remaining sum
due on the church repairs was pledg
ed and the building was dedicated
without debt upon it. The denomi-
nation is to be congratulated on the