Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-05-28

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in Coventry the last of June. An ex-
cellent article on tobacco was read,
and it was voted to have the same
printed in leaf1et form for distribu-
ton. In the discussion upon Fair
Work, Mrs. Read thought the ladies
could have mothers tent, if nothing
more, and some hints we're given as
to how such tent should be conduct
ed. The evening service was very in
teresting. Among the good things
was very excellent original poem by
Rev. F. B. Phelps. Miss Leavitt gave
an address, with the use of charts, on
the effect of Narcotics on the Body"
Friday was mostly given up to bust
county, all Of which were represent
ed Several excellent essays were
read. Miss Nelson gave bible read
ing in the morning and a beautiful
talk on these words, 'They shall walk
with me in white.'' She spoke of the
badge as being the emblem Of purity,
and said that our, lives and hearts
should correspond with it in white
ness, and SO drive out the blackness
and darkness of this world. A me-
mortal service was held, in which
loving tribute was given Mrs. Vance
and Mrs. Bickford. In the evening
came the gold medal contest. Six
contestants took part. They all did
.
prize. Miss Mary Paddock of Crafts
bury won the medal. After the
speaking Mrs. Read gave an address
on the work of the w. G. T. U. The
meetings were we'll attended, the
people we'll entertained, and all agree
that the convention was one of the
best ever held in the county.
Jay.
J. S. Young is going to put in silo
this summer.
Frank Powers has moved into the
Porter tenement house.
Ida Recor has the agency OF the
book, 'Columbus and Columbia"
William Sargent has sold his inter-
est in the Bowen mill to j. L. Lewis.
Mrs Orrin Everett died few days
since. She has been long sufferer;
she leaves three children.
FL. S. Banister is going to put up a
mountain house for the accOmmOda-
ton of summer boarders and tran
SCENTS.
Those who were impatiently wait
ing for the mail were greatly shocked
when they came to learn that the
driver, Mr.. Larabee, dropped dead on
the way from No. Troy, causing the
delay.
Lowell
Miss Amy Kinsley is very sick with
typhoid fever. Her uncle, DR.. Bing-
ham, of Burlington, has been to see
her.
Mr.. Johnson has sold his farm on
the Kemptonville road to Ephraim
Crafts and has moved his family to
Barton.
Comrades of Hazen Post will deco
rate the soldiers graves in Lowell
and Westfield Wednesday morning.
The Memorial day exercises, which
will be holden at the Congregati
church, will commence at 1:3O p. m.
Rev. William Warner Of Pawlet, VT,
will deliver the address.
Newport.
Miss Minnie Smith of Sherorooke,
P. O., is it town visiting friends.
E. A. Cook, Esq, has part of the
frame up to his new house on Cottage
St.
Department Commander G. F.
Branch is to be Memorial Day orator
in Rutland.
Rev. r. L. Odds went to Sarato-
ga, N. Y, the past week to attend the
National Baptist Convention.
Mrs. Geo. Burbank has gone to
Boston to make her home where her
husband has been the past year.
E. Revior has purchased lot on
Prospect Hill of A. G. Sleeper and in
tends to build house this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Campbell went
to Pompanoosuc last Thursday to at
tend the wedding Of Mrs. Campbell's
nephew, Leslie Patterson.
FL. III. CasweI is to move this week
to his tenement at his new mill on
Eastern Avenue.-K. Richmond is to
take possession of his house on Bay
view St., this week.
w. J. Kendall, the Inspector and
sugar weigher, has completed his
work for the season having weighed