Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-10


25. DIR. @. L. Erwin of Newport Cen
ter, is president, Capt. Foster of Der
by, vice president, and Judge Rogers
of Newport Center, w. W. Wakefield
of this town, and @. w. Wheeler OF
Irasburgh, are the executive commit
tee and have arranged an unusually
fine program which will be published
later. Lieut-G Gov. Mansur, Maj. Circuit,
and Maj. Branch, department com :
mander, have already promised to
attend. His excellency Gov. Wood
bury and Gen. w. w. circuit, M. Q.
from this district, are expected.
Troy.
Miss Mary A. Nelson who has sup
piled the Congregational pulpit here
the most of the time for nearly a
year, has closed her labors and left
town. She is a good speaker and a
most excellent pastor. Thoughtful
and earnest, kind hearted and true,
and thoroughly consecrated to the
service of the Lord, her presence in a
community is an inspiration to right
thinking and Christian living.
Westfield.
Charles Baraw of Troy is clerking
in Chaffee's store.
The Jones family has gone to board
with Andrew Crawford.
Geo. Root has gone tb Newport;
Miss Elsie Root has returned to Bar
ton.
The interior of Cong'l church has
been frightened by having the walls
retinted.
On Sunday, June 2, Rev. Albert
Gregory exchanged with Rev. W. J.
McNeal of Newport Center. During
the service Mr.. McNeal was sud
denly taken i'll, and the service was
discontinued.
The cemetery is being cleaned up,
and generally improved by laying out
roads, smoothing the ground, and
Strengthening the tombstones. o. @.
Miller of Newport contributes 5000 to
this work, and the town pays 5000
more out of its treasury; the work is
under the direction of Walter Burn
ham.-Mrs. Betsey Stebbins has had
HardWick firm place granite mon
ument and curbing on her lot in the
cemetery at an expense of over $500.
The monument is in memory of her
own family, and also her father and
mother. 1t is the largest monument
in the cemetery.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
East HardWick.
Rev. A. n. Woodruff is engaged to
preach at the Baptist church.
Mr.. Witt of Craftsbury was in town
last week, looking for runaway
team.
c.. Bell is delegate to the general
convention at Bennington. Levi
Goodrich is delegate to council at So.
Woodbury. to ordain minister.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wentworth of
Milton, n. H., are visiting her father,
NJ. G. Nelson, who has been in feeble
health for many years.-Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Foster of Barton visited rela-
tives here last week.
Ward S. Bailey, who has been at his
sons in Peacham and is feeble both in
mind and body, has been brought
back to the old homestead, the former
for by his daughter and her husband,
d. E. Goodrich.
West Burke.
Mrs. Eta Mcclellan and two child
rem, from Glover, are visiting at Geo.
Deans
A. r. Boyce was called to Barre last
week by the death of a brother, who
died very suddenly.
Mrs Julia Wyzanski and her child
rem are spending tina summer at her
fathers, R. Solomons.
Will Chase and wife have gone to
birmingham, Mass, to attend the
wedding of Mr.. Chase's sister.
Children's day will be observed at
the M. E. church next Sunday, by a
concert in which the children are to
take part.
DR.. Sleeper is repairing the Dean
house in good shape, and is also
gathering material for a new house
to be erected on the same lot.
Perry Porter is doing a thriving
life insurance business, and claims to
have one of the soundest and most
liberal companies to operate for.
A L. Aldrich and wife are attend
inc the graduating exercises at Mont