Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-30

tends to have 1t ready Tor occupancy in the
near future.
Mrs. p. V. Scott died at her home last
week, after brief illness, aged abolt Is
wears. She was a lady very much respect
ed by all who knew her, and she was the
last of the Works family, which was one
of the oldest in town, and is now extinct,
all having lived to a good old age,
leaving no children.
Derby.
Maj. Grout has returned from his west
ern trip.
The three livery stables i'm town are hav-
ing a run on prices.
There will be a social i'm the academy
hall Tuesday eve, Dec. 81.
Mr.. Fred Reynolds is very sick and is
threatened with pneumonia.
Most of the scholars from away went
home to spend the Christmas vacation.
Chas. Twombly is making quite ex-
tensive repairs on his new livery stable.
Several of our singers went to Derby
Line last Friday night to sing at con-
cert.
the opportunity was improved by the
young people.
w. S. Robbins has just had furnace put
into his house, by J. c. Hay, our enterpris-
ing tinsmith.
Christmas passed very quietly. Owing
to the revival meetings the usual union
tree was given up. There were several
private trees, however, and one in the
school-house of Dist. No for the scholars.
Last Friday was the fifty-fifth anniversa-
ry of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w.
Sprague. 1t is seldom that people live to-
gether so great a length of time, and we
wish them many more years of united hap
piness.
Derby has again been visited with a
gracious revival. Let God be praisedl
The evangelist, Rev. f. A. Whittier, arriv-
ed here Nov. 80 and closed his work on
Sunday, the 18th inst. His coming was
preceded by two weeks of preparatory
meetings, in which were some conversions.
All the churches in the village entered into
the campaign and it was a union effort
throughout in spirit well as in name.
After the arrival of the evangelist services
were held every week day afternoon, and
every evening except Saturday. Thurs
day. Dec. 5, was observed as a day OF spec
ial fasting and prayer, each pastor meeting
his own people for S separate service on the /
morning of that day at 1O:30. The stores
and other places of business closed from
2:3O to A 80 p. m. and again at p. m. The
schools including the academy, were clos
ed in time for the afternoon service, which
was season of great power. The greatest
break we saw amongst the unconverted
came in the evening of the next day.
Thursday, Dec. Il, was observed as a day
of special prayer, a number of cottage
meetings being held at 1880 a. m. Mr.. /
Whittier's appeals to the unsaved were /
clear, logical, searching and powerful. In (
the afternoon services he showed himself
master and spoke with peculiar JUNCTION.
But when we contemplate his manner OF +
the meetings for converts and I
inquirers, and the wise and loving counsel I
he gave them, we are tempted TO think that
we saw him at his best in these meetings.
Abont ninety persons signed the inquirer's
cards, but some of these persons had been
Christians for some time, but had not join
ed any church. A goodly number were
and Others seemed to have pass
ed through the inquirers' meetings with
out finding peace with God or attaining a
spirit of true conservation. In many OF Mr..
Whittier's meetings good many heads of
families are brought to Christ; but here
very few of that class were reached. IL is
impossible to say at the present time how
many will be added to the churches as the
'esult of this revival, but it is safe TO say
hat Derby has not seen a revival equal to
his since 1871. May God bless and use his
servants even more abundantly. The SER
ices were continued by the pastors. Com.
Derby Line.
See the Monitor agent at the post office
n this place, Wednesday noon, Jan. s.
West Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tideman spent last
week i'm Capleton, p. @.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. George of Fairlee Wis
ted at H. L. Dailey's last week.
The Monitor agent visits the post-office
n this place Thursday evening and Friday
Jan. 2-3.
Another of our young ladies entered in
ohOOhSA oboOS OiAaC VI hidii lihohy, MISS Z
lie bel Human, who Dec. 24th, married {
ohm c. Riches of Newport. Congratula- {
ions. :
AS partial compensation to the little
mes of the +. b. 5. school for the loss of ]
heir expected Christmas tree, supper
ill be given them in the vestry of the /
hurch Tuesday evening, the 31st. J
Mr.. Chappell has moved from the Root
ouse on School st. to to the Hammond q
ouse on Main St.-Edward Wood, late of n
ewport Center, has moved into his lately \
urchased Parker house, and Geo. Baldwin,
no had occnnied the house is moving ON o.