Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-05-25

will dOu btleSS, give me address. All
soldiers. though not of this Post. are cor
daily invited to participate in the exer-
cises. It is hoped that the children and
others will make large provisions,for dec
orations. All citizens cordially invited.
The lecture given by Rev. J. j. Lewis on
the Passion Play on Saturday evening was
attended by most of the. best people of
the vicinity and was very much enjoyed.
There was never a canvas show here where
the pictures have been given in SO sharp
and clear views as this. The theme itself
is one of great interest, and the lecturer
gives most inseresting and feIicitous de-
scription, keeping the attention of his au-
dience from beginning to end. The in
struction gained and the reproduction of
the various scenes as depicted on canvas
will leave long impression on the memo
ry. To religious persons the whole
scene of the Passion was a thing of deep
est interest. Mr.. Lewis went to Glover,
where he gave his old friends opportunity
to hear the lecture last evening. He in
forms US that he has had a hattering offer,
outside his lecture engagements,t to become
assistant pastor in ST. Pauls church, one
of the wealthiest and strongest in Chicago.
Barton Landing.
DIR. E. G. Stevens will be home to open
his office June 4th.
Mr.. Parker of Burlington visited his
daughter, Mrs. IF. Wright, the past week.
Rev. Mr.. Gates of ST. Johnsbury, form
er pastor of the Cong. church, visited
friends in this place the past week.
Mrs. E. L. Chandler with her son. Fred,
and daughter, Eva, have returned from Bos-
weeks. Fred and Eva have been studying
music.
Judge Jones, an aged and respected citi-
zen of this place, died last Monday night.
He was a man widely known and univers-
ally respected, and his death is great loss
to the community. The funeral was held
Thursday p. M, Rev. B. f. Rowland deliv-
cred very fitting and appreciative dis
course.
There was large attendance at the Me-
mortal Day services yesterday, the NJ. e.
church being crowded to its utmost capac-
ity. The church was very tastefully decor
ated with flags, evergreens, etc. Rev. J.K.
Fuller preached an excellent sermon, ap-
propriate to the occasion from the words
ssBut are as the angels of God in heaven"
The Geo. G. Meade w. r. G. will furnish
dinner for the veterans at the G. a. r.
rooms on Memorial Day. The teachers
and scholars who assist in Memorial ex-
ercises will be furnished with dinner at the
Cong. vestry, towards which the ladies of
the village are requested to furnish food.
A committee will be at the vestry early to
take charge.
eeLovers of music will be pleased to learn
of the concert to be given next Friday even
ing in the Congregational church by
Reginald Hidden. Mr.. Hidden will be as
sisted by talent from ST. Johnsbury, Lyn-
don and Newport. The following is quot
ed from report of the Musical Festival in
a ST. Johnsbury paper: Reginald L..
Hidden ofLyndon, whose appearance We'd
nesday afternoon had been so much talked
of during the day, gave 'Ballade ct Polo
naise,' and for an encore gave one of the
most artistic. solos ever heard in St.Johns-
bury. AS a violinist Mr.. Hidden has won
the hearts of a st. Johnsbury audience
Mr9 Hidden has just returned from three
years of study under the best instructors
III Germany.
Hon. Horace s. Jones died at his resi-
dence here the 18th inst, after brief ILL
ness at the ripe age of SO years. He was
born in Waitsfield, VT, May 10th, 1918;
he was one of a family of nine children,
who lived to maturity. His ancestry is
traced to Dea. Josiah Jones, who came to
America from Wales in 1868. A brother,
Rev. Ezra Jones, died in New York some
years since at an advanced age. Five sis
ters still survive him, one at the age of 88,
another 81. His boyhood was spent on his
fathers farm. His education was obtained
at the large and excellent district schools
of the town, which were often taught by
students from Middlebury College, and at
Academy. He taught school
many winters, working on farms during
the summer, often at 80 per month. His
desire for independence led him to abandon
the project of college course. In 1888 he
came to Coventry and purchased the farm
on which he lived for fortyfour years. He
was successful farmer and accumulated
He was also successful in a
higher sense, as he made it point to en-
Joy life and the best things in life as he
went along. He represented Coventry in
the Legislature of 1852, working and vot-
ing for Vermont's first prohibitory law.
He was elected in 1858, latter contest on
that issue. He was member of the Consti-
tutional Convention of 1870. From 1872 to
1876, he was assistant Judge of the Orleans
County Court and was urged to accept
another term, but declined. During this
time Judges Redfield, Peck and Powers
held the court in this County. In express
ing to Judge Peck his want of confidence
in his own Judgment on the questions
which came before them, this eminent
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