Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-20

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presses himself as much pleased with the
growth and progress of his native town.
There is to be a regular communication
of Orleans Lodge, No. So, f. and A. NJ,
Friday eve, July 24th, at 80 O'Clock. Work
on Master degree, followed by banquet and
social time. All regular Masons cordially
invited.
We notice a good article in the Vermont
Chronicle from the pen of F. W. Baldwin,
ESQ. of this village on ssThe Enactment
of Laws Mr.. Baldwin read the paper at
the meeting of the Congregational Club at
Bradford recently.
The tables for the Epworth League
ssIawn party'' had to be set in the church
dining room on account of the rain We'd
nesday afternoon. The attendance in the
evening was very good. The band enliv
ened the occasion with some pleasing Sc
lections.
The Gilmans are getting up the frame for
their new building.-Mr. Hazen is putting
up good barn on his lot-Mr. Conner,
who put up the new hotel last year, is here
putting up the new mill for the Tower
Hamblet store.
Mr.. King of New Jersey, who is a fine
sign and fancy painter, spends his sum-
mers here, and has kindly volunteered to
keep the doors of the churches in the vii
lage up to the best city style by dressing,
granting, varnish, ere. He put new fin
ish on the Cong. and M. E. church doors
oct
Joseph Brooks, long time resident of
this town, died on Tuesday last at the age
of 70 years. He was Canadian by birth
and very industrious man. He enlisted
in the 18th regiment, Vt. Vols and served
honorably. His funeral services weresheld
at the Catholic church on Thursday, Rev.
FIR. Trucotte attending. The remarks were
both in French and English and were very
timely and interesting.
Arrangements have been made for two.
entertainments for the benefit of the Sum-
mer School: On Tuesday evening, July Fl,
there will be an entertainment consisting
of music, reading, tableaux, etc., prepared
by home talent. Nopains have been spar
ed to make it one of interest and pleasure.
There is to be an entertainment, 'SVisi-
BILE History of the Civil War; illustrated
by living pictures, arranged and produced
by Miss Ida K. Kinds of New York assist
ed by male quartette, soprano and alto
singer, orchestra, and a large number of
ladies and gentlemen of Barton, given at
Sewers Opera Hall, Thursday evening.
Admission % cents; reserved seats 80 cents
Tickets for sale at Pierce's drug store.
Mr.. Hagopian, the Armenian, who was
announced to lecture at the Cong. church
last evening, was present and gave very
interesting account of the proceedings and
1nassacres in his native country. bespoke
of the great massacres of the nineteenth
century, this one far exceeding all others
in the loss of life and suffering entailed by
want and starvation. He has suffered the
loss of seven of his own kin and the atroc-
ity came to him with great force and sor-
row. This will be the great crime of the
age. That the bloody and cruel Turk
would commit crimes of this character is
to be expected, but that the enlightened
world should sit by and permit the muir
ders to go on from year to year is the great
wonder. We hope that some position will
be taken by this government, if by no
other, which shall compel cessation of
the bloody work.
A very large audience assem- bled at the
Methodist church last evening to listen to
the illustrated lecture on the life of Christ,
delivered by Mr.. Charles Case of Chicago.
Mr.. Case is not professional lecturer, but
he takes much interest in paintings, pic
lures and art and has provided himself
with an excellent stereopticon apparatus,
gathering up from time to time such pic
lures as help him to give lectures on top
les desired. His views on the life of Christ
are very fine, and the pictures are from
many of the most noted paintings in the
world. The scenes selected are the most
striking and interesting in the history of
Jesus, and the Scripture itself is used
as explanatory. The people were in rapt
from beginning to end. The
thanks of the whole audience are extended
to the lecturer for this free, interesting
and most helpful entertainment. No one
could have seen and heard the lecture
without having been made better, while
the Master was more highly exalted in the
hearts of all.
The following is a story of real life that
has come to the knowledge of the people
in this town: Ten or twelve years ago
young fellow married a girl of delicate
health, who was amiable, lovely, true and
helpful according to her strength. The
man she married had no appreciation of
wife and no seeming knowledge of what a
true husband should be. He soon began
to neglect and abuse her. Two or three
children were born and the. woman was
subject to neglect and treatment that well
nigh, at times, cost her her life. Latterly
the brute has pounded and abused the
frail woman in shameful manner. She
can not take her children and flee for she |