Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27

failed to get his club papers ordered, or
if he finds any mistake in the date of the
label. we will thank him to notify US at
| once.
We understand that the Cong. Society
has extended a call to Rev. Mr. Iratt.
who recently spent two Sabbaths here, %
become the pastor of that church. He is
a young man of good parts and pleasing
address. He is expected to begin his la
Dor in May, when he will have finished
his theological studies.
Our people will remember the Sunday
| School convention to be held at Barton
Landing on Wednesday and Thursday Of
this week. A good program is prepared
| and the convention will be a very useful
one DIR. Heath of st Johnsbury Will give
an address on Wednesday evening. There
ought to be large delegations from all the
neighboring towns.
By one of the mysterious happenings
which occur in the average printing Office,
we perpetrated a mistake last week and
put the whole work Of the County Sunday
school convention into one day, Wednes-
day, and the PALLADIUM kindly helped US
out by copying it verbatim, mistakes and
all. The convention will be held on We'd
nesday and Thursday Of this week at Bar
ton Landing. All those interested in s. S.
matters ought to attend it,
1t is not question of ''can I go'' to the
Musical Festival at Newport, Feb. 81, but
evil go?'' for where there is will there
is way. There never was more interest
manifested in the affair than this year, and
no pains will be spared to make it glor1-
Gus success. If there any questions
you want to ask about it, ask them of Geo.
F. Root, Newport. Seats for the concerts
will be placed on sale at G. F. Ranneys,
Monday, Jan. 81, at a. m. All orders by
telephone or mail will be promptly attend
ed to.
Everything considered, the present is
really the hardest time this section of Ver
mont has seen in many years. Farmers
products ruled low all last year and prices
do not show a disposition to be better.
Money is scarce. Many men who are able
as far as property is concerned, ARE not able
to meet their small and pressing bills. The
banks are finding it difficult to keep in
funds sufficient to accommodate their Gus
toners in discounts, while money outside
is extremely difficult to be obtained on
good paper. One thing, however, is fa-
vOra ble and that is the fact that almost
everything that is called merchandise is
running very low. The farmers who are
feeding grain are buying it at very low
price. The want of snow is very seriously
hurting the lumbermen, both laborers and
transfers.
The regular installation of officers of
Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge took place last
Wednesday evening, at the commodious
new hall lately dedicated in the Barron &
Hamblet block for the Odd Fellows. Dep
uty Grand Master Alfred Of Newport, with
several members of Morning Star lodge of
that place, were present as installing offic-
ers. Quite delegation was also present
from West. Burke. After the serving
of bountiful repast, the following officers
were installed: N. G., Laura Rand; V. g.,
Alice Hamblet; Sec, Helen Peterson;
Treas, Phebe Hamblet; warden, Fannie
Clark; o. G., E. c. Martin; I. G., Lucy
Hubbard; Con-, Clara McFarlane; r. S. N.
G., Fred Rand; L. S. N. g., Lilla Burdick;
r. S. V. G., Eliza Folsom; L.S.V. G. Anne
liza Olmstead; r. A. S., Mary Freeman; L.
"A. nose hSUSkdu, SoElTuuo
Crow chaplain, Hattie Martin; P g., AL
ice Heath.
The new hotel, which has been in pro-
cess of construction in this place for the
last months, is practically completed. To
afford those who would like to visit it
an opportunity, before it is formally open
ed, an invitation is extended to the gener-
al public to call at the house on the after
noon of Tuesday, Feb. 4, when cordial
greeting will be extended to all. On the
evening of the the same day, those who
have contributed toward the cost of the
building, and the stockholders with their
families are invited to come, when there
will be some suitable opening ceremonies.
We can assure the public that the house is
well worth seeing and that it will be
surprise to many. The directors ask all
who have bills against the company to
bring them in at once; and that those
who have signed toward the cost or erec-
tion will meet their obligations soon.
It is hoped, also, that those who have made
promises of contributions, sums not set,
will give their signatures this week.
The lecture given by Prof. Denote on
Friday night was very largely attended,
nearly every seat in the hall being filed
To give anything like fair epitome of the
address will be impossible in this space.
The lecture was illustrated and was both
scientific and literary. The subject, ''The
Harp of the Senses" conveyed no definite
idea to the hearer, until the lecturer began
to develop his theme; but is very appropri-
ate in the hands of the speaker as he shows,
both by word and screen illustrations what
is the mysterious ''harp" within the body
which is really the inner self. The speaker
began by stating that the visible person is