Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-12

dreth to the ministry. The Rev. r. @.
Noodle, r. L. Sheaff and M. B. Davenport
were appointed committee to confer with
the candidate for the ordination services.
Following was the order of service: Organ
voluntary; anthem; sermon by Rev. G. W.
F. Birch D. D. of Bethany Pres. church Of
New York; ordaining prayer with laying
on of hands, Rev. c. l.. Guild assisted by
Rev. FL. Merrill and Rev. Dr. Birch /;
charge to the pastor, Rev. DR.. Birch; right
hand of fellowship. Rev. j. G. Langford; ;
charge to the people, Rev. G. H. Merrill
benediction by pastor. The council then
adjourned.
East Albany.
C. S: Seaver and family have been visit
ing at J. G. Anderson's. Mr. Seaver is an
old resident of Glover and Barton but has
lived for many years in Joliet, Ill, where
he carries on large wholesale business.
Mr.. Seaver enjoys trip to Vermont but
thinks he would not Hketo live here again.
Bloomington.
John Miles is improving slowly.
VIII Barnum is shlngling his barn.
The Cleaners met with Mrs. j. B. Flint
last Wednesday.
A new boy at Herbert Leland's, Just in
season for haying.
Quite number of the farmers have
! commenced hayIng.
The work on the outside of the church
at the Center is finished.
Albert GraveIin, who has been visiting
relatives in Canada the past few months,
has returned home.
Geo. Dwyer, who has been dangerously
i'll in hospital in Springfield, Mass, has
been brought home to his fathers.
Mrs. Alec Belville has gone to the Mary
Fletcher hospital hospital in Burlington
with two of Peter BIouin's children to
have their eyes operated on, they having
recently become blind.-Mr. and Mrs W.
Buhrman have to Bath Beach.-Mrs. Nor
man Mckay and daughter visited friends
in Stanstead and Sherbrooke recently.
Miss Minnie Virgins was home from
ST. Johnsbury short visit last week.
Fred Virgins and wife from st. Johns
bury visited relatives in this place last
week.-Porter Magoon is visiting his
brother, Reuben Magoon.-E. w. Dud-
ley's sister, Mrs. Wilson and daughter of
Lowell, Mass, are visiting him.-Mrs. D.
S. Colley has returned to her homesat Bed
ford, Mass.
East Bloomington.
Mr.. c. G.. Clark is our stage driver now
instead of Mr.. Magoon.
Mrs. Norman Mckay and her two
daughters visited friends in Sherbrooke
and Stanstead last week.
Miss Dodge has finished her term of
school in Dist. No. 4, and returned to her
home at Bloomington Centre.
Evansville.
J. o. Humphrey is home for two weeks.
Leslie Newton is working for the Pike
Mfg. Co.
C. c. Clark has the mail route from here
to Barton Landing.
Mr. E. NJ. Buchanan is visiting friends
in this vicinity.
The fireworks were very good and a
large number gathered to see them and
all are well satisfied with the display.
Mrs. c. r. Prescott, who has been very
successful music teacher, has a class of
benefit of her scholars at Willoughby lake
soon.
East Charleston.
Mrs. Amy Lang is entertaining relatives
from Boston.
Our farmers have commenced their hay
ing. Some report good crop.
Rev Mr.. Mcdonald preached last Sun
day in Morgan and Holland in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Gregory.
Mrs. B. w. Stoddard, who has been sick
at S. @. Streeter's for the past seven weeks,
is better and was moved home last Friday.
Andrew j. Cloud died last Friday, aged
nearly 81 years. He had been falling in
health for several months but was able to
be out until ten days ago when he was
taken much worse, but was Eup about the
house until the day before his death. Mr..
Cloud was very quiet, kind, and oblig-
ing neighbor; he had been resident OF
this town nearly all his life. He leaves |
wife, and three sons and daughter to
mourn his loss. Funeral services were
held at the house Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Holman officiating.
A pretty home wedding occurred at the
residence of III. A. Gray last Wednesday
when his daughter, Miss liza, was united /
in marriage to John Perry of Island Pond.
The house was decorated with flowers and
ferns, among the flowers being white pc
onies, bridal roses and pinks. The cere-
mony was performed by S. G. Streeter,
ESQ.,, IN the presence of few invited rela- !
tives and friends. After the ceremony ice
cream and cake were served. beautiful
display of wedding gifts showed the es-
TEEN in which the parties are held by their