Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-17

N. G.. E. Robinson; l.. S. n. G., S. Wins
low; r. S. V. G., E. Martin; l.. S. V. g., MI.
O. Williamson; r. S. S., Walter McFarlane;
l.. s. S., A. A. Larrabee; Chap, }. b.
Freeman; 5. P. c., =. N. Lewis; o. Con-,
L. ri. Hubbard lae Installation was per-
formed bytDag- 90 III, "A. Walcott.
There w5Aste pastoral visit and dona-
ton at the NJ. e. church on Friday after
noon and evening next. Supper Will be
served from six till eight o'clock. There
viii be speaking, music and other enter
tainment in the vestry during the evening.
Mr. Douglass people are held in high es-
TEEN in the community and it is designed
that the visit shall be made pleasant to
them and agreeable to all. The ladies will
furnish first class supper. All are most
cordially invited. Mr.. Douglass will be
pleased to accept wood, provisions or other
commodities which he can use in house or
barn.
H. T. Seaver lis to finish off a store on
the east side of his block for G. p. Jenness,
who will put in a full line OF furniture,
croc1lery, carpets and house furnishing
goods The store will be 3Ox6O feet and
Mr. Jenness will also have the use OF the
rooms on the third floor which he will use
for undertaker's rooms and for store rooms.
These rooms will be connected with the
first floor by a power elevator. The store
is to be finished with good plate glass
front and will make good place Of bust
ness, and Mr.. Jenness should receive
good trade in this line. Mr.. Seaver will
fit up a room directly under the place now
occupied by Mr.. Pratt for harness shop.
The annual meeting of the Barton Ma
tionaI Bank was held Jan. L. The old
board of directors was reelected. The past
Y ear has been a successful one IN the al
fairs of the bank. The July and January
dividends were each for three per cent with
a surplus the last six months of 1878. Fol-
lowing are the officers: Directors, Amory
Dawson, W. w. Grout, VIM. Blaisdell, j.
E. Dwinell:and Fl. R. Cutler. President,
Amory Dawson; vice president, W. IL.
Blasdell; cashier, I'll. K. Dewey. The
meeting of the incorporators of the Bar
ton Savings Bank was held Jan. 18th. The
following officers were elected: Trustees,
I'll. r. Cutler, EEL. G. Pierce, w. w. Miles,
e. Dwinell, G. w. Bryant, P. w. Dawson
E. B. Chaffey, G. w. Wheeler and F. w.
Baldwin; Pres, II. r. Cutler; Vice Pres,
III. G. Pierce; Treas, l.. j. Hartman. Al
though this bank has been running less
than year it has been doing very well
and is in f1ourishing condition.
The largest audience in the history of
the lecture association greeted Russell I'll.
Conwell at Seaver's hall last Friday even
ing. DIR. Conwell spoke on, ''The Heroism
of Private Life'', and although the lee
ture was long one he held the attention
of his audience to the close. He took for
his hero Daniel Manin, Venetian, of
whom he first learned while cOnverslng
with Gen. Garibaldi. He spoke of the life
and character of this man, who, though
almost unknown to the world, was great
benefactor@to his country This lecture. lis
one of Dr.. ConwelI's best, although per-
haps not popular one in the generally
accepted sense of that word. 1t was one
which showed much research, study and
thought, and contained many practical les
sons of value, and delivered as it was IN
Mr.. Conwell's pleasing, impressive man
ner merited the highest appreciation of any
audience. Fully $50 people listened to the
lecture, over 500 being taken from the sale
of seats not held by season ticket holders,
being $50 more than has ever been taken
before. The doctor will give but one more
lecture in Vermont this season, as he starts
Feb. II to conduct a party to the Holy
Land.
The next lecture in the course will be
given Monday evening, Feb. IA, by VIM.
M. r. French of Chicago. Subject, "The
Wit and Wisdom of the Crayon."
Barton Landing.
Rev. j. K. Fuller was in Richford last
week. .loES
Miss Effie Seavey will go to New York
this week.
Harold Fuller and Ed. Collins returned
to Yale last week.
M. M. Taplin went to Montpelier the
first part of last week.
C. S. Skinner has been at home from
Maine for few days.
Mrs Crane, sister Of Mrs. Daniels, will
return to Boston this week.
Miss Jennie Wiley is at home from New
port on account of illness.
G. d. French's children are quite sick.
Mrs. Huntley is caring for them.
J. H. Rosebrook has been at Newport
Centre painting j. g. Turnbull's new
creamery.
DR.. Roweu and wife go to Canada this
week to be absent some time on account of
the doctors health.
There was good attendance from this
place at Russell III. Conwell's lectures at
Barton and Newport. &8
Miss Zaida Wiley returned from North
bridge, Mass, Tuesday. She has been
having a siege with diphtheria.
Albany.