Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-12

barrels, which would represent only one
days output of some of the large mills of
the country.
DR.. E. NJ. Nichols returned home from
New York last week. The doctor has been
taking a coarse in that city on the ear, eye
and nose, and on diseases of children and
viii make,a speciality of these diseases. For
his Office hours see his business card in
| this paper. Mrs. Nichols, who has been
! with her mother and sister in NeWtonville
Mass. returned with the doctor, but Mrs
| Dewey will remain in Massachusetts, for
the winter.
The MONITOR is in receipt of a letter
from NJ. E. Church of Falls Church, Vir-
ginia, formerly of this county, stating that
he has just started the pu blication of pa
per in that place and given it the name OF
the MONITOR, after his old home paper.
| We have received copy of the paper, which
is bright, newsy and well printed. 1t is
devoted to the interests Of the town in
which it is printed and should be appre-
ciated by the people We wish Mr.. Church
| the best of success.
Services at the Cong. church for the
week: G. e. meeting Monday evening at
z 80, Miss Sadie Flanders, leader; prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 1880; teach
ers' meeting at Mrs. Q:s3. Owens Friday
evening at.7:0O; regular Sunday morning
service followed by Sunday school; Junior
Endeavor- meeting Sunday aernoon at
I 8 o0. Fourteen, children bravA.th storm
Of yesterday to- attend their ,nessAng; Miss
Clara Pearson: was the, leader, Miss Lucille
~. MI.
JOY singing from their owns, book4pore
than from those used by the dhler ssskety.
The people of the village aregat i1fgsaap
banquet for the benefit of ME- and Mrs.
H. Spaulding at the upper hotel. 1T is
to be held on Thursday evening, Dec.z 2fd,
and general invitation is extended. Price,
$1.O0 per couple Mr.. and Mrs. Spauld1ng
and their daughter, who has charge ofthe
diningroom, are very pleasant people and
it is hoped the people will attend and there
by show their good will toward them. Mr..
SpauIding intends to change the name of
the hotel to Hotel Spaulding and with the
repairs he is to make on it in the spring,
with those which were made before he
came into possession, should have the
house in very good condition.
The first entertainment CT the lecture
course was given last Thursday evening by
the Salem Cadet Band, assisted by the
famous boy soprano, Henry Donlan, and was
one Of the finest mus zeal treats ever Civ
en- to the people of this vicinity. The
'band consists of twenty-five of the best
artists in America who rendered a choice
program under the direction of Mr.. Jean
MiSSn6 who iS rp{uCiool Sireotnr Of no
first rank as well as a composer OF note.
One of tue most enjoyable features of the
entertainment was the singing of. Master
Donlan whose wonderful voice delighted
and surprised all who heard him. Alto
gether we cannot commend on the merits |
of the entertainment too highly. The hall
was packed to Overlooking by an appre-
ciative audience who received the entire |
program with applause. Every seat in the |
house was sold and the proceeds amour t.
ed to $50. The next entertainment will be
given Thursday evening, Jan. II. It is to
be lecture by DR.. George G. Lorimer of
Boston. Subject, Cramps, Cranks, and
Dudes" The people who heard DR.. Lor-
liners lecture here last year were so pleas
ed with it that the committee had no hes
itation in getting him for this year, and he
is sure TO have well filed house.
The officers Of the Orleans County Sun
day school Association have planned six
district meetings at convenient points.
Rev. G. L. Story, State Secretary, will be
present at each. The meetings will be OF
practical interest to all who are engaged
in Sunday school work and it is hoped
that every school in the county will be
at some one of these conven-
tions, most easy of access. The appoint
ments are at West Charleston, for towns of
Morgan, ard Charleston, Dec. IA;
at Newport for Newport and Coventry, Dec.
10; at Westfield, for Troy, Jay Lowell and
Westfield, Dec. IS; at North Craftsbury, fer
Craftsbury, Albany and Greensboro, Dec.
II; at Barton village for Barton, South
Barton and Glover, Dec. 10; at Barton
Landing, for Bloomington, Irasburgh.
Westlnore and Barton Landing, Dec. 20.
The dates for Barton and Barton Landing
have been changed so the meeting could
be held at Barton Monday, so as not to
conflict with the meeting of the Cong'I
Club to be held there on Tuesday. The
meetings will all com mence at $3.50 a. NJ,
con tinuing through the day and evening.
u ne otale Cecfetary giving an ADDRESS IN
the evening. Let all interested in S. S.
work, especially officers and teachers, plan
to attend.
The county Christian Endeavor conven-
ton was held at the Cong. church last
Tuesday and Wednesday and brought
manysdelegates to town. Our own society
made abundant provisions for receiving
and caring for visitors. The first session
on Tuesday afternoon was devoted to the
Junior work, and the Juniors were out in
force including a large delegation from