Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-26
the press spoke very highly he was invited
to be present at the banquet.

to be present at the banquet.
The Vermont Dairymen's Association,
Butter and Cheese Makers Association.
and Maple Sugar Makers Association meet
at st. Johns bury Jan. 3-4-5, 1899. Speak
ers of state and national reputation will be
present and address the meeting. The
Woman,s Auxiliary Of the Vermont Dali eaai
| rYmea.s@ Association Mill hold a. public
meeting Tuesday, evening" Jan. g. Miss
Anna Barrows of Boston will give an illus
trated lecture on classification and Com
bination of Foods.' Other ladies will
speak. special meeting of the Auxiliary
will be held Wednesday morning, Jan. 4
$3.50 in cash premiums are offered In the
dairy exhibit $100in cash prizes areo offer
ed in the Maple Sugar exhibit Special
prizes of money, gold watches, newspapers,
etc. will be given to winners in butter and
cheese classes. Vermont Dairymen's gold
medal prize will be competed for as in
former years. A cup valued at $40 is Of
fered by the Vermont butter and cheeee
makers for the highest scoring creamery
butter $50 will be divided pro rata among
exhibits scoring so points or more. Enter
your butter, cheese and maple sugar and
compete for the generous prizes offered.
Reduced rates will be given on the Rut-
land, Boston & Maine, Central Vermont
and Bennington & Rutland railroads.
The Passumpsic Congregational Club
held its annual meeting with the Congre-
gational church of this village on Monday
evening, Dec. 10Th. There was an excep-
tionally good attendance. The express
due at Barton at 4 :15 p. m. brought large
company from st. Johnsbury, and delega-
lions were also present from Bradford,
Wells River, Lyndon, Newport, Charleston,
Craftsbury and Barton Landing. The
company gathered in the church parlor
where an hour was spent in social greet
ings, after which the business of the meet
ing was transacted and officers elected for
the ensuing year. President, F. w. Bald
win, Barton; vice presidents, ID. M. Camp,
Newport, G. A. Bunker, Peacham; secre-
tary and treasurer, Rev. Ell. Z. Barnard,
Bradford; auditor, g. II. Weeks, Lyndon
vile; executive committee, Rev. A. Fl.
Heath, Robert MacKinnon, ST. Johnsbury,
Rev. P. b. Fisk, Lyndonville; member
ship comn.it tee, Rev. j. L. Merrill, New
bury Arthur +. Stone, ST. Johnsbury, and
e. F. Ranney, Newport. The following
proposed at the last meeting were elected
members of the club: FL. j. Stannard, Bar
ton; Henry G. Bates, Henry G. Ide of St.
Johnsbury, and others. The following
persons were proposed for mem bership:
Rev. G. Fl. Credeford, Wells River; A. Fl.
Mcleod, st. Johnsbury, and G. E. Gay of
Barton Landing. Among other items of
oI,,I> cd to hOJ
ing on the date of Washington's birthday,
and it was understood that the executive
committee had been invited by the church
at Wells River to hold this meeting with
them. At 6 O'Clock the doors were thrown
open into the church dining-room and the
company invited TO one of the finest sup
pers the club ever enjoyed. This was con-
coded by all. About 70 covers were laid
and nearly every seat was occupied. The
Y on ladies OF the church waited upon
the tables and received enconiums on every
hand for the excellent manner in which it
was done. President Baldwin presided at
the post prandial exercises and intro
duced the speakers. Secretary Hood of
Boston gave some Of his experiences in the
West, in his usual interesting and wide
awake manner. Arthur II. Stone, editor
of the ST. Johnsbury CG!edoniGn, fittingIy
responded for the press. Supt. III. j. Jones
Of ST. Johnsbury, spoke in his best vein on
the puritan Schoolmaster," and c. F.
Ranney of Newport laid an eloquent trib-
ute to the Puritan mother. After the ban
quet, they adjourned to the audience
room above and listened to choice musi-
Gale by the church choir assisted by Miss
Mabel Black OF Coventry. The address of
the evening was delivered by Rev. Frank
L. Goodspeed, pastor of the First Congre-
gational church of Springfield, Mass. His
subject was the Puritan and the Pilgrim"
and this address was one of the best ever
given before the club. It was rich in his
toaical illusions, eloquently delivered and
frequently interrupted by applause. After
the address, members of the club enjoyed
the time socially until time for the night
mail train south, when nearly all departed
for their homes, voting this meeting of the
club the best one yet.
Barton La nding.
Capt. S. B. Tucker has sold his farm to
Beede Durham.
Collins French has recently purchased
an Empire separator.
The merchants have had very good
Christmas trade this year.
Herbert Rood has finished work for Ell.
B. Smith and returned to Albany.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jones was
held today and was largely attended.
Ell. S. Webster went to Jay last Saturday
to attend the funeral of Hon. B. F. Paine.
Mrs. Fayer, mother of Mrs. o. w. Locke
will visit friends in Boston and Manches-
ter soon.