Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-18

Christian Endeavor topic, 'Christianity as
compared with other religions" was treat
ed in most interesting manner by papers
presented by different members. In these
papers comparisons were made of Chris
t1anity and the religion Of India, Christian
/ ity and etperstitionY Christianity and
Mohammedanism.
In the July number of sour Church
| Work'' will be found an extract from the
report of the G. E. Union which shows the
society to be in a fourish1ng condition.
They have at present 755 members, distrib-
| uted as follows Active, 524, associate, 1919,
honorary, 81. This mum Der Of the paper
also contains a fine haIftone portrait of
Rev. r. L. Sheaff and a sketch of his life.
The cellar wall for the foundation to
Eber Humphreys new houseis finished and
the work will be carried right along. Mr..
c. z. Gay of Barton Landing is the con-
tractor and Melvin Elliott will do the
plumbing. Mr.. Humphrey will build a
comfortable two-story house with porches,
25x32 and expects to occupy it by the first
of November. Who is going to occupy it
with him Eber won't tell.
AT the reunion of Company E OF the. 9th
Vermont Regiment, held in Newport re-
Gently, the following resolutions on the
death Of F. A. Belknap of this village were
passed:
WHEREAS, It has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove by death our comrade
and brother,
ResoIUed, That we extend our sympathy
to his family in their great sorrow, and
commend them to the care OF the Heavenly
Father.
Mr. Justin Bigelow, Who lived on Main
street, died at 80 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He was taken i'll Thursday and his
death was expected, Ia wing been poorly
for several years. Mr.. Bigelow was 50
years of age and leaves a wife two
sons, and two sisters. He BORN and
reared in Bloomington and was well
known throughout the county. The tuner
al was held this afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Douglass officiating.
A party consisting OF Misses Ida and
Mabel Miles, NLaude Mossman and Clara
Colburne, and Messrs. Frank Thompson;
w. N. Wright and Earl Jenness have
been stopping in the 0. 4. Mossman cot
tage at Willoughby lake during the past
week. This cottage is very pleasantly sit
uated and with the fine rides over the
lake liz Capt. Averill's steamer with the
Captain himself to point out the many
things of interest, the week was made
most pleasant one.
The following summer boarders are
stopping at Hotel Barton at present: Mrs
A. \. Baldwin, Peabody, Mass, Miss Ev-
elyn Wires, Miss Edith Wires, and Stanley
Wires, Milford, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Aus /
tin Kim ball and son, Newark, \. j., Mr.. /
and Mrs J. c. Taft and son, and Mrs. L.
S. Taft, Milford, Mass, Mrs. A. Andrews, I
Brooklyn, \. Y, ". c. Andrews, Brook |
lyn, n. Y, Mrs. Charles L. Case, Miss (
Case, Adelaide 7. Case, Mary E. Case, Mas I
ter Lyman G. Case, Frederick T. Case, |
Plainfield, n. J.
Little Fred Porter, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Porter, who live on the Taylor
place on the road to Barton Landing, got F..
some matches last Tuesday afternoon, and
while playing with them they became ig-
nited, setting his clothes on fire. He was
seen running towards the house by his
father, who caught him up and rolled him
in the sand and soon eXtinguished the
flames but not until after he was badly
burned. He lived until about midnight,
but was unconscious most Of the time
until his death. He was three years and
seven months old. The bereaved parents
and family have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their loss.
Wecopy the following from an exchange:
''Chicago people were obliged, to get
along without local newspapers for four
days last week, all the stereotypers of the
c%x,fl- no
fishers being determined not to submit to
their demands. It was serious inconven-
fence to the public, but the greatest loss
was to the merchants, the volume of whose
business fell off, according to their own
statements, fully one-half during the sea-
son of suspension. This is one of the most
striking proofs of the value of neWspa per
advertising which has ever been given land
should be lesson to those who claim that
advertising is of no value.'
The frosts which we have had this month
have done considera bic damage through
put the county. The first one, which
came July 9Th, did but little damage, and
hat in certain sections, but the frost the
night of July Il was a hard one and the
crops have suffered very much in this sec
5ion 1t is estimated that M. II. Lewis was
damaged to the amount Of 5000 by the last
one. Many of the gardens in this village
nave been ruined and many Of the farmers
On the low lands have had their
,rops destroyed. This frost appeared to
go in streaks, as one man would have his
garden spoiled while his neighbor
lcross the way would not be Injured but
very little.
What will probably be by far the most
interesting game Of ball played in town
his year is to be played on the fair ground
olno rroyv. Tuesday, afternoon at 8 o'clock