Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-17

which he performed until 1895. In 1898 he
was appointed presiding elder of the st.
| Johnsbury district. The Eereaved family
will have the sympathy Of many friends.
The delegates from Barton who attended
the State S. g. convention held at Lyndon
Vile last week were Mrs. A. B. Owen from
! the M. E. school and Mrs. III. j. Stannard
and Miss Clara McFarlaEe from the Cong.
school. Several who are very much inter-
ested in S. S. work attended the second day
| of the convention, going Zone with new
interest and more enthusiasm for future
work. international field worker, I'll. M.
Hamill of Illinois was the life of the con-
vention His talk upon "HoW to have
good Sabbath School," was inspiring.
| The model school, model superintendent,
model teacher, ne had never seen and did
not want to. The superintendent who
considered that he had reached perfection
in the manage ment of his school was be-
yond help. The present day superintend-
ent must have mind and heart alert for
new and letter methods of word. Geo.
E. Dawson, Phi. d. of Spring ield, Mass.
gave an interesting talk upon child study,
noting the gradual development of the
child, inclination shown at different
ages. Some elaborate charts were shown,
he result of experimenting with a large
number of children from five to twenty
one years of age. Tie impressive thought,
the time to draw the young to Christ, the
reports of chairman of ex-committee, d.
M. Camp, and secretary, Rev. Mr.. Story,
upon the financial condition of the Yer
mont Sabbath School Association and the
| J. Loo hnC, f4or
| for serious reflection AT one O'Clock
| Thursday afternoon the association had
debt of $500, the necessity of raising 81 200
! to continue The work in he state if
| field worker was to be employed. The
| mind of the convention was to keep the
| field worker by all means. Mr.. Hamill
| said that Vermont, the state of Dewey,
could not afford to make any retrograde
| movements. By urgent pleas and some
pleasantly the sum of $500 was pledged in
some over an hour. Out of 500 schools in
the state only $50 have paid anything dur
ing the last year. Note this, taCo cents
from each Sabbath school member in the
state for this year would Pay the field
worker, Rev. Mr.. Story, and all convention
expenses. Superintendents, cannot this
two cents he Iaid? We noticed in the
pert of the secretary that the estate had
been secured" to find a place to receive
the convention. Sixteen places refused
before Iyndonville came to the rescue.
1t seems incredible that he Sabbath school
association should be obliged to ask for an
invitation to meet in place. We know
that large gatherings are multiplying upon
the face of the earth, but other organiza-
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any way with tie Sabbath school work of
the state.
Barton Lan'ttnL.
A boy baby at c. H. Willey's.
Mrs. William Brennan was in Boston
last week.
A road has heen laid out from East st.
to Church St.
E. c. Skinner is taking hunting excur-
sion in Maine.
Rev j. K Fuller was home from Mont
pelier over Sunday.
Arthur Austin is working in the post
office for short time.
Several went on the trip to the White
Mountains Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. s. Webster are in Bos-
tor buying goods for the holidays.
Cam. Anderson is repairing his tenement.
Miss Rowell will move into it soon.
The ladies of the M. E. church willG give
"a Harvest supper next Thursday evening".
Mrs. Frank Wheeler was called to, Ayers
Flat last week by the death of her brother.
j. Fred Waterman, who works for 3. G.
Turn BULL will move into Mrs. r. c. Smiths
house.. 9G,tt II 4 i Is t.,3 t.-
w. w. Foster and Mrs. Daniel Skinner
attended the State Sunday school conven-
ton at .LyndopviHel last week.
Dan Badger has moved into the tene-
ment at the rear of Balduc's shoe shop and
will work for Taplin & RowelI.
Albany.
Senator Chafey was at home over Sunday.
Our sick ones have nearly all recovered.
Mr.. Baird of Ashland, n. HI. is visiting
at Almond Burt's.
. Mrs. Olive Barnes accompanied DR..
Campbell home from Barre and returned
with him on Monday.
DR.. Campbell is on the Committee on
the Insane and also on the Public Health
Committee, of which he is secretary.
Rev. and Mrs. Hildreth and baby have
gone to New York city to spend their va
cation. They will be gone several weeks.
; Mrs. Ira Sawyer, formerly Miss Diana
King of this town, died at her home in
Geneva, Mimi, Oct. 10 aged Be years. She
leaves husband and four children
good company gathered at the home
of Mrs. F. Reynolds last Tuesday in the |
interest of the Ea6ies,; Aid and a pleasant
visit was enjoyed by all. The, next meet