Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-16


Tuesday evening, Jan "a. AS the proceeds
are for worthy cause it is hoped there
will be large attendance. Admission rs
cents.
What might have been a serious fire was
started at Geo. Fisk's last week. A cat in
pursuit of a mouse overturned a loaded
gun which was discharged into pile of
shavings, starting fire. If the family had
| been absent the buildings would probably
have been burned.
The Trade Magazine, published in Bos
ton, contains fine portrait of ex-Gov.
Page and short sketch of his life, and of
the business which ne has built up. 1t
speaks of his business methods, of the hon
est, upright manner in which he always
conducted his affairs. AS the Governors
business is the largest of it's kind in the
world the manner in which it has been
made successful should be read and con-
sidered by ell
The JenuaIy D-I }, q The Vermonter
contains a splendid portrait Of the late
Senator Morrill, and portraits of Mrs Nor
riII, their homes in STAFFORD and Wash
ington, and a sketch of his life with the
!
| ident Buckham of the Vermont University.
It also has an article on the famous artist,
T. w. Wood, written by J. A. DeBoer, and
an interesting account of the st. Adams
raid. from the pen Of Mrs. j. Gregory
Smith.
During the past few months the business
outlook at the Peerless Mfg. Co.'S shop has
frightened up and orders commenced
coming in and they have increased their
help to about 14O and are still advertising
for more. They are unab Die to fill their or
| ders as fast as wanted and it now seems
that the company has very prosperous
season before it. The increase of Mr.. ECut-
tings' help by about 100 hands will make
| considerabI BILE difference in the trade in the
! village.
lady who formerly resided in the
| South but now a resident of this village
and who knows DR.. Wharton, the next
| lecturer in the course, believes that the
audience will be highly pleased at the
Doctors address on Wednesday evening.
His magnetic manner and the smoothness
of speech characteristic of the SOutherner,
coupled with his wonderful power of ex-
preston and description, is equalled by
but few speakers in this country.
The roll call at the Cong. church last
Friday evening brought out Al to respond
to their names, 20 absent but responding
and 80 not responding. Total membership
122. Total benevolence for he year, 1885 IA.
Officers for the year: Clerk, I'll. j. Stan
nard; deacons, B. f. Emerson, 2. S. Hitch
cock, r. B. Skinner, D. w. Robinson; ex-
aiming committee, Mr.. and Mrs.. .. ID.
Owen, Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Baldwin; COM
m1ttee appointed to issue a new church
manual, r. L. Sheaff, F. w. Baldwin, FL. J.
Stannard, Mrs. }. f. Batchelder and Mrs.
r. s. Twombly.
The directors of the Barton National
bank held their annual meeting last w TX.
The old board of officers were reelected.
Cashier Hartman invited the company to
an elegant dinner at Hotel Barton. A
dividend of two and One-half per cent has
been declared by the bank. The following
day the incorporators of Barton Savings
bank held a meeting and Treasurer Web
ster, not to be outdone by his colleague,
extended an invitation to the company to
meet him at Hotel Barton at noon, where
they found awaiting them one of the fine
dinners for W hich this hotels well known.
Services at the Cong. church for the
week: c. E. meeting Monday evening at
1880; prayer meeting Thursday evening at
1880; teachers meeting Friday evening at
Mrs. Barrons' at 200; choir rehearsal at Mrs.
Geo. HambIet's Saturday evening at 1880;
next Sunday morning the pastor will
speak on doubts, their cause and cure"
Sunday-school Immediately following the
morning service; Junior EndeavOr
meeting Sunday afternoon at $50, leader,
Gladys Heating; prayer meeting Sunday
evening at $50. The pastor is giving
series of talks on ''The preparation Of the
world for Christianity" The next lecture
will be on ''Christianity in tho Apostolic
age.'
The lecture given by DR.. Geo. Lorimer
at Sewers hall last Thursday evening on
| Cramps, Cranks and Dudes" was thor
oughly enjoyed by an exceptionally large
| audience. DR.. Lorimer is good orator
and his powers of description cannot be
| exceIled. His lecture was full of excellent
thoughts, with enough of the ludicrous to
keep the audience smiling out loud much
| of the time He thought the three classes
o. people mentioned in his subject were
very undesirable for any country. His
descriptions of the different classes, espec-
| tally of the tramps and cranks, brought
forth applause from the people and he held
the close attention of the audience to the
| finish.
On Wednesday evening of this week the
third entertainment of the lecture course
will be given by Rev. FL. M. Wharton of
Baltimore, Md, who will lecture on 1.-THE
Ups and Downs of Life.' DR.. Wharton
has never spoken in Barton but he is sure
of good audience and from the press no