Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-01

At meeting of the Dwight Alumni Asso-
citation in New York recently, Charles was
among the speakers, the New York papers
speaking highly of his address. At the
business meeting which followed the ban
quet he was elected as member of the
council, thus showing his popularity with
the members of the association.
O. V. Joslyn is in receipt of letter
from Gen. circuit stating that If the citi-
zens here would like cannon he can fur
nish one by the people paying the freight
charges and also the cost of getting it on
the train, which would probably amount
to from twenty-five to thirty-fve dollars
in all. The cannon is a thirty two pound
er, nine feet in length and weighs nearly
sixty-fou hundred pounds. If the people
do not care for as large gun the General
writes that he cal furnish smaller one
at a,less expense. The matter is left en-
tirely with the people and if they care to
contribute the money to pay for getting
the cannon here they can have it. A sub
scription paper may be passed around
soon to see if the necessary funds win be
forthcoming.
Barton Landing.
DR.. Stevens will be out of town this
week.
Miss Bertha Durham is teaching near
Newport Center.
A. J. Eaton of South Royalton visited
friends here last week.
H S. Webster has exchanged his soda
fountain for fine new one. Call and see
it.
III. w. Moor has returned to this place
to work for D. Buchanan in the telephone
business.
Mason Kimball has opened a bicycle
repair shop over J. B. Winget's black
smiths shop.
Quite a number of trees have been set
out in front of the Cong. church recently.
Let the work go on.
The many friends of Rev. Mr.. Dixon
and family are pleased to know that he
has been returned to this place for another
year.
Rev. J. K. Fuller preached the bacca-
laurate sermon at Derby Academy yester
day Rev. Mr.. Small of Derby preached
here.
Some of the fellows who went to New
port recently to have a ''good time" got
all they bargained for and some more.
We are glad our Newport friends enter
tanned them SO royalty.
The first practise meeting of the hose
company for this season will be held
Tuesday evening, May 2. All members
are requested to be present. Several new
members are needed to fill up the COM
pany.
Sunday school officers were elected at
the NJ. e. church yesterday as follows:
Supt., w. W. Foster: Asst. Supt., J. II.
Bartlett; End. Asst, George Cole; Sec,
Anna Bassett; Treas, Stella Twombly;
Lib, Geo. Cole.
Rev. j. K. Fuller, after ten years pas
torate, has announced his resignation from
the pastorate of the Congregational socie-
ty to take effect June 1st. While his. SER
vices had just been secured for another
year, the trustees of the church released
him that he might accepta better position.
None too much can be said of Mr.. Fuller's
work among US. Only those who have
watched it and who know the condition
of the church when he came, can realize
the good he has done. He has been the
first pastor in the history of the church
who has filled the pews, and still more
chairs have been brought in. Mr.. Fuller
has been very popular preacher, not only
in his own village but in the county and
state. During his pastorate the mission
airy work of the church has gone beyond
any past record and he leaves his church
! with better feeling and a better concep-
/ ton of life and God than she has ever had
under any other pastor. Mr.. Fuller had
| planned work for onother year which it
/ is to be regretted he cannot carry out.
/ But what is our loss is Windsor's gain,
! and we wish Windsor to understand that
as church and a community we let him
| go with feeling of reluctance. Mr.. Full
Ter has proved no exception to the rule that
every fearless preacher and citizen of de-
cided stand has his enemies. However,
his enemies Gf such) can be counted on
the fingers. Their endeavor to destroy his
work and their misrepresentation of facts
have only helped to augment his popular
ity. The report recently circulated, that
he had only one majority vote to remain
with US another year, is a falsehood. He
received only two opposing votes,s and
those from the same family. His call was
made unanimous. The whole community,
we might say, regret his removal. It is
Well understood that his place cannot be
filled. He goes to the Old South church
in Windsor, one of the Oldest and strong
est churches in the state. He has also re-
ceived the appointment of State chaplain.
Express and Standard.
| Albany.
/ B. Aiken is at work for Mrs. Miller in
her store at Barton Landing.