Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-02

should quickly respond, but the response
should be more ready and general in be-
half of a people lately united to US in
political fellowship. Money may be sent
direct to Gov. Smith, who will place it to
the credit of Vermont in the Porto Rico
relief fund which the war department is
raising.
A party from out Of town recently drove
up to n. M. Scott's store and asked him to
purchase four pals Of sugar which he had
brought Mr.. Scott examined the sugar
and found that while it was all right on
top that in one pail the sugar underneath
was very poor. He examined it further,
and while carrying it into his store
noticed that it was heavier than pals of
sugar OF like size usually were. By
digging down a little further he found
that there was a covering OF wood at a
depth of about one and one-half inches
and under this he found lot of sand and
gravel. Mr.. Scott questioned the party
and learned that he was from Greensboro
Bend, and also learned the name of the
sender, who did not dare to bring it HIM
self but hired another man to do it,
The VeTmonter, just issued, is complete
and profusely illustrated history Of YER
mont's iIIustrious son and Americas great
naval hero. The cover is in patriotic
coIors, and is adorned with a new and
striking full page portrait of Admiral
Dewey taken few days before he sailed
from Gibraltar. There are some 20 other
illustrations, including family portraits,
Montpelier scenes, the Olympia, the
Admiral's commission, the sword to be
presented Dewey i'll Washington, views of
Norwich University, facsimile OF President
McKinley's Letter on Dewey hall, also
facsimile page from Dewey's log book in
1858. The regular features of The Yer
nlonter are also retained in this handsome
number of % pages. In anticipation of
increased sales a large edition of this
number has been published.
The anniversary exercises at the Congre-
gational church last Friday Were well
attended and of a high order. Friends
were present from the churches at Lowell,
1rasburgh, Barton Landing, Newport,
Bloomington, North CraftsbUry, West
Glover and Greensboro. The first hour
was spent in friendly greeting. At three
o'clock the exercises began with an
anthem, 81 was glad when they said unto
me, let us go into the house Of the Lord"
Scripture was read by Rev. A. F. Eldridge
of Lowell, and Rev. G. H. Morse of North
Craftsbury offered prayer. Rev. R. L.
Sheaff, the pastor, spoke words of welcome,
to which Rev. P. 3. Fisk of Greensboro
responded. Each made pleasant reference
to the occasion; Rev. Mr.. Fisk speaking
of the associations that cluster around the
House of God. F. w. Baldwin read a
paper on the history of the church, giving
the important events from the organiza-
ton to the present time. He found that
the church was first organized August
9th, 1907 by Rev. Elijah Lyman, with
twelve members. In 1816-1S17 the church
in Glover had a revival and three ladies
from Barton despairing OF seeing church
again formed III Barton joined the society
in Glover. This affected the religious
condition of things in Barton and soon
after the people met at the schoolhouse
and eighteen persons entered into a cove
nant as Congregational church. Rev. l..
L. Leland of Derby was chosen moderator
of this organization but there was no
regular preaching for several years. The
first installed pastor was Rev. Thomas
Simpson, who was settled October 26th,
1925. The first house of worship built in
town was erected in 1920 through the
efforts of Ellis Cobb. 1t was located
bout one half mile north of Barton
village on the road leading to the Landing
just above the forks of the road north of
the present farm buildings owned by the
estate of B. M. r. Nelson. Mr.. Baldwin
stated that the discipline Of the church
in the early times was much different
from what it is at present. He found in
the record of the church under the date of
1921 that complaint was entered against
certain members for speaking against the
professors of religion, and also for not
paying their hired girls. One member was
for absenting himself
from public worship, and another for
''denying that she ever suspected or in
timated that Mrs. - stole some shirts
from her her house, and saying that if any
person intimated that she had, they lied"
Mr.. Baldwin thought it would be a good
thing if this discipline could be revived.
Rev. J. M. Dutton of Newport gave a
very helpful address on ''The place of the
ayman in the local church." At six
o'clock the entire company sat down to
oountiful supper provided by the Ladies'
Society, after which the time until 1880
was spent socially. The evening exercises
opened with an anthem, ''Sing unto the
Lord all We ends of the earth" Prayer was
offered by Rev. S. L. Vincent of West
Glover. F. W. Baldwin, in behalf of Mrs
Arthur Buzsweu presented the church
With beautiful bookmark for the pulpit
Bible. The pastor responded with few
veil chosen words OF acceptance. The |