Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-12-25

Vile Marie Bank, a telegram was sent
from the head Office al Montreal to the
branch at Laprairie to close that bank.
The message was taken by the station
agent. Mr.. VIM. Wells, who is also the
operator there. He had $1,000 on deposit
there the savings of a lifetime, and by
Withholding the telegram he might have
withdrawn, and thus saved his money,
but he was too conscientious a man for
that He Immediately delivered the mes
sage, the bank closed its doors and he lost
his money. Mr.. Wells was for many years
station agent at Windsor Mills and his
many friends while admiring his Spartan
honesty in the discharge of his duty deeply
regret the misfortune that has fallen upon
him in his old age.
, The annual meeting of the 10Th Masonic
district will be held with the Island Pond
Lodge, No. A, Tuesday, January, 9th, 1900,
| commencing at 2:3O p m. Work on the
E. A. degree will be exemplified by Central
lodge, No. 81, Geo. w. Russell, w. M. pre-
siding. This will be followed by review
of work In the evening at 7:3O o'clock,
work will be given on the M. M. degree by
Island Pond Lodge, Nod j ohm S.Sweeney,
! w. M. presiding. This will be followed
by criticism OF work. At the conclusion of
the session banquet will be spread, to be
followed by remarks by prominent Dreth-
rem. NV, w. Scott Nay, Grand Master,
and w. OIin W. Daley, Grand Lecturer,
will be present. Other grand officers and
past grand officers are expected to be pres
ent. 1t is expected that a large number
will go from the lodge in this village. All
who desire transportation furnished them
should notify Geo. FL. Davis, H. c. Pierce
or F. W. Cutting before January 3rd.
The fifth annual meeting of the Pas
sumpsic Cong. Club was held with the
LyndonviNe Congregational church on
the anniversary of Forefathers day, being
Thursday, Dec. 81, 1899. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, D. M. Camp, Newport; first
vice president, Rev. E. T. Fairbanks, st.
Jchnsbury; second vice president, Prof.
| H. j. Stannard, Barton Sec. and Treas,
Rev. Fl. t. Barnard, Barton Landing; au-
ditor, M. M. Taplin Esq, Barton Landing.
Executive committee, Robert MackinnOn,
ST. Johnsbury, Rev. J. NJ. Dutton, New
port, Prof. D. Y. COmstock, SJ.Johnsbury;
membership committee, Judge E. A. Stew
art, Newport, Rev. C.H. Merrill, STU hns-
bury, Prof. G. A. Bunker, Peacham. After
the election of officers and other matters
of business, the company partOok of fine
course dinner prepared by the ladies of the
Lyndonville church and served in the
church dining room, followed by postpran-
dial exercises as follows: GA Greeting to
the Club by Rev. J. c. Bodwell, pastor of
oil
chosen words to which the new president,
Mr.. Camp, happily responded. To the
sentiment, "Our forechildren, our children,
and our neighbors children, D. Mrs. r. L.
Sheaff of this village responded with
thoroughly interesting paper. Rev. E. t.
Fair banks, D. D., of St. Johnsbury, gave
a fine talk upon puritan Latitude and
Present Day Longitude" comparing
Puritan ways with present day ways, in
manner that satisfied all that our fore
fathers gave themselves much latitude at
times. Mr.. Fairbanks speech showed ex-
tensive reading and brought down the
house. After the banquet the club re-
paired to the audience room, where the
choir of the church gave musical enter
tainment of high order. This was fol-
by the address of the evening by Rev. A.
z. conrad, D. D., of Worcester, Mass,
subject, ga Twentieth Century Spirit in
Nineteenth Century Body" This address
was a mastery one, treating the issues of
the present time in powerful and eIo
quent manner.
Barton Landing.
Oscar Glib is cIerking for E. E. Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd have returned from
Jay.
The schools close until Wednesday
morning.
F. G. Brown has gone to Massachusetts
for visit.
Miss Mae Wiley has gone to Milton for
two weeks visit.
Frank Leach has moved into one of E. E.
StaffOrd's tenements.
E. E. Stafford has quite a quantity of
goods in his new store.
Ed. Collins and Leon Gay are at home
from Yale on a vacation.
F. D. Clement has engaged Fred Alden
apprentice in his store.
Guy, Evelyn and lnez Winslow are at
home to spend the vacation.
Chas. Wheeler was here a part of las
week, assisting in the station.
E. M. Carpenter has purchased J. w.
Brennan's house on Maple ST.
DIR. Stevens has improved the appearance
of his house by new portico.
Fred Skinner has been at home from
Lowelltown, Me-, the past week.
Robert Hare and family have gone to
Montgomery to spend Christmas