Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-31

quest, contains these sentences: ssMr.
Barnard leaves his present pastorate be-
cause of the financial embarrassment of the
! town and church. During his five years.
ministry in Bradford he has raised $4,000
| for the church and 5000 for missions"
The author of this article was misinformed.
In company with the people of numerous
| other Vermont towns and villages and of
| towns and cities throughout the country,
| the people of Bradford have suffered
financially during the hard times, but the
above statement is entirely wrong. The
| town is not and has not been financially
embarrassed. There is not a m ore beauti-
full village in Vermont than Bradford and
pro bably not one OF its size so well equip
/ ped with modern conveniences, such as
| good water system, concrete walks, cleo
trio lights, etc. Everything is well kept
up and there is nothing to indicate finan-
cial embarrassment. Mr. Barnard will
leave town with nothing due him from
the church. Finances have nothing to do
with his departure. A new minister will
be engaged and his salary raised. The
church will continue to do work as it has
in the past. The $4,000 raised during the
past five years was not raised by Mr.. Bar
nard. It was raised by the church for
church expenses. 1t was raised by COM
mittees and officers appointed for that
purpose. With the $90Oraised for missions,
Mr.. Barnard is i'll part responsible. The
article was evidently written by one who
knew little about Bradford and was given
his information by someone not over par
ticular about giving facts, and which, if
given truthfuIly, would not have left an
unfavora BILE impression Of our thrifty viii
lage and its sturdy and honorable church
and society.-Bradford Opinion.
South Barton.
Bertha Tisdale, niece of Mrs. A. W. Var
ney, from Manchester, n. H., is visiting
here.
Between five and six dollars was realized
at the lawn party at Melvin browns July
22nd; a fine time with plenty of refresh
ments and an excellent entertainment.
Electric lights have come here sure. E.
j. Wheeler has put dynamo in and will
soon light his shop. We know we are i'm
proving and will soon be a booming
village.
Albany.
+ H. McCIary has returned to st. Louis.
Horace May has gone to Maine, to work
on paper mill, which is being put in by
the n. Y, World.
The lecture by Miss Harvey was listened
to by an attentive audience who found it
instructive and entertaining.
Andrew Cello has moved intoT. j. New
.,
has moved into the house vacated by Mr..
Cello.
w. \. Sargent has given his buildings on
New ST., coat of white paint.-The cream
cry has been frightened up with coat of
yellow paint.
Presiding Elder Sherburne preached a
very excellent sermon at the the MethO-
dist church on the 23rd. Subject: Man in
harmony with God.
George Lawrence has his new shed COM
pleted. George is one of our enterprising
young men willing to stay at home and is
sure to succeed in life.
1t is now understood that the Mcclure
Brothers will soon begin the construction
of telephone line from Albany to South
and East Albany, thence to Craftsbury and
HardWich, which will be really an extern
sion of the Peoples line; this will be
great convenience to the people of this
town.
Joe Wilson and wife of Boston visited
Mrs. Wilson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Cham berlin, and other friends recently
Mrs. Julia Nye is visiting at o. N. De-
Iano's-Miss Agnes Chafey, with her
guests and other friends are taking an
outing at Lake Hosmer.-LiIlian Mcclure
is home from Boston where she has been
for several months.-Mrs. SawtelIe from
Melrose, Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
a. Mcclure. Sylvester Shute, who works
in Worcester, visited his family here re-
Gently.
South Albany.
John Hafford has moved back here from
Barton.
Misses Belle and Lula Mccarthy Of Bos- |
ton are visiting at A. Graham Clarence |
Williams and family Of Boston are visiting |
his brother, c. w. Williams.
The lecture that was to have been given /
July 21st, by Rev. Mason Dutton of New !
port, but was postponed on account of the
weather, Will be held tuesday evening, |
August 8th. Subject, ''Things New and |
Old to a Yankee Parson Abroad" Come
out and hear it.
Bloomington.
Melvin Cheney has moved to the Chand-
Ter house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyman are camping at
Seymour lake.
William Barrows, who was bitten quite
badly by dog last week. is improving.