Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-05

were served and a pleasant social evening
enjoyed.
Mr.. Phillips, who has been occupying
the rooms in the Nelson block over the
bank, has moved into the rooms in o. d.
Ovens block lately vacated by the milf
ner, Miss Woodward.
Childrens' Day will be observed at the
NJ E. church next Sunday. Sermon to
the children in the morning and baptisms.
Concert in the evening followed by the
usual collection.
Rev. M. S. Eddy of Morrisville is in
town on his way to Charleston, where
Mrs. Eddy is stopping. Mrs. Eddy has
been very sick since Conference but is
slowly improving.
c. E. Twombly of Derby was in town
one day last week looking for house plans
to build from. He was SO pleased with
e. F. Humphreys house that he took Mr..
Humphreys plans home with him.
All persons having sleighs, wagons or
lumber in the Cong1 church sheds, 50
placed as to interfere with hitching of
teams, please have the same removed be-
fore next Sunday.
Bv order Of Church Com.
The installation of telephones on the
Peoples line in this village is nearly COM
pleted, and all parties now desiring in
struments should engage them before June
18th, as after that date, there will be an.ex-
ira charge of three dollars above the pres
ent price.
Remember the tickets for High School
commencement exercises Thursday even
ing are now on sale at the drug store.
Price 10 cents. Exercises to begin at s
O'Clock. Grammar school exercises Wednes-
day evening at Good 'Templars Hall, to
commence at o'clock.
Childrens'. day exercises will be held at
the Cong. church next Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Sheaf earnestly requests all of
the children of the Sundayschool to be
present at the morning service. In the
evening there will be concert by the
children.
Mr.. d. A. Collins, who has been in poor
health for two years and a half passed away
suddenly Sunday morning at the home of
where he with his wife had been spending
the winter. Mrs. Amy A. M. Dow with
Mrs. Collins will accompany the remains
to Chicago for burial. There will be no
services here.
About one hundred people attended the
KIondike social at the .Odd-Fellow's hall
last Friday evening. A short but pleasing
program was nicely rendered. The gentle
men were obliged to labor for time
Iof 70 fob Of no
freshments, but this only gave them
better appetite. The occasion was a most
enjoyable one for all. Proceeds, $15.54.
The state board of health has arranged
for a school of instruction for health Off
GERS and members of local boards of health
throughout the state to be held in Burling-
ton July 1915. It is the purpose of the
board to offer to local health officers, mem
bers of the medical profession and all
citizens interested in public sanitation an
to see practical demonstration
of the most modern methods of combating
disease, and to provide for a free discussion
of the same. -
The first excursion of the season will be
run from Newport by way of North Troy
and Richford to Vergennes next Friday.
From Burlington the excursionists will
take the steamer Reindeer and the ride down
the lake with the beautifulsceneryi in view
is well worth the cost of the trip. The
band will accompany the excur-
sion. Price from Newport, adults, SIPS;
children, IS cents. Train leaves Newport at
a. NJ; returning arrives there at $50
%. m.
Cong. services for the week: Monday
evening at 7:3O, Christian Endeavor meet
ing; Tuesday p. m. Home missionary
society meets with the Misses Joslyn;
Tuesday evening at 1880 there will be a
rehearsal for Children's day; all who take
part are requested to attend. Thursday
evening at 7:30 prayer meeting; Friday
evening at Z 100 teachers meeting at o. E.
Cowles'; Saturday evening choir rehearsal.
Regular morning service followed by S. S.
Junior G. E. at 800 p. m. Evening service
at 200.
Memorial Day was very quiet here. In
the afternoon procession was formed and
to the cemetery where the graves
of the soldiers were decorated. The ad-
dress by Mr.. Farman at the church was
interesting to both old and
young. His remarks were appropriate to
the occasion and he held the close atten-
ton of his audience from the very first. A
part of his address will be found Oh page
three of this paper. The children took
part in the exercises in the afternoon and
showed considerable enthusiasm in the
celebrations.
The meeting of the Lecture Association
was held at the academy last Wednesday
evening, and as usual there were but few
people present. The old board of officers
were unanimously reelected. The report
of the treasurer showed that although the
exDenses of the association had heen @75