Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-20

more sunny days Will remind the farmers
that it is about time to be getting their
new sugar tools SO as to be ready in good
season.
We are in receipt of a California paper
from Mr.. Foss of this town. It is local
paper clean and well printed and similar
to the papers published in this state. We
note that the price is $3.50 per year in ad-
vance, being considerable higher than the
average Vermont paper.
B. H TerrilI and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Welch went to Warren Summit, n. Ell. last
week to attend the funeral of Mr.. TerrilFs
grand daughter, Miss Clara Terrill. Miss
TerrilI attended school in this village for a
time last year, and her friends here will be
sorry to learn of her untimely death.
A letter from our former townsman, J.
w. Hall, written from Mobile, Ala, Feb
18th says that the city was buried under
a blanket of snow from eight to ten inches
deep and the thermometer registered two
degrees below zero, breaking all records
Of cold weather, in that section of the
country.
The Passumpsic Congregational Club
will be entertained at Wells River next
| Wednesday. Hon. E. w. Baldwin, the
president of the club, Lieut-Gov. IL. G.
Bates, Prof. D. Y. Comstock, and Hon. d.
! M. Camp are among the speakers, and the
program which has been prepared is
most excellent one.
The residence of Mr.. Hammond in New
port Center burned last week, the fire
catching around the chimney. Clarence
CO, #
Irasburgh, who were teaching} there, were
boarding at Mr.. Hammond's. Mr.. Austin
lost good watch and chain and Miss
Somers most OF her clothing by the fire.
Elmer Damon was brought before Justice
Cook last Friday on the charge of having
stolen a mileage book from the Boston &
Maine station in this village. He claimed
to have purchased the mileage of Francis
Jewell, bnt told several conflicting stories.
He was held under 5000 bonds, and failing
to raise the bond was taken to the Jail at
Newport.
The tickets are now on sale at the drug
store for the lecture by Prof. j. B. Denote
at Seaver's hall next Wednesday evening.
His subject is to be ''Python Eggs and the
American Boy.'' Prof. Denote entertain
ed a Barton audience during one of our
first courses and since that time, large
number of the patrons of the coure have
expressed the desire to hear him again.
There are some good seats left, get them
early and you will have an enjoyable even
ing, also something to think about when
you return home.
News has been received here of the
MI
Mr.. Carr was born in Scotland 4S years
ago, but emmigrated to this country and
settled in Glover. In 1876 he entered the
Office of Gen. w. w. Grout and studied
law for two years. He subsequently en-
gagged in he practice of law in this place
and was well-known and prominent
man He married Josie E. Bodwell of
Glover in 1879. The many friends Of the
family extend to them their sympathy in
the loss they have borne.
CongI services for the week: Monday
evening at 1880, Christian Endeavor meet
ing, Miss Marion Currier, leader; Thurs
day evening at 1880 prayer meeting; Fri
day evening at 700 teachers meeting at
the Misses Joslyn; Saturday evening at
7:3O choir rehearsal atthe church; Sunday
morning service followed by Sabbath
school; Junior Endeavor meeting at 300
p. H.; evening service at $3.50. Next Sab
bath the annual offering for the A. NJ. A.
will be taken.
The many friends in this county of
Thos. Baker and family, who moved from
this town to North Dakota some years ago,
will be pleased to learn that Thomas
Baker, Jr., has been elected to the State
legislature, and has been made speaker of
the House of Representatives. Mr.. Baker
is called by the state papers ''The States
man from Fargo" an honor lot which he
may be justly proud This is another in
stance of what the boys of Orleans county,
who have wandered elsewhere, are doing.
We are always glad to get such reports.
The entertainment given last Friday
evening at the M. E. church under the
auspices of the E. L. was a decided success.
The program consisted ofvocal and instru-
mental selections, readings by Miss Aid
rich and original poems. Miss Aldr ich is
a pleasing and talented speaker and her
selections were well rendered and much
enjoyed. The poems, written by those
who had earned dollar in some novel
way, were very entertaining. The proceeds
of the evening cover the expense of the |
new singing books besides adding a small
sum to the treasury.
DR.. John Gillespie, former pastor Of
the Westminster church of Elizabeth, n. |
j., died at his home in that city last Thurs
day from the effects of a stroke of paraIy-
sis. He resigned the pastorship of the
Westminster church to accept the posi-
ton sof secretary of the foreign mission
board of the Presbyterian church. Since