Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
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The presiding elder of the st. Johnsbury
district has divided his district into a
number of sub districts for more efficient
work along the line of the Twentieth Cen
fury Forward Movement The su b. district
that includes our town is composed of
Barton, Barton Landing, Irasburgh,
Evansville, Holland and Lowell. 1t is
planned to have a grand rally at each of
these places on the following dates: Hol-
land, the evening of October End; Iras-
burgh, the evening of October 3rd
Evansville, the afternoon and evening of
October 4th; Lowell, the evening of Octo-
Der 8th; Barton Landing, the evening of
October 10th; Barton, the evening of Octo-
Der 18th. The speakers will be Rev.W. G.
johnson of Barton, Rev. J. E. Knapp of
Irasburgh and Rev. j. A. Dixon of Barton
Landing. The Church of God is beginning
to awake from her slumbers and put on
her beautiful garments. Her rallying cry
1.-TWO million men and two million eagles
for Christ" is an inspiration to every lover
of Jesus.
Christ's hosts are mastering to the field;
1.-The Crossi The Cross!'' the battle call;
The old grim towers of darkness yield,
And soon shall totter to their fall.
South Barton.
Sherman Graham has one to Woodsville.
E. j. Wheeler has gone to Massachusetts
looking for work.
Samuel Stanford visited his niece, Mrs.
Geo. w .Abbott, last week.
LaForrest Hunt and wife visited Mr..
Hunts brother Albro here recently.
G. Fred Wheeler called on friends here
the past week. He returned to his work
in New York Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Duke who has been seriously
ill at her home in Manchester, is gaining
slowly. She was better at one time but
had relapse and was confined to the bed
a second time. s a5
Will Brooks has a young gentleman
boarder. Looks as if he had come to stay
aud Will is more than pleased about it. If
the young man cannot pay his board at
present he will later.
Albany.
Willie johnson is slowly recovering
from an attack of typhoid fever.
N. M. johnson has gone back TO school
at the Wesleyan University in Connecti-
E. G. Carter and H. E. Carter
visited in Newport last week.-Mrs.. Pol
lard, who has been stopping with her
father for several weeks, has returned to
her home near st. Johnsbury
MRS. w. Fl. @.
South Albany.
John Coomer has the frame for his barn
up.
G. w. Williams has had furnace placed
in his house.
Robert Young and bride have returned
from New York.
Miss Effie Patterson of Barton was home
over the Sabbath.
c. w. Williams entertained sister from
Newbury last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Cass have returned to
their home in Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. Perrin gave temperance lecture in
the M. E. church last Sunday evening.
There was large audience present.
AS Rev. Austin is expected back from
England soon, the services in the Nj. E.
church after this date will be as follows:
5a bbath- school, 1870 p. m. and preaching
4 2:3O p. m.
Mrs. VIM. Johnson, whose illness was
mentioned last week, passed away last
Monday night aged 50 years, 4 months and
days. The funeral was held on Thursday
1T the w. M. church, Rev. Charles Hamil-
Jon officiating.
Mrs. Amos Currier from Island Pond,
who has been visiting relatives in this
place for the past few weeks, returns home
his week.
Mrs. Ellen Hodges is quite ill. Her
iaugh liter Belle has come home to care for
ler.-Bernice Jones, who has been i'll, is
Ible to be out again.
During the storm of last Thursday
morning lightning struck tree near Jas.
Young's house, breaking some of the
windows in the house and damaging some
cad pipe that carries spring water to the
buildings. ~ ~
East BrOwningtOn.
Mary Houston is going to Barton Land
ng to work, and Madge Mckay to Mont !
,elier. ss -t = !.
Mrs. Bert Fuller of Sheffield is caring for |
Ter sister, Mrs. Elmer White.-Mrs. Fred |
)rne is quite sick.
9. w. Skinner recently fell and dislo-
ated his shoulder, but is able to be out
ooking after the roads.
: Mrs. Lora Foss has rose bush that has
rose twelve inches in circumference, and
mother one nearly as large.
Don. Switzer has rented Mrs. Pierce's
lace and moves there this week. Mrs. I
,ierce ia to hoard wit b them