Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-08

visited In Barton last week.
There will be a donation at the NJ. Z.
church next Friday evening. All cordially
invited. Oysters will be served.
Will Campbell has Just received car load
of flour, and finds his new elevator, put in
by Willard Ames, a great convenience in
storing it away.
Bloomington.
Alvin Berry and Lura Putney were mar
ried last Monday. Congratulations.
James Howe has just killed an eight
month old pig that dressed 447 pounds.
Mrs. Lizzie Buck of Charleston has been
helping care for her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Campbell.
Geo. Currier from Island Pond was in
town last week.-Mrs.. VIM. Searle from
Lennoxville visited relatives in this place
last week.
Rev. S. G. Vail is very gratful to the peo
pie who SO generously remembered him
self and family at the Christmas festival at
the Center.
Mrs. Cora Wheeler, whose death was
mentioned last week, was for several years
resident of this town; she was a kind
neighbor and her friends in town will ex-
tend much sympathy to her afflicted fami-
ly.
Little Sammie Maxwell, who has suffered
these past weeks from his almost fatal fall
on a hay knife, is now able to walk
around the house; he has been very patient
through his long sickness. Mr.. and Mrs.
Maxwell extend hearty thanks to the many
friends who have rendered assistance dur
ing the time, and desire the blessings of
God to attend them all.
Evansville.
HI. Foster has the job of saving shingles
and making bobbins for Guild & Foster for
this year.
The week of prayer will be observed in
the M. E. church. All are cordially invited
to attend.
l.. A. Drown and Thomas Marshall have
bought the Kimball lot near Albert Emer-
sons and will lumber there this winter.
Frank Marshall has returned from
Woodsville, N. Hilary Bickford and
wife went to Canada last week on a visit.
The watch meeting was a complete sue
cess. Commencing at 8 and closing at IL
without an intermission. About forty re-
NAMED to the close.
The creamery meeting was we'll attended.
The butter for the last year was made for
2 6-10 cents per pound. All stockholders
and patrons were satisfied with the way
the business has been conducted. The old
board of officers were reelected.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne, the presiding elder
preached an instructive sermon in the M.
E. church last Friday evening to an appre-
ciative audience. At the close the third
quarterly conference was held. Rev. s. G.
Vail gave his report. The changes in
church membership as given by him were
as follows: received on probation, three; in
full, one; mum Der of candidates for baptism
three; number of conversions, five; raised
for benevolent objects, 5000; number of
pastoral visits, 296; miles travelled col.
East Charleston.
The item In the last issue in regard to
the creamery should have read 81 months
instead of u.
A. r. Cowles of Barton is having a sing
ing school here this winter. The first one
Ezra Brigham from Bakersfield visited
in town last week.-Mrs.. Eliza Allard
who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Clara Buck, has returned to her home in
Barton.
Mrs. w. e. Trip came very near meet
ing with serious accident last Tuesday.
While carrying boiler of hot water from
the stove to the sink, she slipped and fell
to the floor and part of the water came on
to her, burning one shoulder and arm
quite badly.
Worthen g. Stoddard are doing some
thing in the feed business again this win
ter, having recently unloaded a car of mix
ed feed, one of cotton seed meal, and one
of gluten.-C. e. Coruth is also selling a
large amount of feed at his mill, having
lately, unloaded two carloads of feed and
more coming.
The recognizing of the M. E. Sunday
school took place Sunday, Dec. 81. The
following officers were elected: Supt., Rev.
j. Thurston; Asst. Supt., G. b. Stoddard;
Sec., Mrs. Ira Grey; Treas, j. II. Wolcott;
Lib, Miss Addie Hudson; organist, Mrs.
Eva Piper. Executive Com, j. III. VOL
colt, Mrs. Martha Davis and Miss Edith
Hudson. The superintendent reported the
school as being out of debt and the papers
or the next quarter all paid for.
Sunday, Dec. 31st, Rev. Mr.. Thurston
preached an excellent sermon from Psalms
90:12, $50 teach us to number our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wis
DOM" The thought brought out by the
speaker were very appropriate for the clos
ing up of another year. He spoke of the
shortness of time as compared with eter-
nifty, and although it seems long to the