Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-29

and work table. Mr.. Grey thanked the
friends not only for the presents but
for the visit which all seemed to enjoy.
On account of the severe storm and thaw
Jan. Goth, there was not a very large crowd
at the school exhibition, and only about
half of those who were to take part in the
program were present, but those who
were there enjoyed the exercises very much.
The singing by the little folks was good,
and while all those who spoke did well,
we would especially mention Mildred Lane,
whose work showed careful training.
Milo Roby also did well. He has a fine
voice and with little practice and train
ing can easily rank among the best. Mr..
Ernest Chaplin, the teacher in district No.
9, made some very interesting remarks on
the progress made in the nineteeth century.
Miss Annie Beebee, teacher in district No.
3, had charge of the exercises for the even
ing, but everything was in charge
of the school superintendent, Mrs. L. b.
Lang. The entertainment will be repeated
Wednesday evening, Feb. z. 1t is to be re-
arranged, and will present for the most
part, entirely new recitations and dialogues.
Admission, ten cents. Proceeds to go
toward buying globes for the schools.
West Charleston.
Mrs. John Eley is on the sick list.
J. B. HoIton has been in Bostyn the past
week.
Ami Hill has finished work for T.. e.
Goodwin.
Rev. Mr.. Morris will preach his farewell
sermon Feb. 18th.
Henry Rich is in Morgan to day to at
tend the funeral of his brother, Isaac Rich.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick who works in the Hazel
stone sheds is having a serious time with
a felon.
Fred Dwire has moved back on to his
farm.-Henry Dwire is home from Albany
where he has been at work.-Miss Julia
Clark is visiting friends in town.
John Hildreth has finished work at New
port and returned home.-Ray Leonard
and Elmer Nye came home from Lyndon
Vile to spend Sunday.-Cora Dudley is
home from Albany, where she has been
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. Herbert
Bridges.
Coventry.
John Brooks is still quite sick.-Romeo
st. James has been quite sick the past few
days.
Miss Brown, teacher in the primary de-
partment, was quite sick Friday.-N. Saw
yer is on the sick list.
News has been received from Mrs. Luther
Guild, who is a in Montreal hospital, that
she passed successful operation last Mon
day.
A surprise party was given Chas. Putney
Friday evening in honor of his 10th birth
day. He was presented with nice writ
ing desk.
Mrs. CIarissa Metcalf is home, having
been absent in Rhode Island and New
Hampshire, visiting for the past four
and One-haIf months.
The school debate came off last Wednes-
day evening at the town hall. Question,
'Resolved, that Brig ham Roberts shall not
be seated in Congress-" 1t was very ably
discussed on both sides, but was decided
in the affirmative. The judges were Hollis
Thrasher, j. p. Wheelock and Ernest
Batchelder.
The roll-caII was held in Cong. church
last Wednesday. The business meeting
was held in the forenoon. VIM. Niles, +.
K. Gray and Harry Wright were chosen
church committee. A committee consist
ing of S. Pearson, w. T.. Barrows and DIR.
Badger, was appointed to consider the
question of purchasing new seats for the
church, and quite a sum of money was
promised in case it was thought best to do
so. Dinner was served in the vestry;
large number were present and did ample
Justice to the chicken pie and other good
things. After dinner a song service was
given followed by the PASTORS report and
the report of the secretary of the G. +.
society and the Sunday school superin-
tendent. Then came the roll-call to which
a good number responded. Letters were
received from several absent members and
were read. Among them were letters from
Rev. w. N. Bacon and Rev.. G. Langford,
former pastors. A letter was read from
Mr.. e. S. CowIes of Jersey City, n. j.,
who gave history of the church, society,
and pastors. AS this article is of especial
interest we print it in full. Letters were
read from Miss Elvira Daggett of Little
ton, N. H., Lemuel Nye, Grace Bean, Josie
Dow and others, which were all interest
ing. A special service was held in memory
of Mrs. Lemuel Nye, Mr.. Moses Pearson,
Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Nye and Mrs. I.Keyes.
The service closed by singing by the choir
and henediction by the pastor. Mr.. Cowles'
paper is given below.
am asked to write something about
the early history of the Congregational
church at Coventry. During a recent va
cation spent in Coventry was interested
in looking over the records of the church
and society and can only give few ex-
tracts, with some of my recollections of
incidents and conversations with those