Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-08

a chicken pie supper at the church Tuesday
evening, Oct. 9. All cordially invited.
Mr.. Melvin Haselton and Miss Eta
Rowland were united in marriage Wednes-
day evening at the home of the bride, Rev.
J. Nv Buzzell performing the ceremony.
Congratulations.
Martin and Charles Rockwell of Hard
wick visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Rockwell recently.-Elmer Rockwell sof
Hardwick visited his parents last week.
Mrs G.. p. Stevens visited in town last
week.-Mr. Harley Cole of Manchester, N.
H., is home visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Cole-Mr. and Mrs. M. j. Higgins
are taking carriage drive to Whitefeld,
n. Ell.
North Troy.
Mr. E. T. Seaver is repairing his store
formerly owned by the late Geo. P. Hardy.
The mo Name Club will meet with
Mrs. E. T. Seaver on Friday evening OF this
week.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Mr.. Burnie Parker and Miss Maud
Buggy, both of this place.
Wednesday on business.-A. w. Dubois
visited Richford and Sutton last week.
The Cottage Hotel is soon to hange pro-
prietors. Mr.. c. r. Laid who has run the
Bolton Springs House the past season will
succeed Mr.. Geo. d. Blair.
WestfieId.
Miss Minnie Gilpin is teaching the school
Lynn Clark was moved from A. L.
Browns to his brothers Erwin Clark IS, last
Thursday.
On Monday Oct. 1st, Nelson Corrow and
Miss Orilla Currier both of this town were
married in the r. c. church in Lowell In
the afternoon wedding feast was served
at William Curriers' to large number of
friends. e
1t is reported that one Of the horse
thieves recently put in Newport jail has
escaped. If when prisoners are placed in
Newport Jail there was more liability that
they would remain there until wanted it
would be qualification to the public.
D. E. Wright and wife are visiting in
Franklin Coo. W. Bryant and wife have
gone to Canada.-Charles Lombard of
Massachusetts is visiting at Dea. M. c.
Hitchcock's.-Mrs. w. G. Farman visited
in Hardwick last week.-Eugene Miller
and wife have gone to Concord, n. H., on
a visit.-Nelson Martin and wife are visit
ing there also.-A. L. Brown visited in
Hardwick last week.
On Tuesday Oct. End the ordination
of Mr.. j. H. Cone to the ministry
Cong'I clergyman occurred in the Cong1
hurch here. Of the ten churches invited
all were represented in the council. Rev.
c. II. Merrill of st. ohnsbury was chosen
moderator and Rev. G. o. Gill of Westmore
scribe. The records of the proceedings of
the church and the credentials of Mr.. Cone
were found to be satisfactory. The candi-
date read a statement of his religious ex-
perience and another statement giving his
theological position, after which different
members of the council proceeded to ques-
tion him. The papers he presented and
the way he carried himself while under
fire showed him to be yourg man OF
much ability. The council by unanimous
vote decided to proceed to ordination.
The ordination exercises were held in he
afternoon in the presence of full house.
The music was furnished by the church
rendered by Miss Alice Cone, who is
beautiful soprano singer. The lnvo cation
was by Rev. G.. o. Gill of Westmore, scrip
ture reading by Rev. E. F. Treat of Iras-
burgh, prayers by Rev.A. j. Small of Derby,
sermon by Rev. c. P. Emery of Stowe,
ordination prayer by Rev. A. F. Macgregor
of Newport, charge to the pastor by Rev.
r. l.. Sheaff of Barton, right hand of fell
lowship by Rev. A. s. Bole of Coventry,
charge to the pulpit by Rev. 9. III. Merrill
of st. Johnsbury, and benediction by the
newly ordained minister. The lay dele.
gates present were w. e. Niles of Coventry,
Dea. G. w. Parker of Irasburgh, Dea. n.
F. Hutchinson of Lowell, Mrs. A. A. Ray
mond of Stowe, Dea. DIV. Kelley of N. Troy
and FL. j. Bennett of Troy. Rev. Mr. Cone
is an Eng lishman who came to America
about four years ago, taking a theological
course in Bangor Seminary. He commenced
work here about the first of June. He
draws good sized congregations on Sun
days and his labors as pastor are very salts
factory to the church and the pulpit.
WestmOre.
Q. A. Webster's youngest girl is very sick
with typhoid fever.
Fred Kimball has sold his farm stock
and farming tools to Adolphus Valley. Mr..
Valley moved in last week.
g. l.. Nutting cut his finger quite badly
two weeks ago but he was insured against
asccidents and he says 1t very good plas-
ter to put on.
Fl. F. Pillsbury & Son have bought the
d. A. Hayes farm and about 200 acres of
land on the lake shore, where they will