Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-05-20


Memorial day will be observed on the
10Th of May att o'clock promptly. A pro-
eession will be formed at the schoolhouse,
and march to the cemetery to decorate the
soIdiers' graves. Upon returning there
will be exercises in the hall by the school,
followed by an address by Rev. G. III. Brown
of Newport. The Barton Landing drum
eorps will be in attendance, and the q. A.
r. Post of Newport is expected.
The sixty-second annual meeting of the
Orleans County conference of Congrega-
tional churches will held with the church
here Tuesday and Wednesday June 18th and
5th. The program will be as follows:
Tuesday morning, June 4th, Devotional
service; Organization and business; ''Help-
full Books for the Minister" Rev. J. B.
Lyman. Tuesday afternoon, Praise service;
Report of registrar; ''The Problem of the
Country Church" Rev. G. E, Read; Dis
cussion; Address, ''Our Mission Sunday
Schools" Rev. Francis J. Marsh, of Boston;
Ladies' hour: Address, Rev. G. w. Puddle
foot, Field Sec. of c. II. NJ. S. Tuesday
evening, Service of song; Address, Mutual
Interdependence," Rev. A. F. MacGregor;
Address, ''The Siege of Pekin and the out
look for China" Rev. F. NJ. Chaplin, North
China Mission. Wednesday morning,
Prayer service; E''The Sunday Evening
Service. What can we do to make it
better?" Rev. Thomas Hall; Discussion;
Conference sermon, Rev. c. FL. Morse;
Communion.
Island Pond.
Judge Reset brook is ill with a heart
difficulty.
NJ. B. Ladd has purchased the interests
of G. II. VaIIee in the VaIlee, Ladd & Hob
son block.
The village Improvement society is to
buy fountain which is to be placed in
the cemetery.
Commencement at the academy will
commence June Dist instead of the four
tenth as has been expected.
Plans are being made to build new
village reservoir and put in larger pipe than
that now leading to the reservoir. Mr..
Foster of Montpelier was here last week
looking the situation over.
CraftsburY.
Mrs. Stebbins, wife of Rev. e. NJ. Steb-
bins, is III.
H. c. Libbey was in Berkshire and vicin-
itY last week.
Miss Florence Merrill has been home
from school for few days.
Mrs. a. Dawson from Barton, visited
friends in town last week.
Howard and Stevens are repairing the
house lately purchased of L. Smith.
Miss Marcia McClary who has been at
r. A. Patterson's at work, is home and
on the sick list.
Blanche E. Morey of Troy and Arthur L.
Smith OF Craftsbury were married at the
home of the bride May 9th.
Edgar Farr is again at work for J. D.
Leavitt. Edgar is a good barber and We
are all glad to have him back again.
The ladies win hold an ice-cream social
in the vestry of the II. E. church, Wednes-
day evening, May %. Proceeds for parson-
age repairs.
Craftsbury Grange will meet next Fri
day evening. The program that was to
have been given last week VIII be pre-
scented. 1t IS hoped large number will be
present.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E.
church held their annual meeting in the
vestry last Thursday. The old board were
nearly all reelected. The society seems to
be in good working order.
Foster Rand from Whitman, Mass. is
visiting friends in town.-CharIes Bailey
of East Hardwick is spending a few days
at Dudley Sa bin's.-Miss Jennie Cochran
is visiting at S. A. Rand's.
North CraftSDury.
Rev. c. H. Morse attended the meeting
of the Ministerial Association held at Iras-
burg last Tuesday.
Ernest Hartshorn, who works for n. B.
Williams, was called away Sunday to attend
the funeral of his uncle, Mr.. Hart, at Stowe.
The ladies met at Mrs. Garvin's last
Wednesday for a sewing bee, contributing
work and articles for the benefit of Victor
GiIbert's family, who lost their home and
effects by the recent fire.
The Loyal Temperance Legion enjoyed
picnic on Prospect Hill last Thursday after
noon. The interest was diversified by a
rendered by members of the Le-
gion. Judging from the number of ladies
it seems evident the Legion is
doing successful work in reaching the older
people.
Geo. Chase in excavating for the cellar |
of his new house, found a ledge which oc-
cupied about half the space. Most of last !
week was spent IN blasting this away.
Later, when digging for the drain, he came
across another ledge which had to be re-
moved by the same means. Surely, he is |
having hard Iuck-for what is harder than |!
stone?
The following members of the recent |