Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-17

strong program has been prepared, our new
field secretary. Rev. +. NJ. Fuller will oe
present and have q prominent part and
everything indicates 9 very successful aud
important convention, just such a gather
ing IS no earnest, progressive Sunday
school worker can afford to lose. IL Is
desired that so far as possible those intend
ing to go and especially those desiring
lodging should, at an early date, send their
names to ID. w. Kelley, North Troy, that
the necessary preparation may be made.
For those who may desire to go by train
from Newport, the fare, to go and return
will be IS cents by mileage. The train
leaves Newport for Troy at 7:30 in the
morning; returning, one train leaves Troy
at s:27 d. m, and smother at 10:ss p. m
the last reaching Newport at IL :15 p. N.
wEsTFELD.
Miss Lillian Miller has gone to Man
chester, n. II.
Miss Bessie Bryant has been to Wells
River on q visit.
W. w. Bryant picked a large ripe straw
berry in his field Aug. u.
Alfred Bryant OF Bolton, P. @, visited
his brother, Z. w. Bryant, recently.
Miss Mary Knapp and Mrs. Minnie
Gates Of Irasburg We're in town Aug. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. s. Miller go to Stowe
this week to attend the celebration there.
The Zig htning struck the balm of gilead
tree in Z. w. Brysnt's door yard on Aug.
II.
Ernest NJ. Kelley OF Jay and Miss Amy
A. Andrews of Troy were married here by
Rev. NJ. W. Farman, Aug. 4.
Miss Lena Hitchcock of Troy has been
engaged to teach the higher department Of
the village school for the fall term. Mrs.
Z. s. Miller will teach the primary depart
ment.
Deacon NJ. {. Hitchcock, who has been
absent in Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
since the middle Of June, arrived home
last Friday. He was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Alvah Hitchcock of Providence,
RI.
We are In receipt of an article of consld-
cradle length from our Westfield cores
pondent in standardization of his recent
article regarding the Kim ball girl. How
ever as we have alres dy given considerable
space to the matter and do not care 10 have
the paper brought further into the contro-
versy we with hold the article from publ
cation. Ed.
The unwilling of the Westfield tablet
will take place at Hszen's Notch on Friday,
August q, at 90 O'Clock a. m. Tue fol-
lowing VIII be the order of exercises:
FORENOON.
1. Exhibition of historic relics; and a social
hour. Preparation of tea aud coffee
Martial music and solgs.
2. Dinner.
4. Historical Address, Hon. F. W. Baldwin
| 5. dwelling the tablet.
/ .. songs.
| All persons desiring hot tea or coffee with
! their lunch should bring enough for tnelr
own use. Coffee should be sewed up
| loosely in a clean cotton or linen bag. The
coffee will be MADE all together In one
kettle. ALI persons interested in there
exercises throughout the county are most
cordially invited TO come and bring tneIr
baskets OF lunch.
PER ORDER OF TIE COMMITTEE.
On Monday, Aug. 8, Mrs. Betsy Cham.
berlain, widow of the late Jacob Stebblns
attained the age of ninety one years
| During the day friends called, bril- gins
congratulations, tributes OF flowers, anC
other remembrsnces. Yielding to the ex
pressed wishes of her neighb ors, she per
mitted the Rev. A. b. PEBBLES to take hel
picture in the afternoon. A pleasant com
pany Of people gathered at Mrs. Stebbin.
residence in the evening in honor of tn
anniversary. The birthday cake,
beautiful pyramid with 81" figured
upon il In candies, which was pre-
sented by Miss Ioa Durivage, was Gu
| by the Rev. A. b. PEBBLES. Besides gener
Gus portions of cake, raspberry SHRUB ant
fruit we're served the company. Mrs
| Stebbins' pastor, Rev. A. b. PEBBLES, reac
the ninety first Psalm, and offered prayer
Mrs. Stebbins, who was gowned Decom
| ingly in black silk, received and dismissed
her guests with the ease and courtesy
|
for she always understood the arts of tn,
hostess. Though her sight and hearing
are impaired somewhat, she is remark
able conversationalist and her quicknes
in repartee is something few persons o
any age can equal. Great credit for tn,
success of the anniversary is due to Mrs
/. d. Johnson and Miss Ida Durivage
Mrs. Stebbins was born in Weathersfield
Aug. 3, 1872, the daughter of AIvah anc
Abigail Stoughton Chamberlain. OF tn,
eleven children, seven sons and fou1
daughters, she was the youngest daughter
and the ninth child. The spring befor,
she was twelve years old, she moved with
her parents to this town to the farm nov
occupied by Geo. w. Miller. When youne
lady she spent few years working il
Massachusetts,, as girls Of those days fire.
quently did. In 1912 she married the lat,
Jacob Stebbins of this town. They com
| v,aroad lifa IN the farm Dou ouuad n,