Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-05-18

in the Congregational church yesterday in
behalf OF missionary work in Vermont.
Milton Tyler, who for many years has
been prscsicing lawyer in st. Paul, Mimi,
!, expected tonight to visit his brother,
w. ID. Tyler.
On Memorial day dinner will be fur
nished at Court House hall for the small
sum OF IS cents, children 10 cents. The
little ones will have dinner free.
memorial Sunday, May "a, will be OBJ
served by Q union service at 10:45 a. m. In
the CongI church. The @. A. X. and
womsn's Relief Corps will attend. Rev.
E. p. Treat will speak on 1.-THE Patriotism
Needed To- day"
Rev. J. E. Knapp, who was recovering
from a severe illness, was taken suddenly
worse last Saturday afternoon and remains
dangerously sick. His son Edward OF
Boston and daughter Mrs. Minnie Gates
are expected to- day. DIR. c. V. Bogue of
Newport was called as council to the case
Saturday night.
DEFERRED LOCALS.
Clyde Cowles is at home from st. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Manley are stopping
In town.
DIR. l.. E. Brewster, who has been spend
ing few days with his parents returned to
his home in Boston to-day.
New monuments have recently been set
on the Hamlet Barrows lot and also on the
n. P. Sa wyer lot in the Irssburg cemetery.
LOWELL.
H. II. Newton has had a telephone put
into his residence.
Frank Sawyer has been quite ill with
grip but is now better.
Mrs. Goodheart is visiting her relatives
in Fairfield. She will be absent several
weeks.
Benjamin Ard is building a new ell to
his dwelling and otherwise improving his
premises.
Mrs. Geo. Curtis was called to Newport
Friday by the serious illness of her father,
J. g. Stickrey.
Mrs. Rufus Kinsley has returned from
BiDg hamv lie, where she has been for bout
a month caring for her sister who is i'll.
social at the town hall Friday evening,
May I'D, given by the Epworth League.
All come.
Charles Kennedy is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Danl Kennedy. Charles is
in poor health and has returned here in
hopes to better his Physical condition.
Memorial services will occur at the Cong
church on Sunday, May "a. Sermon on
subject appropriate to the occasion will be
delivered by Rev. s. F. Goodheart. Every
one cordially invited to be present.
Miss Alice Skinner is suffering from an
attack of tonsilitis. Mrs. II. 81. Newton
was obliged to teach the primary school
lost her voice entirely for time. She is
improving at present.
Forest fires have been the source of much
annoyance and real damage the past ten
days. Much fence has been destroyed and
several buildings threatened. Great care
ought to be taken in regard to setting Fl res
in so dry a season as we have been expert
encing.
w. H. Pope has fulfilled his contract
for disposing of the dead stock left
on the Mulligan farm by its late &C.
cupant. He has buried the bodies of four
horses, one cow and two calves. This is
one instance of farm failure that cannot be
laid to the creamery.
Fhe reception rendered the Rev. Robert
Thomson on Wednesday evening at the
Cong'l parsonage was attended by about
thirty people. Mr.. Thomson is mission
airy under the American Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions, of Boston
and his station is Samokov, Bulgaria.
The Orleans County conference of Cong'I
churches is responsible for his salary. at
the meeting mentioned the Rev. s. f.
Goodheart made some Introductory re-
marks concerning foreign missions in
general and ne was folio we'd by Mr.. Thorn
son in an address on the need of The Gospel
in Bulgaria. He called attention to the
practical atheism Of the Bulgarian teachers,
the vicious and degraded character of the
village clergy and the eagerness witt W hlch
the people welcome the Gospel teachings.
The address was greatly enjoyed by all.
Mr.. Thomson stated that his main aim in
visiting the churches of the county was to
foster a greater interest in foreign missions
generally, and in the Bulgarian field in
particular. Light refreshments were
served.
MORGAN.
A. NJ. Gray has put in Peoples phone.
We hear that Ed. Hutc hinson has bong t
the Revoir farm.
Bert Bailey has moved to the Allbee farm
which he has hired.
s. E. Gray and Myron Waterman are
running the road machine.
G. l. Moore returned May 9th from his
search after Fred Wetmore.
Mr.. human has bought small farm in
Canada and is moving there.
w. A. W ilcox, who spent the winter in
New York, is improved in health.
Geo. Cobb's children who have been sick
with measles are better. There are no new
cases.