Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-10-01


Fred'k Wheeler, neglect and refusal to
support, Young & Young; Myrtle NJ.
Gage Is. Geo. A. Gage, wilIfuI desertion,
simpson for petitioner; Julia j. Pres by VS..
Lew P. Presby, intolerable severity, Black;
Hattie q. Clement Us. Frank NJ. Clement,
willtul desertion, Cook & Williams; Lita
NJ. Carter VS.. Geo. u. Carter, refusal 20
support, Cook g. Williams; Della s.
Guillmette VS.. N. j. Guillmette, willful
desertion, Cook & Williams; Daisy D.
Lamere VS.. Lewis Lamere, refusal to sup
port, J. W. Redmond; Cassie NJ. Courser
vs. E. j. Courser, petitioner given home
stead aud $3.50, besides custody of minor
! children.
/ The following criminal cases were dis
/ posed Of: State VS. John Sanders, intoxica-
| ti1n, plea of guilty, fued S5 and costs;
/ State vs.. Robert Stark, assault, plea of
! guilty, sentenced to hard labor in the
! House of Correction for not less than nine
months nor more than one year; State VS..
VIM. Beck, assault, plea of guilty, fined $40
aud costs.
The jury assembled again Thursday after
a recess from Sept. 21st, and the case of
State VS.. Malcolm Williams, alias Chlg-
Leonard, grand larceny, was taken up. The
jury returned verdict of not guilty
Cook and Rierden for the state and H. A.
Black for the defense. Friday, the State
VS.. Malcolm Williams, grand larceny, was
taken up. The verdict OF the jury in this
case was petit larceny. The same counsel
was in this case as In the first. There are
several other charges of a like nature
against this respondent. Whether he will
be tried at present is uncertain. The pres
ent prospect is that court will rise by
Thursday or Friday.
County Sunday School Convention.
Toe Ocleqns County Sunday Schoo
Association Assem- bled at Craftsbury 5 pit
q and 2S, for it's 45th convention. The
rain In the morning OF the 9th undoubt'
edly affected the attendance, but nineteeE
Sunday schools were represented. Th'
number of pastors present was less thar
the number at the two preceding conven
tions; the attendance of superintendent
and officers is increasing; the number o
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The entire convention was characterized
by spirit of thoug ghtfulness, a longing t
know how to meet the varied phases o
Sunday school work to accomplish the bes
results and make the Sunday school
power in the development of Christian
character. Rev. E. M. Fuller, general sec
retary of the Vermont Sunday Schoo
Association, was especially helpful in hi
, practical suggestions. The following reso
lutions were adopted by the convention
ResoLued: That we are gratified by tn
: growth of the Sunday school work ia ou
state through the agency of the State Sun
day School Association and express on
full confidence in the Judgment of tn
: executive committee and of the genere
= secretary, Rev. E. M. Fuller, as manifesto
R in the conduct of this work; and furthe
3. ReSoLUed: That as County Sunda
,r School Association we cooperate with tt
ID State Association through our eXecutI0
J committee in assuming the details OF II
40 Sunday school work in the county, as the
=, desire, and in dating our county, d1strl
,o and township conventions, as far as pos
~ sible SO as to accommodate the STA
~ | workers.
= RESOLVED: That we recommend that fe
- WORK be done in our county BY the office
ana department uperintend6ntS OF tt
the executive committee and that II
= expenses Of such field work be met fro
Ke our treasury as the executive committ
deem wise
to ResolUed: That we appreciate the di
IT. trlct and township associations as be1r
OF great value and most heartily recon
= mend to all such associations that tn
be endeavor to carry out the provisions
IN, their constitutions,
I Resolred: That we hail with delight Il
lpe action of the executive committee OF o
ter international Sunday School Associate
iry at their last meeting in establishing I
Z three departments of work known as
= Temperance, the Mission, and the ADJ
PIE Class Departments, for the purpose
'on helping the local Sunday school In oeV
no no | oping these lines, and recommend
'ztI special recognition of these lines OF VIC
M in our local Sunday schools.
md ReSolUed: That we approve the use
lew the Fourth OF July by our Sunday Tho
the for holding picnics and gatherings tl
y are more worthy of our national hollC
. than Its usual observance, and that
10 would recommend such observance to
'ck district and county associations and 10
lot schools.
ind ResoLued: That we regret the runni
olo OF SUNDAY pleasure excursion trains
oy Vermont and earnestly desire that I'll
Ing should be prohibited by an enactment
ue. the state legislature.
- hSoVtCeu' nat we, as Representative
- the Sunday schools of Orleans Coun
favor the state pro onibition of the sall
and denounce the stand of the domln
political party in favor OF the contlnua
,vv of our license law
'-' Resotred: That we wish to express
dellght end more than satisfaction "
the cordial Welcome we have recel
from the people of Crafts bury and the
pitallty we have enjoyed, and that we 81
go 10 our homes with gIadDess IN
t ]. hearts and prayer for the abund
dis blessing OF God upon our hosts and h'
uio esses.
re at
ort,, The following officers were elects for
4 IN ensuing year; President, Prof. L. e. T
mos, per; vice president, Rev. R. j. Chris
secretary, Mrs E. $. Kelley; treasurer
K. Aiken; state director for coul
George Fl. Flint; superintendent.t .teec
sing training, Rev. K j. Barton; prin
farm superintendent, Miss Harriet Gross; h,
bear. department superintendent, Rev. w
Imal. Davenport; executive committee,
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