Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-22
Meeting Of the Congrs gational Ministerial
Association.

Meeting ofthe Congregational Ministerial
Association.
rbe Orleans County Congregational
Ministerial Association met st Newport on
Tuesday. Jan. 18Th, and discussed fmpor-
to,f church matters in connection with
tbslr work. The following ministers were
n-ezent: r. G. Flegg d. D. of Newport,
Rev. /. W. Morey Of Derby, Rev. Edwin
Rose Of Restmore, Rev. A.B. Ross OF Gloy-
&c. Rev. Josiah Poeton OF Irssburg, Rev.
4 Junkfns OF Troy and Westfeld, Rev.
w Warner Of Barton and Rev. Mr.
Hardy Of Rock Island, p @. The visiting
h-etbren were Revs. Brown, Newell and
Murch Of Newport. Rev. Mr.. Rsmage Of
Troy presented an interesting sermon for
criticism and comment, st the forenoon
session. The ministers dined with DIR.
Flspg. The afternoon session was taken
no in the discussion of Church Federation.
DR.. FIsgg and Rev. Mr.. Morey presented
papers on the subject which were of much
interest, and most of the pastors partici
pated in the discussion. The meeting was
!
pastors sat as composite members, and en-
joyed the many excellent ideas advanced
and the proposed plans for closer union
OF all religious bodies in the great work.
The Association voted to hold the next
session with Rev. Mr.. Ross at Glover In
May next.
Local Weather Record for 1905.
| The following record of the weather, fol-
loved by little good advice was sent by
f. H. Percival of Glover: Wind was in
the north seventY-six days, south one
hundred and eighty seven days, west
ninety-nine days, east three days; rain fell
! forty-six inches; snow fell forty-seven
inches. Coldest days were Jan. Is, sixteen
below zero; Jan. II, six below zero; Jan. "a
80 below zero; Jan. 26, twelve below zero;
Jan. 81, IL below zero; Feb. 5, twenty
below zero; Feb. II, sixteen below zero;
Feb. II, 16 below zero; March IA, 10 below
zero; ID C. Is, twenty below zero. The
thermometer was down TO zero or below
81 days. The first crows were seen MarcI
8, the first thaw was March 10. The hotties
I
July 8, ninety in the shade. The pas
summer was very even in temperature
rather cool, but crops of RIl kinds wert
very good. The farm value OF grain crop
was two billion one hundred and twenty
six million of dollars. The butter marke
indicates that butter will bring q gooI
price Ihe coming season, eggs are holding
up exceptionally well and everything in
dicates that the coming season will be IL
| favor Of the farmers, who are the back
bone OF our couatry--if t.Aey would unite
with the Grange and combine together
they would be we'll paid for their labor and
toll.
Meeting of Jr.O. U. y NJ at Glover.
The semi-annual district meeting of tn
1st,2nd and 5th districts Of the Jr.O.U.A.M
with Orleans Council, Nc. 40, OF Glover las
Wednesday was brilliant success. Team
were run from Glover to the trains at Bar
, ton to transport the visiting brethren t
and from Glover. At the opening after
= noon session at 2 o'clock, fully one hun
9 dred members were present besides visit
+ ors, the meeting being open to the public
/. At this meeting the address of welcon
was given by Hon. w. F. Clarke, sssistar
judge Of Orleans county; response by Wi
' liam Ii. Jeffrey Of East Burke, president
the. District Association. An address c
"Our Public Schools was given by Re
W.. A. Leonard of Newport Center, an al
dress on patriotism" by Rev. A. F. Walls
:, of st. Johnsbury, an address IN "Imm
grafton" by Rev. ]. D. Waldfon of Hart
wick, all of which we're good. Supp
was served by the Daughters of Libert
and was served in manner highly plea
ing to those who partook of it. At Il
" evening session, the work was conferred
ar W. f. Clark by officers from various pIac
as in highly pleasing manner. The cor
er pany then broke up and most of the visI
be ors returned home that night. While IL
he Order is comparatively unknown in t
I'd East it Is one Of the strong organIzatio
et 10 the West and is fast winning lar
membership in the East through the ms
its of it's okiect. Tae p'ace of the DC
70 district meeting was LETT with tie COZ
81 mittee.
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