Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-02-19

local lire department.
Derby. beginning Wednesday evening,
Feb 26, and continuing each night ex-
cept Saturday.
The light was not right for taking a
picture of Asbury Brotherhood at the
Methodist church Sunday and Photo
grapher Chapman is planning to take
the picture next Sunday. There were
over 100 of the 100 enrolled members
present last Sunday morning.
1t is reported from good authority
that the Boston & Maine railroad COM
pany will pay out at least $3.50. 900 in
the extension of their yard, and other
changes, at this place in the near
future. They will have a yard one
and one-fourth miles long. Three
cheers for President Mellen!
Through the energy of the Ladies'
Reading circle and the liberal financial
aid of many of our citizens, Mrs.
Jennie Anderson has been engaged as
district nurse. Beginning Monday,
she is now subject to the call of the
physicians of Newport and West
Derby, to such extent as one nurse is
capable of.
A good many are availing them
solves of the privileges of visitors
week at the local schools this week.
There will be exercises tomorrow
afternoon in 9Th and 7th grades; Fri
day at 2 p. M, a spelling match in the
9Th grade and at o'clock, final exer-
from the Merchant of Venice" DIR am
atiZed.
The funeral of Sylvester Drown,
who died Feb. 9, was held at the home
of his brother. Charles L. Drown,
Tuesday, Feb. II. Rev. c. w. Kelley
of Newport Center, officiating. Mr..
Drown had been sick at his brother S
for three weeks with heart trouble.
He was born in st. Adams, Oct. IT,,
1887. Burial was at Newport Center,
his late home.
DR.. Guy Potter Benton. president of
the University of Vermont, under the
auspices of the Young Mems Improve
ment club, lectured at the Congrega-
tional church last evening. DR.. Benton
is a renowned educator and brilliant
speaker. The club entertainment
committee arranged to have this lee
ture held outside of their club rooms
so that the entire public could have
the opportunity of going.
1t looks as though the Civic I'M
provement association would have to
erect their Soldiers monument on
somebody's lawn or else go over to
West Derby, in order to find a
vacant plot of ground with proper
proportions. There was considerable
interest manifest at this meeting last
week Tuesday evening. and evidently
there will be no difficulty in raising
the funds, now, somebody raise the
plot upon which to build.
An item of interest to many will be
the appraisal of the Connecticut. and
Passumpsic Rivers Railroad company
and other railroad property for the
purpose of taxation. This is a new
appraisal just completed. It gives
the valuation of the above named rail.
road at SIS, 239, 725. 90; Newport ano
Richford railroad $40, 900; St. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad
81, $4,000. 1t appraises the Lady OF
the Lake at $1,000 and the Yioco a
$1,000.
The alarm from box IS Tuesday eve.
ming, Feb. II, was for fire in the real
of Fairbrother and Sons blacksmith
shop. 1t was discovered at abou
6 80 by someone passing and extin
guishers from Huntington's Pharmac.
were emptied upon the blaze before
the fire company arrived. The brig
ade put their chemical apparatus in
to action and soon had the fire sub
dued, although it remained so no
about the chimney that the chemica
engine was kept on he spot Throughout
the night.
Bishop Coadjutor w. F. Weeks O
Shelburne made his first visitation t.
ST. Marks Episcopal church last Sun
day. The reception given him at tn
rectory Saturday was new attended
There was large congregation at tn
celebration of the Holy Commune
Sunday morning at 80; Bisho
Weeks was assisted in the celebration
by the rector, Rev. j. P. Mccullough
The full choir was also present an
3 took part. At the regular IL as serv
4 ice Is candidates received the rite o
. confirmation conferred by the Bishop
9 who addressed the class, in his SCI
mon, in very practical explanatio
of the ordinance. This is the larges
class ever confirmed at one time at 81
Q Marks church. At the close of tn
: service Rev. Mr.. Mccullough also re
: ceived the names of several applicant
: for joining the new class of con6rms
ton that the rector is forming. MI
Y Mccullough is one of the most zealou
! and hardest working rectors 81