Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-09
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Permanent Organization to be Made Apr
% Newport to Tender Complimentary
Banquet. Prominent Speakers.

The Newport Board of Trade is maxi
ing preparations to entertain at an in
formal complimentary banquet on the
afternoon Of Tuesday, April 2z, the
delegates from the oranges and towns
of Orleans county elected at March
meetings and other times recently, for
the purpose of organizing this county.
with the object Of securing a govern
ment agricultural advisor. It is ex-
pected at this time that a permanent
organization will be effected by the
election of officers from the county at
large with members from each town
on the advisory or executive commit.
tee. AS soon as this organization is
made the Newport Board of Trade and
all other temporary organizations and
persons will become only a part of the
county organization or farm bureau
thus established.
At least 1900 members are wanted to
launch the movement, each member
pledged to pay 81 per year for two
years. This money. with that to be re-
ceived from the government and Ma
tional Grain Exchange, will pay the
salary and expenses of the govern
ment advisor.
There will be present at this banquet
L. G. Dodge, the government agricul-
| turalist in charge of this work. E S.
| Brigham, state commissioner of agri.
culture, and James P Taylor of the
Greater Vermont Association, who
| will address the meeting.
| The Monitor can add little to what
it has already said and urged regarding
this movement. Every farmer and
business man in Orleans county ought
to realize a benefit from the Increased
production and cooperation of the agri-
cultral interests of this section. We
urge everyone to send in their pledge
AT ONCE to E. j. Smith, Newport or
c. E. Hamblet, Barton, that as many
members may be secured by the 22nd
as possible. Don't ''wait and see. y
That hinders. Help. Other counties
have organized and are reaping the
! benefit.
Congregational Church Notes
Rev. Mr.. Allen preached a fine ser
mon before union audience Sunday
evening.
The Thank offering meeting of tht
Ladies' Home Mission ary society will
be held in the vestry Tuesday, April Is
at three o'clock p. m.
The matter of having the Singing
Evangelist Smith come to Barton il
May will be decided at, the praye
meeting Thursday evening and it i
hoped many will go and express thei
opinion.
The flower committee of the C. E
society is doing excellent work il
providing pulpit decorations. Th'
Easter decorations were entirely tn,
work Of this committee. Anyone hav
ing plants or flowers, which might be
used can notify Miss Katen or Mis-
Hamblet, who will see that they ar
carefully taken to the church and re
turned.
The C. E. society voted SIS Sunda.
evening for the relief of the flood vic
tins in Ohio and Indiana to be sen
through the Red Cross society. Motto
was given at the union evening servic
that a collection will be taken mex
Sunday morning for this purpose also
The object is very worthy and mos
, towns have given literally. Thi
channel is open in Barton and it i
hoped many will avail themselves O
the opportunity to help. Contribu
tions may be handed to Mr.. Warner al