Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-05-10

Friday for the first time this year. with
sea-serpents in his boots. but when it
was suggested TO him that Jenness was
looking for him. the serpents dxindled
to garters and fishing worms. and the
way be padded out Of town vas fun for
those who saw him 20.
We wish to call attention to the ad.
Of 5. B Hicks. in another column. Mr..
Hicks Is one armed soldier. and the
books he Is selling BY subscription are
standard works. and are having a very
large sale All who wish TO encourage
an old soldier viii do vel to give them
their orders. and will Be sure to get the
worth Of their money.
Mr.. Wilder P. TwOubly has Just re
turned from the oil regions Of Pennsylva-
MA. where be has been for the last three
years. He brought home bottle Of the
crude Oil-whieh we have in our ofiee-
just as be pumped it from the ground.
1t locks more like ink than oil. 1t Is
the same IS used to be brought around
! number Of years ago called rock oil ="
He also brought bottle Of gravel taken
from depth Of $50 feet. in which the
oil is found.
c. J. Uford has now finished and
ready for sale large number Of single
and double wagons. together with some
Of the prettiest buggies ever made or
sold in this county. We have. during
the past winter. examined the stock, the
workmanship and the general makeup
Of Mr. Uford's work. and know that
these carriages are made Of excellent
timber aud are put together BY expert
eneed and thorough workman The
most Of the buggies are made with the
patent wheels.
The citizens Of Barton village. inter
ested in public Improvements. are invit-
ed to devote next Saturday to the pur-
pose Of setting out shade trees on some
Of the streets and ugly places in the vii
lage. where no trees are now growing.
Each nan IS invited to come to the
'.bree." Those who can furnish team
to draw the trees. are asked to do 50. A
days work. or small contribution on
the part Of the citizens Of this place
will ses many trees in one day. and nOut
Of Us viii hereafter regret the little ont
lay. The village trustees will superin.
tend the work.
Fred Fields dedicated his new restau
rant in the new hotel building last Fri
day. He has the slickest and NOS
eomnOdiOus place Of the kind in north
ern Vermont. and understands the bust
Tess, probably, better than any Othe
man in these parts He says be intend
to keep 4 first class restaurant. one tia
will be 4 credit to the place. and if b
does as well as be knows how, he vii
do IL too, and deserve and receive lib
beral patronage. An advertisement VII
appear one Of these days that viii Civ
full particulars Step in and see hi
rooms. and his stock Of goods,
We understand considerable complain
Is made in some parts of the town. be
cause the village has incorporated
That those who are not acquainted wit
the facts may know what they are. y
briefly state: An act for the ineorpora
ton Of the village was passed at the las
legislature. which was the sane as ordi
nary acts for the incorporation Of villag
es- It provides board Of officers an
names their duties; it constitutes tn
prescribed limits Of the village . higt
way district; gives the corporation righ
to provide water works. sewers. FIRE eI
gines; to build sidewalks, etc. etc. A
only two things in this act can effect Ii
town at large. We refer to them. On
Of these things Is the territory include
in the incorporated district; the othe
Is in relation to the amount Of highEa
tax raised BY the town. that can be e.
pended in the said Incorporated distric
The limits Of the district are more e,
tended thar Is desirable, including Il
lands owned by the Messrs. Guy RoEel
J. Bean. H. Baxter. Col. Eaton. W.
Martin, VIM. Brown. and some 9th,
smaller pieces lying at some distan'
from the village in the circuit embraeir
these farms When the act was draw
those being then in Montpelier. vi
named the limits. took in the farms {
the fat. not supposing that the oEne
would have any objection to being i
eluded. and because their lands could
easily described. without the necessi
Of making surveys or Of making Al
very irregular lines in the village bon
daries- The law provides that Of {
: sum Of money raised BY the town
highway purposes. the incorporated '
lage shall have three-fourths Of all Ii
= is raised upon that part Of the list
IF eluded In the district In other wOrC
IF the village has three-fourths Of the nc
II ey raised in it for rad purposes. to {
n pend within the limits Of the ineOrpor
h ed district: the selectmen have the o.