Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-19

and goes into the Reuben Devereax
house.-Mr. Devereaux having put up
new house on his mountain farm moves
his family there.
u. Z. Rowell, one Of our Barton boys.
who went to California few years since,
is doing quite successful business in
poultry; he buys, fats and kills for the
city market and makes 1t pay. Some
weeks since he and couple of compan-
ions made trip to the petrifed forests
and hot springs situated a hundred
miles from his home. They found the
noted spot after several days hard march
ing and hard climbing; 1t was filled
with wonders. An ancient forest has
literally turned into stone as hard as
hone stones. A little farther on and the
steaming. boiling and spOuting hot
springs were found. The trip was full
of excitement and we'll repaid the party
for two weeks trip.
The village schools closed last week
with examinations and rhetorical exer-
cises. The term just ended has been
unusually pleasant and profitable. No
complaint has come to our ears of
either department, during the term.
Miss Gleason, principal. has labOred
very hard to bring up the discipline of
the whole school, and to give the stu
dents in her department the most thor
ough training in the several branches
pursued. The result Of her labors was
shown in the excellent examinations of
the week. In the particular school
where there has been more trouble than
any where else, Miss Adna Jenness has
brought order out of chaos, and produc-
ed change that is as remarkable as
desirable. The smaller schools have
been we'll taught, and have made good
progress. The examinations and clos
ing exercises were we'll attended by
parents. who were pleased with the
progress Of the pupils and their success
in the rhetorical exercises of Friday.
If they would take as much interest in
the beginning as the ending of term,
they might have better knowledge of
their own scholars, and aid them in
reaching desired positions. 1t is ex-
pected that the same teachers will be
employed for the winter term, which
begins Monday, Dec. Sd.
AS the season for outdoor building
and improvement is nearly ended, it may
be of interest to our readers here and
perhaps elsewhere, to learn what has
been done about Barton village in the
way of improvement, the past season.
The times have been hard, and not as
much has been done as would have been
done under more favorable financial cir
cumstances Cheney Green began early
in the winter the erection of fine hard
ware store, at the upper end of the town
near the old wholesale store. The build
ing was rapidly completed and filled
with very large stock of iron, hard
ware. silver plated ware and numerous
things that have long been needed at some
convenient store in the vicinity; later
in the season he built quite large an
mex to his store into which he put &
stock of -four, feed and grain. Oscar d
Owen put up large addition to the
Pierce & Kimball store, finished a gooc
tenement overhead, enlarged his store
room and made room and convenience
for his increasing business. E. F. Dut
ton alse enlarged his store and mad,
very generous improvements about tn,
building and in the amount of drugs
medicines, &C., that it contained. Late
in the season, James Cassidy built {
neat and convenient store and shop fol
his stove and tin business, on Main st
In the line Of dwelling houses, Orang
Mosman led off with a very cOnvenien
set of buildings on Park street. On Elm
street. Wesley Batchelder put up one o
the best residences in the village. Jus
on the south side of the village, w. F
Mason is now completing large, pleas
ant house, that is as good as any farm
house in this vicinity. On Lake street
above the depot, Ed. Hartford has finish
8 ed the best looking house on the Who'll
street; John Hopkins is building anoth
, er house near by; we are glad that job
is to have house of his own. Of barns
, VIM. Brown has eclipsed the others
having built one of the largest in town
He has made great improvements in hi
buildings by tearing down, moving an
building new. He added two new build
ings for hogs, tools, dairy purposes. etc
! to the group of buildings north of tn
road. G.. w. Jenness finished the bar
on the fat and the new house erecte
last fall. DR.. r. B. Skinner has enlare
!, ed his barn. James Hall, H. G. Pierc,
W. f. Robinson, l. X. Drew and Other
have made repairs on the barns and on
buildings. Ira Wymau has put up
: large barn and done extensive repair
:. on his house, during the season. Cha
j. UfOrd has put up large store-hou'
for carriages, B. Mosman a miniatul