Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-29

Thursday. He has lived in this village
over twenty years, and In the county
much longer. He was kind, genial,
neighborly, and honest. He was very
faithful in his religions duties, and has
long been a "pillar" in the church. He
leaves wife here, and several children
living in neighboring towns. His age
was 81 years. Funeral services TO-
morrow.
Liliputian Opera Company are COM
ing, and will give an entertainment at
Robinson's Hall on the 18th of Jan.
This is the world renowned troupe of little
folks, consisting of Admiral Dot, only
% inches in height, Jennie Quigley,
80 inches, Gen. Totman, 20 inches ; and
eight others, all less than 80 inches.
Beside these little folks, eleven in num-
Der, Col. Orr, giant weighing $50
pounds, and eight feet in height accom-
panies them, and the whole make up an
opera company whose performances have
attracted great attention and received
universal commentator from the press.
A Boston paper says:
fremont street was again thronged
with carriages and Horticultural Hall
was again crowded yesterday afternoon,
the occasion being the second matinee of
the Liliputian Opera Company. Beacon
street was present in force, and the
West End seemed to have turned out en-
masse. The percentage of ladies was
many of whom were of a class of aristo-
cratic Bostonians seldom seen at an en-
tertainment of any description. The
brilliant assemblage had its natural eff
feet upon the little artists, who sang
with increased vigor, and in other ways
gave unmistakable evidence of delight.
The improvements in the line of re-
pairs and building, in and near this
village, during the year 1879 have been
considerable, and some of our readers
may be pleased to know what they have
been. The first set of buildings COM
pleted, was that of Geo. Reed on the
site where he lost his house and horse
barn by fire last winter. He put up a
good-sized, two-story house with large
ell, good horse barn and slaughter
house. His buildings were thoroughly
and conveniently built, aud are much
better than the old set. R. P. Stevens
of Charleston, began pleasant residence
near J. W. Halls year ago, which was
completed early in the spring. Thomas
Varney has added two-story addition
to his house, which gives him very
pleasant residence. HAL Hopkins has
completed convenient cottage house
with barn, near f. A. Belknap's. Geo.
w. Buzzell made an addition to his
barn by building out the side next the
railroad. Three or four small houses
have been built beyond the depot on
Lake street. Edmund Young has fin.
ished a tenement in his shop building,
and built good barn. H. d. Flanders
finished tenement in his house on High
street. G. F. Davis has improved his
buildings by putting on shingled roof
The old Robinson house, below the vii
lage, has been thoroughly repaired By
William Collision. Across the fiat
Cheney Green has made very thorough
repairs on the house he bought of Hiram
Baxter. Mr.. Baxter has finished the
upper part Of the Green store into ten
ement. Chas. J. Ufford has put up {
large carriage store house, and improved
the looks of his building by roof paint
as did j. B. Freeman, Joseph Owen anG
some others. Mr.. Ufford made some
repairs on his old shop on Water street
and G. A. Drew repaired his house by
putting in double-pane windows anC
made very tasty piazza. Joseph Ellio
improved the appearance of the Benton
house by paint and blinds. K. Dever
eaux put up very good twO-story house
with ell and barn, on Park street. H,
finished the house himself. j. j. Hill
has made large addition of sheds t,
his buildings on Church street, and mad
other Improvements. The Little blocl
which had remained unfinished, was pur
chased by w. l. Robinson in the earl,
spring, and he began at once to CONVEX
it into fine business block. In tn
lower story he has finished a very con
venient, spacious and pleasant store 70
J. W. Hall, with horse sheds in tn
rear. On the northeast corner con
venient and tasty milliner's store wit
large tenement has been finished. MI
Robinson has an office on this floor. MI
Rawson having decided to move tn
postofice and his business into large
quarters, the northwest corner, includ
ing part of the west ell, was finished TO
, his jewelers. store and postofice. Thes
rooms were finished very hastily in ash
and we doubt if there is q better o
pleasanter set of rooms for their purpos
es in this part of Vermont. A set 0
rooms are finished for DR.. Perry, dentist
in the west ell. In the south end of tn
building large and pleasant office ha
been made for the MONITOR and f. n