Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-13

ID. Clara Dodge teaches in the pri-
mary department, Ella Smith in the
higher.
The annual election of Hazag Post
occurred on Monday evening last,
Commander. Wallace Wakefield sen.
f. De Biois Jun. w. L. Kinsley
att, B. j. Austin. The Post is in
fourishing condition, with more soon
to be added to the roll.
Morgan.
Ira Taylor killed hog that weigh
ed when dressed. 795 lbs. Who beats?
Willie Litchfield has returned from
| New York, where he has been in the
ice business the past summer.
Morgan Center.
The Ladies Aid Society meets with
Mrs. J. A. Gray, Wednesday even
ing, Dec. %.
There will be donation and oys-
ter supper at school-house hall,
Thursday evening, Dec. 16, for Rev.
J. W. Farrow. All cordially invited.
Newport.
Halsey Flowers has commenced
moving into his new store in j. r.
Halls block.
! A. G. Sleeper has engaged to
serve as clerk in the store of Sher-
man & West in this village.
| Alfred Miller has rented A. H.
Morgan's house, and Delbert Clark
has taken the tenement vacated by
Mr.. Miller in the house of Sylvester
Chs.
The village schools began last
Wednesday with the old board of
teachers, with the exception of the
primary department, which is taught
by Miss Kent of Mortified.
A. Mrs. Norris, sister of Mrs.
Geo. G. Merrill, is lying in critical
condition at the home of the latter in
THE village, she having been the sub
ject of very severe surgical opera
ton last Thursday.
The fifth lecture in the Newport
course will be given Wednesday ev-
ening, Dec. 10, by the. well-known
impersonator, Leland I. Powers,
who will give his arrangement of
Dickens famous novel, David Cop
perfeld.
Mr.. James r. Hall has just moved into
one of the finest and most substantial
looking buildings in this part of the state
Indeed, for the purpose for which it was
erected, we honestly think it cannot b.
exceeded in the state for convenience anC
l adaptation. 1t is three stories high, We
neered with granite trimmings and {
slate and metal roof, presenting al
most an unbroken fire proof surface
The second and third stories will be uset
by Mr.. Hall as a dwelling, which, witt
corner bay windows, ample front porch
: eS, and broad verandas, including all thu
modern convenienceS of hot and cold wa
heating apparatus, ought to be fit place
l for king. There are three stores OIL
the first floor, the one on the west side
next to FL. G. Blanchard's grocery, wa
Homer Thrasher as millinery store. TIL,
next one, on which the painters are jus
| putting the finishing touches, will be &C
. cupied by FL. r. Flower as dry good:
Hall himself for his drug store. He has
spared no pains nor money in fixing thi:
room to his taste. The furniture is new
and of solid mahogany, highly polished
: the counters are covered with coloreC
marble; and the prescription case will
letters in relief, suggesting the various
kinds of the druggists work, and it.
; drawers and facilities for compromising
F.. are elegant and convenient pieces O.
h. furniture. A set of new bottles for tn,
drugs will be appreciated. Both of these
, stores have plate glass windows, will
transoms of colored cathedral glass ove1
the doors and windows. Back of thes,
n rooms are wash rooms, clerks bedrooms
| oil wit nfh III
Mr.. Halls experience has suggested tt
him. Granite steps on the north side
: lead to the basement or cellar which ex
s tends under the whole block, some Is b,
f so feet, and ~ feet deep. This has ;
solid granite wall and "a brick piers
Every part of this cellar is utilized,
large part being taken up by an automat
ic steam-heating apparatus, which fur
u nishes caloric for the whole building
Here is also an ample root cellar, cement
ed, a warm place for fruit, shelves fol
bottles and bin for coal and ashes. Wa
ter is also introduced into this part, al
we'll as the floors above. A bridge lead.
from the second story back to the car
L riage house, over which heavy arti Giles
are carried into the house, which saves
Juggling upstairs, as this bridge is nearly
on a level with the ground north. W.
understand the cost of this block wa.
q some $4,000; the designs were by Lam
bert Packard of st. Johnsbury, while tn,
foreman of construction was H. C. Da
venport, and the boss of the plumbing
: was C. E. Grandy, both of this place
r Munns & Page of Concord put in tn,
n steam. Altogether this block is grea
improvement to the village, and may i
stimulate others who have plenty OF casl
; to 60 and do likewise.
Newport Center.
There will be donation for tn,
benefit of Rev. A. Scribner next Wed
nesday evening all are invited
There is to be Christmas tree will
appropriate exercises at the M. E
i church.
Troy.
Philin Fowl