Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-05-24


killed at Fredericksburg, Va.
Many in this county who are ac-
ouainted with M. s. Rowell and S.
L. Rowell, formerly of Albany, will
be interested to hear of their success
in business in California M. S. is
running the Natick House in Los An
geles, S. T. is at Riverside, 60 miles
east, which is a thriving town of
3, 500 inhabitants. A California pa
per speaks of the erection of new
hotel by the "Rowell Bros. = 1.-The.
ground fol- the new $40, 900 hotel is
being rapidly cleared off and prepar-
ed for the erection of the building
which has been leased by Rowen
Bros. M. S. Rowell of the Natick
House, Los Angeles, and ST. Rowell,
of RowelPs Hotel, constitute the firm.
The house will be known as Rowell's
Hotel, and will be run on the Europ-
can plan. This large structure will
contain 100 rooms and will be fitted
with the best improvements and fur
nished throughout in the latest style
at a cost of $4,000. 1t is expected
that this house will be open to the
public by the 1st of October
Memorial services will be held here
as heretofore announced, on Mon
day, May 31st. The decoration of
the graves of soldiers buried at So.
Barton, in the North burying ground,
in the Heath yard and at Westmore
will he done in the forenoon. AT
So. Barton it is expected that Com
rade S. B. Currer will hold a short
service at 10 o'clock, a. m. In the
village the Post will meet promptly
at | O clock, D. M, with the Sunday
Schools, the Good Templars and
citizens, and march to the cemetery,
where decoration ceremonies will be
held. Afterwards the procession will
march to the M. E. church, where
there will be music, talk by one of
the comrades, and other exercises.
On Sunday, May 3Oth, Rev. G. B.
Moody will preach a discourse suited
to the occasion, and it is hoped the
Post will be present in body. The
public, the Templars and the Sunday
schools are cordially invited to par
ticlpate in the occasion end make il
worthy the day. All veteran soldiers
are cordially invited.
South Barton.
Ezra Clough is enlarging his house.
Melven Drown has his stock of
lumber sawed out.
Mrs. Fred Slsco is very low, and
probably cannot survive but shor
time.
Parmley Duke has sold his farm
to G.. l. Drown: taking Mr.. browns
plac in part payment. Mr.. Drown
has moved on to the place.
A. o. Blake is tearing down a par
of the old saw mill where he has done
his grinding of late and is liable tc
have up new and better building.
H. F. Pillsbury has sold 100000
feet of lumber to parties in Connect
lieut.. Parmley Duke is running his
saw and Frank Duke his engine.
If the selectmen should take it int
their heads ere long to fix up thu
road leading from here to the village
the people this way might visit tina
locality once in while.
Barton Landing.
Chas. Il. Bush is engaged anothe
year to Henry Root of Newport.
w. D. Twombly and A. E. Ord
way have been making improvement
about their premises by grading, tel
racing, etc.
A charter will be granted to tn
boys here, who anticipate forming
new Army Post. The organizatio
will soon be made.
E. D. Stafford has returned frol
Boston on account of the sickness
of his child, and may not 60 back.
There are about 80 scholars in OF
two schools, and everything is mo,
ing along pleasantly under Mr.. W.
terman's management.
One Miller of Albany was trie
here last week for breaking the Sc,
enth commandment. He was 'sboun
up" John Leland was fined f(
abusing his sister, Mrs. Piper.
G. N. Farley has an account i
this paper relative to "Cassius Chief
that farmers will do we'll to read
Good horses and colts are the mos
salable property there is at present.
D. w. Hildreth, taxidermist, hs
in his store and cases over a hundre
varieties of birds, ninety or more bt
ing natives of Vermont. Mr.. Hi
dreth sells large number of b
birds, groups, etc., every year. h
does his work in a neat and natur
, manner, and deserves the credit /
receives in this line.
| O. Willie Locke, formerly of tn
, place, but now of Irasburgh, VS.
married to Lila L. Fayer last Wee
t nesday, and our muse thus muses.
, 0. Willie now has ia en- wife, h
t joys and grief to share, to sweete
! every cup of life and make his da,
v more Fayer. Miss Lila wishing
secure her joys, firm as the rock, {
! that through life they shall endur