Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-12-16

err, from the sittingro room iuto the three
stories. There are also, three bay win
dows in the tower at the corner of the
house part, one over another, and above
the observatory, they finish into cone
with a central apex. The building is
rooted with slate; water is carried
from the Aiken line into tank in the
third story, and hot and cold water
supplies are abundant. A furnace heats
the building, while proper attention has
been given to ventilation, sewerage and
whatever might be favorable to the
tries and dining-room are finished in ash
aud maple. The house is painted in
lively colors with contrast sufficient to
produce pleasing effect Nearly all the
modern conveniences have been intro
duced here. Opposite Mr.. Bridgman's,
on the other side of the new street,
David Strickland has completed very
neat, tidy, and convenient cottage house
of eleven rooms; six on the first floor
and five on the second floor. The house
part is 24x3O feet, the ell 19X3S feet, the
barn 2Ox4O feet. The cellar is built under
both house and ell and walled up with
split granite. The house part is one and
one half stories high, and has one bay
window, is finished in plain, Substantial
manner, and supplied with water from
the Aiken line. This is just such home
as Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland need and will
enjoy in this the evening OF their life.
On the next lot east of Mr.. Strickland's,
DR.. Darling has nearly finished a set of
buildings. He bought of the Judevine
estate the house formerly occupied by
Isaac Titus, moved it to his lot, put
story under it, built new ell, and barn.
The house part is 37x28 feet, ell 34XlS
feet, barn 36x20 feet; with cellar under
the house~part, walled with granite. The
house contains 16 rooms and clothes
presses. The lower story is finished
neatly in pine, has two bay windows
fronting the street, and the whole house
like that of Mr.. Bridgmans, is lighted
with windows of two large panes each.
Water is supplied from the Aiken line
and is carried into the attic, and from
there to all parts of the house. The doc
tor has looked we'll to ventilatioe, sewer
are and has a convenient house with TWO
very pleasant tenements. Heman Marsh
has finished a block opposite the Jude
vine residence, 24x60 feet. The lower
story is used for a furniture store and
the upper story contains eight rooms and
is occupied by Mr.. Marsh's family. Ran
som Wiley has erected very nice cot
tage house at the foot of the plank road
occupied by Mr.. Willey's family. Willie
Warren's new and pleasantly situated
house near the old cemetery, is about
ready for Mr.. Warren's family. Clarence
Miles has a house up and boarded, and
hopes before long to have it fitted up
ready for his family. He proposes to
finish two tenements; one to rent. Fred
Angeles new house, located on the street
that the Bridgman girls have opened, is
up and partially covered. The house part
is 16x20 feet, the ell l6x16 feet; it will
contain seven rooms and will be rented
when completed. Nj. r. McCrillls has
just finished three tenements in his new
house; he occupies one, and will rent
two of them Carl Cobb finished tene-
ment in his new building and moved into
it in June. Arthur Clement has put in "A
new furnace with which to heat his house
and will have a first-class tenement in
the upper story to rent. Martin Hatha-
way has also finished off another tene-
ment in his house which is already occu-
pied. Joel Campbell bought the house
and fitted up a tidy drug store. which st.
John occupied for harness shop. Harley
Kimball has put in stock of drugs and
is doing business here. This gives the
village two new stores and fifteen tene-
ments more than it had one year ago, and
makes room for forty or fifty more iuhabi-
tants. OF other new buildings erected
this year: Arnold & Son has built a shop
for working granite, the size of which is
24x7S sect. 1t is located near the rail
road on lot bought of the late John
Bridgman. Mr.. Arnold has in operation
IA steam engine of fifteen horse power
which will run granite polisher, derrick,
other machinery, and furnish steam for
heating the shop. He has also i'm con-
necton a blacksmith shop. Bridgman &
Thomas have built building 24x36 feet,
opposite Orrin Halls residence. The
lower story is used for a blacksmith shop
and the upper story is to be finished for o
paint shop. Lorenzo Warren has built a
barn-Lawson & Son have erected d
building which is used for n blacksmith
shop and an office for Lawson & Emmer-
sons granite works. Luman Smith has
built storehouse. Another improve
ment which is of great convenience to
foot travellers, is the suspension bridge
erected by George Shipman, across La
MOLE river, below Wheeler & Shipman's
saw mill and Mack's granite works. Las
Spring Mrs. Alden Judevine very kindly
made the proposition to present the towr
with a valuable town clock, to be placed
in the Methodist church. The town voted
to accept the present A new steepl'
was erected, and the clock began ''strik
ing the hOur' IN OcJODef. ne CLOCK Ma
four dials and can be seen, as well a
heard, from all parts of the village. TIL
appearance of the church is much i'm
proved by the new steeple, and the citi
zens gratefully appreciate Mrs. Judevine'
useful gift Mr.. J. +. Harris, formerly G
the Burlington clipper, established TIL
Hardwick Gazette, and moved his famil
here during this summer The first issu
of the new paper was Sept. z; this is
very spicy. newsy paper and starts OF
with good subscription list. OF thos
who have painted, repaired or otherwis
improved their residences during I'll
year may be mentioned: the Bridgma
girls, Geo. Hoyt, Mrs. Judevine, ID
Ward, Orrin Hall, Martin Hathawa
/ t. F. Bridgman, Jane Shipman, Edward
& Dawson, Emmerson Brush, Will Law
son, Merrill Hall and others. 1t may
!, of interest for the public to know the si
e of Hardwck village, since it one of Il
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