Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-04

full, though the blaze was eXtlngulShed
before it reached there. All the lower
rooms, including the bank department,
are badly injured by smoke and creosote,
and everything in the F. X. Powell store
is badly smoked, and injured by smoke
and SCOT. The damage to the building,
except in the basement, is not great and
will be fully covered by insurance. Mr..
Powell carried a stock of goods, estimat-
at from five to seven thousand dollars.
His insurance is 1000, and will proba-
bly, cover his losses.
The escape from very serious confia-
grafton was narrow. The timely discov
erv of the fire was providential and the
ready means at hand to subdue it, kept it
| in comparatively narrow limits. The
hose cart was near, the hydrants stood
ready ut a short distance to supply several
powerful streams as soon as called upon.
Had we been compelled to fight this fire
by the old methods, there is no doubt but
that the Nelson and Owen blocks would
| have burned, with a great probability
that the Page building and all that stands
near it, would have been in ashes this
! morning The new water works proved
adequate and ready to do the work ex-
pected of them in this first fire which has
occurred since they were put in. The fire
! is only what may be expected at any time,
and the village may feel practically secure,
so long as the water works are in working
order.
Barton Landing.
Harry T. Wiley, son of H. F. Wiley is
visiting in Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Lee and children are stop
ping at H. c. Dudley's.
Arthur Grow has sold his market bust
ness and rented his building to George
Howe.
Fred, the 11-year-old son of II. G. Dud-
ley, raked 1O1 loads of hay, including
scatterings.
Another small r. II. smash-up between
this village and Alfred Browns was caus-
ed by cars becoming uncoupled and run
ming into others that were uncoupled to
tighten the train. No one injured but
cars badly smashed.
Quite an excitement was caused in this
going crazy. The cause was supposed to
be too much knowledge for the brain, as
he showed his first symptoms upon meet
ing a number of teachers. Stephen Bur-
bank shot him before he did any damage
beyond badly frightening several. Fred
ID, - 1o1 70. 1;
holding on in spite OF the fierce attacks
made upon him by the steer.
South Barton.
B. C. Berry has already bought twenty
five hundred pounds of raspberries.
Mrs. A. r. Thompson, 81 years of age,
broke her hip last Saturday. She is as
comfortable as could be expected. Two
of her daughters are caring for her.
ALBANY.
Mrs. Julia Blake from Eden and Mrs.
Nettie Miller of Troy are with Mrs. Mary
Darling, who is in poor health.
Miss Nellie Whitemore, who has been
very sick, is slowly improving.-Mrs.G G.
N. Tenney was recently thrown from
horse rake injuring her spine severely.
Mrs. Page from Dorchester, Mrs. Ha-
worth and son from Lowell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Knott from Nashua, n. H., Mrs.
Harvey McClary from Chicago, and Miss
Effie McClary from Chicago are visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. VIM. Underhill, who has been Wis
D,+Io
/ Brooklyn, n. Vt. J. Newton and wife
have gone to Boston and vicinity for an
| extended visiU.--Harold Bill from Bridge
port, Conn, is visiting at G. A. Bills.
| Evansville.
Several from this vicinity will go to
| Boston next week.
| John Bates had an arm broken some
days since by falling while carrying
heavy plank.
| Ladies Aid meet with Mrs. U. w. Brown
| Wednesday afternoon. Tea from six to
! eight O'Clock. Gentlemen cordially invited
CraftSbuT.V.
Frank Bemis is at home on vacation
Nettie Rand of Barton is visiting in
town.
! d. F. Andrus is engaged as principal
of Derby Academy.
Mrs. j. B. Stewart and daughter have
arrived at Chas. Roots.
Mr.. Cowles and wife from New Jersey
are visiting at A. Paddocks.
Geo. Wheeler and wife from st. Johns
bury have been visiting friends in town.
Geo. Kelley, while rolling logs at Ora
hams mill, had his collar bone broken by
logs rolling over him.
Mrs. Russell Cowles is better.-Mrs.
John Washburn is slowly improving
Herbert Newton is quite i'll.
Quite Il number of our townspeOple
are camping out, and picnics are in order
for those who remain at home.
Clara Collier has gone to Chautauqua
to attend a deacOness' convention which
is being held at that place.
A special communication of Meridian
Sun Lodge, No. 20, F. and A. M, will be
held at Masonic hall, Wednesday evening,
Aug. Is.
Mary Weber will go back to Walden
this fall for her third term of school in
that place.-Jessie Robbins has engaged
| to teach the fall and winter terms of
school in the Stratton district.
East Craftsbury.
Mrs. P. v. Scott is in poor health for
some time.
Your East Craftsbury correspondent
had crazy spell last week Judging from
his items.
The old Marcy buildings at the Com
mon were burned last Thursday afternoon.
Cause unknown.
Farmers in this vicinity are nearly done
haying. There is an average crop and
of excellent quality.
Mrs. George Wylie from Chicago, ILL.,,
and her two children are here visiting
and George is coming later.
Charles Couant from Concord, n. H.,