Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-04-13

on Wednesday of next week. 1t is report
ed that special tickets will be provided al
all the stations of the roads at the uni
form rate of cents a mile. Bishop Nal
lalieu will preside.
We notice in the account of the big fire
in Lowell, Mass, that one of the build
ings which Martin c. Rowell had the
care of, was destroyed and Mr.. Rowell
lost his goods and furniture. The fire
was caused by the setting on fire of waste
paper by some boys.
Mr. Nelson is doing a thorough job of
repairs and making improvements on the
store room which is to occupied by Geo.
Davis. He puts in a new front with large
plate glass windows, projects bay win
dow on the south in front of his count
ing room, and will have one of the best
stores in this section.
/ Speaking of the produce market, the
! Boston Journal of Saturday says: ''There
was no more than enough butter to go
round this week and sales closed at 26
cts. for extra winter creamery. Fine
Northern dairy at 20 to 25 cents; cheese
| firm at II and - cents; eggs dull at Is
cents; potatoes easier at Sl.1O, $1.15 per
bushel; maple sugar plenty at to IL
cents; syrup at so to rs per gallon"
B.H. Terrell, father-in-law of H. A.
Glazier, and Mr.. E. H. WEIGH, a son-in-
law of Mr. Terrell. have moved here from
Warren, n. H., and will occupy the house
recently purchased by Mr.. Terrell of J. j.
Hill. They will find a cordial welcome
here. We understand that Mr.. Terrell
and Mr.. Glazier will put the build
ings in a new state of repair this season.
The Vermont society of Lowell, Mass,
held big sugar party on Fast Day, when
they INDUCED in Vermont sugar, poetry,
speeches and general good time. The
following will give an idea of the poetry
o, the land of our forests and hills,
Our Green Mountain home forever;
As sons of Vermont may we never
Forget the dear land of our birth.
Fred NJ. Kimball, one of the bright
Barton boys, who is making his mark in
the world, was here recently making a
nent and skllful electrician and is run
ming large business in electric light APP
paratus, power dynamos ETC., in Boston.
He is chief electric engineer in putting
the great electric power works in Bur-
lington where it is proposed to transmit
1900 horse power from the Winooski
river, through dynamos, to the city of
Burlington, where much of the heavy
steam power will be susperceded by cleo
trio motors.
Clarence Comstock has brought into
this office a specimen of maple sugar that
comes the nearest to being white of any
we ever remember to have seen. The SUI
gar was taken from batch which was
boiled in the sugar house, but sugared off
in the house. The syrup from which it
was made is practically "water white"
Mr.. COmstock's people take great pains
in their farm work, and whether in the
field, the barn, the sugar orchard, or in
the kitchen, everything is done in the
best, neatest and most systematic man
ner. If any of our sugar making friends
think they can beat the Comstock sample,
they are at liberty to compare their sam
plies with those in the office. We will
hold the stakes on any contest of the
kind which shall come off.
DIR. j. +. Skinner died at his residence
in Barton last Tuesday, aged 81 years.
DR.. Skinner was born in Strafford in 1903,
and was an old Schoolmota IF Tuctip U
| Morrill,. He graduated at Dartmouth
Medical School in 1924, and commenced
his practice at McIndoes Falls, in 1925,
moving from there to Stevens Village a
few years afterwards. He practiced there
in company with old DR.. futile for many
years. In 1916 he moved to Bloomington
and to Barton in 1852, continuing TO
! practice up to 1875, making so years in
active practice. DR.. Skinner was an ac-
! tive temperance man, as far back as tenn
! perance agitation was unpopular and con-
sidered cranky. Not far from 1880 he
! delivered, at McIndoeS in the old brick
school house, long since torn down, the
! first temperance lecture ever delivered in
| Caledonia County. He was a man who
! had the courage of his convictions, was
an easy speaker, and was always promi-
nent in public affairs wherever he lived.
From his first appearance in Orleans Co.,
he took prominent position in its affairs
always taking an active part in alocal and
national politics. He was one time SEN
ator from this county. DIR. Skinner mar
V:o Of hO ;o1
in 1864, by whom he had eight children,
four of whom are now living: DIR. r. B.
| Skinner, Sophia H. Skinner, John E.
Skinner, all of Barton; and Myra, wife
of E. E. Rawson of Bennington. For his
second wife he married Mrs. VIM. p. May,
who survives him. DR.. Skinner was a
! lifelong member of the Congregational
| church, and for sixty years was one of
! its deacOns. In church matters he was
! always active, prominent, and a liberal
| giver. He was public spirited man and
his influence was always exerted for good.
His funeral was held on Thursday last at
his residence, Rev. Mclean officiating.
Barton Landing
NJ. NJ. Taplin moved into his house last
week.
The new bell for the Cong. church is in
position. 1t has very good tone.
The mill boys went up to Frank Halls
to sample his sugar Thursday night.
Remember j. w. Fletcher's auction of
cows. stock, harnesses, etc, on Tuesday,
April 81.
II. c. Dudley on Friday, and Judge
Austin on Saturday, ''ertertained" at
their sugar houses.
E. L. Chandler and wife, Frank Water
man and Z. L. McGaffey are home from
their western trip.
On account of an error in the warning
another school meeting is called for April
2Ist One of the articles of the warning
is to see whether the district will put in
a furnace to heat the school house.
Phebe Bartlett, daughter of Joseph
Bartlett, whose long illness has been
mentioned, died on the 18th inst. She was