Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-28
Barton Landing.

Monday evening, to be gone two or
three days.
Rev. Mr. Hubert was called to Shell
don Saturday, on account of the death
of his mother.
F. E. Camp has moved to Lyndon
vile. Mrs. Camp is spending the hoh-
/ days in Montreal.
Rev. J. K. Fuller has an attack of the
! grip and was unable to preach yester-
day; his wife and boy also have it.
Henry Smith of Bloomington has
bought the meat market, and will
move into the tenement vacated by
Mr.. Camp.
E. L. McGaffey of Barton Landing
died at White River Junction early
Wednesday morning, from hemor-
rhage. Mr.. McGaffey was about 80
years old and leaves a daughter II
years old. He had been employed on
| the Passumpsic railroad for nine years,
the last half of which time he was pas
| senger conductor. About three weeks
! ago he was taken sick and Conductor
Frank Hill took his place. Mr.. Nc
| Gaffey was a genial and courteous
conductor and man who Twas highly
esteemed by the railroad "boys" and
the travelling public.
A retrospect of the last year shows
that this incorporated village, in area
less than one-third square mile, and
which has population of 500, has en-
tered upon a period of increased bust
ness life and activity, developing a
marked change in the value of its ma
terial interests and permanent improv-
ments, not including the usual and or
binary annual repairs of the buildings
and streets of thrifty and enterpris-
ing village, among which may be men
toned, on Main St., G. 0. Grimes new
barn. 1915; w. Bassett's new barn, S275;
G L. SINNERS new barn, $500; George
Pevey's lot, and building partially
completed, $500; Charles Halls lot
and dwelling house, already expended
and not completed, $500; j. B. Glenn
ent's small barn, 500; A. e. Ordway,
repairs on house, 800; I. M. Connor,
repairs on buildings, $3.50; o. Ell. Aus
tin, new house and barn, $1,000; new
sheds and bell at Cong. Church, $3.50;
E. E. Stafford, new block for stores,
offices and tenements, s5OOO; Skinner
and Brown, repairs on Orleans Mill,
500; On School St., John Winslow, re
pairs to building, $3.50; on school
building, expended in heating appar-
atus and additional school room, $500;
S. A. Grow, repairs to house, $500;
Harvey Foster, repairs to buildings,
$50; on Willoughby St., Lewis Stimp-
son, repairs to house, S75; Foster, JOS
lyn and Co., repairs on mill, and ma
chinery for bobbins, $1,000; on Maple
St., John Trip, repairs on tenement
house, $50; Heber Parker, repairs or
buildings $50; on Hill St., Mrs. 0. ID
Chandler, addition to house, $500; OF
Prospect St., @. D. French, new house
$4,000; Charles Wheeler, new house
S17OO; Scott, building lot and new
barn and foundation for house, $500
/ II. M. Whipple, lot and foundation fol
| x.
barn and foundation for block, 800
, H. H. Twombly, lot and foundation
for house, $500; Chandler, French an'
p Co. improvements and new machlner.
in shops, $500; E. L. Chandler, rebuild
ing saw mill, addition of one story TO
manufacturing purposes, and neV
machinery for furnishing builders sup
g plies, to be occupied by George Nye
a system of sewerage from Prospec
st. to the river, 1915; the Water Sup
ply Co. now furnished water to so pat
q rons, has expended in additional wa
VI ter supply $500; on South Main st
T. George Smith, extensive repairs t
his buildings, $4,000; o. HI. Austin block
If new tin roof, $500; the Barton Lds
Il bobbin, spool and novelty works build
ings, as follows: Main shop, storle
le and basement, 96x36 feet; engine hous
Y. of brick, 36x36 feet; dry-house, ste
2 ries, and basement, 39x32, covered wit
re- iron roofing, and which with powe
20 and machinery purchased has COS
i $4,000; the actual expenditures fC
this year amounting in the aggregat
: to the sum of $50, 300. This village
located in the heart of the count.
ar and is a natural business center for
first class agricultural outlying are
Il During the past year its energet
m and wide awake people have change
the schools from the district system
that of a graded school of four depar
ne ments, each under the supervision
De able and experienced instructors, al
affording to it's attendant pupils,
en- the number of 120, the opportunity fl
lis an advanced education, and education
u al facilities, equal in all respects
any in the county, with the exceptlc
of the academies at Derby and Craft
-, bury, and thorough preparatory a
~ ademical course of study. And +
LIZ the coming year, as indicated abov
there are already contracted for, al
elk in process of completion, busine
9e- blocks and other buildings as follow
thy H. w. Buchanan, store and dwellin
cry $4,000; III. M. Whipple, business bloc
$4,000; J. III. Brown, dwelling hous
no. 50, 500; Scott, 81, 800; III. FL. Twombl
lp- S1,7OO; Charles Hall, 81 900; and the
es- must be erected for the accommod
al ton of employees to be engaged
existing industries, at least, 10 to
ase houses, costing in all, probably 81
net 600, and at the present time there
Of not a vacant tenement in the villa.
The business men here, in anticipate
ro, of the call for building lots, have pl
chased lands and divided the sal
into eligible and pleasantly locat
es- lots, which will be sold at fair and re
eId sonable rates. Messrs. Skinner
aed Brown have purchased the brick yf
C 1t south of the village, and with til
no usual push and energy will put in
proved machinery and manufact1
de- large quantities of brick. There
ms proposed enterprises, such as la,
all boot and shoe mandatory, cam
ad- factory, a condensed milk factory,