Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07
improvements in Barton and
Newport in 1891,


Barton
The season Just closing, while it has
not been an average one with us IN the
number of buildings erected, has been
a remarkable one in general improve
ments about the village. We mention
such as we call to mind: On Elm St.
our farmer neighbOrs have made i'm
provements in their buildings. Mr..
Teller has clapboarded and painted his
barns, made general repairs and built
a new front yard fence. w. ID. Mar
tin has painted his house within and
without; J. B. Freeman painted his
house in the early spring, and later
had the village water put into his
buildings. The Benton buildings have
been repaired and the water line, one
half of which is owned by Mr.. Benton,
has been relaid in iron. On Park st.
some repairs have been done on the
Ufford buildings; Geo. III. Blake has
used some paint within and without
his buildings; o. H. Mossman has i'm
proved his house with paint and has
made new kitchen. w. Simpson paint
ed his house and completed good pi-
azza w. C. Brown erected a very
large barn on the site of the one de-
stroyed last season by fire. The vii
Iage water was run to his house. The
Congregational parsonage was thor
oughly repaired and painted and new
porch built at the main front door.
The school-house was raised, base
ment built under it, new furnaces add
ed. three rooms painted and repaired,
and it was put in good order through
out with running water put in. DR..
RIB. Skinner painted his large house,
and Edward Barnard painted his house,
including the roof, and removed his
front ward fence. P. L. Webster bot
the Elsie Wood premises and did gen
eraI repairs. On Water street, E. E.
LiddeH thoroughly repaired his house,
adding large windows, a new plant
room, painted it without and within,
and put a worthy helpmeet within.
G.. A. Drew built a new dry house,
built porch over the front door, to
which he added some beautiful color
ed glass, and did other repairs. The
shingled, etc. ]. w. Murkland built
some new buildings about his foundry,
put new machinery in his shops, and
enlivened business by new and extra
work Along the river G. F. Percival
completed the repairs on his saw-mill,
put in a lot of new machinery and
largely added to his furniture and
electric light manufacturing. Geo.
Goad moved his shop to the Baxter &
Grow mill and shop, and A. M. Olms-
tead moved into the same building,
adding to his facilities for doing car
rage work. Aaron Drown put his
blacksmith and cant-hoOk shop in con-
dition to turn out more work. The
Manufacturing Company repaired the
old chair shop saw-mill and built 6
new stone dam. Crystal Lake House
was improved by paint and inside re-
pairs. The Fairbrother store wa:
thoroughly renovated, painted ant
put in good condition for business, anC
changed hands, Mr.. Blanchard pur
chasing it, and Mr.. Hammond putting
in good grocery store, etc. Improve
ment was made near depot by tearing
down the oldIRailroad Co. 'Ebee-hive,
while the depot was put in a bette
condition by paint and repairs. Their
has been considerable fixing up OF
Lake street, Celiste Grondin building
new house out beyond Mrs. Quinn's
The town has fenced and put in com
Portable condition Brown Park, whic
will be a credit to the village and tow
ere long. Baxter & Grow are build
ing barn on Peters street. The vii
lage water has been put into the Gem
etery-a great convenience in sum
mer time. Charles Graves, on Mai
street, put his shop buildings in goo
repair and painted the outside. II
also moved his barn building dow
near to Water street and converted
into a neat and convenient tenemen
The Hunts on High st, have painte
and otherwise improved their builC
ings Geo. Buzzen did some repai
on his buildings. Hyland Hopkins h;
put a water motor in his knife she
and painted up his buildings. F. /
put in the village water and slicke
up generally. S. F. Bickford compile
ed his new buildings, put in waite
etc. R. S. Twombly brushed up b
premises and DIR. Pearson put
plumbing, including closets and ba
apparatus Henry Gay purchased tt
]. L. Twombly tenement house, pain
ed it and put in good repair. r.Twon
bly, made an addition to his barn al
made other repairs. Horace Pier
purchased the Varney house, made a.
ditions to it, built barn and put it
a tasty state of repairs. The Flande
house was purchased by Mr.. TER
and Mr.. Glazier, painted and put
neat repair throughout. j. j. Hill II
the village water to his two tenement
The town painted the hearse hou
and the village the engine house. Il
American House has had several ne
rooms added and was otherwise il
proved DR.. Ruggles did repairs a
improved his premises by the reno
al of fences. Mr.. Powell caught t
Improvement fever and removed sOT
fence and slicked up on the north 81
of his house. Archie McDougall put t
village water into his tenement bull
ing and improved his front yard a
lawn H. d. Phillips overhauled
building, added bay windows, pfa
"a, etc, with paint. Mrs. Stone had L
buildings painted. Tower Bros. col
pleted extensive and thorough repa
on the post-office block, added NJ
tenements, put in a shoemaker's sh
and millinery store, and have We
convenient building for rental pl
poses. F. w. Baldwin made ter
ment over his Office and did other
pairs to his office building. E. w. B;
ron had help about his buildings d1
ing the fall We ought to have me
of work in III