Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-08-22


Thursday last, and now looks as tho
it was not exactly in good condition
for barn or a ferry boat. One por-
ton of it had been built out over the
river and the posts, subject at the time
of high water to being wet, had be-
come so decayed as to fail and let
that part down several feet This
pulled the whole end off the front
foundation and let it drop down into
the cellar, Assistance of six or eight feet.
The frame was strong and the build
ing was not demolished, but badly de-
pressed. The barn happened to be
pretty full of horses, and it was a GU
rious circums lance that none Of them
were hurt in the least; neither were
any who were about the barn injur-
ed 1t was fortunate circumstance
that neither man or animal was hurt.
The damage to Mr.. Spalding will be
considerable. We understand that he
has in contemplation the removal of
the barns to another site, leaving the
place and view in front of his house
clear and unobstructed to the river.
This would be great improvement
to the hotel, and would remove an in
convenience which the barns have al
ways been to the sidewalk and road
travel past the hotel.
The Peerless Manufacturing Co., Of
Newport, n. H., have purchased the
mill privilege, mill, ETC., in this vii
lage, known as the Hayward Chair
Company property, of the Barton
Manufacturing Co., and will erect
ladies' underwear and other goods.
They have also purchased the tene-
ment dwelling houses owned by Geo.
Katen, w. M. Collision and Geo. I'll.
Blake. They will commence the cree
ton of mill $50 feet in length, 40
feet in width, and two stories high
this week The old saw mill frame
is purchased and being removed by
j. w Murkland, and will be used for
a new foundry building. The citi-
zens of this village give the new COM
pany the property and they agree to
employ an equivalent Of one hundred
hands for ten years. We understand
that they expect to employ much
larger number. They are now doing
large business in the same line in
n. H., and cannot keep up with their
orders. They are well-known bust
ness men, among whom is Perley
Johnson, for some time bank clerk in
Barton National bank. They propose
to rush business, in putting up and
starting their mill, TO the utmost, get
ting it ready for doing business before
the fall and winter trade is over.
They propose to employ first class
help and want bright and capable girls,
from fifteen years upward to run
these machines. They represent that
a good hand can make very good
wages. Several girls from this coun-
ty are already in their employ. The
village and town have been looking
around for manufacturing concern
of this character, and we believe the
enterprise here will be of great bene-
fit to the place, while the site, water
privilege, etc., will make it most de-
sirable point for the business. The
new enterprise must be of great ad-
vantage to this village. While at
present there are not as many desira-
BILE tenements as would be filled, there
will be still greater demand at once.
We understand. there is party on
Park street ready to open up build
ing lots as soon as there is demand
for them. There will be call at once
for carpenters, stone masons, labor
ers. Since the above was written we
understand that G. w. Preston has
bargained his residence to the Co.
and will buy lot and build near n.
j M. Scott's. There are some negotla
tions toward purchasing the Spald-
ing hotel for boarding house.
Barton Landing.
Rev. G. S. Hubert and family are
visiting friends at Sheldon.
The nomination of I'll. X. Dewey at
the republican caucus gives almost
universal satisfaction.
Edward Collins, Warren Twombly
! and Harold Fuller are camping and
fishing at Victory.
The Y. P. S. @. E. will give an en-
tertainment musical and literary
Friday evening, to which they invite
all.
L. G. Towle has bought building
lot opposite w. w. Lang's new house,
and will erect set Of buildings at
! once.
Alfred Brown lost a valuable horse
by drowning on Thursday last. The