Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-04

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! false reports viii oh have been publish
ed in regard to the defunct and fraud
ulent concern, which will long be
known as ssThe Barton State Bank"
Our only particular sorrow is oyer the
fact that the prize happened to fail to
this town, and we get the free and I'M
pleasant advertising; that has grown
out of it. The New York papers have
| been looking up that end of the con-
Germ and they find the American In
vestment Go. to be a myth, and Thos.
@. Brewer to be big fraud and swim
dler. They report that he has been
in pretended brokers' and investment
business there during the last year or
two, and that he spent some time in
jail for the want of bail last year. It
seems that he paid for nothing in the
line of his banking outfit which he
brought here, and that his bills amount
to more than a thousand dollars. He
ordered large and expensive safe,
set Of expensive banking books, sew
eral large desks and a full and excel
lent outfit. These things, together
with the apparent honesty and the
gentlemanly appearance Of the cash
Ter, Mr.. Heine, led people here to be-
ieve that there was strength enough
in the thing to set upon it's feet, at
least. AS soon as Brewer came here
suspicion was aroused, and Lawyer
Miles was not long in determining
what to do. He began Investigations
at once and was convinced that Brew
er was villain and took measures to
cause his arrest. To his prompt ac-
ton is due the fact that so little harm
was done. State Inspector Of Finance,
w. FL. Dubois, has been here and look
ed the papers over thoroughly, and if
the thing was not stillborn, he would,
without doubt, appoint an immediate
funeral and have it officially buried.
From all the facts obtainable it seems
that Brewer planned a scheme which
might, if it had gone on, robbed the
community of considerable money.
He doubtless expected that he should
be able somehow to get the thing
started up to run on cheek and pre-
tense until such time as he should get
funds into his hands sufficient to make
failure and burst up profitable to
himself. The fuse to his shell was al
together too short, and the explosion
occurred before it left the muzzle of
his gun, much to his own discontinue.
here last week and matters remain in
IN stGtU quo. inst what course will be |
taken to punish Brewer for his at
tempted fraud, and his acts toward |
his cashier we are not appraised. The
people hope and expect out of the
claims for labor done and material
furnished. Meanwhile if there are
any capitalists lying around who can
really do ga legitimate, honest banking
business" we have no doubt they can
find a lot of desks, books, a safe and
good banking counter that can be
bought at discount.
The record Of the work done and the
mprovements made in and about this
village during the year just closing is
about as follows: Henry d. Fairbroth-
II completed in the winter months a
arge tenement house which he start
ID in the fall Of 1892; his neighbour @.
:. Wilkie, put a house on the L. Rock
OF, which he completed; later his
,rother built good two-story house
N High ST., on the Wyman lot; Hen
y Gay meanwhile purchased a site
Icross the highway on the o. d. Owen :
'asture lot and put up a large two =.
tory tenement house; Mr.. Owen put
n addition on to the FL. Hopkins shop
nd made good tenement house of
!, Mr.. Hopkins having converted his :
arm into a gun shop; the Buswells =
purchased what was known as the
hair Factory barn and Office building,
loved it to their lot near the depot =
tore and converted it into a good ten :
ment house, making a good improve a
lent on the lot; on Church Or Glover
treet, which was the storm center of =
uilding operations during the year, y
augustus F. French put up a very .
retty and convenient set of buildings Q ?
'hich contain two good tenements. =
taking a very pleasant home for him v
Elf and another family; on the same =
anness lot, which o. D. Owen had =
urchased and allotted for building
George Nye put up pleas =
ut two story cottage house, ALSO built q
good dry house for the convenience :
his manufacturing business; next =
It north,O. D. Owen built pretty =
DRY and half house, which is occu- :"
ed by Geo. King, and on the lot ad- -
lining, q house Of the same style and u