Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-04-01

river. known as PIunkett Falls, and
were SO well pleased with the site and
the power that they purchased the
land. etc.. on their own account, sub
iect to the wants of the village, should
it be deemed best to use this power.
The purchase includes ten acres of
land lying on both sides of the river,
certain flowage rights on the large
pond above, and the whole falls, which
extend a half mile. The fall alto
gether, is 100 feet, and the power is
probably the best in the whole coun-
ty. The parties buying it are pretty
well posted in the matter of water
and electric power and they we'll un-
derstand that there is opportunity
here to develop a plant that might
furnish power to light most of the vii
lagos in the county, to say nothing of
what it might do in furnishing power
for mills and manufacturing purposes.
The control of this power will set at
rest any fear there may have been.
that there is not available power at
hand to light the town.
Some three years ago a number of
citizens, since known as the "hotel
syndicate" purchased the American
House hotel property. 1t has since
been run by different parties, under
temperance restrictions, and most Of
the time to the satisfaction of the
travelling and the local public. At
the time of the purchase a man from
another town was negotiating for the
property, with the intention of caus-
ing one of the two hotels to be closed,
and, as the most believe, with the ex-
pectation of doing no small amount of
business through decanters. The OBJ
ject of the syndicate in buying the
property was two fold: 1st, to keep it
out of bad hands and to have it run as
temperance hotel, and, I'd, to keep
it till such time as some reliable hotel
man could be found who would put up
and run such a house as the town
demands. That time seems to have
come. A gentleman we'll known to
Col. Henry Cutler and the travelling
men of the State, has agreed to come
here and put up house, which will be
worth, when fnishned, not less than
$4,000. It is liable to cost considera-
bly, more. He will ask as contribu-
ton the free gift of the present hotel
property. The syndicate will put this
property in at cost, while it is now
paying good dividends, and each mem
Der will make a generous gift toward
the enterprise. In fact, they will give
almost half the required amount. The
public is being asked to contribute
the remainder, and SO far is respond
ing literally. If the money is raised
the work will commence at gonce and
be completed, if possible, before fair
time. The hotel will be large and
modern. 1t will accommodate the
travelling public and have room for
summer boarders. 1t will be thing
that directly and indirectly will be of
much benefit to the village and town.
1t will come, too, at time when the
boom spirit is on, and when the pros
poets for growth and advancement
are better than they have been for
years. 1t seems, sometimes, that this
public is being heavily called upon to
help enterprises that come to US; but
we doubt if there are any who regret
what has been contributed to the va
rious things that have been started
and accomplished here the last few
years. While it might seem that this
would injure the Crystal
Lake hotel, it will probably be ben
eft to it. One hotel will not do all
the business in any town, and the fact
that the village has first class hotel
will call great deal
to the town. If our citizens show the
and public liberality here
tofore shown, this thing will go. The
'little village of BartOn,' as the Lyn-
don Union calls the place, will not only
have a Peerless factory but peerless
hotel.
Barton Landing.
w. ..
Maine last Friday.
Alvin Trip goes to Conn. this week
to work in a livery stable.
Rufus Trip got quite badly hurt
Friday, at the spool factory.
Herbert Magoon of Canada is visit
ing his brother, Geo. Magoon.
F.Dupuis and family will move back
to West Randolph next week.
Rev. J. K. Fuller is preaching Sc
ries of Sunday evening sermons.
DR.. E. G. Stevens has gone to New
York on business. He will return April
4th.
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