Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-13

very good health. His reports in re-
gard to the freeze last winter are
doleful in the extreme.
Harry M. Scott & Co. moved into
their new quarters last Friday and
| now occupy one of the best equipped
markets in the state. They have the
| first store in the basement of the Cit
liens block, which is finished through
out in southern pine, lit by electricity
and supplied with all the conven-
fences that a modern meatman could
tables and a hard wood floor are in
perfect keeping with the rest Of the
store, and at the front window is
stand for vegetables, which this firm
will now carry. A track runs
throughout the whole store, making
it possible to carry quarters of meat
into any room. The most essential
room in a market is the refrigerator
room, and here no pains have been
spared to get the best facilities for
holds five tons of ice and the room is
cool and well-lighted. The firm is to
be congratulated upon securing such
desirable quarters.
LyndOnviIIe.
j. M. Hubbard has taken the con-
tract to put in the foundation for S.
Stern's new block on the corner of
Broad and Depot streets and COM
menced work the first of the week.
Mr. Stern will build the new block
some thirty feet further east than his
other building was, SO that it will be
on line with Music Hall.
West Burke.
Ward Noyes is at home from N. Y,
where he is taking medical course.
Mr.. Dutton has moved from Mrs.
Hartwell's house to Silas Leach's, near
the depot.
Mrs. Lewis Winslow has moved to
VIII Cummings, and Mr.. Cummings
will board with her.
Oscar Woodruff's barn burned on
Tuesday. Three horses and several
hogs were burned with it.
Mrs. Martha Townsend has gone to
the southern part Of the state, to
work in the interests of the Bible So
ciety.
During the heavy shower Of We'd
nesday afternoon. Geo. Deans barn
was struck by lightning, and badly
splintered.
The following officers were install
ed by Harmony Lodge I. o. G. T., at
their last regular meeting: c., T., A.
L. Aldrich; V. T., Emily Densmore;
Sec., Cora Gilman.
The people of this place were shock
ed to hear that Geo. Watson, Burke
boy, had committed suicide in Califor-
mia. He had had the grip and was
temporarily insane. His age was 80
years, and he was unmarried.
Lewis Winslow, who has been sick
for long time, died the 7th, and was
buried on the North Ridge, the 9th Z.
He has been a great sufferer and was
very much emaciated, having taken
no nourishment for forty days, except
| cold water Rev. Mr.. Wright officiat-
ed at the funeral, assisted by the or
der of Odd Fellows, who have kindly
aided in helping to care for him. Mr..
Winslow leaves widow and one son,
who have the sympathy of the COM
munity.
| Sheffield.
Mrs. Charles Farr is very low at
this writing.
DR.. Jones is getting out lumber to
repair his house.
| Mrs. Martha McNeal has moved to
a tenement in M. P. Jenness' house.
Henry Dexter is Sticking up his
place; quite an improvements, Henry.
The creamery is having large run,
and Mr.. Day is having large sales for
his butter.
Cora Jones and Eta Davis have
gone to Lebanon, N. H., to work in a
boarding house.
r. J. Mcdowell is working on Chas.
Sisco's barn, and will soon go to work
on barn for Harley Green.
Mrs. J. Hunter from Lyndon was in
town last week on a visit with her
son, Everett Hunter, who has return
ed from Florida where he has been
the past year or more.
East HardWick.
Village schools began Monday with
! the same teachers as last year.