Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-06
complished lady of McIndoes Falls.

Saturday was a great day in the
business of this village. People were
here from all surrounding towns. The
Owen store reports the biggest trade
in its history.
Road Commissioner Durham is
making preparations to start his road
machines this week. He will under
take to do a good job on the highways
during the season.
Col.Cutler will soon move to his new
residence on Pleasant Hill.-The Suit
or family vacates the G. J. Ufford ten
ement house and moves to the Fair
brother house on High street.
Congratulations to Leone J. Free
man of Manchester on his marriage.
Leone is one of the Barton boys who
has pushed out from home and is
making his mark in Manchester, n. H.
Geo. Burnham is running the Amer
lean House with competent help in
side. The directors of the company
are making preparations to COM
mence operations on the new building
soon.
Mr.. Comstock says he has been de-
layed in getting started in the distri-
button of ice among his customers, but
expects to be ready to deliver that
sort of CONCEALED commodity very
soon.
Whitcher & Son have purchased a
potato planter which they offer on
sale, or will use in planting potatoes
in this vicinity. 1t is very ingenious
machine, but does the work rapidly
and we'll.
Mr.. Owen has bargained eight lots
on the Wyman land already and pro-
poses to use two Or more himself. j.
@. Page, who purchased one lot, will
soon commence the erection of set
of buildings.
Mr.. Howe is talking of moving the
barns in front of Crystal Lake House
to a point across the road, southeast
of the hotel. This will be a great i'm
provement and will make a nice boat
landing close to the hotel.
The latest news from Rev. F. W.
Lewis increases the alarm over his
condition. It is felt, however, that
the crisis will be past in a day or two
and that he will get up if he can be
kept alive for few days more.
The spring term of the Graded
school and Academy closes this week.
There will be an exhibition and grad
uating exercises at the hall on Friday
evening, and a private reception by
the. graduating class on Saturday
evening ataAcademy hall. ~-
A base ball nine has been formed
here with Charlie Currier, manager;
Earle Jenness, treasurer; Clarence
Webster, captain. The team played
their first game Saturday, with the
South Barton boys; score 24-3 in ia
vor of the Bartons.
Rev. Lewis, who went to Brad
ford to his new pastorate few days
since, has had a very severe attack of
pneumonia and his life was almost de-
SPARED of for some days. DR.. Prime
was called in council with the Brad
ford doctors, Thursday night.
Our village people are busy in put
ting their premises in a clearly and
creditable condition. While there is
much else to be done in the line of
general improvements, much that
makes village attractive can be done
by the owners of property in sleeking
up their premises.
The committee on electric lights,
etc, ARE giving much time to the work
Of investigation. They recently visit
ed Johnson, where there is a plant
and an incandescent system through
put. The people there are much
pleased with their lights. The COM
nittee also spent a day and night at
where there are both arc
and incandescent lights.
Simon Smith and wife were thrown
from their carriage near the Peerless
factory yesterday and each were quite
hurt. The horse SHE'D at a
pile of coal ashes and threw them into
4 ditch upon pile of stones. Mrs.
Smith was severely cut in the head
and face by the stones and Mr.. Smith
bruised. The horse broke from the
wagon and ran to the cemetery.
Barron & Hamblet's help will come
IN this week to commence work on
heir new store block. They have sold
;he land north of the store to Tower
Bros, who will put up a wall on the
pack side and grade up with reference
10 putting in a grain building later.