Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-30

the stock; and the basement is utilized
for painting, finishing and storage. The |
stock mbraces wide range, from the /
plain to the most elaborate outfits for |
parlor suits in modern designs, and single |
pieces. The line of furnishings in
cludes oil cloths, carpets, wall paper, win
dow shades; musical instruments are
kept in stock. The undertakers' estab-
lishment is an important feature, and Mr.. |
Bean has diploma as practical embalm-
er. d. d. Bean was born in Albany in
1857 and came to Barton when he was
twelve years old. He has been a Barton
hustler most of the time, excepting a few
years when he was Colorado prospector,
located at Denver. He married Lola,
daughter of Charles Dwinell of Barton in
1881, who died in Denver. He married a
second wife Miss Mcclellan, in 1895. Mr..
Bean is now building residence on Main
st. He bought his furniture business in
Jan. 1895, of the estate of j. p. Baldwin,
and the next April sold a half interest to
s. E. Winslow, a pushing young business
man and a successful drover.
WILSON & RICH, PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Mr.. e. t. Wilson is a veteran in the bus
mess of photography. He was in Lancas
ter, n. H., seventeen years, and has been
in the business here about the same length
of time, meanwhile Wilson's Photograph
rooms have become headquarters in this
section. Mr.. Rich was born in GuildhalI,
VT. in 1856, spent his early life upon
farm. He afterwards took up the more
congenial occupation of topography, he
worked in the South four years, and also
in Massachusetts and Connecticut, came
to Barton in July 1896, and entered the
studio of E. T. Wilson. Mr.. Rich is a gen.
uine artist, and the studio is turning out
excellent work and plenty of it. The peo-
of Barton and vicinity appreciate a good
thing and congratulate Mr.. Wilson on get
ting Rich. The originals of most of the
pictures in this edition were made by the
above firm.
w. B. BOWMAN, BARBER.
Mr.. Bowman is an experienced man with
shears and razor. He can always be found
at his shop, and has a clean room, a COM
Portable chair and up-to-date tonsorial es-
Enlistment. He makes a speciality of do
ing up ladies hair and knows how to dress
child's head to make him look better
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Ovens block, up one flight of stairs.
C. c. w. HEATH.
Will Heath, as he is Familiarity called, is
reputed to be as honest as the average bus
mess man, but he will shave you so easily
that you hardly realize what he is doing.
If you want your hair cut, he has both the
tools and the skill to put your head in
oh OI,o 20 l. .f
not better man. Mr.. Heath has a fine
set of rooms in Opera Block near the en-
trance of the main hall.
FRED RAND.
Mr.. Rand has been a mail-route agent
since Cleveland's first administration and
has done his duties so well and faithfully
that the Republicans could find no fault
with him. His route is from Newport to
Springfield. Mr.. Rand has pleasant
home on High street. He married good
christian wife, and Fred will be nothing
but an earnest Methodist, whatever the
political condition of the country may be.
He has two daughters, Miss Nettie, who is
in college in Dakota, and Ethel, student
in Barton Academy.
G. A. DREW g. SON.
Manufacturers of doors, sash, blinds and
builders finish, also dealers in lumber,
glass, putty &C., have good shop and ex-
cellent water power on Water street, where
they can always be found in working
hours attending strictly to business. BY
honest dealing, and doing first-class work,
they have secured a good business in this
and surrounding counties.
GEO. NYE.
Mr.. Nye has shop on Water street
where he does some planning and job work,
but makes extension tables his speciality.
He gets up an excellent table, and has
quite an extended trade in this article of
furniture. He uses ash largely on table
work. He is steady, reliable man.