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

number as to warrant its success. Mr..
Webster, busy with his job printing
department, was DESTROYS of getting
some one to attend to the general edlto-
rial department. In March 1878, he en-
gagged Geo. III. Blake, who did editorial
work a short time, afterward going Into
company with Mr.. Webster, to purchase
the MONITOR little later. The increase
in the circulation continued until it ran
up to number averaging from 1900 to
2,4OO, large list when the population of
the town and county, and the competition
with other papers are considered. 1t Will
not be too much to say that in general
character, circulation and influence 1t is
one of the leading papers of the state,
those of the largest towns excepted The
MONITOR has twice been enlarged, its read
ing matter has been increased by the use
of finer type, and it has increased in value
year by year. The list is larger than that
of any paper in this section, and it's adver-
Using patronage all that can be desired.
1t has been the object of the paper to work
persistently for the good of its patrons and
their localities. 1t stands up strong for
good morals, temperance and religion.
Last April Mr.. Blake sold out one-half
interest in the paper to his son-in-law,
William L. Jacobs, young man of good
character, a graduate of Montpelier Semi
nary, and one who has shown an excellent
capacity in newspaper work. While there
will be no particular change in the general
character of the paper, it is expected that
it will show renewed vigor with it's years
and become more and more useful to it's
large list of intelligent readers. The price
of the MONITOR is $1.50 per year.
B. M R. NELSON.
A very familiar figure in Orleans county
is that of B. M. R. Nelson, who has been a
resident of Barton nearly forty years He
was born in Wheelock in 1881. At the age
of 10 he began dealing in livestock, and
has been in the business ever since. He
came to Barton in 1859. In 1861 he married
Miss Martha E. Body of Rochester, n. Y,
and engaged in farming, residing several
years on the fine farm now owned by his
brother, E. S. Nelson. He is one of the
comparatively few men who has won per-
manent financial success in the livestock
business. He began on a small scale, buy
ing stock on commission and shares, with
Lambert and Bella Hastings and others.
His field was northern Vermont and Can
ada. Mr.. Nelson is regarded as a man of
excellent judgment both on stock and real
estate, in which he has been a constant
dealer. He owns the Nelson, sometimes
called the Bank, block. He has fine farm
of 230 acres, lying one-half mile from Bar
ton village, containing sugar place of
$500 buckets. There is good set of build
ings supplied with running water, and the
farm is well fitted for machinery, and cuts
more than one hundred tons of hay. The
children of B. M. r. and Martha Nelson are
Lizzie G. (Mrs. Geo. III. Davis) and Sam B.
Nelson, who is a farmer in this town, also
Lucy A, deceased, at the age of two and
one-half years. Mr.. Nelson was a potent
factor in securing the location of the Bar
ton Bank, has been director about score
of years, and is the present vice President
of the bank. He has been select-man
several terms, and town agent for the de-
Tense and prosecuting of suits. He was a
member of the legislature in 1856, and
served on the general committee. Mr..
Nelson is man of excellent business quail
caiftions and Judgment.