Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-10

| pleasant. The situation of the house is
such that no unpleasant view is had from
| any part of it, The sanitary arrangements
are believed to be perfect. The house is
provided with pure spring water and vii
lage water, and will be supplied with hose
to fight fire if one can occur. The steam
heating apparatus, put in by contract by
j. c.. Eaton & Co., of Lyndonville, Mr.. Lee
land, plumber, appears to be of great ca
pacity and of complete construction. The
plumbing was done by HI. t. Seaver of this
place, his plumber, Alonzo Clark, doing
the work. The job is great credit to all
who had to do with it. The painting out
side and in was chiefly done by Mr.. Nc
Dougall Mr. Burdick and others of this
place, assisted toward the close of the work
by Asa Hill of Lancaster. The work in
the lower rooms in finish, coloring, ETC., is
fine and the painters have reason to be
proud of it. The two lower stories of the
old house, except the side dining room, are
to be used for culinary and laundry pur-
poses; the upper rooms for sleeping rooms.
All parts, including the barn, will be light
ed with electricity.
The barn, which had long been in poor
condition, has been placed on a good foun
dation, basement story put under it, and
the whole upper part made in good repair.
No pains has been spared in the lines of
thoroughness, pleasantness and conven-
fence to make the whole esta blishment
what it should be for its purposes. The
completion of a building of this character
is credit to the builders, and it ought to
be pride to the town and the county. 1t is
another triumph in the line of progress
and improvement which has marked the
career of this village in the last few years,
and it ought to be of great advantage to
the town. The cost of the enterprise has
hope and expectation that directly and in
directly it will pay.
The hotel is let to Messrs. Elliott & Pat
tee, experienced hotel men from the hotel
region in New Hampshire. Mr.. Elliott is
the owner of the Deer Park House in No.
Woodstock, n. H., whose hotel has wide
reputation all over New England. Mr..
Pattee has had much experience in hotel
matters and may become the chief manag-
er of this house. The building is to be fur
nlshed at once and will be ready for oc-
cupancy in March. The managers, Messrs.
Pierce, Scott and Davis, of the company
are deserving of much credit for their sue
cess in the building of the house and their
untiring effort to get good man or good
parties to run it. 1t is believed they have
done both.
The invitation extended to the public to
visit the new hotel on the afternoon of
Tuesday last was quite largely accepted
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surrounding towns were present. In the |
evening the invitations included the stock |
holders and contributors with their fami-
lies and a few others, making altogether |
pretty large party. The house was illum-
mated from top to bottom with electricity,
the use of the Peerless dynamo having
been kindly granted. j.. w. Batchelder
had improvised an orchestra, which fur
nished excellent music through the even
ing. After the house had been pretty
thoroughly examined tables were spread
for 100 people and lunch, ice cream, cake,
coffee, etc., served. A little impromptu
'oast giving and speech making followed
n which several participated. Among
'he guests were Mr.. Elliott and wife,
Mr.. Pattee and wife from New Hamp-
shire, Mr.. MCGOWAN of Massachusetts,, Mr..
oalch Of Lunenburg, and Mr.. Isaacs of
New York, each of whom had very COM
ollmentary words for the new house, and
made remarks in regard to the advantages
ne town of good hotels had over other
places. Mr.. Emerson of Newport, n. H.,
resident of the Peerless Co., spoke briefly
'ut very pleasantly, congratulatlng the
people on the acquisition of SO fine new
lotel and complimented their purpose of
having it run as temperance house. Mr.. !