Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-10-11

tionary engine and boiler to- be placed IN a
Touring mill at Weeping Waters, Nebras-
ka.
About seventy-fve tickets were sold at
this station for the excursion through the
White Mountains. The day was not very
pleasant yet the train was crowded. The
scenery through the mountains was beau
tiful and the trip was a very pleasant one.
Mr.. Christie, who lives on the farm near
Glover line, has been putting an ell or ad-
dition on to his house and making other
repairs much to the improved condition of
the building William Cheney has been
spreading some new shingles on his house.
Four boys, ranging from thirteen to
eighteen years Of age, were arrested in
Glen Sutton, Canada last Wednesday for
house breaking and stealing. One of the
boys made a confession in which he stated
that they were the party which burglar
lied E. B. Robinson's store in this village
recently. Two of the boys confess that
they have been in jail before. They have
been taken to Sweetsburgh, Canada, where
they viii be tried.
J. W. MurEIand is having an unusually
large sale of his furnaces this fall, having
sold several for churches in the county,
beside others for halls and private residen-
ces. They are great heaters and excellent
! ly adapted tc the wants of all who require
wood furnaces. The writer of this item
has used one for dozen years without one
cents worth of repairs, and it is apparent
| ly as good as new.
Geo. H. Davis has rented the room on
the south side Of his new block to Geo. E.
Lang of Barre. Mr.. Lang has good rep
utation as jeweler, being good engraver
and will also make apecialty of optical
work. The store will be well furnished
and he will have a good stock of goods.
He is young man of good business ability
and will make hustler and this sort of a
man should succeed here.
We learn of the death of Reuben P. Ben
ton at his home in Somerville, Mass, at the
age of Is years. Mr.. Benton was born in
this town and lived here until 1913, when
he went to Boston and found employment
in the produce business in Quincy Market.
At the time OF his death he was senior
member Of the firm of Benton, Caverly &
Co.. produce dealers; he was also member
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Mr..
Benton was a man Of good business ability
and was very prominent man in Somer-
vile, and the papers of that city speak very
highly OF him.
G.. W. Buzzell goes today to Rochester,
Vermont, to superintend the construction
and erection of the electric light and pow
er plant for that town. He will be obliged
to dam the White river at that point; the
dam viii be sixteen feet high and between
two and three hundred feet long. He will
put in Turbine generator and will be OBJ
liged to string the wires over a course
about two and one-half miles in length.
He thinks that it will take thirty men
about three months to do the work. Mr..
Buzzell is thorough workman and the
village will be sure of good job.
The ssThree Bostonians'' failed to make
theirappearanceh here last Wednesday even
ing, because of being left at White
River Junction, through the mistake of a
railroad official in regard to the trains
connecting at that point. They reached
here the next morning and decided to give
the entertainment that evening, and quite
good company gathered considering the
short notice given. The entertainment
tor, being especially fine; he succeeded in
keeping the audience in laughing mood
most of the time. Katherine Rev, the
bird whistler, and Annie F. Libbie, the
harpist, rendered their parts in very
pleasing manner.
Barton Landing.
Frank Wheeler has moved into his new
house.
Frank Churchill is having his house
painted.
The ladies of the M. E. church will give
harvest supper next Thursday evening.
The grading of the yard around the
Cong. church improves the appearance
very much
Several from this place took in the ex-
cursion to the White Mountains last
Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Atwater of Island Pond preach
ed an excellent sermon at the M. E. church
yesterday.
Mrs. FL. G. Ide will have an opening of
fall and winter millinery Friday and Sat
urday of this week. Mrs. Ide has large
stock of new goods.
Warren Twombly is at home for a short
time on account of sickness. Mr. Twom-
bly, entered Boston University at the first
of the school year.
The Irasburgh school boys played
game of base ball with the school team
here Saturday. The score was 27:8 in favor
of the Barton Landing boys.
Mrs. Randall, mother of Mrs. Mitchell,
died the first of last week. Funeral servi-
ces were held at the house Wednesday,
Rev. B. F. Rowland officiating.