Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-26

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family have the sympathy of the commu-
nifty.
| Miss Minnie Rhody went to Montreal
last Monday, owing to the death of her
mother.-Mr. and Mrs. j. III. Theroux and
child are visiting relatives in St.Jo hnsbury.
Mrs. F. Ell. Clark has gone to Windsor to
spend Christmas with her parents.-Mr.
| and Mrs. Richmond and daug liter,
| Mary, have gone to Burlington to spend
| the holidays with relatives.-K. Richmond
! and family spend Christmas with his
| daughter, Mrs. Carl French at Barton
Landing.
| III. Smith and family have returned
i from Woodstock where he has been build
| ing house for DIR. j. w. Currier, who
went from this place last spring Miss
Jessie Dear borne has returned from visit
| in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and her
former home in Corinth, Vt.-Mrs. g. Fl.
Prouty has returned home from visit to
her parents.-Mrs. o. C. Miller has returned
from New York.-G. w. Smith has re-
turned from Boston, where he has been in
hospital for treatment. He is much bet
ter.
We again give the list of new buildings,
and improvements which have taken place
during the past year. There were several
buildings completed that were already
started atthe beginning of the year. Chas.
Batchelder and his law, w. w.
True, completed fine residence on the
corner of South and Third streets, in the
early spring, where they now reside in one
of the best finished dwellings in town.
Will Bullock also finished his house in the
winter and he has nice, cosy home in a
slightly part of the village. D. M. Camp
completed two houses on Central street in
the spring, one of which he sold to Benja-
min Watkins and the other one is occupied
by D. L. Hildreth; these houses are built
on the same plan and make fine homes for
the occupants. Geo. N. Howe finished his
set of buildings on Highland avenue, and
moved into them in the spring. He has a
fine set of buildings, situated in one of the
most slightly places in the village. Henry
Bean purchased lot of T. S. Cummings
and built house in the early part of the
summer, in which he resides, and works
for Mr.. Cummings on his milk farm. j.
r. Huse had charge of building the house.
The Hall block on Lake street was burn
0AOOiN
on the same site, T. Powers doing the wor k,
ard it is now occupied by F. w. Carr, with
a good line of stoves and tinware. on the
first floor; G. M. Flint occupies. the second
floor with large line of furniture. Lewis
Lamond moved the store occupied by his
daughter for millinery store on to a va
can't lot which he owned on Lake street,
and by building on addition has con-
verified it into a good dwelling house, in
which he now lives. On The site upon
which the above building stood is now be-
ing built the Goodrich library, which when
completed will be one Of the finest build
ings in northern Vermont, and one which |
we shall be proud Of It will not be COM
pleted before another spring. Harley
Humphrey purchased barn Of John Enos |
and by building an addition has nice |
house in which he is now living. The |
Standard Oil Co. built oil house in the |
railroad yard and are supplying the mer
chants in this vicinity with oil, delivering
it by the load. F. p. Davis has the job of |
delivering the oil, and at this season is
using two teams, each hauling 800 gallons
at load. Julius Richard purchased lot
on Highland avenue and has erected fine
~
Hubbard sold the lot next to the Baptist
church, on Second street, to Mr.. Mansur,
and moved the house to his vacant lot on
Summer street; he has also moved his barn
a short distance, and converted it into a
double tenement house. J. f. Huse has
the above job under his charge as well as
a house for Walter Abbott. Oscar Doney
built barn at his place in Batesville. The
Frost Veneer Seating Co. built large ad-
dition to their mill and are now putting in
an electric plant and expect to have it
ready to light their mill about JAM 1st.
They will'also put in two new perforators
and sander. Rev. Fir. Clermont has built
a barn at the rear of the school building
and made other improvements; he has also
moved the Catholic hall and raised it so
good basement is made. DIR. Harry Ham
ilton has built fine residence on Pleasant
street, on the vacant lot OF the Gilman
property, and has one of the finest houses
in town, built under the supervision of G..
d. Story & Co. Henry Laha tore down an
old blacksmith shop on Coventry street
and has erected two story block, on the
first floor Of which he has a store, and two
tenements on the second floor Charles
Eaton has raised his old house on Coventry
street and given it a thorough repairing
and now has two tenements, one of which
he occupies. DIR. j. Ell. Gaines purchased
the residence of the late g. G. Goodrich on
the corner of Main and Second streets and
has been remodeling it; when completed he
will have tenement facing on Main street.
He has the foundation laid for a barn.
which he will build in the spring. Will
Laha has built barn on the west side of
Prospect street. III. E. Lane purchased of
P. j. Farrell his residence on Eastern ave-
nue. and sfimproved it during the past