Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-10

Since the announcement that the lecture
of Russell Conwell in this village would
occur on the, 18th, tie management has re-
ceived word fro lecture bureau that
he cannot clii until the 14th. This
changes .ure from Wednesday to
Friday g of this week. Please help
give not of the change of dates. Every
body is coming and they will not wish to
make mistake in the date.
At the annual meeting of the Orleans
County Fair Ground Co., the following
officers were chosen: III. III. Somers, Presi-
dent; Amory Dawson and F. III. Church
ill, vice presidents; c. A. Barrows, secreta-
ry; o. d. Owen, treasurer; Fl. T. Seaver,
superintendent; G. J. Ufford, assistant SUI
perintendent. The directors are Fl. FL.
Somers, A. Dawson, F. HI. Churchill, John
Gallagher and Fl. w. Buchanan; auditors,
w. w. Miles and G. j. Ufford. The last
year was a successful one in regard to re-
ceipts, but the Co. expended 81 200 in i'm
provements making dividends unpleasant
ly small. The company is well differed
and is made up Of representative citizens
who are trying to make the fair worthy of
the county. It was decided to hold the
fair the coming autumn on Sept. CTS.
Walter E. Nye, who lives on the Ufford
farm about two miles from this village, on
the road to East Albany, is doing quite a
thriving business for the times. Last
summer he built hen house 100 feet long
and % feet wide and he now has some
over 800 hens. The house is well made, is
partitioned off into pens ten feet square;
it is well lighted and ventilated and warm
so that water will not freeze in it. Mr..
Nye has some fine looking hens, among
them being some Plymouth Rocks, Black
Spanish, Brown Leghorns, Wyandottes,
White Leghorns, White Brahamas and
Buff Cochins. He also has some turkeys,
having sold a large number in the fall.
He has farm of 500 acres, with good lot
of timber land. His barn, which was
a large one, was increased last year by an
addition forty-fve feet square For farm
stock he has IS head of cattle, 4S hogs and
several horses. He has both a summer
and winter dairy, milking about 80 cows
in each. He has two stables each about 135
feet in length; at the end of one stable
room is partitioned off where the milk is
d
being used. Mr.. Nye has herd Of Jer-
seys and Holsteins COWS and makes good
lot of butter, averaging about 250 pounds
per week through the year. He has silo
1918 feet and 80 feet deep. The farm is
one which is easy to cultivate and is under
a good state of cultivation. Mr.. Nye sells
his products largely in Boston.
Barton Landing.
Chandeliers tub factory will start up in a
few days.
Communion services were held at the M.
E. church yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Rosebrook have been
visiting in Island Pond the past week.
J. G. Turnbull attended the state dairy
mems association at st. Adams recently.
Thomas Landon is working on j. G.
Turmbul's new creamery at Newport
Centre.
DIR. Rowen and his two children have
been on the sick list. The doctor was
quite sick.
Fred Chandler has returned to his school
The st. Johnsbury Academy students have
also returned. %F
The people are improving the snow and
are getting their wood and logs here as
fast as possible.
The large shed near Geo. Smiths, owned
by S. c. Kimball, is being repaired and
will be used as storehouse.
John Lawrence has moved into Henry
Mr md
Dudley are drawing logs from the Hunt
farm for b. L. Chandler. Is ea}
Nellie Lothrop and Eva Grow have gone
20 Port Antonio, Jamaica, going on the
steamer, Belvidere. They. will work for
,he same parties that they worked for at
,he mountains last summer
The meetings at 1.-THE M. e. church will
continue during the coming week. Rev.
Mr.. Smith, an evangelist, will be present.
Rev. S. g. johnson of Newport! preached
several excellent sermons last week.
There was very good attendance and
pleasant time at the Cong. church reunion
asst Saturday. o. w. Locke was elected
of the Sunday school and |
Mr.. Dutton was reelected as deacon.
Efforts are being made to secure capital
o stock up the butter box factory. We |
lope they will be successful and that both |
his and the bobbin factory may flourish. |
t is too bad for so valuable plant to re- |
main idle.
south Barton.
Mrs. Hollis Coburn is failing.
Mrs.C Holmes from Whee1ock is stop
ing with her sister, Mrs. E. NJ. Clough.
r. B. Lang is having lumber shipped
ere from mills in Sutton to be dressed,
nd it will be 1oadedson cars at this station
Mrs. B. C. Berry has gone to Massachu-
etts with her daughter Bessie, who has