Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-06

the parents of Prin. Willard, visited here
last week.
/ DR.. Fisher of Burlington and his mother
of Cabot visited at Mrs. Susan Joslyn's
last week.
Quite number from this place attended
the lecture by Rev. Joseph Berry at Barton
! last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Cowles of ST..
Johnsbury were in this village calling on
friends last Friday.
The Isingers are preparing for an old
time concert to be given early in Deem
Der. Rehearsal at the Cong. church next
Friday evening.
Wallace Allen, who moved here from
Charleston recently, has bought farm
! there and will move back soon.-Chas
Smith has moved into E. E. Stafford's
block.
Mr.. .. w. Lockes store is receiving a
part of the benefits from the work being
done on the Austin Block. There is now
one large entrance in front and on each
side there are some very large windows
affording splendid light for the store and
an excellent chance to display goods.
S. c. Kimball was in Boston last week
and while there he sold 10000 pounds of
wool. Mr.. Kimbau has sold over 100000
pounds during the season and is buying
more all the time. He has purchased all
that taken by c. M. Campbell of Lyndon
vile, paying Mr.. Campbell at one time a
check for S887S.00. Mr.. Kimbali will be in
the west side of the State this week buying
wool.
The exercises at the M. E. church last
Wednesday evening we've carried out as
planned The banquet in every respect
was grand success. Never in the history
of the church has the banquet hall been
SO gaily and richly attired. The tables
sparkIed with the display of pretty
things and dainty arrangement, and
groaned beneath the load of satisfaction
for the sinner man." In spite of the
storm one hundred and ten persons sat at
the table, and very many more came out
to the post prandial exercises. Fine
music was rendered by the choir and
musical selection was given by Mrs. j. II.
Bartlett in a very pleasing manner. Per-
haps a few words in explanation of the
cause pf the exercises will be in order
here. The ground in front of the church,
which was bed of clay, has long been in
a bad condition. Last summer &. H.
Jones made an unsolicited offer to the
officers of the church that if they would
repair the parsonage and build new horse
sheds he would erect a granite wall in
front of the church. The offer was ac-
cepted. He then made a contract with
Leon Damon for the stone work. Mr..
Damon was fortunate in opening ledge
of superior granite of a fine, hard grain
which resembles the Barre granite. He
used only selected stones and gave to it
eight weeks. of his best work. The result
is a credit to his ability and skill. Mr..
Jones was so well pleased with the work
that he paid him considera bly, more than
the contract price. 1t is a bank wall 112
feet in length, "a feet in front, with
wings E9 feet each. The stones are from
eight to ten feet in length and those in the
lower tier weigh from two to three tons
each. Nearly $50 loads of clay were re-
IN owed and a large amount of sand, gravel
and cobble stones were used for the
foundation. The wall is from five to six
feet deep and stands three feet above the
walk. There are four steps and concrete
walk six feet in width with curbing lead
ing to a fine door-stone eight feet in
length and three and one-half feet wide.
In front of the walk is a step six feet In
length for carriages. The wall is cement
ed within and without and is banked
with sand. There are about 600 feet of
chiseI lines on it. Considerable grading
was done on the grounds. The entire
work was under the charge of Mr.. Jones,
much of it was of his own design and the
grinding and turfing were finished with
his own hands. The cost of this work,
including light, was $4,000. Mr.. Jones
also built public sidewalk of concrete in
front of the church lot at an expense of
$500, and removed an old fence at the
corner of the lot and replaced it with
wire. In his presentation speech, after
treating the matter humorously and Civ
ing description of the work, Mr.. Jones
paid high tribute to Mr.. Damon and
closed as follows: sin looking back few
years, as church and people you surely
have reason for encouragement. Go
forward! 1t is not the modern style-it
may be fifty years hence, but like to see
a tall church spire pointing Heavenward.
1t is a good emblem. So let this church
be a light in this community, seen and
felt far around like "a city set upon a hill
which cannot be hid" In memory of one
whom with you have known and loved,
who is with us in spirit tonight, your
former pastor, my friend and brother
the influence of whose pure life, his sweet
spirit, his noble, consecrated work among
you will live while time endures; as a
tribute to the sturdy manhood, the sterling
worth, the large heart and the grandIy
faithful work of your pastor, to the true
friends 1 have found among you, and to
this VILLAGE. / freely. cheerfuIIv GLADLY