Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-06

| be spreading to other towns and great
care should be used so that it may
not get hold in this town. II by
any chance any of our people should
be exposed to the disease they should
not conceal the fact but let it be
known and do everything possible to
keep it from others. 1t would be
we'll for those who have never been
vaccinated to be vaccinated at once.
MIR. S. D. Holman of Irasburgh was
/ in town last Tuesday and called at
Hotel Barton hoping to see Mr..
Harleigh Ellis, who was a sehoolmate
of his in their boyhood, but whom he
had not seen since 1857. Mr.. Holman
was a resident of this village from
1912 until 1855, his father being the
proprietor of the Crystal Lake hote'.
In 1912 there were thirty three houses
| in the place. Austin Kimball and the
late T. @. Kimball were boys here at
that time and all attended school in
| what was known as the cred School
house.''
The San Francisco Minstrel Co.
is to give an entertainment at Se2-
| ver's opera hall Monday evening"
Aug. 18th. 1t is advertised as beir~
new and up to date; an entertain
ment for ladies and children, withC
an Objectionable feature. It has
good band and orchestra. Watch lcr
the parade. The company is said to
have large number of special fea-
t lures and is the best thing Of the kind
which has visited this town in recei
years. The same company gave an
entertainment here last year; the at
tendance was large and all pronounc-
ed it to be a first class show. The
tickets are to be placed on sale at
III. @. Pierce's drug store. Make your
selections early. Admission %, So and
SO cents.
The strike in Magog is causing con-
siderable excitement there. Two
companies of militia were ordered
there from Sherbrooke to protect the
property of the Dominion Cotton
Mills Company, and the employees
who are willing to work. On Tuesday
morning as Superintendent Hindle
was going to his office he was caught
by one of the strikers who attempted
to pull him from the walk. A scuff1e
ensued and several other strikers who
we're present took hand in the af-
fair. A special constable who was
near came to the aid of Hindle and
succeeded in getting him out of the
hands of the strikers, though not I'M
til several shots had been fired. The
strikers swore out a warrant for the
arrest of the constable who it is re-
ported left the town.
The beautiful scenery at Willoughby
lake is fast bringing it into promi-
hence as a summer resort. New cot
tages are being built along its shores
each year, and the grounds are being
improved Hitherto the building has
been confined almost entirely to
the east side but at present the west
side is being built up and while sol g
parts of it may not be as easy Of &C
there no more charming spot for
camp could be found. 1t is on this
side on a prominence giving a view
of the entire lake that the beautiful
''Fox Hall'' has been erected. Capt.
Peene of Yonkers, New York, pur-
chased the farm last fall intend
ing to build small cottage for his
family thereon. Before the work was
commenced, Mrs. Peene's father, Mr..
F. T. Holder of New York, visited the
lake and was SO charmed with the
place that he proposed to Mr.. Peene
that he be allowed to take part in
the program and erect a house which
would serve" for both families. A
large force of help was Immediately
employed and the work on the
grounds commenced. The house was
completed some weeks ago and it is
now occupied. It is short distance
from The old arm buildings, being
about sixty rods from the road, and
stands on an immense ledge giving it
solid foundation. On the first floor
are five rooms, all large and pleasant
The finish is in spruce with hard pine
floors. Five large fire places will
heat this part of the house. Upstairs
there are two fine suites of rooms be-
sides seven other rooms, all well
lighted and nearly all giving a nice
view of some part Of the lake. There
are two fire. places on this floor.
There are three large toilet rooms,
two being on the second floor. The