Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-05


in the village. The Austin block, which
was purchased by G. S. Skinner and F. G.
Brown, has been thoroughly repaired
from basement to roof. A large sewer has
been put in from the basement to the
river; the floors leveled up, new piers put
in, etc. The meat market has been
thoroughly repaired and a large, new re-
frigerator built; also storage room in the
basement has been finished off for Hoyt
& Harris. On the first floor the two fur
niture rooms have been put into one store,
making a large and convenient store for
Hoyt & Harris. Eight large plate glass
windows have been put in and five smaller
side windows, giving the front of the
block very fine appearance and plenty of
i light inside. The sidewalk has been raised
and concerted up to the building. On the
| second floor the partitions have been
changed and first-class tenement finish
ed off for Geo. Hoyt, and an office for w.
w. Reirdon. The halls have been painted
and vanished, all the rooms. on the second
and third floors painted and papered, the
roof and whole building painted. Al
together the building has been vastly i'm
proved and is credit to the owners and
the village. Besides the above, a large
amount of shingling, painting and gen
eral repairs has been done, giving ito the
village the appearance of thrift and pros
perity.
Albany.
Mrs. NIB. Chafey is improving in health.
Miss Florence Austin has returned home
from East Burke.
Arthur Flanders rerently broke the small
bone in his right leg.
Eber Bashaw had a COW drowned in his
water tub last week.
Marcellus jerks has moved from Crafts
bury to Burton Martins
Miss Flora Wallace is at home from Bar
ton Landing and is sick.
James Mcclure has hired Arthur Shop
hard to work for him the coming season.
G. Smith has completed his large lumber
job, having spent nearly five months in
the woods.
Our people are glad to learn that Rev.
Mcdonald is to locate in Glover and will
be so near US.
Il. B. Rood reports $50 pounds of
milk from one of S. c. Kimbalps tive-year-
old jerseys in seven days.
Dyer Skinner from Barton, who is stop
at Geo. Lawrence's, is in critical condi-
ton from hemorrhage of the stomach and
heart disease.
The friends of Mrs. Josie (Vance) Bush
nell will be pleased to learn that she and
her family have returned from the West
and will visit her father, S. Vance, soon.
The M. E. Ladies' society passed a very
pleasant afternoon on the 9th with Mrs.
Reynolds. Mr.. Reynolds people have the
happy faculty of making their guests feel
that they are welcome.
East Albany.
Dr. NJ. M. Lord of Illinois called on old
friends here recently.
Mrs. l.. r. Hunter and daughter visited
in Newport few days last week.
We are pleased to note that H. A. Nc
CURE has had telephone placed in his
house with line running to West Albany.
The donation for the benefit of Rev. H.
Stiles was a success socially and financially
A large number were present and the
evening was a very enjoyable one. Net
proceeds $1,000.
Bloomington.
VIM. Bruce is sick with heart trouble.
Felix Pelow is moving to Homer Seavey's
farm.
Will Hall had new hand arrive last Fri
day to help him shovel snow.
Mrs. Miller of Concord, n. H., visited
her brother, William Bruce, recently.
Remember a good dinner for fifteen cents
at the church vestry town meeting day.
East Bloomington.
Charles Clark went to Lowell last week
on business.
Samuel Drown, who has been sick with |
grip, is improving.
Ernest Drown, who has been attending
school at Westmore, has returned home.
Mrs. Gibson, who has been stopping |
with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Miles, has
gone to Albany for visit.
Elsie Skinner visited at Barton Landing
last week-Mabel Boardman of Wolcott
has been visiting at Z. w. Skinner's--D.
w. Allen has finished work at Westmore,
and has been visiting his sister in Sheffield.
Myron Alexander has finished work for
C. w. Skinner and will work in the stone
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Barton will work for Mr.. Skinner this sea-
son.-Filo Powers, who has been working
in Westmore, has returned home.
Evansville.
Mrs. J. w. Moore has gone to Groveton,
n. H., to visit her mother.
Alfred Trip, who has been very sick,
does not seem to gain very much.
Miss Eunice Vail arrived home last We'd
nesdaV-E. Black has returned home.