Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-12


were served the meeting was again called
to order and a vote of thanks extened to
Mrs Barron for her kindness and hospi-
tality Miss Ruth Barron favored the
company with piano solo, and after a
merry half-hour spent in music and con-
versation the party broke up, all feeling
that they had spent a most delightful
evening.
The general evidence of prosperity to be
seen within our village at the present
time is worthy Of more than passing
mention in these columns. Although not
as many new buildings have been erected
as during some former years yet the ma
terial prosperity is shown by the general
improvement about the village. Some
new dwelling houses have been erected.
dwellings have been repaired, unoccupied
buildings have been remodelled into tene-
ments, the streets have been improved,
sidewalks made and bridges built at quite
an expense. On Lincoln avenue w. B..
Bowman has erected a commodious and
pleasant dwelling house. On the first
floor the finish is all in birch, with hard
wood floors. The rooms are all convent
emily arranged and we'll lighted. The
sitting-room has a large bay-window.
The doors are all cedar; the hall is very
large. Upstairs he has..fve sleeping-rooms,
all, nicely finished and we'll lighted. A
good bath room is to be found on each
floor and the house is a modern one in
every way. 1t is lighted by electricity,
and warmed throughout by furnace fur
nished by I'll. T. Seaver. In addition to
this he. has nice fireplace. The basement
is an exceptionally good one and extends
under the whole house, being 27X37 feet;
the bottom is we'll cemented and the
whole house has the appearance Of being
thoroughly made. In the basement are to
arranged for convenience in washing.
We must not fail to mention the Veranda
on the front side of the house; it is thirty
seven feet in length and nine feet in
width and would seem like very pleasant
place in the summer. The house was
built by E. S. Welch, who is a thorough
and competent workman. Mr.. Bowman
has good barn which he built two years
ago. Mr.. j. P. Teller has put upi a
house near his own place which although
out of the village limits is well worthy of
mention. The main part of the house is
twenty-four feet square with an ell in adj
dition which is 16x20 feet. a good cellar
extends under the whole of the main part
of the house. The floors downstairs are
of hard wood, and the finish is butternut
and basswOod; the rooms are all nicely
lighted, large bay window affording
light for both the first and second floor
rooms. The rooms are SO arranged through
out the house as 80 afford the greatest
possible space and are pleasant and con-
venient. On the floor is the kitchen,
on the second floor four good bed rooms
have been made, the finish being the same
as on the first floor. There are two YER
andas on the house, one in front and one
in the rear. Mr.. Ames of So. Albany was
the master workman in building the
house and the thorough manner in which
it is constructed is of much credit to him.
Mr.. Teller has sold this house to Henry
Gilbert. o. D. Owen has finished the old
creamery building on South Church street
into double tenement house. 1t has
pleasant home for two families. He has
also taken the little building which was
used for cheese house and fixed it up,
put on an addition and finished off good
tenement which is now occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. 3. J. Campbell. Geo. Katen has
thoroughly repaired his tenement house
occupied by Dan Hunt on High
street. w "A Murray has repaired his house,
built an addition, and also put up new
barn. D. d. Bean has made several
changes in his block, finishing off a store
which is now occupied by Mrs. E. l..
Barstow. The house occupied by H. A.
Glazier, z. WEIGH and Mr.. Tyrrell, has
been remodelIed to a certain extent on the
inside and a large veranda built on the
front. Mr.. n. D. Martin has purchased
5he Johnson place on South Church street
md has built on an addition making a
very cosy home. He has also put up a
good barn. Mr.. Theodore Wright has
greatly improved the appearance of his
place by the addition of a good barn.
Chas. Traverse is putting up a modern and
house on the lot purchased
If Mrs. Belknap, but as it will be some
lime before it will be completed we will
lot give detailed description of it until
alter. The Percival Furniture Co. have
erected large building, a description of
which appeared in a recent issue of this
paper. New barns and sheds have been
erected on the Playground and some of the
other buildings on the grounds have been
repaired. Considerab BILE painting has been
lone and the village has taken on an i'm
proved appearance. A granite water tub
las been put in near the depot, the old
wooden bridge near w. G. Browns has
3een taken away and a most substantial
granite one substituted. The bridge is
vide, affording ample room for teams ;with