Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

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Vermont interpretations. Such an associa-
ton can work marvellous transformations
which tend to teach order, and inspire a
love of the beautiful beside stimulating
noble ambition in the care of private
grounds. What more worthy object lesson
can be given to our children and the pupils
from abroad who seek knowledge in our
excellent academy? There is scarcely any
thing more unsightly than numerous pieces
ofipasteboard, paper and advertising matter
scattered in our streets. Many horses are
frightened in this way and sometimes
irrepara BILE injury is the result. Can we
not to our great advantage take more
interest in the little things that enhance
the beauty of our charming location,
especially when SO much is being done to
! make the exhibition park one of the finest
in New England and to which in the future
| large numbers of people will be attracted.
Let our streets be free from unsightly
material. Let our local interest be aroused
and we shall never have cause for regret
for there will be proportionate increase
in the value of our property, and an educa
tional value that cannot be estimated.
At about 1:3O o'clock last Saturday
morning the night Waterman at the tub
| factory discovered fire in the boiler room,
and after vain attempt to extinguish the
flames, which spread rapidly, he sounded
the fire alarm which soon brought the fire
companies to the scene. Owing to the
distance of the nearest hydrant from the
! building but one stream Of water could be
thrown on the Fire, and so rapidly did it
spread that before the water could be
turned on the entire building was one
mass of flames. Fortunately there was
but little wind and the fire was kept from
spreading badly, although storehouse
belonging to FL. O. Whitcher & Son was
demolished before the fire was brought
under control. The loss to the owners of
the tub factory will be very great as they
had between three and four thousand dol
lars worth of stock all ready to be made
up besides the building and the machinery
destroyed, while they only carried 5000
insurance. They were employing forty
three men, with payroll of from ten to
twelve hundred dollars per month. They
have succeeded in building up a good
trade, business has been steady with them
and for some time they have been unable
to keep up with their orders, although
turning out from ten to twelve hundred
tubs per day. The loss of this business to
the village will be very serious indeed
large number of the men have
families and many of them will
be obliged to move away unless the
factory is rebuilt. We understand |
that Mr.. Harding and son will be unable |
to build unless they receive material as
sistance from the people, but there should |
be and we think there is a feeling on the |
part of all those interested in the welfare |
of the village to assist as far as possible in |
putting up factory. If this is to be |
done, it should be attended to at once, as
the longer it is left the greater the obsta-
cles Will be to overcome.
Barton Landing.
Gordon Joslyn is sick with measles.
Joshua Twombly is visiting friends here.
DR.. Roweu and family have returned
from Pembroke, Canada.
Miss Edith Fletcher and Miss Eva
Martin are teaching in Coventry.
Mrs. A. w. Fletcher, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever, is a little better.
DR.. G. J. Bartlett and family have re-
turned to their home in New Haven, Conn.
Ms. w. j. Joslyn has geranium which
has more than hundred buds and bios
SONS on it.
The new mill is running with a small
force of help and will employ quite a
number more soon.
The new concrete walk on Maple st. is
nearly completed and will be a great i'm
provement to the village.
Miss Annie Day went to Westmore on
evening and read several times
at an entertainment given in the Lake View
school house. Her selections and the rem
dering of them were excellent and much
enjoyed by all.
M. M. Taplin, representative elect, gave
a reception at Pythian hall last Friday
About two hundred and fifty
people were in attendance, a large number
being present from Irasburgh, Coventry,
and Westmore.s Ice-cream
and cake and lemonade were served and
,he evening was made most pleasant one.
Albany.
T. M Falker has moved into Mr.. New
ION IS tenement.
L. j. Newton is preparing to raise and
enlarge his hall.
Mrs. r. G. Lansing is visiting friends
n Hartland. = DIR. Bates of Morrisville I
recently visited friends in town.. B.
Darling and wife are visiting in Burke.
Mrs. Rosa Paige has returned to her
home in Boston.-Mr. and Mrs. w. Flem- !.
ming have ret urned to their home in Som
rville, Mass.-Mrs. Harvey McClary and
laughter have returned to st. Louis. Mr.. I
nd Mrs. BosWorth have returned to their