Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.


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last Wednesday at the hospital very sue
cessiully and speedy recovery is now
assured.
The union Gospel meetings conducted
by EVANGELIST Davidson of Boston are
proving very interesting. The singing of
the Rhines brothers Is also great attrac-
tion and Influential power.
Many wood dealers are complaining OF
not having enough to supply the demand,
and have takers at % a cord. But as an
army OF choppers are at work wood is liable
TO be more plentiful In the near future,
although 10 the green state and hard to
burn.
Toe station agent informs us that 1O9
tickets were sold here for the Boston ex-
curslon. Among those who availed them
selves OF this opportunity to visit the Hub
were: j. n. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.C. M. Flint,
Will Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Keith, Mr..
and Mrs. B. f. Moore, Frank Manning,
q. ID. Pratt, Mrs. Levens, Alec Allen, Rob.
Davis and Charlie Nelson.
There have been q number of real estate
deals about this vicinity recently. Mr.. s.
w. Parker, the extensive real estate owner,
has bought fifty acres Of land on the west
shore OF the lake near Magog, OF VIM.
Besaw, trading therefor the Lamar house
In West Derby, where Mr.. Besaw now lives.
DR.. Smith has sold two lots at Eagle Point,
one to Mr.. Tryon Of Derby and one to Mr..
Sanborn of ST. Johns bury, upon which
these gentlemen win erect summer cot
tages-
Geo. Root is furnishing his new house as
fast as it is being flushed. 1t is not to be
wondered at that he Is eager to see the fin
ishing touches put upon this elegant man
sion. From his private eden" in the upper
story to the convenient basement the best
OF everything prevails. There are IS rooms
beside the two halls, and they are finished
In various hard woods, hard pine and birch
Tor floors. The carpetiDg of the chambers
corresponds in tint with the papered walls
and all color schemes about the rooms
artistically harmonic. The stained glass
effscts ia the dining room and halls are
beautiful. The heating apparatus is also
In successful operation but George does MT
attempt to set date when the house Will
be really finished.
1t nay be interesting to horsemen in
other sections of the state to know Of
the high breeding of horses obtainable
In this locality. DIR. j. H. Gaines
states that the Newport Stock Farm has
the following famous producers at their
stables and we eiveth breeding as follows:
To head the list is handsome and prom
ising by colt, sired by Island Wilkes, Jr.,
q 064; dam Lizzie Wilkes with mark OF
a.084, and both sire and dam for four gen.
SratiOns have been great producers. There
Is also q chestnut colt sired by Island
Wilkes Jr., whose dam was Chrystaline,
2.20t, abe by Chimes, sire of Abbott 2.034.
Chrystaline's first dam was sired by Mann
brine King, her second dam by Almont, Jr.
Then there is bay colt sired by Island
Wilkes, 2 13S, his dam by Bonita Wilkes
29h, was the dam o: I-land Wilkes, Jr.,
2 06f, maxi ing this colt full brother to the
Junior. They have four other horses very
strongly bred, but here are three as prom
fnently bred rs any in all New England.
The Newport stock Farm has in its stables
now about thi ty- FIVE stallion bred mares
and young stock. or these, Island Wilkes,
2.139, and Island Wilkes, Jr., 06i, are
the stations In service. DR.. Gaines has
sold to New York parties during the year
three colts; one being the handsome chest
nut stallion shown at the different fairs,
has gone to- New York TO be shown as a
high actor, and Is now owned by w. j.
Drant OF SmithtowD, L. /. The doctor is
renowned for having raised the fastest
stallion ever bred in New England, at this
stock farm: and has been offered $1,000 for
Lizzie Wilkes, 2 O8i, and $1,000 for Island
Wilkes, 2.13i, but has thought they could
not be spared a. he Newport Stock Farm
desires to susi ain its reputation OF breeding
only the best.
NewpArt Cen,er
DR.. G. l. Erwin was 10 Waterbury last
week.
Samuel Aiken has rented Geo. Bailey's
farm.
e. Fl. Edwards is stopping at Mrs. Mary
0elo's.
George Curtis OF Lo we'll visited in towr
recently.
Jasper Phillips has sold his farm to Sam
nel Aiken.
Mr.. and Mira. Herbert Bartlett of Morgan
were In town recently.
Several from this place have gone t,
Boston on the excursion.
Miss Bessie Taylor OF Lebanon, N. H.
Is with Der brother, F. d Taylor.
Miss Marjorie Edwin was home from
Montpelier Seminary over Sunday
Mrs. Cbas. Bartlett and mother have re
turned from their trip to Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols OF Boston hav
been visiting Mrs. Nichols mother, Mrs
Stowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Buck went t.
Derby last Thursday to visit Mrs. Buck
brother.
Rev. and Mrs. p. Chase visited thei
daughter, Mrs. Merrill of Barton Landing