Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-08-25

last week at R. Gray's in Sheffield, on
account of the illness of Mrs Gray
Mr.. Charles Lawrence has purchased q
piano for his daughte The piano has
mahogany case and is of the latest pattern.
Mrs. Martin Abbott and Mrs. Nancy
Drew went to Lowell last week to see Mrs.
Abbott's brother, DR.. Fl. Fl. Hill, who is
very ill.
N Norton returned to his business in
Lyndonville Monday, after an absence of
two weeks occasioned by the small. pox in
his tenement.
Two daughters of DIR. r. L. Sias were in
town last week visiting places of interest
to them. 1t is 20 years since they have
been in town.
Mr. Nichols, who has been gathering
cream for the creamery company, has
returned to Lyndonville and R. j. Sargent
takes his place on the cream wagon.
Mrs. Hamilton S. Peck of Burlington,
Mrs A. E. Judevine of Hardwi d.
W., Aiken Of Kellogg's Landing, La, and
Edward Aiken of Hardw1ck were guests
of HI. N. Davis Wednesday.
CARD.-We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the friends and neig bors for
the assistance and sympathy given US dur
ing the sickness, death and burial OF our
beloved wife and mother. We would also
thank the singers, those who contributed
the many beautiful flowers, those who
lined the grave and all who assisted in any
way.
E. b. PARTRIDGE AND FAMILY.
usrgan.
Samuel Lord is again with his son, E. K
Lord.
Frank LeClair is home from his big job
haying at West Derby.
Mrs Fred Alien is making visit to her
friends at Coaticook, P. @.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers Church are again
at Farr and Moore's cottage.
Clayton Waite was taken sick and has
gone to his home at Lebanon, N. FL.
Mrs. Human got fiae picture of the
big longe ard the lucky fisherman.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. L. Taylor and Roxie
May have returned to their home at Attic
| boro, Mass.
The Center and Corner boys put up inc
! game of ball last tuesday with victory
| for the Corner boys. Much praise should
be given both sides for their good play and
gentlemanly conduct.
rstfield.
| L. s. Woodwork and his son, D. G.
Woodwork, have completed a fine set OF
buildings in the east part of this village on
the street just opposite d. E. Wrights
The house, which ends to the road is
eighteen by thirty-six feet. Joined to the
east side of the house is the ell, which ex-
tends twenty feet to the east. The ell
stands back from the street eight feet far
Their than the end of the house thus giving
opportunity for two story veranda eight
feet broad and twenty feet long. The ell
extends back twenty eight feet. The
building is two stories with roof that has
three gables, but the second story lacks
eight feet of extending back as far as the
ground floor. The end of the house next
the street is occupied by the dining room
which is nicely finished in black cherry
and bird's-eye maple. On the west side o.
this room is a large bay window which ex.
tends to the second story end is surmount-
ed by a small gable. Back of the dining
room is large kitchen, and between tn.
rooms is a large, nicely finished cupboard
with four glass panelled doors opening
into both rooms, and twelve drawers thai
open both ways. Back of the kitchen is
wash and toilet room, the pantry, and {
stoop eight feet square. The only externa
entrance to the rear of the house is by the
way of this stoop. A plank walk lead!
from the street across the nicely kept lawI
to the front veranda. A door from thl
veranda leads to the front hall, which i
ten feet wide and extends back ghteei
feet. On the east side of the hail and con
nected with it by large archway, is tn
parlor which is of the same dimension
as the hall. The hall and parlor are fin
ished in black cherry. At the rear end O
the hall is the fireplace. On the west sid
of the hall doors lead both to the dinin
room and kitchen. On the west side G
the hall, also, between these doors are til
stairs, which, with nicely polished newell
and banisters of curly birch lead to til
third or attic floor. There is half tur
in the stairs leading from the first to til
second floor and also from the second t
third. Back of the parlor and hall is
/. large sleeping room finished in ash. o
I the second floor beside the hall and BATH
. room, are three large chambers. Thes
, rooms are finished in birds mapl
!. black cherry, ash, and red birch. On tn
s third floor the gables made it possible t
finish off three cham bers. The building
heated by a Murkland furnace. The chin
ney, which has two flues, is built from tt
: bottom of the cellar. The doors are
pine and the windows are two-panet
The building is underpinned with graz
tie and there is a fine cellar under I'll
> whole building. ALI the lumber exce]
the doors, windows, mouldlngs and shiI
giles came from the Woodwork mill. I'll
body of the house is painted light shac
of green, the moulding is bottle green, an
> the other trimmings bronze green, WIKI
com binatiOn of cOlOrs produces We