Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-17

Drs. Ellie of Island Pond and Cushman of
this place were called in council Nov. 18th,
and report her as being tride better
which all hope Will be permanent.
Coventry.
viii Brooks is having his house shingled
Mrs. Lockwood of Lowell is working at
II. G. Cleveland's
VIII Elliott and family spent the Sab
bath with friends in town.
Mrs. Damon Ware has been spending
few days with her son, Harry Lee.
A surprise party was giveniMiss Gladys
Standish Wednesday evening in honor of
her 18th birthday.
The creamery is closed for the winter.
it to Barton Landing.
Rev. A. s. BoIe gave an informal talk
before the Woman'sl Literary Club at Bar
ton Wednesday evening.
There will be a chicken pie supper in the
Cong. vestrY next Wednesday evening.
Supper will be served from 500 to 500
o'clock.
z. b. Hancock, of Brockton, Mass, was
in town last week. He came up to see his
brother, Horace Hancock. who is very sick
at West Derby.
Mckinley Lodge, l. O. G. T., has
accepted an invitation to union installa-
ton OF officers and banquet given by
Indian Rock Lodge Thursday evening.
! W. W. Dow has built ANEW barn during
| the summer, and we believe description
of it will be of interest to the readers of
the MONITOR. The barn is 50x125 feet,
| with basement under the whole. The
basement has an entrance or driveway on
one end and on each side SO that one can
drive in or out either way with load, and
IS used for manure cellar, also for pens
for young cattle, sheep, hens, etc. On the
/ first floor on the south side of the barn is
the stable, 16x125 feet, in which 40 head
OF cattle can be tied. This is. furnished
with the patent tie made by 4. j AlIbee OF
Derby. There is large trough in the
stable where several cattle can drink at a
time. The entrance to the stable is
directly under the driveway to the upper
floor, and under this driveway there is also
a large bin, for sawdust to be used for
bedding. In one end of this stable and in
connection with the horse barn are several
nicely arranged pens, for calves, ETC., and
also well finished room for the separator,
which is run by sheep power, and is so
arranged that the milk runs from the
separator to the basement below, where 1t
is to be used. Going from the stable, we
pass into the feed floor, W hich is 14x125,
and high enough so that load of hay can
be drawn in. The hay that is sold from
the farm, from forty to sixty tons every
year, will be loaded and drawn from this
floor. The entrance to this floor is on the
east end and is nearly on a level with the
ground. On one side, near the east end,
is well-filled granary, 14x20 feet, with
bins for the different kinds of grain.
These bins ara filled by means of spouts
extending from the imain floor above.
Near the west end of the feed floor is
place where large farm wagon can be
turned around. The main or upper floor
is 16x125 feet, and the entrance is from the
south side near the center. The driveway
is 14x45; it is under a good roof; and
is very easy grade. On one side of this
floor are nine bents, 14x20, for hay; seven
of which go to the ground, distance of
"a feet: the other two are about half as
deep; on the other side of the floor the
bents are 14x16 and go down to the
stable. Passing to the stable again we
go into the horse stable (Which is con-
nected with the large barn). This has
seven stalls, and large box stall, and
: room for straw, also good room for har-
nesses, blankets, etc. This barn is 3Ox68
feet. The horse stable is 30x4O feet, the
remaining part being used for pens, sepa-
rator room, etc. In the basement of this
barn there is room 28x30 feet for sheep,
| and one 30x40 feet divided into pens for
hogs, feed room, etc. The hey VIII
i eventually be put into the horse barn
from the main floor of the large barn by
, the use of a hay fork. From the horse
stable we enter another building, 30x4O feet,
} which is used for carriages, and is parti-
toned off into three different rooms. Un-
der this is a basement, 23x30 feet, for farm
ing tools, sawdust for horse stable, etc.
Over the carriage room is general store
house for lumber, etc. Adjoining this
Q carriage house and directly back of the
house is still another building, 20x2O feet.
: This is used for workshop and wood
i. shed. The entrance to the carriage house
is but few feet from the house and all of
the chores can be done without going out
of doors. The whole of the stone work
under all of the buildin is of split granite.
= The buildings are all finished with
: matched lumber, well ventilated and
lighted, and are all painted red with white
a trimmings. These buildings are credit
: to the town, and we would advise any one
contemplating building to look them over.
Mr.. Dow has a farm of about 200 acres,
? pleasantly situated in the north part of
g the town, commanding fine view of New
port village and the lake out two and one
half miles from Newport. It cuts about
9 $50 tons of hay; will keep thirty-fve to
, forty head of cattle, five or six horses, and