Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-23

L. r. Thsyer is building an addition to
one OF his tenements, and putting in a
bath room.
II. Z. Lane shlppsd a mltchei pair of
horses and single driver TO New York
parties Friday.
Ell. Chase has bought the barn on the
steam laundry property and is moving it
on to his lot.
A committee Of the Methodist society
are preparing program for an elaborate
Easter service.
The painters renovated DR.. Harry III am
ilton's dental office last week during his
absence In Burlington.
J. f. Lambert is preparing to build
barn at Knowlton's bluff; he built a cot
tage there last summer.
Fred Davidson aud wife and Will David
son and wife attended the funeral of their
father, Joseph Davidson.
The two days fair conducted in Odd
Fellows block last week by the Congrega-
tional Social Union netted s225.
Rev. c. j. Brown Is still confined to the
house with rheumatism. There was no
preaching service in the Baptist church
yesterday.
Thad. Pc wers has the contract for doing
the wood work on the Lake House extern
sion, and Carr & Spaulding will install the
heating and plumbing fittings.
DIR. Newland's and Will Lindsay's new
lighthouses will each have a capacity for
accommodat ting three launches. The latter
is to have a new launch next summer.
George Goode has had a new range put
into the kitchen OF the Memphremag og
house and the painters will soon be at
work about the hotel. He intends to open
up the large house for the seasons bust
ness as soon as possible.
Sherman & Brady are circulating a
petition that is being well signed which is
designed to express the will of our citizens
that there is no need to have the firms
building moved. This document will be
presented to the B. & NJ. railroad company.
True 81 Blanchard Co. are making extern
sions in the rear of their block, finishing
of on the third floor a salesroom to
accommodate $50 stoves, the fourth floor is
also being changed. This firm reports
having sold more sugar apparatus this
season than for many years.
At special meeting Of the board of trade
Monday evening vote was taken to ex-
tend an invitation to the Vermont Associa-
ton of Boston to spend Old Home Week
here next summer. F. E. Alfred, G. II.
Flint, and W. w. True were appointed as
q committee Of arrangements.
The town has closed trade for the
Leroy Scott farm, adjoining the old town
farm. This adds eighty acres to the town
real estate and provides the extra needed
pasturage and good buildings; the house
is very suitably located for pest quarters
and will be so used.
Capt. Lambert and w. E. Kipp, who
own summer cottages at Knowlton's
Bluff, are talking up the idea of driving q
well at that place. One of the principal
drawbacks with that retreat Is the incon-
venience in obtaining drinking water, and
all owners Of cottages there Will probably
gladly fall In with the idea OF making this
improvement.
DIR. Mills, the veterinary, reports the
trouble with Dow's herd Of COWS at Coyen.
try to be q clear case Of pleuro- pneumonis
caused from exposure and the use of lice.
exterminator. Previous to the calling o.
DIR. Mills into consultation Mr.. Dow hat
lost two cows and another died later from
taking too large a dose of the powerful
medicine. The remainder of the herd ar,
now doing well, and with the precautior
that is being taken there is no need of tn,
infection spreading to any other herd.
bought q mare of DR.. Mills last week
That our state produces horses that ar
standard throughout the country Is veri
J fed by the action of extensive horse deal
ers in Boston who have signs over depart
ments where saleable horses are KEEP
which read "vermont Horses" and il
! these are kept not only horses from thi
state but also many which are bought il
Maine, New Hampshire, and other states
, Horse traders in New York and other cite
claim that in no other state is there as goo'
stabling as the farmers and horse produ
, GERS of Vermont provide.
Joseph G. Dawson died very suddeul
Tuesday morning, not having been sick
with the exception of an attack of what h
termed indigestion the night previous
, He was born at Newport Center May q
1897, and has resided In this villag
. eighteen years, being q carpenter an
builder. He was married three times; hi
first wife being Laura Whipple Of Newpor
Center, who died in 1899, the survivin
Q children of this union being Wilbur Z
and Fred NJ, both now residing in Boston
Q In 1890 he married Lucinda Allen G
Craftsbury, who died In 1898; In 1899 b
8 married Alice Stanton of North Danvill,
who survives him. Mr.. Dawson ws
4 prominent in Methodist circles and
much respected citizen. The funeral ws
: held Thursday afternoon, Rev. w.
Newell officiating. The floral Offering