Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-30
BARTON, VERMONT, MONDAY. MARCH 80 1903

money for other purposes without word
OF objection but when it came to the ques-
tion of voting fifty dollars to the fire de-
partment, it could only be done after
considera BILE debate. The work at the re-
cent fire showed plainly the need of organ
ized companies. There was plenty of help,
but the people did not know what to do
and when told were not sufficiently
familiar with the work to do it as ex-
peditiously as it could have been done by
more experienced hands. 1t has been
plainly demonstrated that the fire COM
panies cannot be induced to come out and
practice. AT the time of the fire at the tub
factory there was considerable trouble
with the gate on the hose from this part of
the village. 1t was found impossible to do
anything with it for a time. The trouble
was found to have been caused by break
which was not noticeable from the outside
and could only be found when in use.
Had the hose been taken out for practice
work the break would have been found
and considerable time would have been
saved at the fire. No blame can be laid to
any frewarden; the village is getting just
what it pays for and if money will not be
given them the firewardens cannot be
blamed. At present there is no way of
sounding an alarm Of fire in this village,
II fire occurs in the night, without
breaking into the schoolhouse or one of
the churches. At the next village meeting
let US provide the firewardens with the
l means to secure better fire protection. We
understand that when the ladders were
wanted at the fire last Wednesday morn
ing 1t was necessary to send out for them.
This shows lack of organization. At
present in case of a fire the people make
quick time to the scene of the fire. Those
who are near the carts get them out but
what is ''everbody's business" usually
proves to be ''nobody's business" and as
result something which is badly needed is
found TO be missing. There should be
four hose companies and hook and lad
der company organized at once and the
men paid to come out and practice occa-
sior ally. In case of fire it will then be the
business of these men to see that the
carts and wagons are there and everything
will then be in readiness to commence
business without waiting for some neces-
sary article.
BARTON LANDING.
Mrs. Buchanan is sick.
Mr.. Deans father is stopping with him
Mrs. G. H. Green OF Newport visited here
Friday.
Carl French and family spent Sunday at
Newport.
E. o. Wilson from South Barton is visit
ing his father.
Mrs. Fred Huntress is visiting her people
in Charleston.
Alfred Browns son Ed. is sick with
rheumatic fever.
Alice Cummings has returned to her
home in Charleston.
Miss May Skinner visited at o. H. Moss
mans il Barton last week.
Mr.. Howard of Albion, New York, visited
at E. ID. Perley's last week.
} j. G. Turnbull has been in Boston and
New York during the week.
Miss Bassett is preparing to conduct a
millinery opening in few days.
Miss Jones of Island Pond visited at
Mrs. Austin's the last of the week.
Mrs. Dodge has arrived from market and
will soon have millinery opening.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Twombly and Miss
Lillian Lothrop are visiting in Derby.
c. FL. McCauley of Newport sold fine
Knabe to DR.. Roweli during the week.
The hearing of the Tripp Hoyt case was
continued from Friday until Tuesday.
Napoleon Cassavant is at his fathers in
| 1 clxyi Jvrvifh
Will Wilson is building a wagon shed
for Brown & Skinner in the rear of their
barn.
We are sorry to learn that Carroll JosIyn
has dislocsted his right wrist playing ball
! at Yale.
Mrs. Todd, who is stopping with her
daughter, Mrs. Chase, is very sick with
} pneumonia.
Mr.. Addison is the new engineer on the
b. d nj. helper here, in the place of VIII
Berwick Of Barton. eez
Mr.. Anderson has sold his horses to j. G..
Turnbuii. He will work for MIR. Turnbull
the coming year.
Mr.. Lyman commenced q series of four
sermons last evening. His subject was,
! Influence of Character"
Brown & Skinner are contemplating
changing their barn into double tenement
house, and then build new barn.
Druggist Cove was attacked by General
Grip last week, but Willis barricade OF
drugs and medicines was effective.
The annual meeting of the Village I'm
provement Society will be held April 4th
in the vestry of the Methodist church.
Work is progressing rapidly upon the
new tenement in Mrs. Chamberiain's house.
ths plasterers now being in possession.
Prescelle is billed to appear at Valley
House hall three evenings of this week, be-
ginning to- night, in his hypnotic demon
strations.