Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-18

day, Apr. 10Th, With the same teacher as |
last term.
Clayton Hitchcock, a former principal of |
the graded school, is in town canvassing |
for book.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson Jenkins returned |
last Friday from visit to their daughter
at st. Adams.
Miss Barbara Erwin gave birthday
party Thursday afternoon to eighteen of |
her girl friends.
Mrs. Mary Wright and daughters went
to Enosburg Falls last week, to visit her
sister, Mrs. Andrew Wright.
Mrs. Lester Percy, who has been in poor
health for some time, went to Montreal for
treatment in the hospital, recently.
TROY.
Elmer Cello is i'll.
| c. c. Kennedy has been sick.
| Mrs. Jennie Fifield has returned to Bos-
! ton.
Mr.. PeIton of Connecticut was here last
week.
w. E. DeLarm of Newport was in town
Friday
Mr.. S1epiey of Sheldon was in town
Thu sday.
The Ladies' Aid met at a. Coburn's
| "Wednesday.
E. B Sharney has returned from a visit
in West Burke.
W. D. Miller has a large gang of men
running logs for him.
Geo. Shepard and family of Newport
spent Sunday at Bert Philips
John Young, who has been spending the
winter in Newport, has returned.
VIM. Roylston has returned from Hart
ford, Conn, where he passed the winter.
Hester Coburn, accompanied by two
friends, was home from Derby over Sunday.
There were no services in the village
Sunday on account of the absence of Rev.
Mr.. PEBBLES.
Chester Chapman's family of st. Joseph,
Mich, have joined him and they are board
ing at Roy Martins.
W. Martin of Westfeld, who is en-
; ployed in the Blair & De Larm mill, cut
his hand badly, Friday.
Missisquoi Valley Grange, No. 257, give
a May ball at Aiken's hall on Friday eve
ming, April 10Th. Ice-cream and cake will
be served at ten cents per plate. Dance,
l seventy-fi five cents. Music by Hutch1ns'
. orchestra All come and have good time.
!, WESTFIELD.
Andrew J. Crawford has moved to Mil
ler's mills in Troy.
= Ed. Travers and his little son are staying
\ at Dudley Travers'.
y Mrs. NO. Wright is sick. Miss Bessie
70 Bryant, who has been ill, is improving
bo- ~ no 70
= lily are i'll.
y News has been received OF the death O.
'I Mrs. Emily Barton of Connecticut. Sh'
&c was native of this town and sister o
J. luke Miller who still resides here.
n Frank Bean died at his home on Nortl
g hill about $50 m, Apr. ID, aged 81 years
ol He had carbuncle on the back OF his necl
tt which caused blood poisoning. Mr.. Bea1
y was an industrious, thrifty man, who reare
o. a large family, and yet paid one hundre
or cents on dollar and laid by somethin
he for rainy day. OF his eleven childre
ne nine are living, also his widow, daughte
ne OF the late Joseph Ward, and sewers
n0 grandchildren.
Your correspondent recently visited til
'o large barn built last season by VII! I
nd Wright on his farm one and one ha
he miles from this village. All the farl
huildinps stand on the northeast side {
80 the road Just where junction IN the roac
as is made by the road which comes from TT
he southwest past the cemetery. Inc par
,st which ends to the road, STANDS lit
80 farther back from II imam ooes Ine nous
1aL The barn is one huodred feet long by httJ
he two feet wide. The posts are eighteen te
7st long. and this, including the basemer
- makes distance of twenty seven feet fro
Ps' the stills to the beams. The barn has hi
err root which is covered with cedar shlngle
of The sides of the barn are covered wit
)rt. q double boarding of nice spruce Inc
hat lumber. the outer boarding being
vas matched lumber. The upper floor, whlt
70 is fourteen feet wide, is in the center
ere the barn and extends Its entire lengI
Try. This floor is five feet lower than the beam
1tH The entrance to this floor is from Il
sed southwest end. A dirt I'LL perhaps LOT
le., feet long leads by gradual grace 10 q
)ys summit of solid stone aoutmeng. co
one cred approach twenty seven feet long lea
18th from tnis abutment up into the tioC
Midway of its length for space OF lou
teen feet the floor extends to the sou
side Of he barn affording place Tor
team to back in and thus make turn
the floor A flight of stairs leaos GOV
ten feet to the feed floor, which Is direct
th under the upper floor, and OF the SAL
her dimensions except it has no turn-tao
On the south side of this floor is the &C
stable, which is nineteen !eet WIue anu lr e
own tends fhe entire length of the barn. II
stable is furnished with patent sw1
;ros stanchions and at one end tank OF spri
1'07 water fourteen feet long by four and o
half feet wide. The Getting and sides
ring sheathed, and arranged along {
south side are pens four and or
w.. half feet wide, which can be used
Mrs. calves or sheep. We noticed three shes
which had six lambs. On the north 81
,m a of the feed floor at the west enc OF I
barn. is the horse stable which is nlnete
feet wide and twenty eight feet long. I
isit- remainder of the space on the mol
side Of the door is occupied by the /
visit which is nineteen feet wide seVenty-t
feet long and extends from the bottom
the basement to the roof. In the no
S in stable the ceiling and walls
sheathed. 1t has five stalls and a vi
in leading to the floor. Underneath is is
IL place for the hogs, and a stairway LEI
from the stable TO the basement. 81
Vest | the horse and cow stables are eight