Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-20

On the Whoie, lt Is one of the best
modern barns. It is lighted with
electric lights.
Another large building finished dur
ing the year is the manufactory of
2. s. Welsh, where house finish
doors, blinds and sashes are made
and general wood working machin-
ery is installed. This is a two story
building with basement, and the
m achinery is run by steam and gaso-
line power.
Another industry introduced last
wear was that of F. N. Bilodeau, who
bought the s. F. Bickford plant, con-
verted it into bobbin manufactorv.
and is doing a good and increasing
business.
Since the last write up of the VIII
lage, James Collision, Mrs. E. E. Eos
ter, John Heating, DIR. Gilman. @, N.
Hubbard Simon Smith, Mr.. Dutreau.
Henry Valley, Mrs. Fay and Mrs.
Sarah Simpson have built new houses.
A large amount has been expended
by Mr.. Holder on the Playground. in
the erection of new barns, sheds, and
one new house, besides charging the
grand stand and repairing and re-
modelling other buildings. The new
Catholic church, costing about SIS.
O0O, has been erected. About $4,000
has been expended in remodeling the
Crystal Lake House, improving the
grounds and building band stand
| and boat houses. We would speak of
the large number of boat houses and
cottages built on the lake shore, and
the general work done to add at
| Effectiveness to that section of the
village. Mention is also due the
work done by the Ladies' Village I'm
provement Society in different parts
of the town, adding much to the sani-
tary condition and appearance of the
place. n M. Scott has built fine
storehouse, Fred Whitcher barn, and
two new tenements have been con-
structed in the Bean block. Fred Nell
son has made repairs and additions
to his house and finished off tene-
ment in the same. Mr.. Dow finished
off tenement in the upper part of
his house. Tenements have been fin
ished in the Fairbrother block, and
others in different parts of the viii
lage. j. W. Murkland has introduced
a large amount of iron working ma
chinery in his machine shop; he also
bought the G. Jenness house and has
remodeled it extensively. DIR. Hast
ings has done large amount of work
on his house; Mrs. Skinner has re-
modelled some of her tenement
houses; John Batchelder, Orange
Mossman, A. Wilkie, Arthur Boswell,
F. W. Baldwin, Fl. T. Pillsbary, o. V.
Joslyn, the Peerless Co., Mr.. Com
s. F. Bickford, w. w. Miles, A. B.
| Blake, W. Burwick, Fl. j. Stannard,
Geo. Ell. Davis, A. Walcott, Geo.
Katen, Henry Gay, and many others
have done more or less repairing on
their buildings. WILDER Mason has
expended $500 in repairing and re
building during the last year. There
are doubtless many others who have
made more or less improvements
which have escaped our notice, but
this gives a general knowledge of
what has been and is being done to
improve the village, with the pros
pect of continued success and pros
perity.
Just here we would speak of an in
dustry which bids fair to become one
of the most important in town,
namely, the granite industry. 1t has
| long been known that there was an
unlimited amount of granite in the
hills east of this village and large
quantities in the rough have been
! shipped from this place. From the
Valley Brothers. quarry and from
Mrs. j. E. SINNERS quarry material
has been obtained for the foundation
of many buildings in this vicinity !;
but few know that exceedingly
fine monumental granite in vast
quantities had been waiting quarry
men for age in easy access to our
| village. Last year John Ell u, in
| prospecting among the hills, @ scov-
e.ed fine grade of stone which he
deemed suitable for monumental
| -orH He la aand a tr zot IF iepd orI
began work. He opened quarrles in
three places, which have been in
operation during the year. The
granite is of light gray color, easy
to work and of perfect rift. After its
introduction among dealers, orders
came in SO rapidly that at the present
time he has many more than he can
fill. An expert workman of thirty
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