Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-11


things that they can make, bat plumbers
wood work is their speciality.
E. 5. Nelson is awaiting the return of
his wheelbsrrow lately removed from his
premises. A prompt return may save
trouble later. This is only one OF several
instances of thieving in this neig ghborhood.
Colby Stoddard sold out his real estate
business to L. j. Hartman and Curtis
Johnson previous to his going to Mass
achusetts. He informed your reporter
that in two years be had done nearly
$780, worth Of business.
Owing to the extremely crowded condi-
tion of the paper this week and feeling
that no small space would do justice TO
the great business mems carnival of last
week, we have decided to leave the account
OF il for another issue.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office November II. Please
say advertised in calling for these letters:
Mrs. Isabell Alexander, A. j. Eurdett,
Mrs, Isabelle M. Emergon, Mrs. Winnie
Lord, Peter LABEL, Robert Norris, Geo
Pierce.
Although the rain has interfered some
what with the work on Main street and on
the schoolhouse during the week, yet COM
menda ole progress has been made on both
enterprises. With little more good
weather, the schoolhouse will be enclosed,
and the road completed.
The side track at the tub shop has been
Ia,
hundred feet, and the switch has been In
stalled at the north end instead of at the
south end, as the old switch was considered
unsafe for passing trains. Tabs can
| now be loaded direct from the tub shops
| storehouse into the cars.
| Scnool in the Fisk district taaght by
| Della r. Bliss closed Friday, Nov. I.
| Those having no absent marks during the
term we're: Clara and Harold WoodaFd,
| Marjorie Fisk and Edmund Roberts. Earl
Fisk was absent two days on account OF
| sickness. Average attendance for the II
| pupils enrolled was 1903.
In the severe gale last Thursday morn-
ing E. 8. Welch suffered about $50 damage
by having the south side OF the Toefo his
shop blown off and several windows
broken, besides stock of glass which he
used in making storm windows. The
high wind also scattered about the lake q
carload OF iegs belonging to the tub shop,
For several years record has been kept
of the height OF water in Crystal lake and
the record shows that the water Is four
feet six inches higher than last year at this
date. Two years ago it was nine inches
lower and three years ago two feet lower
than now. Wednesday night and Thurs
day morning the lake with a south wind
and big rain rose at the outlet six inches.
The air line and mail Saturday evening
were held here nine hours because OF g
freight wreck bet 9een this place and Bar
ton Landing. Z 30 freight cars loaded
with ground copper ore jumped the track
owing to broken urnal and 1t was three
O'Clock Sunday morning before train.
could pass. The cars were loadsd very
heavily but little damage was done &c th'
train outside of the broken car itse.a.
The editor has on his desk Bartor
grown orange. Sounds queer, doesn't IL
Il is trus nevertheless. The orange wa
grown ia the house by Harlow Fo6s ane
hs says the one the editor was Iuek.
enongh to get was not the only one growl
on the plant. The orange is little sraalle
than those bought at the grocef's an
fruil stores and yet we have paid 50 cents
dozen for oranges not much larger tina.
the one before US.
An item in the MONITOR last week state
that Colby Stoddard had been offsred
position on newspaper in Massaehusett;
1t Is learned that the offer has bee
accepted. Mr.. Stod iard will be the editol
have charge OF ali the literary work, writ
special articles as required, and do genera
reporting for the Mlddleboro News. Tn
is local paper pa blished at Middtepert
} Mass. Mr.. Stoddard left yesterday {
assume the duties of his position, but h
family will remain here for the present.
At the meeting of the Barton Telepbor
! Exchange company Wednesday evsuia
! ii was voted to assess each mem Ger OF tt
q company and take the wires from &
village electric light poles, place them Q
: poles of their own and put the lines
, first-class condition Throughout. II
l
cry of considerable value. The psitey
the company in other directions. WI
: probably also be changed. FL. I. Ssave
c. A. Barrows and J.W. Murgland We.
: elected a committee to look after the He
service. 1t is understood a New Engisa
lineman has been here and looked cysr II
It wires and lines preparatory TO laying Oh
: the work.
It The village basket bali team will sta
'e the season tomorrow, Tuesday night
's Seaver's hall by playing the academy tsau
While the town team seemed at first to
If handicapped by the loss of three OF i
: best men, the showing OF the new SOUS
(, will, they think, be something OF SD
= prise to the followers Of the sport. T.
Il academy team this season Is, We believe, ol
of the best teams. If not the best zv
hk ont here ard they can 1ar<ase4