Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-12-09

Ondttuck, OIL worcester, lass, Will
the understanding that the money be
used toward paying the expenses of
new town building.
Rev. E. j. Ranslow Resigns.
At the annual business meeting of
the Congregational society in Swanton
preliminary to the regular annual
meeting IN January, the Rev. E. j.
Kanslow, pastor of the church tend
cred his resignation, to take effect not
later than June l, 1909. This was ex-
pected as Mr. Ranslow intimated one
year ago that this would be his last
year as pastor. without doubt. June
next will complete forty years as pas
tor at Sw=nton and twelve years at
Wells River, and he feels as though
he must take long needed rest.
North Troy to Have First Class Hotel.
Among the improvements that are
developing in the remodeling of the
Frontier House of North Troy by pro-
prietor Gilbert, is the enlargement of
the Office, the construction of conven-
mode n lavatory, and a new stair way
connecting with the boiler room ir the
basement. The office and adjoining
rooms will be finished with hardwood
floors. and the office and all will have
steel ceilings and sides. The dining
room now takes in the old waiting room
on the left Of tae main entrance.
Tee first story of the front of the
building will contain three large plate
glass windows, that will amply light
both office and dining room. A boiler
of large capacity is being set in the
basement, that will furnish steam heat
for every room in the house.
Enlarging Woodstock Inn.
The Woodstock Inn, A. B. Wilder.
manager, has had a successful season
the past year. There has been an
average Of 100 to $50 guests, numbers
of whom it has been necessary to
| lodge in cottages outside. The inn
contains about 80 rooms. the price
| averaging from three to five dollars
day. or say, SIT week. up and the
| larger part of it's business is with
guests who remain through the season.
! The management is now putting up a
| new building in the rear of South
street for the purpose of housing the
help. and the foundations, 33 by sc
feet. are already in. 1t will be of
three stories in style similar to that
Of the inn. When completed it will
have on the first floor two main
entrance, two sitting rooms a large
recreation room, four bedrooms two
bathrooms. closets, besides two bed
rooms and a hall in the attic. The
number Of the help runs from 80 to II
in winter to 60 to rs in summer, anc
many of them have heretofore had tt
have rooms outside. The inn also runs
its own we'll equipped power laundry
in the basement. besides model cook
ing apparatus in the kitchen and i
!, has large stable containing about 81
horses Manager Wilder thinks Their,
:. should be about 20 small hotels of q
| to Is rooms, scattered about Vermont
. and that they would benefit the town
} in which they are situated. but tina
, the people have no faith in hote
s projects and will not get together an
subscribe the necessary $4,000 70
such hosiery.
e Minister Thinks Advertising Paws.
: Pleased with the result of newspape
S advertising as means of getting pei
: Pile to come to hear him preach
Rev. Francis A. Poole, pastor of tn
q Congregational church at Barre wi
s insert again Saturday another lars
, display advertisement in the Barr
+ Times. Mr.. Poole preached to
e packed house both Sundays, sever
Z members of the congregation, it
n said, never having been inside churt
II door. Mr.. Poole says, 1.-THE extrao
e binary advertisement, announcing s
y ries Of evening services which a
u peared last week is to be justified, if
+ all, by the extraordinary fact that fit
'e per cent or more of the people of O
e American communities are divorc,
+ from the church and its influence.
III will, much as l shrink from it, endu
II the modification of appearing to
I'll sensational, if thereby I may secure
hearing for the Gospel message
'e those who keep aloof and are unawa
nc of the loyalty of many of our pulpits
~ the moral and social message of Jes
III and the Prophets. Our church is t
&c largest in the city, having over 6
~ members, marked especially by the q
~ tendance of men. To accommodate t
II. increasing congregations the edit
VI was enlarged about two years ago.
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