Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-10-21

claim that a part of this success is
due to location. D. l. Grapes came
here from Bloomington four years ago
and is now engaged in selling thresh-
ing machines and gasoline engines,
feed cutters and saw rigs. He sells
the product made by A. w Gray &
Sons, who recognize his ability and
also recognize the advantage of his
location in the midst of as fine farm
ing community as there is in the
Estate.
| Barton has two fine banks with
headquarters in fine building of the
town. The two most important fea-
lures of a good bank are safety and
courteous treatment. Both the Barton
banks are safe and both extend every
reasonable courtesy to their GUS
toners. These banks are differed by
men who have reputation for sound
business ability throughout the county.
For instance the officers of the Bar
ton National Bank are J E. Dwinell of
Glover, president; J. L. Lewis of
North Troy vice president; l.. J. Har-
rlman of Barton, cashier. The direc-
tors include the president and vice
president and H. R. Cutler and F. D.
thompson of Barton and Hon. F. E.
Alfred of Newport. The trustees of
the Savings Bank are H. R. Cutler,
president; F. w. Baldwin, vice presi-
dent; c. E. Coruth. j. E. Dwinell, P.
w. Dawson, M. B. Chafey, C. w. Bry-
ant, H. T. Seaver, G.. S. Webster treas
urer. The National Bank capitalized
at SlO0.OO0 shows pr gift and SUR lus
of over $4,000. The Savings Bank,
which was organized only little over
10 years ago, now has nearly three
quarters Of million of deposits, and
a surplus of about $4,000
Another institution of state wide rep
lutation is the Orleans County Fair as
lsociation, which holds its annual fair
lat Roaring Brook Park This is an
Organization including the leading
men OF the county among its stock
holders. The Barton fair is too well
known to need comment here On the
following page is shown picture of
the grounds and H. H. Somers, who
for the past 10 years has been presi-
ldent of the association.
We also show on the following page
the pictures of Barton's two popular
hotels. Go where you will throughout
the state and among the travelling
men and you will hear but one opin-
ion as to Hotel Barton. They all say
Its one of the best in the state. -
Mr.. RoWen is a popular landlord,
his house is practically new and is we'll
furnished, he sets splendid table, but
more than all there is character to
the place that makes the traveller feel
contented. To the travelling man who
is upon the road at all times, hotel
life is necessity. but at Hotel Barton
1T becomes a pleasure. During the
summer season this hotel is filled to its
capacity with as fine a class of people
as come into Vermont. They are not
people who must necessarily figure
the cost, but they come because they
like the place.
The Crystal Lake house is another
fine hotel and the village is indeed for
tunate which can boast of two hotel:
as good as those in Barton. The
Crystal Lake house is now owned b!
G. M. Darling of Lyndonville. wh'
has thoroughly repaired it and pu
in every modern convenience. Th'
building is fitted throughout with no
and cold water, baths, steam heat il
leVery room and every room is con
Injected with the office by telephone
This hotel is modern in every respec
and is now in charge Of people VIII,
known how to run a modern hotel
The house is now in charge of Mr.
Burnham, who has had several years
experience in the best hotels o
Boston and the south.
:. The Barron Wedgewood Shoe, which
is distinctly a Barton invention, i
August 4, 1908, and is now being manu-
foo Y,Jo no rot
This shoe is so practical and has S,
many advantages over any other horse
shoe made that the wonder is that n
one ever made such a shoe before
This shoe is so forged as to have eigh
calks located on the web of the she
at equal distances from each othe
thereby forming an e'Iual bearing fo
the foot. The inside of the shoe :
beveIed and calks are semi-conicai Il
shape so that it is impossible for an
foreign substance to lodge in the shoe
The patent rights in the shoe ar
owned by a company consisting of r
F. Noonan. H. A. Harding and H. V
Drown, all of Barton. The shoe wa
first suggested by Mr.. Harding an,
made by Mr.. Turcot for the race horS
Barron Wedgewood. The compan
now have the Endorsement of tn
leading horsemen of the country, doc
tors, mail carriers and livery men
1t is now beyond the experiments
stage and the company now have NOR
orders than they can fill.
We may give to King & Nelson rea
ESTATE dealers the credit which of RICH
belongs to a firm of hustlers. Tn
business of King & Nelson has enjoyed
a wonderful growth for they now have
properties in every one of the New
England states and they have continued
to make sales during the season O.
the year when the sale of farm prop
erty is supposed to be almost impos
|sible. They have been in business les