Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-07-29


ton, horses belonging to Mr.. Lang, MIR.
Lee and Mr.. Harding, were shipped
to Nashua, N. H., Monday, for the
races there this week. The Boston
papers to-day state that Harding won
tlrst money at Nashua yesterday in the.
2 :29 trot with Baron Wedgewood, time
2:214 and second money in 2:14 pace
with Common Voter.
The work on the macadam road at
the upper end of Main street was be-
gun Monday. The dirt taken out is
being used for grading in different
parts of the village. Fifteen men and
three teams are at work this morning
The road across the bridge near the
Peerless will be the width of the
bridge and the sidewalk will be sus-
pended on iron braces over the river.
This will make the road four feet
wider and will be great improvement.
ANNOUNCEMENT. To the citizens
and voters of Barton Il hereby take
this method of announcing to the citi-
Ezens and voters of the town of Bar
ton that am candidate for town rep
resentative.. Should my candidacy
meet with your approval at the polls
on September ! | can only promise you
the same measure of service and in
terest in your behalf that have given
you In the years past in an official ca
pacity and as citizen.
Your obedient servant,
N. M. Lewis.
The Monitor has designed and has
the material nearly completed and
collected for fine illustrated supple
| Of
been doing the work, the business men
have all contributed their support and
one of the finest productions in this
line ever issued by a Vermont news
paper is expected. The edition will be
out as soon as possible after August
l. The work and expense of such an
edition is little realized by most peo-
pie. The cuts alone entering into this
edition will cost over Sl0O and the
stock will be an expensive coated pa
per. All public institutions, business
men and manufacturing interests and
scenic attractions Of the place will re-
ceive proper attention and it should
prove a lasting benefit to Barton.
Work has been begun on the Wood
man lot on Main street and it already
presents much improved appearance.
The old woodshed at the north end OF
the house and its contents of decayeo
wood have been removed, the brush
cut and taken away and trees trimmed.
Fred expects to move the OlC
house to the back of the lot. add an
other story, put under q ge0d founda'
!, tlOn and make tenement Of it, reached
. from School street. He -Will als6
move the barn back near the house for
shed il found in suitable condition
Already this old landmark, and we
7 might say for years an eyesore, ha:
; taken. on change and before many
weeks will present a still greater i'm
} prOvement. Fred also has a scheme
for building an opera block on this site
that would be an ornament to tn.
village and is much needed building
The location also appears to be ideal
: Talk the matter over with Mr.. Pills
bury. 1t is feasible and worth you
consideration. -,
In conversation with local mer
0 chant a few days ago he made th,
!, statement that h,s June husiness ex
{ ceeded that OF last year This is tn,
= same testimony sas that Of a me,chan
= in another town about his June trade
L
return of business activity and con
fdence. Barton never experience.
y any exceptional booms in the matte
J: Of building, but through hard time,
! and through good there has alway
;. been normal growth. Many towns tn
size of Barton report no building thi
e year, yet Barton reports favorabl.
i with an average amount of building
Two extra fine sets of buildings ar
y being erected, one by F. B. Lang O,
= the corner next to the fair ground
- and one by George Scott on Harrison
= avenue Mr.. Lang's house is large
. well built from cellar to garret an,
!" finely finished and the painters ar
8 8 now at work on it. Mr.. Scott's hous
is large and quite an expensive build
ing with many novel features an,
v original plan while the barn is larg
q and equal to some houses. We pla
+ for full description of both house
). later.
II The Barton baseball team are fol
y tunate in sk1ce more securing Prescelle
} the hypnatist, to play benefit Ser
tember lth and 10th, the second an