Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-22

Our sister village, Orleans, is to be
congratulated on the lucky outcome
of her recent disastrous fire. which
might easily have consumed the en-
tire business portion of the town. She
is also lucky to have business con.
Germ in her midst which fire does
not discourage, for we understand
that the Chandler Company are to re-
build right away.
It is reported that the Dominion
Cotton Mills Company of Magog, P.
O., contemplate raising their dam
about two feet, to secure greater
storage of water for power, against
dry seasons like this year and last.
Such action would result in much
damage to lake front property here,
besides creating greater acreage of
swamp land for notwithstanding
territory. Should this report prove
true, there would be an energetic pro-
test from this section, but, whether
legal steps could prevent the action,
remains to be seen.
One day recently, man 60, who
claimed to be paralyzed in his left
arm and thus be unable to work for
his living, secured several contribu-
tions from charitably inclined persons
about town. He was apparently too
helpless to keep clean, being an ex-
tremely dirty specimen. This mendi-
cant was late- seen in Barton carry
ing heavy box with the assistance
of the aforesaid paralyZed member.
These fakes ather jar ones faith in
humanity, often to the extent that
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ever worthy, gets the cold shoulder
and the marble heart.
We noticed in last weeks papers,
the announcement of new summer
hotel to be erected on the shore of
Seymour Lake. We are awaiting
just such an announcement regarding
the south end of our own Lake Mem
phremagog. We have the lake, the
scenery, the railroad facilities, every
thing, except the local energy and
progressiveness to get what this COM
munity most needs to make of it a
second North Hatley or Weirs. Per-
haps we are hugging the delusive hope
that some good man, with hatful of
money, will drop in from abroad and
give us what we need to build up our
summer business with no effort on
our part, but if this is the case, we
are bound to wait long for the fulfil
ment of our wishes.
It not often happens that one is
successful beyond his fondest expect
ations in any visionary scheme or un.
dertaking. but this very thing hap
pened to Customs Officer Morris Buck
last Friday morning. 1t appears that
Buck, having heard the cries of a
lame duck which was wandering about
the lake, was seized with a wild and
uncomfortable desire to go ducking.
and procuring boat from the boat
house of c. r. Moore, started out
over the Ice pushing the boat ahead
In case of weak ice or open water,
bound to have that duck or die in the
attempt. When at a point near the
Raymond and just above the bridge
the boat took dive into open water
and filled. Buck dropping into the
lake at the same time and getting
his duck much sooner than he expect
ed. He was able however, to hang
onto the boat and the edge of the ice
until his cries for assistance brought
aid in shape of several men with ropes
and other life saving apparatus, when
he was pulled out after having been
in the water about ten minutes. So
far as is known, the real duck, which
was the object of the i'll fated expe.
dition, has not yet been captured.