Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-10-12
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
That Good Roads Tour.

In breezy writeup of the good
roads tour of the Caledonia county law
makers a short time ago the st. Johns
bury Republican says:
mot machine skidded in making
Greensboro Bend. The roads up the
hill past the Richie mill were a trife
heavy, but in fairly good shape. The
next stop was made in Wheelock on
the road between Greensboro and
Glovor and the work in progress there
under Commissioner Buckley's skillful
hand is still another illustration Of
what town can GO when its pride
and enterprise gets thoroughly walked
up. It also shows bow practically
the state aid fund comes to the help
of town that shows disposition to
help itself.
1.-The longest continuous stretch of
splendid road was from Glover to Bar
ton down through the Runaway Pond
region. 1t was a we'll drained, we'll
graded dirt road, free from holes and
clear of distractions. This was the
nearest approach to Sheffield, but
there was no need Of visiting there as
DR.. Jones said the roads in his town
were O. K, and the voters have
given them pretty hard test recent
ly in racing to the town hall to vote
'teenth times for town representa-
tive
THE party reached Barton for din
ner and were ready for it. Landlord
ROwen of Hotel Barton was equal to
the occasion. TIE occupants Of car
No. were the last to leave the din
ing room, but that may be because
they arrived later than the rest OF the
party. Before leaving Barton the
visitors took short detour to the
south of the village where the town,
state and railroad are doing an ex-
tensive job of new road building to
avoid dangerous crossing and a low
muddy strip of highway near the
shore of the lake. At present the road
bed is not boulevard for automobiles
as the sacrifice of a leaf in the spring
of G. E. Silsby's car demonstrated,
but fine underpass and permanent
road are in prospect when the work
is completed.
The run from Barton over the hill
through Westmore around the head OF
Willoughby lake was without incident
or single skip of an engine. The
summer colony at Willoughby has
about departed. but all will appreciate
ROAD work being done below Richard
sons, along the lake shore drive.
The improvements make the six miles
from the head of the lake IT, the Che
ney cottage at the Newark end one of
the most charming combinations O.
water and rugged mountain scenery
in New England"
A Tribute to Prouty.
Tomorrow the term of George H
Prouty, as governor of Vermont
will expire. It is no exaggeration
Simply recognition of actual facts
to say that he has been one of the bes
governors Vermont has had in man,
years. A thorough business man, b,
has applied to the affairs of the stat,
the same careful attention and goos
judgment that he would apply to hi
own affairs. Every occasion. ever,
emergency has found him ready ant
equal to the demand of the hour. H,
has devoted most of the time to the du
ties of his office and has responded t,
many calls for special events boil
within and without the state.
] Always and everywhere he ha
stood for progressive measures an,
for the honor and the upbuilding O.
Vermont. He was able to secure tn
passage of law extending the pow
ers of the Public Service commission
as we'll as other important legislation