Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-05-20


While the water is running over the
| dam at May pond and there is a great
deal of dust in our streets, ii you do
happen to wake up early any of these
mornings, try an application with the
hose, it helps out all day.
Prof. Colby and sister of Hanover.
N. H., were in town Friday to attend
the interment of the body OF Miss
Ellen Pierce, whose remains were
brought here during the late winter
and placed in the tomb in the Welcome
o. Brown cemetery.
Road conditions to the Barton quar-
ries have much improved the past ten
days and we understand that deliveries
are quite regular at the sheds, but the
cutting companies can still sell much
more Barton granite than they are
able to get from the Quarries.
DR.. J. A. Pearson went last week to
Burlington, where he will visit his
daughter. Mrs. John Wylie. From
there he will go to Rutland and deliver
an address before the Vermont Dental
Association and later he will go to
Manchester, to visit his son, Erwin.
The meeting of the Boy Scouts. held
at LIE Beau Lac club house Friday
night, should have had larger attend
ance. When busy man in our town
is willing to devote the evening to
athletic sports for boys, our boys
should appreciate it and turn out in
goodly numbers.
Miss Lillian Ide of New York is to
make her home with Mrs. G. A. Mute
of Park street. We learn that Miss
Ide is an accomplished musician, hav-
ing devoted her life to the study of
music. and having played in many of
the churches and orcheStraS of New
York City and state.
The trustees of the village have
hired light automobile truck for the
use of our electrician, Hazen Clark.
This method cannot but effect a
material saving in money and in Mr..
Clark's time. which is valuable asset
to the village. The old wheelbarrow
/ ideas are gradually disappearing along
many lines.
The improved tennis court owned
and controlled by Mrs. Powell and
Mrs. Seaver, was completed Friday
and Immediately taken advantage of
by some Of our tennis enthusiasts.
Certainly it is in splendid shape and
cannot fail to be ANOTHER of our sum-
mer attractions. See Seaver's store
about arrangements to play.
The Village Improvement society
again have the galvanized iron gar
bage cans on the street corners. 1t is
most excellent idea. Can't we
4 remember to throw our waste paper
? into these cans instead OF on the side
u walks or streets. It makes q great
: deal Of difference in the appearance of
our village and it is but right effort
D Oil our part.
r VIII Tower has returned from Wash
e ingtOn where he has been spending the
n winter. He made a side trip to South
: ern Pines, where he has been several
times previously, but did not remain
n there, partly on account of disagree
. able weather. We are always glad to
:, have Will in Barton, he is one those
y ', fellows who forgets himself in the
; interest Of others.
H. w. Carter Of Springfield, Mass.
e was in town last week on business.
u Mr.. Carter recently purchased the c.
d Z. Jenness residence On Church street
p and will move here with his family
J taking possession of his new home
- July L. Mr.. Carter is a BUSINESS mar
=, of ability and we should be able t
:, - interest him in local business. He is
0' too young a man to permit to retire.
N J. v. Rowen, proprietor of Hote
ST Barton, informs US that he is puttine
s. private baths and hot and cold wate
lavatories in several of his rooms a
the hotel, as we'll as putting down ;
}. large number of new carpets. Mr.
Us Rowen is an up-to-date hotel proprie
d, tor. as is indicated by the number O.
ey travelling men. who always plan t.
make his hotel their Sunday home.
ne Geo. H. Davis and family, recentl,
IN returned from their winter home il
ke California. and who have been stop
O. ping at Hotel Barton, moved to thei
cottage across the lake Saturday. TIL
:, return of Mr.. Davis each season from
- - California. to his camp on Crystal lax
y, is pretty good evidence that Vernon
"a summers are even more attractiv,
es than those of the west coast.
re Mrs. Hattie Tate has purchase,
ID the house located just back of th
err Glazier place, formerly owned b,
is James Hardie of Orleans. She will
make quite extensive repairs befor
occupying. This is another of tn,
al many real estate deals in our town thi
o. spring. Frankly we challenge any tow,
or near our size to show the real estate
al activity of Barton during the past few
months.
le The Crystal Lake hotel is receiving
lg a coat of paint and undergoing genera
to minor repairs. Mr.. Darling, the own
c. er, has always been a man of progress
:e sive ideas, and has done much to helI
our town. He owns number of oul
buildings and they have always pre-.
a sented an attractive appearance at all
= times. There is rumor that the
= Crystal Lake House will be opened
II II again this summer and we sincerely
ie hope that it is true.
II Benjamin Jenness, leader of an
j. orchestra In Toronto, Canada, and who
N has been spending the past ten DAYS
with Leon Batchelder here. returned tc