An interesting discovery in Barton this week as newspapers from 1886 were found lining the walls of a home being remodeled.
The newspapers include The Farm and Fireside, The New York Weekly Witness, and a paper from Wisconsin published in Milwaukee. The newspapers line the wall at the bottom of a stairwell in what once was the blacksmith shop on Barton Avenue.
The advertisement runs the gamut from garden seeds to an Imperial sulky and hand plow to a ‘New Premium Watch and chain for Only $3.”
Up the stairwell built into the south wall is a wood panel from a shipping crate that’s stamped Barton, Wis.
Don’t forget, Saturday, Aug. 13 is Barton Day. Which will feature music and food, games and fun for the family.
