Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-01

parsonage.
ST. JOHN,SBURY
We take the following from the St.
Johnsbury Caledonian:
The indications are that there will be
a good gathering of the patrons of Hus-
bandry and their friends at this place
the Fourth.
CLEANSING MARBLE.-The St. Johns
bury Cemetery Association are in the
possession of a material for cleansing
marble monuments and grave stones,
and at cheaper rate than such things
have been done before. Monuments and
head stones, badly discolored by age
and dampness, are made to look nearly
new. There are many in the cemetery
needing cleaning. By application to
Mr.. William Green, people can have
any work of the kind done at moderate
expense. If this matter is attended to,
the appearance of the cemetery will be
greatly improved.
Eddie West, aged five years, son of
Charles West, of Paddock Village, was
drowned in the Pasumpsic river in this
place, last Thursday evening, June Goth.
Eddie had been in the habit of playing
about the new bridge at Paddock village,
and was noticed there Thursday by the
family who live directly at the end of
the bridge. AS many times before, the
women cautioned him about going too
near the river. When his Father went
home from work at six O'Clock, Eddie
either purposely or accidentally, stepped
down between the abutment and Morris
shop, and was unseen. Afterwards he
came up upon the street at the end of
the bridge and was seen for sometime
playing in the sand with piece of ''edg-
ing" thrown out from the sash shop.
Meanwhile his father went home, ate
his supper, and then, Eddie not return
ing went to look after him. He. came
down to Morris shop and made enqui-
ries and soon learned how he was seen
at the end of the bridge as late as half
past six Search was at ouce commence
ed in the river, and after dark continu-
ed with torches, and about nine o'clock
the boys body was found in deep water
little way below the east end of the
bridge. 1t is supposed that in throw
ing something into the river, he either
fell from the bridge, or the wall which
extends from the abutment to the sash
shop-neither having any guard what
ever.
A SMALL ToRNADo.-After an exceed
ingly hot and sultry day, sharp thun-
1 der shower came up from the southwest
Friday evening, which struck this place
about half-past six. Along with the
first big drops, and for five or eight min
utes thereafter, the wind blew almost a
hurricane. Several trees we're blown
down about the village, and some fence
was Frustrated. The south wing of the
exhibition building at the Fair Ground,
(Floral Hail. which was 100 feet long
by about 80 feet wide, was blown fat
The roof seemed to have been lifted from
, the frame and set down fright side uE
: with care, just about its bigness east
, of where the building stood. Then the
whole frame tippled over, and together
they are one general ruin. We consider
it remarkable that in so perfect a demo
lition as occurred, four entire windows
eight SASH had not light of glass
broken How they escaped, we canno
, see. While the central part of the build
| ing and north wing were used as store
house in which were four stage coaches
and wagons, buggy, etc., there was moth
ing in the Floral Hall but the big swing
(Fandango) and that does not seem t.
be damaged beyond repair. The gall
shook the main part Of the building ant
north wing, and moved some of the post
little from their foundations, but tina
was all. A few lengths of the higl
fence was blown down.
The wind on the high lands south
: west of us seemed still harder than a
this place. The cross roads in. some part
l of Barnet and Danville are lined wit
upturned trees or broken limbs On th
new road beyond Albert Lawrence's W
counted nine large rst-growth maple
uprooted by the gale, all within tn
space of ten rods James Clifford an
&c others in that neighborhood, lost heavi
n ly in fence The little brook whic
IT runs from Cliford's down by Ebe
= Heath's, and which one can step acros
:. easily except in time Of a freshet, e