Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-24
ouncing the following programme !:

at sunrise; the appearance OF the .'Spoon
Brigade military and civil procession;
address by P K. Gleed; sack race and
a grand display of fireworks. The P. &
O. R. r. will carry for fare one way.
IRASBURGH.
S. W. Allen will be at the post Office
in Irasburgh, July lst, for the collection
of taxes. All paying on that date will
be allowed Is per cent discount.
LOWELL.
Business on our streets is quite brisk
although little building is being done
the present summer.
W. Wood has bought of Sherburne
Locke the farm adjoining his. Mr..
Locke, we understand, goes to Canada.
Grass is looking we'll and everything
indicates an abundant crop. Corn, tho
backward, owing to the cold, wet wealth
err will come out right if we have favor
able weather in the month to come.
H. B. & Ct. W. Parker are furnishing
their new building at the Corners and
Lewis Shufelt is completing his black
smith shop in a thorough manner, and
has improved its looks outwardly with a
coat of paint.
Although the lumbermen have been
busy saving day and night, since the
snow left. large number of logs remain.
Some six hundred at the clapboard mill
of Brown & Wellman and nearly three
thousand at H. B. & G. W. Parker's
board mill.-Newsdealer
SUTTON.
Ira Grey's house. with a portion of
its contents, was burned Monday P. NJ,
June II. Insured for $500 on the house
and 500 on the contents. The fire is
supposed to have caught from the chin
ney. Mr.. Gray is a worthy and hard
working young man and has the sympa-
thy of the community.
Grass is looking much better than for
several years, and gives promise of a
more than average hay crop. Grain and
potatoes are doing we'll, though some
what backward.
ST. JOHNSBURY
The Goth anniversary of our nations
independence will be celebrated at the
town hall, St. Johnsbury, under the au-
spicies of the Patrons of Husbandry, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock A. M. a
Programme.-lst. Prayer. I'd. Read
ing the Declaration of Independence
Sd. Essay by DR.. T. H. Hoskins, of the
Vermont Fagmer,-subject, The neces-
sity of Cooperation among agricultur-
lists. 4th. Address by Col. J. R. Thomp-
son, Washington, d. C.,-subject, Pat
rons of Husbandry. At the close of the
exercises, the audience will form under
the direction of the Marshal, and march
to the Avenue House, where dinner will
be furnished. After dinner the audience
will assemble in the Avenue House Hall,
where there will be toasts, sentiments,
and speeches, interspersed with music,
to conclude with the installation of Off
GERS of the Green Mountain Grange
Although farmers celebration, all clas-
ses are cordially invited.
Oficers.-E. P. Cotton, President
J. Dow, H. A. Kelsey, Charles Ide,
C. G. Hardy. H. 9. Woodward, w. G..
Bartlett, - Bell, A. M. Fisher, L. H
Bonett, Masters of subordinate oranges,
Vice Presidents; Jonathan Lawrence
chairman of arrangements. r.-,7
We take the following from the St
Johnsbury Caledonion:
The firemen's annual drill which tool
place here Saturday afternoon, drew ou
large crowd to witness the performance
The machines were first tested on MAR
street, afterwards on Railroad street, ant
were found to be in good working condi
ton, and with men sufficient and capa
( BILE to work them. We understand O
G.. Hale of the Avenue House set GU
two large tubs of lemonade for them t,
pump out of, and that they pumped tn
things dry in remarkably short time.
We learn that the Passumpsic roac
will put on another passenger train Jul,
lst. leaving w. R. Junction at 500 A
NJ, running through to Newport, and re
turning to Junction to connect with
?. NJ. express train for Boston. Thi
train will be a great convenience to 10
cal and summer travel, passing the Who'll
length of the road each way, at seasonal
bic hours.
, The managers of the p & Q. Road ar
trying to arrange for train to leave thi
place in the morning, running through
, to Hardwick and returning in the after
noon. This will give people in this sec
. ton an opportunity to see some of tn
most delightful scenery in New Englan
without being away from home owe
v night. And when pleasure-seekers fror
t abroad learn of the beauties of this route
they will be sure to take an early oppol
tunity Of passing over it.
JVEST'FTELD. +'@ @fsh
G.. w. Whitcher has sold his residenc
{ in the village to Peter Martin, I'd, {
e Lowell, for 5000. Mr.. Martin intend