Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23
E. B. Hill is catching the repairing and

to currant bushes last year, have again
made their appearance. A dose of hell
cbore and water lays them out in good
shape. Try it.
Rev. Fl. +. Forrest can boast of one of
the coolest wells in town. 1t is said
that there is now ice in it. the hole
through which is barely large enough to
let through bucket.
The Common school has between 60
and 70 scholars this summer, and under
the management of Miss Cakes and Miss
Morse, is decided success.
George Ware is building neat and
commodious dwelling house on his place
this summer, and making other improve
ments that will add both to the beauty
and comfort of his home.
The Congregational Ladies Aid Soci-
ETY., are making preparations for their
strawberry festival, which they intend to
hold as soon as dame Nature will fur
nish the berries.
LOWELL.
The voters of the town were called to-
gether on the 9th inst, to see about
building town house, but as it was but
thiniy attended, they voted to adjourn
until next March,
The Midland railroad survey is near
ly completed. The report will doubt
less show the most feasible route IN the
state. The hardest grade found was in
Lowell, 60 feet to the mile. Westfeld
will not average ten feet to the mile !;
and we understand the hardest grade is
in Eden, about so feet to the mile. The
road as surveyed runs west of Mt. Nor
ris, follows down the west branch of the
stream, runs about one-half mile west of
Lowell village, and about the same dis
lance east of Westfeld, and forms a
junction with the Black River Road a
little north of South Troy.
H. G. Brown has rented his hotel to
Harry Bennett of Craftsbury, for one
year. Brown thinks of moving to North
Hydepark, and going into some other
business.
NEWPORT.
Freddie Flint, son of Frederick Flint
Of West Newport, while chopping for 7
Powers, last Monday, cut his foot very
; badly, the whole bit of the axe striking
on top of his foot and splitting entirely
through, the cash on the under side O
, the foot being some three inches long
DIR. Mckenzie was called and dressed
the wound. One Geo. White was a
work with Flint but on seeing the Gu
started for home across lots yelling as i
mad, leaving the boy to work his wa.
alone to the house a distance of abou
one hundred rods.
Last Wednesday, while Horace Dute
of Newport Center, was shoveling tn
ground where the manure pile had jus
been removed from under the stable wiz
dows, he dug up a salt or raisin DO
, containing the body of full grow
child, which had never been dressed, a
no clothing was found In the box. Th
body had been sprinkled with lime, an
was in state of putrefaction, and mui
" have been buried over year, for whe
: it came in contact with the air it chang
ed from white to dark brown colo
Il There is quite an excitement in the con
, munity and the question arises, who al
the guilty ones? Rumor says that suspi
ion and even proof are pretty stror
N against certain parties. The resident
d where the body was found. formerly b
D. longed to Nelson Young, but has with
e two years been purchased by John Gu
'e. rier of Troy, and has been rented to
y number of different families during Il
"a last there or four years. 1t is hope
/ that the authorities will Thoroughly i
;. vestigate the matter and bring the gull
l. to justice-Erpress.
. The steamer Lady of the Lake, COZ
" menced to run regular last Tuesday, s.
= will run one trip each day until abo
:" the 1st of July.
SHEFFIELD.
B. A shower attended with violent vii
4. and lightning passed over the town
II the night of the 10Th, doing much dal
age by uprooting trees and blowing doy
X fences.
r Some of the farmers of Sheffield m
lie at Joseph Ingalls,. June 9TH. where tn
I'd were met by Mr.. Gle Of Danville, a
were organized into grange called |
n dependent Grange.
n. E. W. Reed and John circuit came
to fore Justice Gray Of Sheffield, May
and were fined S. and costs for the d
Mt turbance of the peace.
r. SUTTON.
lv A bear or some other wild .'creete
he is making the nights hideous by
bowling. and the citizens in the northe
part of the town propose to hunt
on 'varmint if he does not leave
- ST. JOHNSBURY
he The law against cruelty to amin;
v needs enforcing in this village
or Frenchman overloaded his horse. and
fell Drostrate on Central street. Wedn