Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30


various parts of the town, to continue |
during the summer and fall.
The timber within the limits of the
Barton Landing road, is being cut down
by the authority of the powers that be,
in hopes that it will prove a preventive
of mud and poor road.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY., will hold its Strawberry Festival at
the vestry of the Congregational church,
on the evening of July Sth. All who
like strawberries and good time are in
vited to attend.
AY.
Mrs. R. Sargent has fallen heir to
$4,000.
NJ. S. Chamberlain has erected new
horse barn and carriage house.
J. E. Chase has found in his garden
new potatoes. size of walnuts. Pretty
well for the time of the year.
The road commissioners are looking
over the roads, and we hope they will be
put in good repair.
Mrs. Moses De Elite few days since,
accidentally spilled some I've, which
spattered into her face and eyes. AS
yet she has not been able to see, and it
is feared that the injury will result in
the loss of both eyes.
LOWELL.
Over so persons from this town at
tended the S. S. convention at Westfeld
last week.
The firm of B. L. Woods & Co., have
dissolved partnership by mutual consent.
Woods having sold his entire stock of
groceries to Charley Perkins, who will
be found at the old stand ready to sup
ply customers at all times with the
things needful, from barrel of -four
down to peanut.
On the Oath INST, Ed Berry and
Alonzo Richardson commenced filing up
the pond above Fl. B. Parker's mill, by
accidentally backing load Of gravel
over the bank which was intended for
the highway. A valuable horse belong
ing to HI. B. Parker went over with the
gravel but was not seriously I'M ured.
On the 25th inst, as Ed Boynton Of
Westfeld, was passing through the hote
stable, he was kicked in the side by q
horse, with such force as to send hin
some II or Is feet. He was picked W
more dead than alive, but soon recover
cd from the shock and was able to b.
moved home. He was badly. though i
is hoped not dangerously hurt. A warn
ing to all to keep at a proper distance
from the feet of strange horses.
MIDLAND RA1LRoAD.-The survey O
this route, running from Morrisville t
South Troy, through the towns of Hyde
park, Eden, Lowell and Westfeld, ha
been completed, with the following re
| suits: The highest grade is sixty fv
feet to the mile for about three mile
north of the Lowell line. The remain
der of the line requires only a nomins
t grade. There are only four or fy
S bridges to build, all of which are shor
: with the exception of the one at Morris
It vile. There is very little rock wor
}, except in Lowell. and that not heav,
J. The route from the summit in Lowell I
d North Hydepark is what is known 6
e the West Route, and the highest grac
1t is only forty feet to the mile. aud tn;
J. for only three miles. The summit G
this route is one hundred and thirty fe
lower than the present highway notcl
g The distance from South Troy to Mo
e, risvllle is twenty nine and one-fift
miles, which it is said may be still flu
Their reduced.
1t MORGAN.
le John F. Elliott, caught out of Sc
re mour Lake, a few days since a lun,
ar which weighed 20 pounds.
NEWPORT.
,s Allen Bulls of Newport Center, W
ID instantly killed last Wednesday afte
" noon. He was peeling bemlock bark
,e the woods and had just felled tre
.. when he called to his son Us yeas oil
70 to look out for himself. The tree stru
te a dry maple stub about s inches in {
70 ameter, which flew back with great for
n and struck him on the head just oy
We the left eye, smashing his head in
10 dreadful manner. Mr.. Bulls was
hard working, industrious man. /
leaves wife and IL children to mou
his sad loss.-Erpress
xt
A skunk got twenty-six of L. J. Kt
dall's turkeys, but 7. j. Kendall had
On pleasure of attending that skunks fu
y eral the other highland he was
81 dressed in mourning, either (?)
'oi SUTTON.
on The selectmen are about to put up n
80 guide posts through the town.
on
III Some people claim that the grass CT