Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-16
Local News.


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Zen Albany and Wolcott, does it
horse that is thirty-two years
He is sound and good yet, but his
is getting gray with years.
the town meeting held Saturday
'k 18th, to see if the town would vote
III in the construction of the Mont
r, Hardwick & Black River rail-
it was found that the selectmen
warned the meeting, to see if the
b would aid in the construction of
Montpelier, Hardwick & Black Riv-
FaAey railroad, agreeably to the pro-
ms of the charter act in that case
E and provided. As no railroad is
tered by that name, and no act
led to enable towns to aid in the con-
ction Of any such road, it was
hght not advisable to do any bust
5 under the warning. The inhabi-
Is of West Albany may confne the
d to Black River Valley but the char
does not, but leaves the company at
erty to build it any where through
town of Albany. When it was
md that there was to be no business
e at that meeting, the friends of the
PIX route Immediately put petition
the hands of the selectmen, calling
meeting to see if the town will
4 to aid the NJ. H. & B. R. R., pro-
ed that the road is built on the east
survey through the Creek Valley in
town of Albany. Afterwards the
nds of the River route put in petit
to call meeting, to see if the town
aid without confirming the road to
Ter route. On Saturday June 2lst,
are to have two meetings one at l
lock, the other at 2 o'clock. Before
Creek route was surveyed, there was
very few III favor of bonding, but
large majority are in favor of
Hding for the Greek route and new
lverts are coming in daily, and all
pear to be determined to eight it out
this line if it takes all summer"
b highest grade on the Creek route is
feet for one-half mile, while on the
ter route the grade for the same dis
ice is l05 feet, and even so in sever
places. BY the Creek route there is
er 2 miles saved in distance, and there
only 3 bridges of any length, l in
aftsbury across the Seaver brook, | in
bany, and l in Irasburgh across the
eek; while by the other route there
bridges to be built over Black
Ter; 3 of them within one-half mile of
Plton's mill in Irasburgh. | heard a
pm who has worked 8 years on rail-
ads say, that he would contract to
2ade three miles of the road on the
eek survey, for what it will cost to
ild those 3 bridges. 1t will cost from
10 to 100000 more in distance,
idges, and land damages, to build the
ad on the River survey than the Creek.
II the people in Irasburgh, Albany,
d Craftsbury bond their towns and
EN- pay the money all out for the ac-
mmodation of few persons at West
bany? They will be only about two
id one-half miles from the road if built
the Creek survey, as the road will
n within the length of one lot of land
the geographical center of the town
be people on the Center road will be
commodated about as we'll one way as
E other. while if the road is built on
se River, the people in the east part O.
le town will be best accommodated a
Eaftsbury, Irasburgh and Barton.
B.
BARTON.
A new invoice of Gents white vest
st received at 0. d. Ovens.
The school house in district No.
Iught fire in the attic last Thursda,
renoon, and was burned to the ground
chool books, blackboard, and window
Aved. Loss about % cents.
The commissioners of the Montpelier
ardwick & Black River Railroad Co.
fe requested to meet at Town Hall
raftsbury on Wednesday, June Is, a
o'clock p. NJ, to take such action a
ball be deemed best to secure the OF
Imitation of said corporation.
Last week was the week for mechar
{ $ to ''saw their fingers" A French
pan in the chair factory by the name {
Hitchcock, sawed two most of. Lo
landers split open one, and two othe
elbows who didn't want we should tel
cit of the 'buzz'' with their thumb.
nd found it.
Crows are helping the corn up wondel
ully in some fields, and going so fa
18th their fun as to pull up potatoes
pd bean poles, if we can believe tt
ID nosed man we saw the other da,
ave they torn down any stone wa
carried off any hop-pole stacks, NJ
1eezux ?
BIG FIsH.-Last week Mr.. Wallat
lowell, of Fort Dodge, caught pike ;
be Rutland dam, weighing IA pound
t was taken to Fort Dodge and serve
Up to the guests of the Duncombe Hous
-Sprfngrole (Ioaca) Republican.
Wallace is son of Guy Z. Rowell,
his town. Glad to hear his
"Anges all are right"