Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-07-07
Local News.
4LBANY.

ALBANY.
The lefty cousins" begin to flock in.
rood many families have city friends
guests during the heated term.
hhe summit of the hill in front of the
E. Parsonage at the Centre, affords
of the best views of scenery in the
he. for the same amount of climbing.
S truly worth more than it costs to
he ten or fifteen miles for the purpose.
West Albany village is certainly
irving. There is great demand for
dement's. Several new dwellings are
ling up. The bare possibility Of a
lroad within few years, seems to be
lite stimulus.
The clergymen in town, representing
fe denominations (Protestant), have
md of sociable every other Monday, 60
g by turns to each others place of
sidence. They try to throw off the
Monday blues" as we'll as discuss SER.
ons.
The contest over the rail road ques--
pn in Albany, wakes warm, on account
the opposition to bonding, and the
ivision in regard to the two routes. We
re receiving communications from diff
BRENT persons in regard to the matter,
some of which, examinations are
prominent. AS our readers in general
Eill not be interested in the matter, we
hink it best not to publish them.
[ED.]
BARTON.
Frost last night.
The Fremont (Nebraska) Herald
Ays: Mr.. /. P. Gage of Vermont, is
ERE attending to organizing Sunday
chools under the auspices of the Sun
Jay School Union. He is meeting with
reat success.
One of our citizens was greatly alarm
ID on the 4th, lest his buildings should
pe set on fire by the torpedoes, which
Ehe boys were making free use of. Il
be had examined them he would have
found them to consist of few grave
tones, roll of paper, and little com
Dressed air,-no powder, fire or smok,
sbout them.
We will hereafter send the MONITOR
10 the store of A. & j. l.. Twombly
where it may be received by our Bartor
subscribers, thereby saving the postage
which would have to be paid if it was
BARRED to the post office. Any one wht
wishes to have his paper sent to the of
lice. can have it sent there by informing
us of this preference.
The Fourth passed off without acci
dent or incident of particular conse
quence. 1t was notifying to the citizens
of this town that SO many appeared, e
have imbibed something of the ardent
nature during the day. Some of it wa
sold in town and much was brought il
by persons who attended the races
Some disturbance was made on tn
grounds by two or three fighting cilarac
tiers, who seemed to be anxious to viii
somebody, or be whipped. One or tw
must have been satisfied with the las
mentioned. The day was warm and th
rain of the afternoon somewhat prolone
ed the exercises. The Beedle troupe di
the best possible, under the circumstaI
ces but the chance given them in tt
building together with the almost su
locating air of the room, made it impo
sible for them to appear or perform
advantage, and for the audience to al
preciate their music and the actin;
They received, however, many compl
ments. The course was in pretty got
condition, though rather heavy from Il
effect of the rain. Among the hors
that deserve special mention, we spe;
of "Ned," five years old horse own
by Foster of Glover, that took the p
money in the lst race. He is gre
colt, but trotted like a veteran al
though not quite spry enough for "a
dallah," did excellently. He is v;
liable horse. Midnight" black st;
lion, owned by Thomas Murphy of She
brooke, took the LIST money in the q
race, and won it by square work a.
good trotting. He is a jet black hor'
as gay and proud as peacock, a
must be a very valuable stock horse.
In the last and one of the most clos
ly contested races ever trotted on Il
course, "Geh. Grant took the ground w
Snowflake and won two of the five hea
In the last heat the "Gen." was beat
but we understand that this is his Fl
race of the season, and on account of
ieshy condition, he became exhaust
and so overcome with the heat, that
had to succumb to the mare. We
ways like Snowflake" but believe t
she would find her laurels in dang
should she contend with Gen. Grant
der favorable circumstances.
We give below the names of
horses entered for each race. their o.
er's names and residence, and ARA
them in the order of their winning V
The horse which won the lst purse
named first, the I'd named second.