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


tg. Crops rather light
Ir. A. J. Chandler of Chester Vt,
rom Newton theological school, is
ling the Baptist pulpit.
C. G. Beedle's Swiss Bell Ringers,
grand entertainment in this place
Thursday evening. To say that it
EXCELLENT is but feeble justice. All
Is of good music and civil nonsense,
Id 90 and see Beedle.
the town meeting last Saturday.
otes stood 10l for, and l27 against
ING in construction of the NJ. III. &
r. The Creek route is to have
her consideration the 10th Of July.
d reply to your correspondent of last
N, who says that "neighbor B. in
barring the Creek with the River sur
got on the wrong track, describing a
of the survey through Wolcott,
viii admit that the grade of los
for one-half mile, looks more like a
Sey for road over the Eagle Ledge
he White Mountains, than it does
the survey of q route that is a
ad level or where there is any grade,
little descending both acays, but as
report of the engineer who surveyed
river route, shows that there is a
Der grade in several places than there
b the Creek route, perhaps it will be
ell to say as little about it as posi-.
What about the SO bridges across
Ok river, 3 of them within one-half
of Colton's mill" Are they too,
n Wolcott? How about the saving
over two miles in distance" Is that
in Wolcott? Will our western
ghbor, please get the report of the
er survey from Craftsbury to Iras-
gh. from the intersection at both ends
The Greek survey, and publish it in
b of the county papers, so that the
bic can see for themselves how much
IS. description of the River survey
in Wolcott? We are well aware
since the Creek survey, our western
ghbors have been in deep trouble
m fear that their railroad will all be
lit in Wolcott. The distance, grades.
as given in comparing the two
ties were all obtained of Engineer
ma Darling who helped survey both
ties, and | believe to be correct. /
sorry to see our River friends deny
ir own survey, and hope they will
blish their survey as fully as the
EEK survey has been published. SC
1t it may be read by all men; then
e public may judge whether it is Q
at is mistaken or B.
A few days ago, as Charlie Norcross
as driving down Water street, horse
hich he was leading behind, gave g
hidden demonstration of his cheerful
pine Of mind by rearing and rattlins
5 paws against the rear wheels, hear
g which the foremost horse concluded
join in the chorus, when Charlie, il
ghtening the strings of the instrument
cidentally broke one of them, and tn
10 horses flew off in a tangent, or di
onal, or-or something. Soon after
BIRDS Charlie. by some means whicl
is unable to explain, found himsel
occupying perpendicular position o.
brra frma. The horses ran across tn
liver bridge and up the Centre roa'
Pme twenty rods, when suddenly miss
hg Charlie they came to halt and pa
emily waited for him to come up. Char
e and the horses were unscathed; bu
las p! the poor wagon had suffered tel
ibly. Both thills were broken, th
Vhifietree and one of the steps, and til
ore wheels were very promiscously di'
ributed along the highway.
BARTON.
A sufficient number of horses hay
been entered for the 4th of July race
TO guarantee an exciting time.
At the Methodist Quarterly meetin
held on the 22d, the ordinance of ba,
tism was administered to Miss Eva Drew
by Rev. l. McAnn.
Rev. S. V. McDuffee returned hon
on Saturday night from Toronto, and v
learn that the health of Mrs. McDuff
s somewhat improved.
The South Eastern Railway will
opened on Tuesday July lst, after whic
brains will run regularly between Mo
treal and Newport. Close connectio
will be made with the Passumpsic roa
Three new passenger cars went up
here on Friday for the new road.
N. c. Uford, has a pair of oxen tn
he bought of Chas. J. Sanborn, of Ly
don, last September, that girthed at IL
time as an average feet and 6 inch
They now average 7 feet 9 inches.
Also has a. pair of yearling steers Il
Weighed last January 2542 lbs. III
pave done we'll since that time and
probably the best pair in the county.
BY order of superintendent VIM.
Parker, passengers will not be ALLOW
to ride on Freight Trains, except in ca
of great emergency. such as an accid