Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-21

went ''merry as marriage bell ;" moth
ers compared babies the babies frisked
and played till tired out. then old and
young feasted upon the tempting eata-
bles furnished by the kind hostess, and
then each mother with her charge went
her way thankful that the day had come
when babies rights, as we'll as woman's
rights, were brought to public notice.
w d. Tyler lost COW few days
since. He had just purchased her
which makes the loss seem more severe.
This is the third or fourth cow that has
died about here this spring
The school house at the Common is
to be repainted inside and out, and 9TH
erwise thoroughly repaired; the grounds
about the same are to be put in order,
and the sidewalk leading thereto. fixed
so that it can be traversed without dan
ger to limb or life. This is move in
the right direction, and what makes it
more encouraging, the district was quite
unanimous in directing the committee to
enter upon the work of renovation.
The town meeting called to see if the
town of Irasburgh would aid in the con-
structlon of the Montpelier, Hardwick
& Black River Rail Road. met at the
town hall the 18th inst, in pursuance
to the CALL The meeting was called to
order by W. D. Leach. L, S. Thomp-
son was chosen moderator of the meet
ing. A motion was then made by Z.
Landon that the meeting adjourn to Feb.
22d, 1874. This motion was tabled,
there being only ta0o votes in favor of it.
Mr.. E. ?. Cotton then addressed the
meeting in concise, straig ht- forward
speech, setting forth the object, and the
prospect of the proposed railroad. and the
responsibility the town assumed in bond
ing,or granting aid in other ways to aid in
the construction of the road. He ex-
pressed himself as in favor of bonding
the town. The question was still fur
Their discussed by Messrs. Pearly Hill,
z. E. Jameson, Chas. F. Herbert, VIM.
1 L.. Jameson, VIM. Barrows, F. Tower.
Geo. Brewster and L. H. Thompson, who
also spoke in favor of bonding the town.
Messrs. Benz. Morey and F. Landon
spoke against bonding. They wanted a
: road. but did not want to be compelled
to help build it. 1t was moved by E.
P. Cotton that the town grant aid te
said proposed R. R., and the vote passed
with only ta0o dissenting votes. The
meeting then adjourned to the I'd Tues.
day in May next, when the amount ano
the manner of granting the proposed
aid will be determined The discus
, sion on both sides was characterized by
t candor and frmness. Many who came
to the meeting determined to oppose tx
. the utmost of their power the object O.
the meeting, went home friends to the
project of bonding the town. If any
thing would induce man to vote fo
another railroad, it must be the outrage
Gus manner in which the patrons of thu
Passumpsic Road have been, and are nov
being heeced by the same, whenever the,
have occasion to send freight over tina
road. The people on the eastern side o
the Passumpsic Road will be benefited a
much as the people of Black River Val
ley, if the Passumpsic Road is COMPEL
ed to reduce its rate of tariff by com
peting line. Already the favorable ef
G fects of this movement is seen. For tn
2 first time since the construction of tn
: Passumpsic Road the people of Coventr
$ can ship freight from the station in thei
? town. Hitherto they have had to hau
) their freight to Newport or Barton Land
q ing. Let the qeao road be built, say tn
a people; let it be road built by tn
q people, controlled by the people and ru
$ for the benefit of the people
e LOWELL.
The canker rash has made its appear
is .ance. Several cases are reported in tn
n town, but none fatal as yet.
n The rail road question has not bee
q agitated much of late, but survey wi
IL be made as soon as the ground is bar
= After the Black River Valley folks g
Il their road built, if they have any none
d left, perhaps there will be a chance fe
+ them to invest it in the Midland Road.
The mail carrier makes regular tril
> now Having carried it on his bac
= several times-until he began to g
:: sick and complain of his job, the inhal
" itants of Eden and the south part
" Lowell turned out on the 18th, and sho
=, eled through the notch to Eden Mills,
:. distance of about five miles. They r
: port the snow from four to FIVE feet dee
"a good depth for the middle of Apr
TROY.
," Our former townsman, Bradley Hou
~ ton, has returned to take up his abot
Is among US. He has been a resident
H. Usage, Iowa, for the past five year
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