Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-07-25

if he knows any more about it than
do; if he doesn't, why, let him hold his
peace. One thing is certain: Ice is
made in this way as pure and clean as
the best found north.
Its manufacture was commenced in
Augusta, by few enterprising men who
became disgusted with the high prices
demanded by the dealers for northern
ice. The result has been very satisfac-
tory though, financially, not success;
but little time and good deal of
pluck will bring the company out right.
The numerous warehouses for cotton
storage indicate a heavy traffic in that
article, most of which finds its way to
market ria the Savannah river, though
there is direct communication, by rail,
with Port Royal and Charleston, S. C.
The prettiest thing about Augusta is
her broad, straight streets which, in sew
eral instances, have in addition to the
trees set near and shading the sidewalks,
two rows of trees down the middle of
the street, edging a moderately wide
grass plot. the road beds running on Ell
ther side.
The residences have a quiet, orderly,
dignifed look, as if their occupants had
outgrown the love for elaborate archi-
tectural display one finds in most cities,
though many of them are sufficiently or
nate to give them an air of graceful ele-
gance.
Broad street (and it is broad, so broad
one almost forgets he has neighbors
across the way is the main business
street in town, on which are the princi-
pal hotels, banking houses, cotton ex-
changes. mercantile houses, the grand
Masonic temple, with front so white
and bald / wanted to throw mud at it to
relieve its dreary monotony, and the
markets which are on duty in the mid
die of the street, mile apart. 1 WON
dered, as l looked at them, if they nev-
er got tired staring each other in the
face. l presume they quarrel sometimes,
but police officer puts his foot in it in
season to prevent blows, else their moon
white faces would get purple and black.
Green street is the most elegant street
in town, and rather elevates its society
proboscis when mentioned in connection
with other and less stylish avenues. But
l venture to find flaws even in stately
Green street, gold-headed and white
kidded though it may be. I do not fan
cy the cattle which are permitted to
roam about, cropping the sweet grass
and making their beds beneath the trees.
They may ENJOY it all intensely. have
no doubt they do. And they give the
place domestic, peaceful look, and all
that To my uncultiVated eyes, it looks
strangely like country farm-yard, or
village SO peaceful and quiet, one fan
cies its inmates have bought the charm
which brings the blue sleep.
Too countrifed by far. Herd the
cows, invite them to hunt their clover
in green pastures far removed from your
pretty street; let them switch their tails
and chew the cud of content beside still
waters ''outside the city limits" though
their breath may be sweet and their
eyes seen Almost human-like.
Augusta has medical college, with
substantial buildings and ample grounds.
where she turns out physicians the
Richmond Academy, where the Georgi-
an youth struggle with knowledge and
their mustaches; fine City Hall, with
large grounds in which were numerous
chickens, too small to fry. In front of
the City Hall, which, by the way, cost
a hundred thousand dollars, is fine
monument, erected in honor Of the Geor-
gians who signed the Declaration of In
dependence. Further up the street is
one in memory of the confederate dead.
The monument itself is very pretty,
but it has an unsettled look, as if it
don't exactly know whether it has come
there to stay or not. And / do not won
der, if as much breath has been spent
discussing and re-discussing its location
as rumor says.
Another monument to confederate
dead is over against the hillside-an or
phan asylum. | know a few men in the
north who wouldn't give dollar for the
sanitary commission. and now would not
give one to help educate the orphan
child Of a northern soldier. my SYM
patbies amt that way, you know" they
tell u.s. Well, they must be this way
if they are not the other, for don't be-
lieye God ever made men or women 50
completely out Of dough that they have
not an opinion one way or the other. If
they are this way here is an opportunity
for manifesting faith by works. let
them send their spare dollars to the Au-
gusta Orphan Asylum.
il believe counted sixteen churches,
and though none Of them are rernarka-
bly, fine, nearly all are pretty and at
tractiye. Several have grounds attach
ed in which are fine old shade trees,
whose wide-spreading branches reach out