Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-06-21

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the confederate gray, with white gloves,
they present very nice appearance,
which is rarely rumpled by fatigue du-
ty. / saw no disturbance of any kind,
and only two intoxicated men. and both
were in the hands of the police, on their
way to the lookup, where they remain
ed over night and in the morning were
each fined twenty dollars and costs.
Such penalties rather take away the fun
of going on spree aud are apt to in
duee sobriety.
The principal shipments from Savan-
nah are cotton and rice. and nearly all
the transactions in these commodities
are on Bay street, which is an esphlan-
ade two hundred feet wide, fronting on
the river, where are nearly all the
wholesale establishments of the city.
Nearly in the center Of the town, on
this street. is located the post-office and
customs building, and just opposite is
the City Exchange, noted for the reason
that in front of it Gen. Sherman review
ed his army January 7th. 1865.
We visited a cotton press where the
bales are compressed for shipment. At
ter receiving the ordinary pressing at
the cotton gin, they are put into this
vice and in less time than it takes to
write it. they are reduced one-third their
former size The proprietor, Connect
leut man. told US he used a stream of
water one inch in diameter, with a wa
ter wheel IA feet in diameter. and pro-
duced a pressure of $50 tons weight.
To the eyes of machinist, the bright.
nicely-kept machinery would be as good
as picture.
The rice mills repay visit, though
one comes out completely enveloped in
the dust. The rice is first threshed by
the planters, as northern farmers thresh
oats or wheat then it is brought to the
mill where it is cleaned and barrelled.
The first treatment it is subjected to is
a violent pounding to remove the hulls !;
this done, it is carried by belts to the
fourth story where the sitting process
begins. and back and forth to the lower
story it goes twelve times before the
process is completed; when. finally, it
is thoroughly cleansed of all Impurities.
it deposits itself in the rice hogsheads
which stand ready to receive it, two
heavy mallets rapping the sides as it
goes in. 1t is separated as it goes on
its journey, up and down, and the differ
ent grades find their own way to their
different places of deposit Only the
large, perfect kernels are first grade, the
smaller rice being inferior and less val
liable for cooking purposes. AS usual,
the acOrk is done by negroes, while
white men boss the job.
There are no cotton manufactures in
operation in Savannah. but capital could
be well invested in that direction, for
there is abundant water power, plenty
of raw material at hand, labor cheap
and transportation all one can desire.
The cemeteries of Savannah are very
beautiful. Laurel Grove, situated at
the eastern side of the town is we'll kept
and has some very handsome monu.
ments. A large number Of persons have
family vaults at Laurel Grove, some Of
marble, others Of brick, in which the
collins, containing their dead are depos-
tied. | do not like this idea. Our
dead are very precious. but when | re-
member that the scriptural phrase
''dust thou art, unto dust thou shalt re.
turn again" must be verified, feel that
it is better to bury our dead out of oul
sight.
Bonaventure cemetery. situated OIL
Warsaw river, four miles from town, il
one Of natures paradises. A century
ago an aristOcratic English family erect
ed stately mansion there, laid out
broad avenues and planted the grounds
with live oaks. The family are al
gone, the mansion is removed. but the
grand old trees remain to recall theil
memory. Tall and stately. with far
reaching branches from which hangs il
great profusion the gray Spanish moss
with the wind whispering through then
they seem like priests 10 their robe
chanting perpetual requiem above th'
dead who sleep 50 quietly beneath them
I No more beautiful or appropriate spo
could be selected for city for "our 81
lent sleepers."
The old Colonial cemetery is in th'
heart of the city and is great resort
| The heavy. old-fashioned tablets afford
ing comfortable seats and the greer
! grass luxuriant lounging spot.
: The old moss-coyered stones tell who'll
t histories. On one found the aeeoun
: of young man from Edinburg, Scot
) land, who had come into possession 0
large estates and had astOnished th
' whole country By his keen management
{ Of them; but sickness came and be lef
I bis home in pursuit Of health. fnall
: dying in Savannah 10 1895, "deepi
: Da0s17aed By his afeetiOnate Jyother i0b
|, succeeds kina ia has estotes and 0iH eOql