Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-12

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until another summer.
M. NJ. Graves has to press quite
quantity of old hay to make room for
his new crop. His farm is growing too
large for his barns.
A large number of our people pick
nicked at Morgan Center last Monday,
and enjoyed this way of celebrating
much better than witnessing horribles
or horse racing.
Irasburgh.
DR.. Rowell will be at home to attend
to the duties of his profession July Is.
Levi Fields has just built a barn.
W. L. Barrows has got his new house
up and painted.
W. H. Daniels moved four acres of
stout grass on Saturday last, in just 1876
minutes, using a Wood machine. Who
beats?
L. Holbrook has recently lost three
calves of some unknown cause. They
live only about two hours after show
ing signs of sickness.
Three of DIR. Adgate's girls who live
in East Hardwick, came from that place
to Irasburgh on foot last week. and
after making their visit returned as
they came, is 20 miles. They were
hours on their journey.
Lowell.
School in Dis. No. closed on the I'd
inst. Miss Helen Parker teacher. The
school was very successful. Pity the
district supports only eight weeks of
school.
The Cong. Sunday school picnic
which was set for the Sd, fell on rainy
day, but the people gathered at the
church and town hall, and passed a
part of the day very pleasantly, with
music, good supper and other agreeable
things. On the 4th some of our patriot
ic citizens met at the hall, where the
Declaration of Independence was read,
and an grafton was delivered by Mrs.
Woods of Burlington.
MORGAN Center
Many people from surrounding towns
assembled here on Monday, July 5 and
held picnic at the beach grove. There
were plenty of boats on the shore, so all
who desired could take a ride on the
lake. Good martial music was furnished
and some excellent singing by Madame
Vincent, noted singer from Montreal,
and others. Short speeches were list
ened to from Z. Mansur, B. Smith and
Revs. Butler and Cloues of Derby, Blake
and Evans of Morgan and Blake of
Holland. The day was all that could
be desired and the children were happy
playing, swinging, &c. Base ball was
the order for the young men.
Newport.
W. B. Smith who takes up his resi-
dence in Worcester, Mass, will soon
move his family to that place.
The R. r. fare from Newport to
Montreal, to return the following Mon
day, is only $3.50. Cheap enough.
Mr.. Stiles who got severely hurt by a
kick of the horse one week ago, does
not rally. The wound was severe, but
it is hoped he will soon be better
Rev. E. P. Wild and family have re-
turned from their visit and vacation
not having the pleasantest time, as Mrs.
Wild was sick while absent.
A painter while painting on Gas
wells boat one day recently, fell into
the water, and Immediately sank to thu
bottom in 10 feet of water. A pole wal
pushed down to him, which he caught
and was drawn to the surface and res
cued.
WeStTnOTe.
VIM. Van Asdale of New Jersey will
friends is spending the summer at tn,
Lake House.
Haying has commenced, but wher
are all the men that are out of work
we want several to help us here.
L. J. Browns ball at the Willoughb
House the 9Th, was we'll attended and
very pleasant time enjoyed by all.
W. Pierce of Lyndon is moving int
town. His wife is in very feeble health
but he hopes that the air and water G
, this healthful region will be of benef
, to her.
A. W. Lyon shot blue-heron las
week that stood five feet high and meas
' ured five feet and four inches from I'll
to tip of wings, and weighed only seve
and quarter pounds.
d 1t has generally been thought tn;
: the water in the Lake between the stee
1 mountains is exceedingly deep, if n,
e unfathomable by ordinary lines. O
{ the Sd inst. Cassius Twombly. with sui
d able apparatus for measuring. sou nde
. the lake at different points and foun
Z the deepest place to be about one an
one-half mile from the outlet, where tt
depth is $50 feet.
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