Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-08-21

/ Lewis w. Delano of Eas; Hardwick,
sou of L. II. DeIano, Esq, Of Hardwick,
died at Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Fri
day, Aug. 7th, aged about 80 years. Mr..
Delano was a man of thorough business
and moral integrity, was held in high es.
TEEN by his townsmeD, who have repeat
eddy called him to fill responsible offices,
and in whatever position be occupied,
whether in counting-room or social cir
Gle, he was affable and commanded the
respect of all. Mr.. Delano has been out
of health for some time and had but re.
Gently gone west among friends TO regain
his health Watchman.
DRowNED.-A son of Mr.. A. L.
Papineau, foreman in the Free Press Of
fee, ! / years Of age, was drowned We'd
nesday morning, near the Railroad bridge
over the Winooski River. His body has
been recovered.
There were shipped from St. Adams
depot July 28th, 800 tubs Of butter, and
August 4th 1900 tubs of butter and 1900
boxes of cheese.
VERMONT WooL.-The wool grow
ers of Vermont may well be proud OF
the result of the Great Hamburg Inter
national Agricultural Exhibition. The
Vermont farmers we believe only ex.
hlbited their sheep there, and on wool
they found they could beat the world.
Ia 1857 the General Assembly of Yer.
mont encouraged, by suitable enactments,
the growth of wool, and the returns of
each successive census show gradual
increase, until in 1860 the annual pro.
duct was 2,975,544 pounds. For many
years il might well have been said OF
| Vermont, "all the women that were wise
hearted did spin with their hands," aud
during the non-intercourse with Great
Britain the General Assembly passed a
! joint resolution, saying that it would be
considered ungentlemanly for a member
of the House or of the Council 10 ap-
pear in his seat other than clad in the
growth, production and manufacture of
the State.
The Spanish Mernos from which
sprang the sheep that took the prizes at
Hamburg, we're imported by Consul Jar
Wis in 1907. The Hamburg correspon-
dence of the Tribune says:
THE exhibition of sheep is the finest
and largest ever made in Europe. More
than 100 have been entered. France
England and the German States are
largely represented. The United States
are represented in this department by ~
sheep from the State of Vermont. They
are from the flock of George Campbell
Esq, of that State. 1t is a matter of no
small honor to the United States, and
Vermont in particular, that these IL
sheep have taken three prizes-two first
and one second. The two first were in
the class for bucks, one for quality and
one for quantity. The second was in the
class for ewes for both quality and guam.
tity. The amount of the first prizes
is so thalers each-equal to $38 in
American gold. The entry of IL Amer.
lean sheep was made public through the
press of Germany several weeks before
the Fair, and it was regarded as a great
joke that America should for moment
think of competing with Germany in
sheep. But the competition has been
eminently successful-and the long faces
of the other exhibitors indicate their
modification and disappointment. All
honor to America, and particularly to
Vermont, through whose influence these
sheep are here, and these laurels for
America won. Vermont has shown
much enterprise in this matter she was
the first State to appoint Commissioner,
and has shown most commendable &C. |
tivity throughout. The Hon. Daniel
Needham, Commissioner from Vermont,
has been uniiringly industrious in behalf
of America. Two American gentlemen
only, we're honored with positions on the
juries-Mr. Baldwin of New York, and
Col. Needham of Vermont.
Open dissatisfaction being expressed
that two of the first prizes for sheep
should be awarded to America, Col.
Needham, Commissioner from Vermont,
sweepstakes for The heaviest
fleece, the weight of the sheep being TAX
en- into The account, the jury 10 be ap-
pointed by the Association, the sheep to
be sheared on the ground. Col. Needham
TO be one of ten make up 500
for a premium, and Mr.. Campbell, the
successful exhibitor proposed to be anoth-
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