Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-03-13

tents, were destroyed on the night of
FEBRUARY "a. Among the contents were
about thirty tons of hay, seven cows, and
a large quantity Of lumber Loss ST.
600, and no insurance. The barns were
some twenty rods apart, and the fire is
supposed TO have been the work of an
incendiary.
BoUNTIEs TO SoLDIERs.-It has cost
the town of Hartford for recruiting and
bountes the past year, the sum of $4,-
039,84; Windsor has paid in bounties,
to "a three years volunteers, $500;
80 nins months volunteers, and one
three years volunteers, $3,975, making
1915; Barnard, 81 ,625; Bridgewater.
$358,000; Woodstock, $7,140; Pom
fret, $3.50; Berlin, $2,050.
ca Last week a COW belonging to G.
Spencer, Of Panton, had calf weighing
at its birth, 1874 pounds, but it did not
live.
Some days since about Is bushels of
grain were stolen from the mill of Thos.
Straw, of Stowe.
This is what we should call taking
grain out of Stralo.
SERIOUS AccIDENr.-In Milton, on
the 10Th ult,, Calvin r. Brook, while
attempting to water a pair of steers at
tached to a sled, was much injured by the
steers jumping across the watering place,
throwing him down and catching him be-
meath the sled, and dragging him rod,
bringing up against an obstruction, when
they drew their whole weight upon him.
He was found ilsonsi5le, but is now con-
valescent.
ca Two women stopped at the Island
House, Bellows Falls, few days since,
aud called for room, one of them say
ing she was ILL., Ga the Saturday follow
ing she was delivered of a child which
died the next Wednesday under circum-
stances strongly denOting foul play, suf-
location being tho supposed cause
Neither Of them would give any name,
bat the mother Of The child said she had
husband in the 33d Vermont regiment.
which is rather higher up il the figures
than the State has gone in the regimen'al
line. The child was buried and both
parties mysteriously disappeared.
g The St. Albans Messenger says
that two or three weeks ago, the remains
Of child said to have died Of black mea-
sles, but really smallpox, was brought to
st. Adams on the cars from northern
New York, for burial. Two or three per-
sons who came ia contact with the father
Of the child who accompanied the re-
mains were soon taken down with it
Luckily so prompt measures were immc-
diately taken as to prevent its spreading
further.
ca Diptheria Of a malignan. type
has prevailed extensively among chill
dren in North Hero. In two school dis
tricts during the last four months twenty
eight have died.
TIE SHEEP TRADE.-The sheep
trade is quite brisk in Addison county
just now. Charles d. Law has sold SO
ewes and buck for $1,000 S. S. Rock.
we'll 10 ewes for S1400 PROSPER Ell
throp 6 ewes for 5000; S. Andru3 7
ewes for $685. f. II. Dean 4 ewes for
$500, Mr. Douglas 7 ewes for $500
FL. Clifford l buck for $500; all Of
which were purchased by John Foster
of Ohio, who offered S. S. Rockwell
and w. r. Sanford each $1,000, for
buck, which they refused. Edgar San
ford sold 6 yearing ewes for $1,000,
and II others for $500, making $4,000
for % yearlings Henry Hammond re-
ceived $4,000 for 6 ewes Samuel
James 5000 for buck.
RIFLE MUsKETs.-They are turning
out about 200 rife muskets day at the
armory at Windsor, Vt. They are the
latest improved of the Springfield pat
tern. The armory employs some 800
men at Windsor, besides 200 more at
Shelburn Falls and Northampton, Mass,
where some parts of the muskets are
made.
60 a woman, who registered her
name at the American Hotel as "Susy
Clark" presented on the oath of Janua-
ry at the St, Albans Bank an apparent
ly good draft of $50 drawn by the In
Bank of Buffalo, on the Corn
New York which was cash
ed. A similar draft and for the same
amount, was presented at the Union
Bank, Swanton, which was also cashed.
1t turns out that these drafts were orig
nally only nine dollars, and were alter
I'd either by the woman who presented