Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-02-06
State News.

issuing from building in the village o
Londonderry, occupied by +. II. Davi'
as marble shop, and before they could
be stayed it was entirely destroyed, to-
gether with the adjoining shop, occupied
by j. II. Haines as a stove and tin store
and an unoccupied blacksmith shop or
the east. The occupied shops we're own
ed by L. Tenney, and the loss on them is
$500, with no insurance. The unoccu.
pied one belonged to j. L, Richardson
and the loss on it is about $500, which
was also uninsured. Davis lost $500
with no insurance, and Haines S400,
with partial insurance. A large guam
tity of household furniture belonging to
l.. Tenney, stored in the same buildings,
was also destroyed. Fortunately the
buildings were in close proximity to the
river, else water could not have been
procured to arrest the progress of the
devouring element. The Union Engine
company was promptly on the spot and
contributed largely to stopping the fire,
which Hon. David Arnold showed his
appreciation OF by literally furnishing
them with refreshments, wherefor be has
their hearty thanks. The origin of the
fire is unknown, bet is supposed to have
been an incendary.-B. f. argus.
THAT VERNON AFFRAY.--We last
week alluded to an affray in Vernon,
wherein Henry Fl. Reed came to his
death from injuries inflicted by John
Sugland, a negro with a white wife,
Reed. who was partially deranged, was
at the residence of Sugland, and the
wife of that 'gemman ob color teased
him until he became so exasperated as
TO call hard names for marrying a niggei.
Upon this provocation Sugland drew
Reed out OF doors and kicked and pound
ed him, as physicians and jury thought,
so as to cause his death. Sugland has
been arrested and taken to Fayetteville
jail.-ib.
The SEVENTH REGMENT.-The 7th
Regiment remains at Pensacola. Its
strength-men on duty at the last re
port-was less than 100 men.
ELoPEMENT.-E. Howard, Of Thet-
ford, has eloped with Mrs. Hurlburt.-
He leaves a wife and two children, and
she husband, who is 10 the army.
ca Nj. c. Roundy, now residing in
Springfield, just opposite Charlestown,
n. H., has just purchased 10 eve sheep.
from an Addison county flock, for which
he paid $1,000. One of them cost him
5000, another one $500, and the other,
5000 each. Good judges Of the animal
say that he now has the most valuable
lot of sheep in all Southern Vermont.
FIRE IN NoRTHFIELD.-A destruc-
tive fire broke out at Mortified, in the
old Paine factory, about l o'clock last
Sunday morning. and ere the ravages Of
the flames could be arrested the inside
was all burnt out leaving nothing bur
the walls. 1t was occupied by the Cen,
tral railroad for getting out Howe's pa
tent railroad chairs, by Mr.. Page for
cleansing cotton waste and by Mr.. Short.
ridge as a wheelwright shop. The los.
is $4,000. The FIRE originated among
the waste. So great was the degree OF
cold that one of the engines froze up,
rendering it unfit for use.
ca A new post-office has been estab-
lished at East Elmore, and Moses Pier
son has been appointed Postmaster.
DEcEAsED.-A correspondent at ST.
Albans says it is suspected that the
Franklin Go. Herald at St. Albans.
under the special direction of II. B.
Smith and B. II. Smalley, no longer
wages war against sectionslism," abol-
tionism" and Black Republicanism."
The responsible editor" is on a tour of
in s. other parts" Smith and
Smalley have evacuated the works, and
SO the Herald is necessarily defunct.--R
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