Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-22

60 and 20, ......7
70 and 80, L
so and 90, .....3
90 aud 100, ....... 2
Within two years about IS new graves
have been added to our cemetery. The
population of Peacham is about 1900.
OF the members of the Congregational
Church eight have died during the year,
the average Of whose age is GA, the old
est being % and 0 months, the next ED
est 90 and 10 months. The cash contri-
buttons for he year in the Congregational
Society amount to $G88,31, of which
$l95,83 were for Freedmen aud $l49,4 40
Tor Sanitary purposes. The town voted
a bounty Of $3.50 10 each soldier enlist-
ing under The new cali, and in two days
thereafter the quota was more than flIed
Star.
A RIcH SToRr.--A decidedly aicb
"yarn" is span concerning a farmer in
Moretown who took his fatted hog to
Mortified the other day to sell. The
Norihfell butcher in fit of generosity
patronizingly said the no. being such
fine one, he would make him a presen.
Of the head, which, he accordingly did,
then weighed the hog MINUS head aud
paid for it 1t took the unsopbisiicated
seller number Of days before he could
settle il in bis head bow the butcher could
keep his usual health under such ctron-
ic attack Of generosity. He sees the
point now though, and finds that he moi
only sold pork, but Got badly sold him.
self.
ORGANIZED The first National Bank |
of North Bennington has been organized
With capital Of 100000, Win the
privilege of 100000. T. w, Park
Esq, President; Charles G. Lincoln,
Cashier. Directors, T. w. Park, Inland
Hall, Chas. Thatcher, Jr., and Cbas. e.
Houghton, of North Bennington iona.
than C. HoLshton, of Salisbury; D,
McKowen, of Bennington, and Calvin
Park Of Woodford.
VIM. ". Hayward, well known law
yer Of Windsor, died suddenly on Thus
day last of brain fever.
DR.. T. C. Taplio, of Montpelier, is
dead. lie was the Oldest resident ply
stefan Of that town. lie WAS educated
and practiced some time as an allopaibist
but for several years past adopted the
homeopathic system. He pracllced in
Danville year or two, aud was consid-
cred very skill(ul.
The Messrs. Fairbanks of ST. Johns
bury, in connection with New York and
Boston capitalists, have purchased at re.
cent sales, more than 100000 acres Of
land in Michigan.
EscAPED.--The last Montpelier Free
man says; Two prisoners, Fuller and
Green, fron Orange County, in Jail here,
made their escape Friday night last, by
saving off the bars of a second story
window and jumping to the ground
They were re-eaptured Saturday at Ran
dolph, and returned to their cells. Our
jail is getting nearly as bad a reputation
as the one at st. Johnsbury for not hold
ing prisoners"
SEVERE DRoUTH. There is a great
drouth in Bellows Falls. The liquor
sellers were hauled up last week, and
fined from $40 TO 200 each. A. Baker
paid $50, and Charles Town paid 5000
A similar drouth is prevailing in other
parts Of the State. At Windsor, James
Clifford has been fined 500, and Frank
Merrifeld and Nelson Billings, 5000;
aud at Woodstock, Samuel G. Pratt for
the third offence, has been sentenced 10
Jail for three months. At Hartland one
man bas been fined $l70, aud another
500. Verify, we are on the eve of a
"dry time" -Bellolcs Falls Times.
Chief Justice Cation, of Illinois, having
resigned, Corydon Beckwith of Chicago,
has been appointed by Gov. Yates to ill
the vacancy. Judge Beckwith is a Yer,
monter "a son of Hon. John Beckwith.
of Su,ton) and formerly practiced law in
St. Adams. He removed to Chicago
some twelve years ago, where be soon
stood at the head of the bar of the city.