Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-10-07
State News.

the Vermont Sabbath School Union is
to be holden in the Congregational
Church at Montpelier on Tuesday and
Wednesday, the 18th and 18th of Octo-
Der next, the regular business of the
meeting commencing at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ
on Tuesday, to be preceded by a prayer
meeting of an hour in the Lecture Room
of the church, conducted by Rev. f. II.
Lyford.
Thorough arrangements have been
made to make this meeting one OF I'M
usual interest and profit TO all who love
the Sabbath School cause. 1t is earnest.
ly desired that so far as consistent, every
evangelical Sabbath School in the State
may be represented by its Pastor, super
intendent and delegates.
A cordial invitation is also extended to
Sabbath School friends in other States
and the Canadas to be present.
All persons designing to attend the
meeting are particularly requested tc
send in their names 10 David L. Fuller
or j. V. Babcock, at Montpelier, by tue
10th of October. The meeting being
held during the session of the legislature
no delegate should presume upon being
provided with entertainment, unless the
above request be complied with.
All persons passing over the Pas
sumpsic, Vermont Valley, or Rutland &
Burlington railroads, to attend the meet
ing, paying full fare, will receive of the
Secretary certificates emitting them TO a
free return.
Those going over the Vermont Cen.
trail road to the Anniversary, can pro-
cure the regular excursion ticket-some-
times given on the road during the sit.
ting of the Legislature which entities
the holder to free return passage OF
they can receive return checks from
the Secretary.
We would call especial attention tc
the prayer meeting at 0 o'clock on
Tuesday morning, and ask so many pas
tors and delegates as can to be present
j. TUCKER, Jr., Cor Sec.
North Bennington, Sept. 81, '64.
AN ACCtDENT.-There came near
being frightful accident in this village
on Saturday. AS the friends were re
turning home from burying a child of a
Mr.. Straw of Danvllle, the horse attach
ed to the rear wagon became unmanage,
able near the top of the Warner hill, and
running at full speed, smashed into and
over the next wagon, knocking out both
It's occupants ana overturniug the wagon.
Not stopping in the least, the horse rush.
ed on past the next wagon which was
near the foot of the hill without hitting
it, and running into the yard of Governor
Fairbanks, was secured with little or no
injury to either horse or wagon. In the
team which did the mischief were four
boys l | or IL years old, one OF whom, a
son Of DR.. Woodland of Danvilie, was
driving. AS he began the descent of the
bill, which is quite steep, he was some
10 or Is rods in the rear of the next wa
gon. He gave the horse a sharp cut
with the whip, and, as he says, the hold
back broke, letting the wagon on the
horse. AT any rate, he was unable to
control the animal, and the only wonder
is that some were not killed. A young
man and girl, some II, were in the next
wagon to the runaway. As they were
thown out, the wheels or the horse, or
both passed over the girl, and she was
finally left directly under her own wa>
gon. Strange TO say, no bones were
broken, and aside from some bruises on
her person, and a wagon belonging to
Mr.. Dole pretty well smashed up, no
other damage was DONE Caledonian.
In the BrattIeboro insane asylum
were two young ladies from Middlebury,
each named Clara and each a daughter
of widow. One of them died recent
ly, and the same day brother Of the
living one called to see his sister, was
informed that she died early that morn
ing, looked at the corpse and gave orders
for having her body sent home. On his
way TO the hotel he met an assistant
physician who informed him that the
Clara he wished to see was not dead, and
returning to the asylum, brother and sis
ter met.
John Conan, a ii year old burglar,
has just been arrested in Bennington for
stealing watch and $40 dollars in mo-
ney from the house of John Draper of
South SALISBURY.