Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-01-13
State News.

State News.
Cool BURGLARY.-A burglar en-
tered the house of Jethro Parsons
last Monday night, and carried away
several articles of clothing and some
six or seven dollars in money. The
thief was evidently a man Of consid
cradle assurance and took it quite
coolly. He entered by the back door
which was unfastened, passed thro
two rooms into the sitting room
where he found a wallet that had been
left carelessly lying in sight, took il
and going out, left the wallet and
some papers on the door step and
went his way.
The family had just retired at the
time of the robbery, and the thief
was heard by two members of the
family, but each supposed that it was
some person who was still up, and
paid no attention to it. The thief
had his eye possibly on considera-
BILE sum of money that had fortunate
ly been deposited the day before
81. albums Messenger.
A destructive fire occurred at
Woodstock, on Saturday morning,
between 8 and 5 o'clock. The ma
chine shop Of Reuben Daniels, situa-
ted about a mile above the village,
employing | 5 or 20 hands, was wholly
consumed, though it is hoped the con
tcntsof the safe are uniniurcd. The.
loss, which is esti~ated at from Sl5,-
600 to $4,000, was covered by iu-
surancc.
SHEEP SALEs.-On Wednesday of
last week, Merrill Bingham and SON.
Of Cornwall, shipped from this sta
ton, for Ohio, so sheep for which
they paid $17,70O. The purchases
were as follows: OF N. Il. SpragueI
of Brandon, two ewes and 10 rams,
$500; Of 5. 5. Gibbs of Cornwall,t
Is ewes Tor So, 200; Of David CuttingI
Of Shoreham, "a ewes and three RAM
lambs for $4,000, and two rams for
$1,000; II ewes of Joseph Randall of
for $1,000; Off. n. Bisscl
Of Shoreham, % ewes for $22,00.-I
Middlebmy Register.
Mr.. EDITOR As a reader Of your
,aper, viii you permit me, through.
Is columns, to give my experience in
he profits of turkey raising, this
eason. | wintored three hen-tur-
.eys; from them turn As, weighing
81 pounds. They brought me at
thanksgiving, a cents a pound, or
1854; deductfor freight and com
lission. $l3, it leaves me S10344
r $34.48 realized from each turkey.
have not fed to exceed $40 worth
grain, keep my number good and
ne more. If any can beat this let I
lcm speak.
DANIEL D. WAIT.
Londonderry, Dec. 10th, 1864.
SOMETHING OF A IoG.-Bcnjamin
Garrett of Cambridgeboro killed a
og, last week, one year and six
months old, which weighed when
Ircssed, six hundred and fifty pounds.
t yielded 81 lbs. Of strained lard.
t was fed on ordinary feed, but with
he regularity Of the clock. Let any
,ther man beat uncle Barrett on a
zig hog.-Neusdeaier,
The funeral services connected
With the death of Harrison W.
Iarney, who died at Annapolis from
rucl treatment by the rebels at
Andersonyille, were held at the Meth
,dist church to day (Thursday.)|
from letters received from his chap.
ain, and the nurses during his last
lays, we learn that" he lived good
ifc and died happy death. In his
asst letter to his wife were these long
o be remembered words: Il am on
ny death bed. die under the pro.
Getting folds Of the starry banner of
rcedom Take care Of our little -,
me, and prepare to meet me in
Ieayen. '--Caiedoniaa.
Liquor FINEs.-On complaint offs
be police, Gardner Brown and N
.ames McCann were arrested Sab
'ath night for selling and drinking
liquor. Brown has been operating
yer the line, running his liquor into
he State from Bccbo Plain. lie
wned up, and was fined $50 and
osts, amounting in all to $60.06.- T
lcCann was fined IS aid costs. =
to $1447), for gettingI
runk and disturbing the peace
Brown, we are sorry to say, was born
4 this town. The police have spot {
ed more of these fellows, and there
ill he other iustioa counts COO,