Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-12-21
Local News.

Is I'D year.
GOOD PIGs.-The following good
'igs were lately slaughtered in Crafts
Jury:
Ira Davis, pig 10 months old, 2l5
bs.
Guar Leonard, pig 10 months old,
;03 lbs.
J. W. Stevens, pig 10 months old,
I57 lbs.
Chester Brown, pig s months old,
362 lbs.
Benz. Bushway, pig 8 months Old
}74 lbs.
Chas. D. Cobb of Coventry, recent |
y slaughtered two pigs, eight months
I'D. one of which weighed sos lbs,
md the other 800 lbs.
CHI. DwinelI of this village, slaugh-
cred this week, pig eight months
ia which weighed $50 lbs.
Mr.. Nelson Hunt, of this village
,lso slaughtered a pig, eight months
Did which weighed 295 lbs.
Mr.. VIM. G.. Elkins of North Troy
lately killed a pig, nine months old,
which weighed 402 lbs, which We
think cannot be beaten very much.
Nathan Chase Of Charleston has
killed u pig nine months Old which
weighed ABS lbs. Mr.. EIkins pig i,
therefore beaten.
Mr.. Samuel p. Drew, of Newark
slaughtered on Dec. 10th, three pig
a little more than nine months Of ag,
cf the following weight: 1872, 42I
and 800 pounds, making 1854 pound
Of pork. If this can he beat in thi
State let us hear.
MUsICAL.-There is to be gran
musical convention at West Aiban'
to continue four days, and common,
? ing Jan. lSt. 1t is to be cOnductc
+ by Prof. b. f. RiX, we'll known ever,
/ where as splendid singer, a fir
/ rate leader, and capital fellow
1 What more need be said of any man
ACCIDENT.-A little son of AarC
Sargent Of this town, aged seven year
one day last week had an ugly woilu
made in his hip 10y an axe in ii
hands of his twin brother. Tho
were i'll the woods chopping COZ
wood on their own hook.
: COCOA friend writes US fro
= Glover. that Barton is not alone
: the march of Improvement, for tn
l. that town has paid her war debt
: full, and painted their meeting hou=
Q In respect to the war debt we sh'
n have to acknowledge that Glover
', ahead of us.
Town MEETING. Barton held the
town meeting on last Monday, al
voted to raise tax of two dolla
, on the dollar of grand ist, which
calculated to pay about one-third
the present debt Of the town, and
the expenses Of the coming year. /
= debt of the town is now nearly 81
" 900. A town that don't owe a
more than that can afford to build /
hotels.
II
no AUCTION.--m Bloomington. d
70. 10Th, at 9 o'clock, three lots OF la
it. all heavily timbered, oats, potato
nj beans, hay, farming tools, &c, bclo
d. ing to the estate of the late VIM.
he Prescott. s. S. Kimball, Auctione
u New GOODs.-Joslyn has this We
III returned from Boston, with a Il
stock Of drugs and medicines, che
'iu Gals, dye stuffs, paints and oils, boo
I'LL &C.. and is ready to deal as fairly
IL" customers as ever.
ING
scs CHRISTMAS Observation-Disclosures
nd Eve is to be celebrated with bccOm
,ed festivities by both Methodist and c
es- gregational societies in this town
to- which general joy and good feel
led will no doubt be manifested.
err scription papers are numerous.
ate hope the money collected will be
,he propriated for good purposes
es. pended to buy useful things for
nd truly needy and deserving. Tia,
ION the way to bestow our charity anC
the no more appropriate way, we tn
in can Christ's advent upon earth be c
arc memorated. All his life he went alb
ust doing good; and cannot his proles
the followers in the sunshine of his
lid and with the numerous blessings
Ike the 18th century, do so much as
it once in a whole year follow his ex
,ng pie, and that too upon the annivers
re- of his birth? Let all who thus {
on gregate, no matter where. remem
be that charity covereth a multitude
cts sins, and that worthy objects of CT
or ity are all around us. Cold wintc
an. upon them-and to the poor how &C
hts Ye who dwell in yonr richly furn
on. ed houses, your palatial mansi,
whose heaviest football IL GO n,nf