Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-07-27


to the 21st of August.
PERsoNAL.-We notice that Hon.
G. w. Willard, of Montpelier, is nam
ed as the probable successor of Rep
resentative Woodbridge in the 1st
district.
MILITARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
Military Record will be published in
connection with the Vermont Record
and Vermont Farmer. Capt. Drew
is still retained as the Military Editor
Of the concern. We still wish it
success.
The article on our first page headed
ais it too late" and signed E. j.,
should have been credited te the Sher-
brooke Gazette. Read it. 1t shows
to some extent the unsettled condi-
ton Of Canadian politics.
RAPID Observation-Disclosures Good
win, of Glover, informs US that during
the warm weather of last week, no
ticing that his corn was growing
very fast; he stuck some stakes, to
mark the growth, and found, the next
day, that it had grown just eight inch
es in "a hours. He also says a squash
vine grew one foot in the same time.
That vine was evidently putting its
best foot .tor1Uad.
A ONE-SIDED RUNAwAY.-On Fri
day last A. F. Stockwell left his hay
rack with one horse hitched thereto,
the other being shod, standing at
Jones blacksmith shop in this place,
and when the express train came
along, moved by some impulse, the
horse and hay rack started down the
street; but being somewhat one-sided,
took to one side of the road and very
soon brought up against Henry Cham
berlains front yard fence. The horse
and hay rack were uninjured; the
fence did not come off as we'll
MARROW EsCAPE.-On the It'll inst
E. G. Colby and John Eastman, were
at work upon a staging on a barn
roof, in West Glove +
when it suddenly gave away, taking
along with it three other stagings in its
course down the root; and the whole
mass, together with Messrs Colby anC
Eastman, struck terra frmG among
the lumber strewed about the build
ing; and strange to tell, neither wa;
seriously injured. From the cave:
to the ground was between Is and &c
feet.
ESSEX COUNTY.-Not long since a
fast young man by the name of Law
renee, was prosecuted and fined SlC
and costs, for obtaining liquor under
false pretences, Of the agent fol
Concord.
Also, two men by the names 0.
Tole and Brooks, from Victory, had {
drunken fracas in which the "critter'
did the chief hooking, and out o
which they were both considerably
bruised. Tole while on his way home
from the field of disgrace, which was
at West Concord, fell from his horse
and severely injured himself, which
alone saved him from the penalties o
the law.
We are glad to learn that the PEG
pie Of West Concord, have the reins
of temperance well in hand. lie
them continue to hold them until the
old and middle aged are reformed
and the young beyond temptation.
PERsONAL.-Gen. Stannard visiteC
the custom posts on the frontier, las
week, upon tour of inspection. Ii
his usual unassuming, but thorough,
business like manner, he made clos
examination of the custom matters il
this county, and expressed himsel
well pleased with the condition i
which the officers in charge, have KEEP
affairs, pertaining to their business
The General enters upon the diScharg
of his duties as Collector, with a
ability, energy and business exper
ence, which are sure to render hin
even more acceptable to the poepl
in his new capacity as civil Office
than he was as a military commando
MARRIED.-Our readers will motto
among the marriages this week, thu
of Merrick Mansfield, Esq, formerl
OF this town. The Southbridge, Mass
Journal of July 18th, contains the fc
lowing,relative to the wedding; fro
which it may be safely inferred tn
Merrick and Helen will do their pa
towards sustaining the growing recol
of the brides family.
"At a wedding occasion recently c
curing in this village, there we
present twenty nephcws and neices
the bride, almost without excepti
hale, hearty, wholesome looking Oh
'dren. Two others were unavoidat
absent, and eleven children of t
same parentage have died. Th