Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-23

JOB WoRK.-We have been so bur
1ened with job work the past three
weeks, and especially the last week,
that we are compelled to slight our
paper in order to do it-printing a
part of our advertising twice so as to
get it out at all:
GOOD TEMPLARs.-The Orleans Co.
Good Templar5 Union will meet at
Irasburgh on the second Tuesday in
December.
Advertisers will please notice the
card of Geo. p. Rowell IL Co., %
Congress St, Boston.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.---Simon o.
Whipple, of Newport Centre, on Mon
day evening last, received a serious
injury by the explosion OF powder.
He was attempting to draw charge
from a rock at the bottom of well
which he was digging, when the pow
der exploded, breaking his lett arm,
two fingers and thumb on the same
hand, the arm and hand being badly
burned and mangIed. His face was
also seriously burned and skin filled
with powder.-Erpress.
GOOD FARAnNG.-Mr. ". G. Soho
field, Of Coventry, informs us that he
has two Leicester ewes which for tn,
last three years have each brough
him two lambs each year. He sole
the lambs for sixty dollars and tn
wool for twenty. His four lamb
this year weighed So, 60, 81, and 81
pounds. He has also eight COWS iron
which he has made, since the first @
April, 1900 pounds of butter, an
reared four calves. The butte
brought him $490.22.-EIpress.
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The ATRoCITY AT NASSAU. \. Y
, Later reports say that Reuben I
Bateman, the young man reporte
: murdered at Nassau, n. Y, last wee
r by an unsuccessful love rival. is sti
, alive, though it is not his rivals lau
p that he is. Young Bateman tells Il
following story:
l. Soon after leaving his companion
i at the crossroads on Thursday NIGH
or Friday morning. he behc.d tV
men jump over the fence directly
his pathway. He drew up his OF
q and attempted 10 discharge it. but 4
d leap harmic.sly exploded. In a m
I 'ment and with am oath the two me
# disguised with masks. were upon hin
lie saw the CLEAN of a blade aud {,
% its sharp point enter his side near t
% region of the heart Fortunately
was a g.aucmg stroke. and the SIX
lie only was perforated. We Will k
j You now" said the ruliaus, al
knocking him down, they gagged a
dragged him TO a distant marsh.
Here rope was produced, one e
was adjusted into a moose and plac
about the neck Of the youth, while [
ID other was thrown over the limb o
ut -apliu-, and he was drawn up uu
d, his toes barely touched the ground.
u The Gao was now ,cnHrnl Ia he t.too
!. by fastening a handkerchief tight
p" across The face. and his arms We
y pjuioued behind. In this horrii
- position he was left by the monster
" but before they babe him an affectic
NJ ate adicu one OF them drew a reyoly
= and fired its contents through his ca
= the other stepped off few PAGES a
u discharged another pistol at him
eS ball striking upon the iorepicce Of
- cap and slightly grazing hi, forehe
he After they had gone, Bateman Diet
ba mined that he would not oblige
tormentors so much as to die in t
very horrible way, and unpinion
he his arms, he was able at last to
=. move the gag from his mouth, the
" ter from his neck and secure life 4;
Ut liberty at the same time. The CT
no to Il /, 1