Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-30
Goodbye Old Friends.

ceases. This announcement Will no
doubt astonish everybody; yet so it
is, We have sold our entire estab-
lishment to Gen. VIM. w. Grout and
Maj. Josiah Grout jr., long and favor
ably known as rising attorneys in this
village, who will hereafter conduct the
paper in our stead. They are to full
fill all our contracts for subscriptions
and for advertising. Those who have
overpaid for the Standard will receive
it as usual, and all debts due on sub
scriptions may be paid to them, whose
property it is. All advertising now
in the paper will be completed by
them. Advertising and job work al
ready completed belongs to us. We
hope the terms are sufficiently explicit
to be understood.
With these remarks we raise our
head for final bow to an always lib
eral and over-indulgent public. We
have been at the helm of the Stand
ard through many trying years; it
has been regular visitor to the peace
full firesides of the sturdiest and most
intelligent portion of our population,
and we have faith to believe it has
been an ever welcome one. We have
labored through all these years to do
our best to advance the moral and ma
terial prosperity Of the people of this
glorious county. We believe our la,
bors in this regard have not been in
vain. We have fought the battle of
truth and of right with such words and
with such weapons as we thought would
best serve the end sought. Our SEN
fences have been short, sharp and de.
cisive," in utterance, if not in effect.
At least such was their intent. In
doing this we may perhaps have been
too ultra to bring about the desired
good. If it be an error it was an err
ror of the head rather than of the
heart. We believe in decisive meas
ures, in earnest speech, in prompt ac-
ton, in doing away all great wrongs
or in advancing a great positive good.
Our sins may be many, yet they are
sins of omission rather than of COM
mission. In other words we have not
always spoken when we ought We
have not said too much, but too little.
have done nothing that we ever intend
to repent of, but are grieved that we
have said so little
We have many warm and tried
friends scattered through the county
friends that have summered and
wintcred us and know just what we
are, as we know them; friends who
have chung to us through good and
through evil report" and who would
be glad to stand by US still longer
All such will feel sorrow at the part
ing; from such we sorrowfully take
our leave; yet we believe it is better
for us to go where we can get larger
field of labor and of usefulness, and
one that will more greatly profit us
In pecuniary point of view. Hence
the shift. We make our farewell at
a time that is very fattering to our
pride. The Standard is now at the
zenith of its fame and prosperity
Its subscription list was never better
than now; its advertising patronage
Is heavier than ever before, while its
job work is full. Since our removal
to this place our list has increased
fully two hundred, and we have no
doubt that under the able management
OF our successors it will be increased
another two hundred in the next three
months. 1t ought to reach 1900 at
least; the county is able to furnish
them, and every friend of temperance,
sound morality, education, and all that
tends to advance mankind. should take
hold and give it hearty support, by
subscriptions, by advertising, by job |
work and every other means. Partic-
ularly should the people of the town
and village of Barton do this. She
should have care that her establish.
ed reputation for enterprise and thrift |
receive no detriment by suffering it to |
lag, but all should take hold as tho
its existence depended upon their sole |
individual efforts. Then will il he n
power in more ways than many now
imagine. We make these remarks
with no intention to insinuate that
it has not been the case since we have
been in Barton. Far otherwise We
have been supported beyond our ex-
pectations in every particular.
1t may be pleasure to some to
know that since we have been publish
ing the Standard we have done well
financially. 1t has been a paving in
stitution. We are not rich; we are
not poor; but we are mighty indepen.
dent. We commenced business in a
hard timeand have had to buffet many
adverse waves, yet we have met them
and, VIC think, manfally, being turned
aside by no lions in our path. In all
conflicts where our welfare and the