Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-05-04
Local and General News.

May, late of Barton, deceased, which
will appear next week.
The funeral of Hon. Ira II. Allen
who died last Sunday night. was at
tended On Wednesday, at Irasburgh
by large numbers from the different
towns i'll the county. Rev. 7. Bayne
preached the funeral sermon.
E. Is. Simonds of Glover informs us,
that school district No. 3, in that
town has produced this spring $1,000
lbs. Of maple sugar-13 IL TONS
This district can not be sour. but must
be very sweet. Let us hear from
the district that beats No. 3.
PICrUREs.-J. n. Webster of this
place takes very good and in many
respects superior picture, from card
to life size. He is up with the times
and no Improvement in the art es-
capes his notice. Call and sec his
pictures.
LAyD.-Any wishing to purchase
land for farms iii a warmer cline. or
invest capital in real estate, will find
good opportunity for doing so by
calling upon n. +. Skinner of Crafts
bury, agent for the sale of lands in
Western Pennsylvania and Western
Virginia. See Advertisement.
PERSONAL Lieut. Stephen p. JOS.
Ign Of this town, late of the 1O1st T..
;. Colorcd Troops, came home last
week from Texas, where he has been
on duty with his command. Lieut..
Joslyn has received commission in
the 9th Regular Infantry, which is
good proof that he stands we'll at the
War Department.
Call upon F. X. Powell ut his old
stand in Craftsbury, and see his new
stock of goods which he has selected
50 as to suit in both price and style.
As his enterprise is sufficient to ad-
vertiSc his stock OF goOds-the most
speedy and best method of notifying
the public Of what you have to SELL
we have faith to believe that when his
friends call upon him, he will remem-
Der the motto, Of quick sales and small
profits See advertisement.
REAL ESTATE CaANGEs.-The follow
ing are the additional changes in Real
Estate at Derby Centre;
Almon Roberts to Joseph Bates. I'd,
village place, for $500; E. Stewart
to Almon Roberts, village place, for
$1,000; Vim. Blake to Geo. HYDE.
farm, $500; VIM. Blake to c. A.
Harris, II acres, $3.50; c. A Harris
to the NewcOmbs, store and goods
5000; John Kelley to Bryant, 80
acres, for $4,000: A. 5. Foss to John
Kelley. 36 II acres with buildings
$500.
CURIosIrY.--Licut t. Joslyn has
shown us a reptile of the batrachian
species, which he says they call q
horned toad, in Texas, where he found
it. lie took it six weeks AFRO from
its native cline and confined it in q
dry tight box which most of the time
since has been in his trunks, where
but very little if any air could reacl
it, during which time the fellow has
not had any kind Of nOurishmcnt what
ever, and yet is quite active
lively We wonder how long it would
take to staryc the chap?
CoyENTRY.-Tho officers of Picci
ola Lodge of good Tcmpars for the
current quarter arc as follows: Rev
Plincy IL. White, w. G. T.; Mrs. G
w. Blake, W. r. II. s.; Edward Lang
maid, W. L. II. s.; Mrs. e. S. Cowes
w. V. T.; George, Graham, w. NJ.
Sarah Thrashcr, w. T.; Mary Pear
son, w. S; G. w. Bake, ". A. s.
Samuel Pearson, p. w. C. T.; Mrs
P. H. White, w. c.; Sarah Gray, w.
|. G.; A. r. Cowlcs, w. O. G. We
are gratiGed to learn Of the continued
prosperity Of this lodge, and that it is
receiving additions to its membership
almost every week. Among its recent
movements iii advance is the establish
ment of temperance library.
WEsTFIELD.-On the 4th of Nov.
1868, Mr.. John Walker, his wife and
two children were driving through a
remote part Of tho Southwest corner
Of the town of Wcst6eld, called the
Notch road, leading from Lowell tC
Montgomery. At one part of the
journey as Mr.. w. was walking little
ahead, and Mrs. w. was driving down
the mountain, the wheels sank into a
mud hole and Mrs. w. and children
were thrown into the road. The moth
CT claimed that she received perma
nontiljury of the spine, for which ST.,
demanded $4,000 damages. The Gas,
came on for trial at the present. Apri