Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-02-07
State News.

heV. Elisha j. Scott, OF this village
died at his residence, last Wednesday
after an illness of about a week. He
has been in quite feeble health for
years, and the disease against which
he had been constantly struggling, at
tacking him more violently than usual
his strength and vitality were unequal
to the contest with it, and he gradual
ly failed until mis- death.
Mr.. Scott was born in Craftsbu v
Aug. 18th, 1903. He entered upon
the Christian ministry in 1923. He
has resided in this town more than
twenty years. When he first came
here, and during all his stay, he was
connected with the Methodist Church
and Conference, although his health
much of the time kept him from active
labor in the ministry. He had, at
different times, for several years the
editorial charge of the Christian Mes
senger, and, in the absence of Rev. Mr..
Webster, occupied that position at the
time of his dccease.
Mr.. Scott was an unostentatious,
modest man, almost singularly so when
his clear intellect, his sound judgment,
and his accurate knowledge are taken
into the account. His mind was well
balanced, his convictions decided and
his reasoning faculties ola high order,
and those who knew him entertained
the highest respect for his opinions.
He was, while he had the strength to
preach, an ab lie, faithful, effective
Christian minister. As an editor, he
gave character and tone of unusual
merit to the columns of the Messeng ger.
His mind, also, was the home of the
beautiful thoughts which find their most
tit expression in poetry, and he was
the author of hymns worthy a place
in the best sacred collection. A touch
ing hymn, composed by himself in his
last illness, and sung at his funeral,
moved the audience to tears.
As a citizen he was quiet and un-
obtrusive, working chiefly, as he had
health, in the field Of Christian labor.
He was respected by all, and those
who knew him best loved and admired
him. All will mourn his decease, and
especially will the church and Confer
ence miss the wisdom of the counsels
Of this veteran member of their organi-
zation.
Mr.. Scott's funeral took place Sat
urday, at the Methodist church, and
was attended by large concourse of
people. The services were very i'm
pressive and affecting. The coffin
was borne by his brethren in the min
istry. Rev. Messrs. Ludlum, Cooper,
Kidder and Copeland, participated in
the services at the church, Mr.. Cooper
preaching a discourse from this appro-
pirate Scripture:
'FOr [ am now ready to be offered.
and the time of my departure is at
hand.
have fought a good fight, [ have
finished my course, | have kept the
faith;
Henceforth there is laid up for me
crown of righteousness, which the
Lord: the righteous Judge, shall give
me at that day. y.'-Freeman
Vermonters have paid during the
past year the sum of $12,l91,6 fol
postage on newspapers; for letters
written s1,e4O,T4 4, and for stamps Oh
newspapers and letters, sl69,059,3S.
Justice June, of Brandon, fl e d
Reuben Fifield, Henry Keeler, Harry
Sessions and Allen Draper, s., 90 eacl
with costs, for profane and obscene
language in the streets of that town
on Christmas day.
The amount of cheese manufactur
ed at the Enosburgh Center Chees,
Factory, last season, is estimated a
100000 lbs; consisting of 2, | OF
cheeses, made from 100000 lbs 0
milk.
At the late session of the Crane
Jury in Windsor County, fines wer
imposed to the amount of $832,56 fo
violation Of the prohibitory iauO
law
/, A girl of weak intellect, Il years {
e age, strayed in the woods at Pownal
t a few days ago, and starved to deatl
! Her brother died in the state Priso
@ the other day.
= Rev. Simon Parnlee, D. D., WI
has been in the ministry in Vernon
: for the long period of fifty eight year
! is about to close his labors in Swa
: ton,-and to spend the evening of h
: days with his children in the State
New York. He has been among Il
~ most esteemed and successful mini
:, ters of the State, having admitted
- the churches over which he has be,
:, y placed, five hundred members on pr
- - fession of their faith. "Well do
: good and faithful servant" may n
r. the churches of Vermont say.
I'd ST. ALBANs BUTTER MARKET.-T
Ut shipments of butter and cheese frC
oil st. Albans, have steadily increas
us from 500 tons ofbutter and 245 to
~ of cheese In 1851, to 1917 tons
butter and 507 tons of cheese in l8t
ro The grand total for the fifteen yea
Is amounts to 1908, ,644lbs. of butter,a
Ill 16,62S,197 lbs. of cheese, or abe
seventeen thousand tons of the form
and eight thousand of the latter.
Mt. MANSFIELD RAILRoAD.-T
citizens of Morristown held to
meeting last Saturday, and voted b,
ny majority of 166 to 60 to author
their select men to take stock in
Mt. Marsield Railroad to the amor
n nnA r.