Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-31
LOCAL NEWS.

case OF state vs.. L. >. WebOer was
nolIe pros'd by the States Attorney.
The case of Hancock VS.. Weber was
settled by the former Withdrawing the
suit and paying his own costs. Those
who then took the Standard will rec
ollect that some two years ago last
fall we published a highly colored ac-
count furnished by citizen Of Glover,
of a stabbing afray in which Weber
was severely censred by the writer.
We supposed at the time that the ac-
count was strictly correct, but we now
think considerable injustice was done
Mr.. Webber, and our opinion is not
lessened at the action of the States
Attorney or Mr.. Hancock.
CoFFEE.-We have had presented
to us a pound of the coffee mentioned
in our last issue as being. raised by
Mr.. A. Shattuck of Derby. We have
tested its quality faithfully and pro-
nounce it good. 1t is not much inferi-
or to the Java.
BIGGEST PIG YET-Mr. Charles 2.
Ellis of Barton Landing recently kill
ed pig nine months and twenty days
old, that dressed exactly 400 lbs. 1t
was "titman' at that.
Mr., Ellis has given US a few apples
Of his raising, which are superb. He
has for several years past paid much
attention to fruit. culture, apples es-
pecially. He ridicules the idea that
has prevailed for so many years that
"apple trees won't live here;" he says
that they only need care and attention
to make it pay. We are obliged to
him for the " Pippins."
AUCTION.-There is to be a big auc-
ton at Glover, Thursday, Feb. 1, to
commence at 10 o'clock. S. S. Kim
ball is the auctioneer; a large quanti-
ty Of goods are advertised.
TELEGRAPH AT BARToN.-We have
a telegraph Office in Barton at last, in
the full tide of operation. Messages
were sent over the wires and received
in return on Tuesday of last week.
People in the adjoining towns of Al
bany, lrsaburgh, Craftsbury, Greens
boro, Glover and Bloomington, will
find this to be a handy institution.
while it will do the Standard no harm.
NEWPORT ITEMS The hotel at
Newport, which the Express informs
US was not shut up by civil authority,
is opened again. 1t is now in charge
of Mr.. Witt, formerly connected with
the American House in Boston.
Friday morning last custom house
officer Rand made strong drawing
of tea, consisting of one whole chest
and some 25 lbs. beside, FIR I'm the
store of W. C. Gilman & Son, leaving
them to consider their ways and be
wise"
DONATION To REV. THOS. BAYNE.-
Our friend Rev. Thomas Bayne, who
has been officiating as acting pastor to
the Congregational church in Holland
for the past six months, received a
visit last Tuesday evening from his
parishioners and other friends at the
house Of Dr. Geo. A. Human. The
evening was eminently propitious.-
Old and young thronged the large and
hOspitable home. After two or three
hours spent in cheerful and social in
tercourse the party, filing around three
or four successive tables, sat down to
a bountiful and elegant supper. At
the close DR.. Human in a few neat
and appropriate remarks presented
Mr.. Bayne as the expression of the
good will of the party and apprecia-
ton of his pastoral services, a supply
of household provisions, sugar, butter,
lard, wheat, together with handsome
roll of greenbacks. Mrs. Human on
behalf of the ladies presented dress
and shawl for Mrs. Bayne. The Rev.
gentleman expressed his thanks in
very feeling manner and stated that
these gifts were especially valuable in
his esteem because the tokens of their
kindly and appreciative feeling to-
wards him, not as a man or friend, or
chiefly, but as a. minister of
the gospel of Jesus Christ, and gave
utterance to his fervent desire that
they would not only shew kindness to
the minister Of Jesus but accept that
Jesus whom he breaches as their Sa-
vlOr and make sure of heaven as their
inheritance and home. The arrange
ments of the evening and the liberal
ty displayed reflected the greatest
credit on the Hollanders; and they
all departed feeling with strictest rea-
son that they had done the handsome
hing handsomely, and wishing the re-
urn OF many such donation visit
md the minister encouraged, strength
med and grateful.