Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-30

BOARD OF EDUCAT1oN.-The Gov
ernOr has nominated and the Senate
approved the following named gentle
men to constitute the board of educa-
ton for the ensuing year: Messrs.
Merritt Clark of Poultney, D. d. Cor
ham of Montpelier, Jonathan Rose of |
St. Johnsbury, Edward Conant Of
Randolph, Pliny Fl. White Of Coven-
try, A. J. Saubern of Morrisville.
A coarse ill-natured fellow died one
day, and his friends assembled at his
funeral, but no one had good word
to say about the deceased. Even at
the grave, all were silent. At length |
a good hearted German, as he turned |
to 60 home, said: "Vell, he vas goot
schmoker."
About the hardest case ever heard |
of was murderer named Stone, exc
cuted many years since at Exeter. =
Just before the rope was placed
around his neck, he requested the
sheriff to bring him a mug of ale
The request being promptly attended
to, he took the cup and commenced
blowing the froth from the ale
what are you doing that for ?" ner-
vously asked the sheriff. because"
returned the perfect wretch, Il don't
think froth is healthy"
The New York World says: "a
party that can stand what the demo-
crat party has stood for six years
past is indestructibIe" Yes; it might
sing the penitential stanza of Dr..
Watts:
"AEd are we wretches still alive?
And do we yet rebel
'Tis boundless-'tis amazing love
That bears us up from hell"
BURNED BY POWDER Recently six
children Of James CourSer, Of Sutton,
G. E., were badly burned by pow
der explosion. The oldest was put
ting 81 of a pound into flask, when
one of the youngest dropped a kernel
into the candle, which ignited the
whole, and shockingly burned the
family, who were sitting around ia
BILE.
Capt Charles Barker, a resident
of East Alburgh, aged 65 years, and
mail carrier from East Alburgh to
North Island, while recently passing
a turn in the road on his route, was
thrown from his wagon and instantly
killed, his neck being broken.
The democrats seem to have eX-
pected to lose all the Western states,
but cannot help feeling sorry for New
York. Their case is well described
by an old poet, who wrote thus:
''Ive lost my mistress, horse and wife,
I'm glad it is no worse;
My wife was ugly and a scold,
My mistress had grown lean and Old
I'm sorry for my horse"
A youngster perusing a chapter of
I Genesis, turned to his mother and in
quired if people in those days used
to do sums on the ground. He had
been reading the passage: "And the
sons of men multiplied upon the face
OF the earth
! The harder the wood the higher
the polish.
Vain glory is a flower that never
comes to fruit.
Experience and wisdom are the two
best fortune-tellers.
BURIED ALIvE.-A young lady of
Quincy, Ill.,, who has been i'll for some
time, died, as was supposed, a few
days ago, was coffined, and the body
placed in the family vault. More re-
: Gently one of the attendants heard, as
he thought, subdued means, proceed
, ing from the vault, and Immediately
broke open the door of the tomb
the lid Of the coffin was removed and
i to the astonishment and qualification
> of all, the young lady was found alive.
: Proper means were taken to restore
t her and she will undoubtedly recover
l. A few weeks after a late marriage
y the husband had some queer thoughts
when putting on his last clean shirt, a:
n he saw no appearance of washing
'. He thereupon rose earlier than usua
4 one morning and kindled fire
e. When hanging on the kettle he made
l. a noise on purpose to arouse his eas!
e wife. She Immediately peeped owe
e. the blankets and exclaimed:
It "My dear, what are you doing p
M He deliberately responded, Nv
X put on my last clean shirt, and In
W going to wash one for myself"
ID "Very WE'LL replied Mrs. Easy
: "you had better wash one for me, too