Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-01
Orleans Independent Standard
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IRAsBURGH.-Mr. George Ordway
raised on three-fourths of an acre,
ninety bushels of ears Of corn.
There is some prospect of the steps
at the Congregational church being
bnilt new, as a young girl-Miss
Massey-has alone started a sub
scription paper to raise the money to
build them She has got ashamed of
the rickety and rotten ones that now
.endanger the limbs of those who 60
to that church. That 1.-The wicked
stand on slippery places" there finds
abundant verifcation.
Messrs. Burchard & Allen are build
ing a new saw mill on the creek, upon
the site of the old tannery, which rot
ted down years ago. We think it
will prove a good enterprise.
Rev. J. III. Woodward he's conclud-
ed to stay in town and be contented-
having bought VIM. 5 FIint's house,
next to the hotel, for Sl100, and Mr..
Flint moves just below the village to
the old Theodore Persons place.
AUCroNs.-Sale of household furni-
ture belonging to the estate Of the
late Joseph F. Brown of Barton, Sat
urday, Nov. 2, at one o'clock. S. f.
Wheeler, salesman
Remember the auction sale at the
Bryant place in lrasburgh, Friday,
Nov. l.
J. W. Jones of this village, sells
his stock Of goods on next Tuesday.
Be sure and attend. Ii. Pierce, auc-
tiOneer.
SUPERPHosPHATE.- We invite at
tention to the advertisement Of Yer
mont Rawbone SuperphoSphate manu-
featured at St. Johnsbury. This is
; an honest article and manufactured
by an honest company 1t will there
fore be for the interest of farmers tC
! buy of them in preference to going
abroad for a much poorer article and
at a higher price The long array
: of testimonials from parties Of the
highest standing as agriculturists is {
sufficient guaranty that it is exactl,
what our Vermont farmers need.
q CoUNTERFEITNG.-Ac couple OF ras
5 Gals calling themselves Geo w. Glars
5 and VIM. Marsh same into our Vii
r Iage last Friday evening by stage
from Glover, paying their fare (50c.
y with five dollar bill. After gettin,
e tea at the hotel, they called at tn
n store of Hall d Joslyn and purchase,
$ box of paper collars, then at tn
store Of J. ". Jones and purchased
, pair Of feelings, then at the store o
Y. w. F. Robinson and bought anothe
ID box of collars, paying for each articl
e. with a five dollar bill, being short o
~ change every time OF course. III
4 three last bills were upon the''Peoplt
T. National Bank of jackson, Michigan
If and were all the same number NJ
I'd Robinson's clerk soon discovered til;
Il the bill taken by him was Spuriou
a and Immediately called upon the fe
~ lows to exchange and give him goo
al money, which they did very readil
on This probably excited the suspicic
= of the stage driver, and on examm
ca ton he found the bill taken by hi
- to be bad also, and he made a deman
nd for a redemption which was compile
se with. The rascals seeing that the
Ike profits of the evening were rapid
JIG diminishing, paid for their supper al
- started off in the direction of Burk
his The authorities were soon notified ar
nd they were arrested next day at Ba
DIV ton Landing by direction of sheri
'he Boswell, when it was ascertained tn
49, they spent the night at one Jol
IL Felker's, farm house between tt
- village and Barton Landing. Tn
were brought here and arraigned |
ret fore Justice Barnard, on complaint
the Grand Juror for passing counterf
in money and ordered to find bail in t
9Th, sum of $500 each, for their appeared
you before the county court; failing to
of this they were committed. PreviC
0as to the hearing before the magistra
they offered through an agent to
"a; deem the bills paid to Hall & Jos
hev and Jones with good money; the OF
tive was refused, they choosing rather
ave aid justice than rascality, even a